The groom was 98, the bride 90. They’d been together for 15 years, but were engaged only three weeks.
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Beth Laclede didn’t see much of Dave Jackson when they shared a house in Vienna. But after she moved out, they became friends and, later, more than friends.
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June Chokechaitanasin had sworn off men . . . and then fell for Clint Locker.
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Kit LaCroix credits two things with her recovery from a psychological breakdown that became the bleakest chapter of her life: Bennett Mace’s love and the rise of the Occupy movement.
(Katherine Frey / TWP)
Marina Meyerson was late for her first three dates with Sam Hoffberger. Good thing love doesn’t depend on punctuality.
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Wedding advice from Carolyn Hax
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Kathleen Youngblood and Brad Gamble wed in Aruba in a small, intimate gathering.
The couple met when Whitney Veit was studying abroad in New Zealand in 2008.
Erin Carter and Alan Golding tie the knot at a vineyard in Cape Town, South Africa.
On the 10th anniversary of their blind date, Freedman and Beller wed in St. Thomas at the Western Hemisphere’s oldest synagogue.
The fashion model and doctor were married during a rare October snowstorm in Virginia.
Instead of wedding favors, an Annapolis couple donates to a Parkinson’s charity.
Their Southern-themed wedding featured cotton-plant bouquets, praline favors and lessons in the shag, South Carolina’s state dance.
Sami Engle and Michael O’Bannon met during line-dancing lessons and had a “rustic-chic” wedding.
Newlyweds Colleen Costello and Jaryd Bern met at Kramerbooks and share a passion for jazz.
Julius and Clements sealed their union by jumping over a broom together.
Jason Wynnycky proposed to Susan Kozel on Groundhog Day and their wedding was complicated by the arrival of Hurricane Irene.
The couple, who married in Middleburg, Va., plan to tour Sardinia, Italy, by scooter in the spring.
Galleries
Kit LaCroix and Bennett Mace found common ground in the Occupy Wall Street movement, which they joined together in October.
Marina Meyerson was late to her first three dates with Sam Hoffberger. Good thing he is patient.
Jennifer Shevchek and James Meeks marry.
Features
Ellen McCarthy takes a look at Iris Krasnow’s book, “The Secret Lives of Wives.”
Should women be allowed to dictate an engagement ring’s size/kind/monetary value? Or is it “just another gift”?
Miss Manners begs the writer to respond even though the invite came sans stamped envelope.
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Elizabeth Sells and Nicholas Greenwell were best friends for four years who loved riding horses and the outdoors. Earlier this year, they learned about their love for each other.
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Nena Ickes and Ken McMahill, both members of the Baby Boomer Club at Leisure World of Maryland, met on an evening walk and soon fell in love.
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