Weddings and Engagements

January 28, 2022

For Them, It Was Love and Baseball

Jonathan Cottrell and Erik Braverman met over piña coladas in Mexico and married at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Erik Braverman and Jonathan Cottrell’s wedding at […]
January 21, 2022

I’m Getting Married, Mom. Please Cry.

Entering marriage as your mother leaves it can create an emotional disconnect. Over lunch at a French restaurant in Washington’s Glover Park neighborhood, I told my […]
January 14, 2022

Ricki Lake Says Her Late Husband Helped Her Find Love Anew

The former talk show host Ricki Lake and Ross Burningham wed in an intimate backyard celebration in Malibu, Calif. Ricki Lake said she doesn’t care if […]
January 7, 2022

First They Built a House. Later, Huts. Then, a Life Together.

Michael Porten and Trish Andersen, both artists, collaborated on a microhouse in 2014. The next year, he helped her build huts in France, during what she […]
December 24, 2021

His Love for Her Could Fill a Book. Instead, He Wrote a Post.

Emilia Gonzalez, a nurse, and Joseph McCloud postponed a 2020 wedding because of her work on the frontline. He then entered a contest on Instagram that […]
December 18, 2021

Unconventional Wedding Venues Are in Demand

Many traditional event spaces are overbooked next year, leaving some couples to consider unconventional alternatives for hosting their nuptials. In late March, Heather Davis and her […]
December 17, 2021

Her Easy Confidence Felt Excitingly Familiar

Geoffrey Bain Hutchinson and Neah Alexandra Morton had a first date five days after matching on a dating app. A mutual chemistry developed even faster. When […]
December 17, 2021

A ‘Super Like’ on Super Bowl Sunday

Dr. R Everett Frerichs got Tony Harrelson’s attention when he inadvertently sent him a “super like” on Match.com. They were married 10 months later. Dr. R […]
December 10, 2021

Opening Their Eyes to Art and Each Other

Talibah Safiya and Bertram Williams Jr. felt a spark while watching a play together in high school, 11 years before their first proper date. When Opera […]
December 10, 2021

He Had Him at ‘Howdy’

Will Jardell and James Wallington met in 2014 during auditions for “America’s Next Top Model.” Four years later, both competed on “Amazing Race,” and won. Just […]