‘You never forget your first love’
(Mark Gail / FTWP)
On Love: Sixth-grade sweethearts rekindle an old crush decades later.
‘This is a person that . . . would be there to help hold me up’
(Rick and Vivian Smith. / SAPPHIRE STYLE)
A chance meeting at Starbucks shows what can happen just by striking up a conversation.
On Love: ‘I think we caught each other off guard’
(Len DePas Photography / LEN DEPAS PHOTOGRAPHY)
Darya Arman and Ali Niroo’s shared Persian heritage helped bring them together.
On Love: Catherine Porterfield weds Yamaan Safady
(Alexa Miller Photography / ALEXA MILLER PHOTOGRAPHY)
Catherine Porterfield and Yamaan Safady find true love in Jordan.
On Love: Michelle Hart and Michael Morgan
(Mark Gail / TWP)
Michelle Hart prayed for God to send her a churchgoing man. Soon, she met Michael Morgan — a minister.
More I Dos and advice
On Love: Jennifer Malaer weds Tommy Thompson Jr.
Stood up by their limo, a D.C. couple takes a squad car to their wedding reception.
On Love: Katie Patterson weds Andy George
The couple met through mutual friends and honeymooned in Italy.
On Love: Brittany Frank weds Misha Smirnov
A Russian-born groom and his bride make “Smirnov Vodka” as a favor for guests.
On Love: Laura Cocoltchos and Robb Mikolajko
The couple has a first date at a beer festival, then weds at a vineyard.
On Love: Dorothy Nederman and Will Hildebrandt
A proposal on the beach in Westhampton, N.Y. is followed by an oceanside ceremony.
On Love: Erin Sorensen weds Scott Gore
Sparks fly between a couple at an alumni conference in Arizona.
On Love: Simone Hardeman and Chris Jones
Fellow bartenders who found summer romance tie the knot in Jamaica.
On Love: Megan Libby and Jonathan Mueller
Megan Libby knew that fellow American University grad student Jonathan Mueller was the one for her.
On Love: Paul Mederos weds Brittany Rouin
A relationship that began in sixth grade at a Springfield elementary school evolves into marriage between two Virginia Tech grads.
On Love: Joy Purcell weds Kevin Roach
A high-school romance begun in Marietta, Ga., leads to a wedding in Washington, D.C.
On Love: Erika Barry and Sam Edelstein
A couple escapes their comfort zone teaching English in South Korea.
Wedding advice from Carolyn Hax
Wedding traditions you hate
Hate the garter toss? Don’t want dad to walk you down the aisle? Carolyn Hax explains how to buck tradition.
Weddings, money and trouble
Carolyn Hax on who should pay for the wedding, and what to do when your budget and your wedding plans don’t match.
Galleries
The new face of Iraq
American troops are gone, and normal, everyday life is returning to the country — especially its capital, Baghdad.
Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise and other interfaith couples
Holmes and Cruise aren’t different than others when it comes to interfaith marriage and divorce.
The new look of wedding food
Farm-to-table and sustainable approaches to food are making their way into reception fare.
Tell us your wedding story
We want to hear about your Washington-area nuptials. Fill out our form to tell your tale.
Your engagment photos
Share a photo of you and your spouse/fiance(e) and the story behind the proposal.
Date Lab
Date Lab: She needs a good man. He’s just glad they’d never met.
It’s not easy to find two attractive, single, Jewish Washingtonians who haven’t crossed paths yet.
Date Lab: Maybe sorta kinda possibly a little bit?
These two are talking a wide circle around the possibility of a second date.
Date Lab: No electricity? Maybe she can lend him a spark.
Will a post-derecho date pack more power than Pepco?
He may not know how he feels, but she does
DATE LAB | They both say the date was great, but was there a romantic connection? We’re not sure the daters even know.
Date Lab: He didn’t find her fiery side. Or her car.
The conversation was easy, but was it romantic?
Weddings Video
Love of the Outdoors: Elizabeth and Nicholas
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.
Blending Cultures: Andrew and Sasha
Sasha Khan was unsure about being set up on a date by her friends. But when she decided to go through with it, she was happy she did and met Andrew Taylor.
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.
Shopping Support: John and Jeannie
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