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    Field Notes

    The Bro-dal Shower. Good, Clean Fun for Grooms.

    Not just for brides anymore, grooms are getting in on the pre-wedding celebrations with more subdued parties. They are not to be mistaken for something they make movies about.

  2. PhotoAriel Shepherd-Oppenheim (left) and Eliza Ladensohn were married Oct. 26 at the Stone Eagle Golf Club in Palm Desert, Calif.
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    VOWS

    It Was Obvious from Day 1

    The first time someone asked Ariel Shepherd-Oppenheim and Eliza Ladensohn how long they had been together, it was the very day they met.

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    Mini-Vows

    All In on a New Two-Player Game

    They met on the Coffee Meets Bagel app, but they already had the feeling their first date would be a good move, even if they had to wait a month.

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    The Allure of the White Dress

    Some women dream of wearing the traditional wedding dress. Others say if you need it to feel good about yourself, then something is wrong.

  2. IT’S NO SECRET

    PhotoVicky Tsai and Eric Bevan at their home in Tiburon, Calif. The couple are the founders of Tatcha, a skin-care company.
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    ‘I Dream, He Executes’

    Eric Bevan realized early on that Vicky Tsai would steer their ship. And he is glad she took the wheel. They are the founders of the skin-care company Tatcha.

  4. Vows

    PhotoAnnette Callahan and Bob Harvey enjoy a slow dance at the Nutcracker, a 1950s-themed restaurant in Pataskala, Ohio, after their Oct. 19 wedding ceremony.
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    63 Years Between Kisses

    Annette Callahan and Bob Harvey dated in high school, broke up and married other people. Now, at 80, they’re dancing together again.

Binge Read Featured Couples

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    Olivia Bello, Kyle Landau

    The couple met in the eighth grade. They were married in Palm Springs, Calif.

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    Amy Gish, Adolfo Lee

    The bride is a vice president for Huge, a Brooklyn-based digital agency. The groom is a Spanish language content manager for Major League Soccer. The couple met on Tinder.

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    Jorey Worb, Alexander Raiman

    The bride, an entertainment consultant, and the groom, a television writer, met in group therapy in Los Angeles.

Modern Love

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The Office: An Analysis

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    Young People Are Going to Save Us All From Office Life

    Gen Z-ers and millennials have been called lazy and entitled. Could they, instead, be among the first to understand the proper role of work in life?

  5. PhotoThe swing era continues at Focus in just one conference room.
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    They Are What You Eat

    A visit to the headquarters of your favorite mall foods.

Vows

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  1. PhotoJaime Cordova and Stefanie Joshua were beaming after they were married Oct. 12 at Factory 220, an events space in Passaic, N.J.
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    When It’s Right, It’s Right

    Neither Stefanie Joshua nor Jaime Cordova had ever felt an urgency to be married, until they matched and met.

  2. PhotoBrooke Watson and Nelson Madubuonwu took part in traditional Nigerian wedding ceremony Oct. 4 at the Memphis Botanic Garden.
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    A Missed Flight Leads to a Connection

    Brooke Watson and Nelson Madubuonwu dated briefly at their Memphis high school. A “magical” misprint on her plane ticket brought them together several years later in New York.

  3. PhotoMarty Martinez (left) and Matthew Hall share a laugh with Erika Argersinger, the officiant at their Oct. 18 wedding at the State Room in downtown Boston.
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    Found in Boston, Someone New

    Dating a fresh face wasn’t easy in the older gay community for Marty Martinez. “You start to know everyone,” said Mr. Martinez, a city official. And then he met Matthew Hall.

  4. PhotoThe bride’s college roommate, Delphine Barguirdjian, officiated at the intimate outdoor ceremony.
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    Two Parts of a ‘Quantum Entanglement’

    Marissa Maier and Wes Lau are in sync on many things. But he had to “think about it,” which almost ruined everything.

  5. PhotoKelly Hayes and John Nordstrom leaving the Huisman Gazebo, in Belmar, N.J., as husband and wife. It seemed the couple were always meant to be together, but the timing was never right.
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    Stories From the Neighborhood, Then Goose Bumps

    Kelly Hayes and John Nordstrom grew up in the same town and went to the same high school, but, until recently, had somehow never managed to meet.

Mini-Vows

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    Two Journalists Walk Into a Reunion

    The lives of Patricia O’Brien and William Hodding Carter III overlapped for more than a half-century, but the two never socialized until last year.

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    Winning the Homecoming Game

    Jemele Hill, the former ESPN sportscaster, and Ian Wallace met during a Michigan State football weekend.

Field Notes

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    How to Say No During Wedding Season

    A save-the-date card is not a subpoena. You are allowed to skip being in the bridal party, attending a shower or bachelor/bachelorette party and even the wedding itself.

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    Dos and Don’ts of Thank-You Notes

    Etiquette experts and professional card writers offer advice for making the process easier and even go a little faster.

  3. PhotoNina and Nicholas DePalma offered games at their wedding in Wallkill, N.Y., last year.
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    Let the Wedding Games Begin

    Sure you could have drinks and dancing at your reception, or, you could have Connect 4, KerPlunk and cornhole competitions to get the party started.

  1. Nicole Poplawsky, Kenneth Shook Jr.

    They met at a wedding, but didn’t go out until they reconnected on the dating app Hinge.

  2. Stacy Kramer, Joshua Kuckley

    The couple were set up by a mutual friend and had their first date at Henry’s Public, a restaurant in Brooklyn.

  3. Gregory Athanas, Alex Rich

    The couple met four years ago through OkCupid.

  4. Felicia Pollack, David Gordon

    The couple met in Manhattan in 2015 on the red carpet of the Lucille Lortel Awards, an annual event honoring achievement in Off Broadway theater.

  5. Ejieme Eromosele, Derek Borchardt

    The couple met in May 2017 on Tinder.

  6. Timothy McDevitt, Cameron Bartell

    The couple met in August 2015 during a production of “The Secret Garden” at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.

  7. Cynthia Schmitt, Tracie Palmer

    The couple met two years ago at a mutual friend’s birthday party and began dating last year.

  8. Rebecca Lansky, Miriam Scheiman

    The couple met in September 2017 through a mutual friend at a barbecue in Medford, Mass.

  9. Brittani Jackson, Averill Wickland

    The couple went on their first date in New York in 2015, a walk through Prospect Park followed by dinner at Hamilton’s in Brooklyn.

  10. Beryl Sanders, Ari Khuner Haber

    They met through the dating app Hinge a few weeks after their match expired on the dating app Bumble.