A Quadruple Amputee’s First Vow: To Walk Down the Aisle
Society, Yesterday
Amanda Flores, who lost all four limbs after suffering sepsis and renal failure, was determined to survive — and to marry Frank Bordoy.
This Week’s Wedding Announcements
Society, August 12
All of the weddings right here on one handy page for you.
Becky Painter, Gavin Baker
Society, August 12
The couple met while working together at Fidelity Investments in August 2013, and started dating three years later.
Erica Cardwell, Zhaleh Afshar
Society, August 12
They met on OkCupid and bonded over feminist issues on their first date at a restaurant in the East Village.
Jamie Grummer, Dylan Rubin
Society, August 12
The couple met while studying in London through a program of the University of Southern California.
Jessica Fye, William Hubbard IV
Society, August 12
The couple met in Newport, R.I., in the summer of 2013. He was there for a regatta, and she was visiting her parents.
Emily Wilk, Paolo Santonocito
Society, August 12
The couple met at Loyola University Chicago. The bride works for N.Y.U. and the groom works for Graham-Pelton.
Bismah Rahmat, Imran Manji
Society, August 12
The couple met in 2012 at Emory University, from which they graduated.
Lana Birbrair, Amanda Brown-Inz
Society, August 12
The couple in 2014 met while they were law students at Harvard.
Jaclyn Saffir, Clifton Fels
Society, August 12
He headed a Staples copy center where she went to print out a law course study outline off her flash drive.
Emily Haug, Jonathan Hernandez
Society, August 12
The couple met in 2015 through OkCupid, the dating website.
Elizabeth Minneman, David Thomas
Society, August 12
The couple met in 2013 in Richmond at the Republican Party of Virginia’s state convention.
Emily Cole, Matthew Dover
Society, August 12
The couple met in Brooklyn while working for the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. The bride’s uncle, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, officiated.
Lundyn Bolender, Anthony Reda
Society, August 12
The couple first met at a bar mitzvah when they were each 11 years old.
Katherine Gray, Andrew Barnett
Society, August 12
The couple met on Valentine’s Day four years ago during a happy hour in Boston’s financial district.
Nicole Osborne, Bo Watson
Society, August 12
The couple met in 2013 at a business breakfast that took place on her first day at a new job in Chattanooga. Both say it was love at first sight.
Glenton Davis Jr., Jeffrey Bulanda
Society, August 12
The couple met in 2014 through the dating website OkCupid, and they are marrying precisely four years after their first date.
Caroline Katzman, Alec Guzov
Society, August 12
The couple met in the eighth grade at John Burroughs School in St. Louis.
Jennifer Mettler, James Hunt
Society, August 12
The couple met in 2014, at a Fourth of July party hosted by mutual friends in Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Ashley Prince, Jared Murphy
Society, August 12
The couple met while attending business school at Stanford, from which each received an M.B.A.
Jessica Gatof, Jason Morgan
Society, August 12
The couple met at the University of Pennsylvania, from which both graduated magna cum laude.
Pamela Sud, Joshua Harder
Society, August 12
Pamela Sud and Joshua Harder met at Stanford. She is working on his campaign for Congress in California’s 10th District.
Gabrielle Triplette, Timothy Nitka
Society, August 12
The couple met nearly two years ago at a Chicago bar.
Olya Chervontseva, Stephen Johnson
Society, August 12
The couple met through mutual friends six years ago.
Lauren Köstenberger, John Todd V
Society, August 12
The couple met at the Belmont Stakes when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown.
Manon Clavel, Michael Solender
Society, August 12
Though the couple lived near each other as children in France and Switzerland, they met in New York on Match.com in 2015.
All Those Practice Notes, Then Harmony
Society, August 11
The couple, both lifelong bagpipe players, met in 2015, after she expressed an interest in joining his competitive pipe band in Manchester, Conn.
A Romance Born on the Beaches of Brooklyn
Society, August 10
Their love of the ocean, in cold weather or warm, brings a couple together at an unexpected time in their lives.
Age Difference Didn’t Matter Then, Or Now
Society, August 8
They have been married 42 years — and he is still 22 years older than her.
Julia Trankiem, Marlen Whitley
Society, August 5
The couple met in May 2015 while working together as lawyers at Reed Smith, a law firm in Houston.
Jacqueline Kappler, David Litt
Society, August 5
The bride is a legislative director for Representative Hank Johnson. The groom is a former speechwriter for President Barack Obama.
Ye Dam Lee, Julio Alicea
Society, August 5
Not in his wildest dreams did he ever imagine he would be marrying his “high school sweetheart.’’
Zachary Robbins, Scott Ehlen
Society, August 5
Zachary Robbins, a lawyer in Chicago, and Scott Ehlen, an investment banker, also in Chicago, met in 2008 while living in Washington.
Regan Marin, Huan Nguyen
Society, August 5
The couple met in high school, in 2006, and began dating in their senior year, in 2009.
Kiara Brereton, Tyler Dziama
Society, August 5
The couple met at Trinity College, from which they graduated.
Tiya Nandi, Aditya Gulanikar
Society, August 5
The couple met in New York through mutual friends in October 2014.
Sarah Langberg, A.J. Schirack
Society, August 5
The couple, who met on Bumble in July 2016, were married at Schirack Farm in Wasilla, Alaska.
