Escaping the ‘Demoralizing’ New York Dating Scene

31 Jan 2025When they met on a dating app nearly six years ago, Allegra Hanlon and Tommy Fitzpatrick were both feeling exhausted by the disappointing cycle of meeting new potential love interests.

How More Brides Are Upcycling Their Mothers’ Wedding Dresses

01 Feb 2025For rehearsal dinners, receptions or the wedding itself, some daughters are breathing new life into dresses that tell a family story.

The Hottest New Wedding Gift? A Charitable Donation.

30 Jan 2025Some couples are restructuring their registries and celebrations to support charitable causes close to their hearts.

Acts of Kindness Helped Them Marry as the L.A. Wildfires Raged

24 Jan 2025After meeting at Barstool Sports in New York, Kendyl Klein and Benjamin DiGiulio found themselves, years later, making sudden changes to their wedding celebration amid the California wildfires.

Couples and Wedding Vendors Devastated by California Fires Show Up for Each Other

23 Jan 2025Couples and vendors affected by the devastating California wildfires are finding an outpouring of community support.

A Workplace Crush Heats Up Thanks to Burned Cauliflower Pizza

22 Jan 2025When 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.

Witches, Lip Print Readers and Numerology: How Some Weddings Incorporate the Spiritual

21 Jan 2025Some couples bring in numerologists or lip print readers, while others choose to be married by a spirit guide or practicing witch.

You Are Cordially Invited to Our Wedding. But Not to Our Vows.

14 Jan 2025Some couples are finding more intimate ways to share their wedding pledges with each other: in private, in written notes — or even in sweats.

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Politics Was on the Agenda at City Hall. Dating Waited.

31 Jan 2025Emma Barash met Mitchell Schwartz when she brought a sensitive issue to his attention while they worked at New York City Hall.

She Ordered an Uber and Found Her Future Husband

31 Jan 2025Both Kristen Grennan and Guga Robakidze felt an immediate attraction to each other when he drove her home after a night out with friends.

They Might Have Bumped Into Each Other Years Ago

24 Jan 2025Kaley Lockwood and Michael Friedman, who met on Hinge, had once lived a few blocks from each other and had the same commute to work.

‘I Didn’t Just Want to Hear Her Story — I Wanted to Be in It’

24 Jan 2025When Rema Matevosyan and Bessie Schwarz were set up for work, they discovered they had more in common than A.I., including an address.

A Proposal — and a Wedding Date — That Were Suddenly Moved Up

24 Jan 2025The current political climate caused Josey Nett and Grace Duncan, who met as freshmen in college, to change their long-term plans.

A Quest for the Best Coffee in New York Leads to Love

17 Jan 2025When Justin Ryan Leung and Andrea Ng first connected on OkCupid, neither expected a casual cafe date to lead to three wedding celebrations.

Three Years After Meeting, He Asked What She Was Doing Later That Day

17 Jan 2025Cynthia Hinojosa and Gianluca Bianchezi met at a music festival. A few years later, their romance took them from Mexico to Canada and back.

A Wedding Ceremony Reflecting More Than Just Their Love

22 Jan 2025Sydney Hopfer and Jes Graham, who met three years ago, pushed up their wedding date and used the occasion to include “our political statement.”

It All Started With a Ouija Board

10 Jan 2025Laura Acker and Evan Menscher met last spring after, she believes, her father’s spirit led her to him.

A Couple Kisses That Sealed the Deal

10 Jan 2025Olivia Snyder-Spak and Eli Stein met on Hinge and quickly began dating. A trip to Turks and Caicos solidified their commitment.

At the End of a Road Trip, a Romantic Detour

10 Jan 2025Elizabeth Solomon traveled the country during the pandemic. She met Gero Geilenbruegge during a stopover in Naples, Fla. — and decided to stay.