Falling Into Place
Victor Alvarez's older brother found Gia Pasricha captivating during a
business dinner at her uncle's in Delhi, but Victor was indifferent when
Tone insisted they meet. "I always liked being chased," Victor
confesses [...] Read More
The Rest of Our Life
Two weeks before their Aruba destination wedding, Monique Idlett and
Tim Mosley were legally married on Virginia Beach—in sweatpants. “That
would have been enough for me,” Monique avows. That is, until she
experienced the amazing island wedding Tim arranged.
[...] Read More
Formal and Elegant
Being the new kid at school is never easy, but when Emily Carlson met
Devin Roch it certainly made the adolescent angst much easier to deal
with, not to mention, he was “in a grade higher,” reminisces Emily. [...] Read More
Passion, Adventure, Life
The watering can’s attached note seemed “awfully sentimental for
lunch on a Saturday,” but Blair Rich was unsuspecting, even when she
spied her beau “standing in the backyard beaming.” Keith Sherman’s
hectic morning involved visiting her dad, chilling rosé, picking up her
favorite foods, spring cleaning, then, anxiously awaiting Blair’s
return. [...] Read More
To Find a Ring
Michelle Hynek didn’t have her glasses, but when a girlfriend
confirmed, “Yes—He’s very cute,” the photo shoot producer approached
Jason Anthony at an L.A. charity event and asked with uncharacteristic
boldness, “Where are you going?” His admittedly cheesy response:
“Anywhere you are.” [...] Read More
Never a Boring Day
It was one week before finals—and before his internship in India—when
Ziad Naamani met Esra Tara in a Cornell University library. “She didn’t
know how I felt in the beginning,” he says. “I tried to talk to her.
She was giving me a hard time.” [...] Read More
Never Enough Time
When Earl Watson led Jennifer Freeman to a candlelit lily pond and
asked her to close her eyes, he expected his proposal to elicit “a hug
and kiss—not a punch.” Startled to see the NBA point guard on bended
knee, the television and film actress jabbed him playfully and demanded:
“This had better be for real.” [...] Read More
Lucky to Have Him
Candes Meijide Gentry took a wedding cake class while on
injury-forced hiatus from triathloning. When she rushed to her mother’s,
it wasn’t to show off her marzipan roses, but to profess she’d met
“HIM.” Kahala Hotel’s Executive Sous Chef Milan Drager had noticed the
only pupil wearing a personalized pink chef’s jacket, too. [...] Read More
Sharing These Moments
“We saw we were made for each other,” says Tim, whose plans to
propose at the fifteenth-century castle overlooking their village were
deterred by rain. Instead, with Katie at practice, Tim hand-plucked
petals from one hundred roses, lit countless candles and prepared
dinner. [...] Read More
Anticipate a Proposal
“I forced myself out that night,” says Andrew Priston, who
reluctantly joined friends at a Montreal restaurant on the first
anniversary of his sister’s death. Lindsay Rosen was perplexed that
September evening by the charming Englishman, who held her gaze, but
never approached her table. [...] Read More
The Most Beautiful Day
“Daisy Diaz first visited Florence “fresh out of high school for a
mosaic restoration course.” She fell in love with the culture and
lifestyle immediately. Little did she know she would meet and fall in
love with her husband Federico Vannini, too. [...] Read More
Our Love Story
“We definitely weren’t focused on learning; we were interested in
each other,” Paige Laurie says of her initial encounter with Bo Dubbert
at an ACT preparation course. “We owe it to our moms for making us take
that class,” the Wal-Mart heiress says, yet the two Missourians parted
ways after dating briefly their senior year of high school. [...] Read More