Category: Weddings and Engagements

When Justin Ryan Leung and Andrea Ng first connected on OkCupid, neither expected a casual cafe date to lead to three wedding celebrations.

When Taylor Maki first met Jorge Melgoza at an organization that provides social services to Native Americans, she was immediately smitten. It took him a while to notice.

Cynthia Hinojosa and Gianluca Bianchezi met at a music festival. A few years later, their romance took them from Mexico to Canada and back.

Sydney Hopfer and Jes Graham, who met three years ago, pushed up their wedding date and used the occasion to include “our political statement.”

Some couples bring in numerologists or lip print readers, while others choose to be married by a spirit guide or practicing witch.

Some couples are finding more intimate ways to share their wedding pledges with each other: in private, in written notes — or even in sweats.

Laura Acker and Evan Menscher met last spring after, she believes, her father’s spirit led her to him.

Olivia Snyder-Spak and Eli Stein met on Hinge and quickly began dating. A trip to Turks and Caicos solidified their commitment.

Elizabeth Solomon traveled the country during the pandemic. She met Gero Geilenbruegge during a stopover in Naples, Fla. — and decided to stay.