Sandra West
Our first date was at a local coffee shop, Willow Wood, and we talked for five hours! We forgot everyone else existed until they kicked us out because they were closing. For our first anniversary we decided to go back to the coffee shop as part of our date. We sat down at the same booth from our first date, and Beth hands me my card, then tries to sneakily pull out a ring box while I’m reading her message which ends with a proposal. I’m crying and laughing at the same time, and instead of saying yes, I just pull a ring box out of my bag and set it on the table in front of her.
Kristin Price
My now husband called me in April 2021 and our September 2021 wedding was planned in four hours. We said yes to our venue before getting engaged and we got married twice that year—once for my mom who passed of lung and brain cancer 19 days post our impromptu June wedding. How our wedding fell together to include her was simply magical.
Nicole Wellbaum
My husband and I met in medical school. I had sworn off dating, but we became instant friends. We joke that we flirted over dead bodies in gross anatomy lab but it’s true. I was pretty good at dissections, and he was not great, so he asked me for help. One day, I was stressed and snapped at him, so he walked off like a kicked puppy. I realized then how sweet he was and made an effort to be nicer and help him. I became the surgeon, and he became the outpatient pediatrician.
Anngel Fahmey
We met through a Facebook message, bonded over food, fitness, and dogs, and survived a proposal, a flying engagement ring, and plenty of laughter. Ten years of marriage and three kids later, we’re proof that love grows stronger through chaos, commitment, and choosing each other every day.
Lisa Saab
My first husband died from a car accident after being in a coma for six weeks. I never thought I’d find love again, but I met my current husband online. For a while, he refused to tell me his birthday. It was the date my husband died. It was a sign.
Clarissa Oleksowicz
After setting the stage in the Eiffel Tower, my husband asked to marry me and go on more adventures with him. So we decided to have a destination wedding in Iceland. The grandparents were unable to attend so we dressed up and visited each of them. My grandma said she was my flower girl and paraded us in front of her friends. I cherish these memories.
Lynn Bowser
23 years ago, fate led me onto a sold-out train from NYC to Syracuse. Exhausted from a long night, recovering from the flu, and having just ended my previous relationship in the cab, I sat beside Ryan. 6 hours flew by, igniting our timeless love. I am forever grateful for destiny’s whim, and crave the next 23 chapters. True love awaits unexpectedly!
