More Unusual (and Definitely Special) Engagement Rings
Readers share the stories behind the symbol of their love.
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CreditDanny Kim for The New York Times Vows
Girl Meets Boy, Finally, After 9 Years Online
A secret relationship is forged on keyboards, nearly 3,000 miles apart.
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Credit Alison Herlands and Michael Chessa: Law and Order and Love
They met at a Brooklyn district attorney’s office orientation and saw each other at crime scenes and in court. Then it was dates, and a wedding.
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The Women’s Sports Pages? I Don’t Think So
The author of “Sex and the City” imagines a bit of old-fashioned sexist labeling regarding wedding announcements.
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Credit Emma Ludbrook and Tom Windish: Their First Date Was a Big Production
The couple, who are in the entertainment business, were married by Jared Leto in Los Angeles.
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CreditNancy Wegard for The New York Times When The Times (Finally) Recognized Gay Unions
In 2002, The New York Times opened the wedding pages to gay and lesbian couples for announcements of their unions. It was a long time arriving.
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CreditCapitol and Glogau After Two Tragedies, a Love to Bring Down Barriers
Marian Wright and Peter Edelman, one of the first interracial couples to wed in Virginia, married shortly after two 1968 assassinations that affected them personally.
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CreditAssociated Press Show Us Your ’80s Wedding Attire
The New York Times would like to see photos of your 1980s wedding fashion.
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Diamonds aren’t the only options. How to show love, from plastic to rubies.
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Marian Golden, Andrew Bongiovanni
She does visual effects for movies and TV, and he’s with the family business, which builds water and waste treatment plants.
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CreditTim Ebner Mary Cunningham, Matthew Ogren
Both Washingtonians, she’s with the American Society of Association Executives and he’s with a public affairs and strategic communications consultancy.
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Lauren Perlgut, Benjamin Holzman
The bride and groom met in 2015 on Tinder.
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Credit Riva Margolis, Brett Hayden
She’s getting an M.B.A. at M.I.T., and he’s an orthopedic surgery resident at Tufts.
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CreditKristen Beinke Eileen Ahasic, Ian Bierig
The bride works for Estée Lauder, and the groom for a property developer in Manhattan.
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CreditKristin Murphy for The New York Times Elizabeth Zuckerman and Daniel Weisman: Leaving Neverland
After living the full Los Angeles experience, Elizabeth Zuckerman and Daniel Weisman decided to marry and move to Nashville.
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CreditRyan Stone for The New York Times Nascar Driver Kurt Busch Finds His ‘Shooting Star’
A shared love of competition leads to love for the racer and the polo player Ashley Van Metre.
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CreditGeorge Etheredge for The New York Times Meaghan Wentland and Julian McKinley: At the Clerk’s Office, It’s Couple 716’s Turn
Dozens of love stories unfold each day at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau. Here’s one of them.
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CreditBecky Harlan for The New York Times Jonathan Capehart and Nick Schmit: One Transition Speeds Another
At a Washington Post writer’s wedding, Eric H. Holder Jr., Valerie Jarrett and a shout-out to ... Donald J. Trump.
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CreditNina Westervelt for The New York Times At the Opera, a Losing Battle Against Romance
In the wings, a baritone and an apprentice stage manager share a moment of instant infatuation that turned into a lifetime commitment.
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CreditTina Fineberg for The New York Times The Pay-It-Forward Wedding: When ‘I Do’ Becomes ‘I Do More’
Couples are going beyond just listing charities on their registry websites by having ceremonies that actively help their communities.
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CreditTom Bloom 10 Engaging Proposals, From the Rooftop to the Subway
Interesting ways the brides of 2016 were asked the big question.
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CreditTom Bloom Looking for Love? Put On a Cat Sweater
Couples featured on the weddings pages of The New York Times this year have met in some unusual ways.
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CreditLaura McDermott for The New York Times Some Same-Sex Couples Are Rushing to Say Their Vows. Just in Case …
Gay couples ask: Will our right to marry survive the next four years?
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CreditAllison Shelley For Interracial Couples, Growing Acceptance, With Some Exceptions
Five decades after the Loving ruling, intolerance is still sometimes an issue for interracial couples.
