Real Weddings

It was Jessica’s sophomore year in high school and as fate would have it, her and Rick’s eyes met as they passed each other in

Rebecca and Abraham met in a hardware store in San Francisco, California. Rebecca was building a vertical garden for the first time, and Abraham worked

Adeline and Olaolu met in Nigeria while they were visiting family for Christmas.

Elyssa Canales and Eduardo Villarreal met in a theatre arts class in high school while Eddie was a senior and Elyssa a freshman. During that

Nine years ago, Christie Sperry met her perfect match in Chris York. His wit reeled her in and his charm kept her intrigued. He remembered

Sangeeta and Rashim met in London in February 2012.

Minnie Miller and Leo Bogdanov were high school sweethearts. Surprisingly, their paths probably crossed for the very first time when they were four years old

College sweethearts Lauren Fitzgerald and James Catacchio hit it off immediately when they met at Bentley University.

You could say there were fireworks when Clara Hayat first met Jason Allen—it was at a 4th of July party at Clara’s parents’ house. The

Liz Manley and Sam Epstein crossed paths in New York City at a neighborhood bar in the West Village while they were out with friends.

“You never think you’ll meet your soul mate at 17, but that’s what happened,” says Catherine Jo Gioia. It was senior year of high school

While studying at his law school’s library, Bryan Natale pointed out a beautiful blonde to his friend, but made no move to meet her.

Lindsey Bjerke and Scott Schnabel were introduced to each other through a mutual friend. Lindsey thought Scott was extremely kind, smart and witty.

Brooke Cohen and Jason Parker met in 2012. They were both members of the bridal party at the wedding of Brooke’s cousin who was marrying

“There’s something to be said about falling in love with someone without really having to try,” says Mark Blanchette. He met his future bride, Elizabeth

Elyse Schimel and Adam Mues met through an online dating service in January of 2013. Their first date was dinner at an Italian restaurant in

Jenna Branner and James Jacob Rude (Jake) met at the Rose Bowl at a UCLA football game the second week of school their freshman year

Seema Kansal admits she was never a strong believer in fate and soul mates until she met hers in 2011.

Alexandra Solimine and Kris Kampsen found themselves in a relationship without even having a first date. Having met through mutual friends, they had bumped into

Nicole Marriott noticed Maxwell Avery right away. It was August 2006, and she scanned the classroom of her freshman English class at Southern Methodist University

Gabriella Buerman remembers watching Barton Weinstein drive away from the 11-bedroom house they shared with friends senior year.

Steve Porchetta got one of the toughest parts of dating—meeting the parents—out of the way immediately when he first crossed paths with Jennifer Ferguson in

Valeria Valdes and Christopher Alfaro met through Chris’s brother and Valeria’s best friend who had been dating for a couple of years. Even though Chris

When she signed up for a free trial on Match.com Mimi never imaged it would end in her walking down the aisle with the love