Marta Bralic, Joseph Kerns
Society, August 5
The couple were set up on a coffee date by a recruiter at McKinsey & Company in 2011.
Tegan Donnelley, Colin Stalnecker
Society, August 5
The couple met in September 2010, through mutual friends at a Yale alumni event in Chicago.
Masako Ikegami, Alexander Diez
Society, August 5
The couple met in 2015 through mutual friends in Brooklyn.
Katherine Later, Jack Godshall
Society, August 5
The couple met in 2014 through the dating app Coffee Meets Bagel, and had their first date in Chicago.
Alexandra Drimal, Samuel Barr
Society, August 5
The bride and groom met when both were law students at Harvard.
Divya Gopal, Joseph Moroney
Society, August 5
The bride and groom met at the London Business School, from which they each received an M.B.A.
Suzanne Goldenkranz, Seth Samuels
Society, August 5
They met when they sat next to each other at a Thanksgiving dinner in Washington.
Sara Snedeker, Edward Houston
Society, August 5
The couple first met in 2009 through a mutual friend in Manhattan. They later reconnected at the same friend’s wedding in 2014.
Jacqueline Madison, Jonathon Tap
Society, August 5
The couple met in Ann Arbor through the dating app Hinge in 2015.
Bea Whitton, Peter Tufo
Society, August 5
The couple met at a wedding in 2011, and then were reintroduced in 2014, in New York.
Amanee Markos, John Ablan
Society, August 5
The couple have known each other since childhood. The bride’s family attended the same church as the groom’s grandmother, where they met in the 90s.
Hayley Curry, Fabio Leonardi
Society, August 5
The couple met in 2016 through Match.com, and had their first date in Washington, where both work.
Paige Landsem, Timothy Huynh
Society, August 5
The bride is a publicity manager for “The Rachael Ray Show.” The groom is a photo editor at The Wall Street Journal.
Courtney Chua, Rohan Stevens
Society, August 5
The couple met in 2015, through Match.com, the dating website.
A Call to Duty, Camaraderie and Love
Society, August 4
They met at military legal training for the Army, and then supported each other through assignments and deployments.
In Final Analysis, 2 Biostatisticians Are a Match
Society, August 4
The couple met at an annual professional conference in 2014. But didn’t share a first kiss until the following year — at the same conference.
Fourth Time Was a Charm
Society, August 4
The couple had a first date in 2016, but their second date was canceled when the groom realized he was still entangled in a previous relationship.
This Week’s Wedding Announcements
Society, August 3
All of the weddings right here on one handy page for you.
This Week’s Wedding Announcements
Society, August 3
All of the weddings right here on one handy page for you.
Olympian Erin Hamlin Marries a Childhood Playmate
Society, August 3
Jonathan Hodge cheered for the world-class luger from afar. Then a chance meeting at a family gathering led to some competitive flirting. They both won.
If You Thought the Wedding Was Fun, You’ll Love the Movie
Society, July 31
Couples are having viewing parties, featuring a short film or a thousand photographs, as a way to relive and keep celebrating their special day.
Katelin Williamson, Mark Spector
Society, July 29
The couple met through the dating site OkCupid in 2014, and had their first glass of wine together a few weeks later in Manhattan.
Justine Kolata, Louis Schwizgebel
Society, July 29
They met as roommates in London while she began her doctorate in philosophy at Cambridge, and he performed as a concert pianist.
Lindsey Marx, Michael Rappaport
Society, July 29
The couple met in 2014 through the dating app Hinge.
Teri Agins, Paul Hands
Society, July 29
The couple met in New York in 2016, through OurTime.com, a dating website.
Katherine Stillman, Jonathan Scherr
Society, July 29
The couple met in 2007 at Dartmouth, from which they graduated.
Sarah Hughes, Andrew Rowny
Society, July 29
The couple met 10 years ago on the first day of a Yale-sponsored summer internship program in Greece.
Katarina Mayers, Robert Lin
Society, July 29
The couple met in middle school, and shared their first kiss during freshman year of high school, in 2004.
Cassandra Campa, Ramit Sethi
Society, July 29
The couple met in 2012 at a mutual friend’s barbecue in New York.
Vina Tran, Michael Stanish
Society, July 29
The couple grew up three houses away from one another in South Park, Pa., but did not start dating until shortly before college in 2000.
Claire Solomon, Max Nisen
Society, July 29
The couple met in New York in 2016 through the dating app Coffee Meets Bagel.
Allison Aronne, Ryan Beauchamp
Society, July 29
The couple met in 2016 at a mutual friend’s New Year’s Eve party in San Francisco.
Allison Floam, Ian White
Society, July 29
The couple, both entrepreneurs and tennis players, met in 2016 through the League, a dating app.
Haley Greenwald-Gonella, Robert Levy
Society, July 29
The couple met two years ago on Coffee Meets Bagel.
Holly Rodiger, Brendan Rafalski
Society, July 29
The couple met in 2007, on the first day of their first year at Hamilton College.
Nadine Dukeson, Mat Morrison
Society, July 29
The couple met in March 2015 while both were working as senior producers for the BBC’s “World News America” broadcast.
Hillary DeBruin, Connor Shope
Society, July 29
The couple met in 2013, in New York, when a colleague asked the bride if a roommate might tag along to the dinner she was organizing.
Leigh-Anne Tu, David Kurlander
Society, July 29
The couple are fifth-year residents at Case Western Reserve University, the bride in orthopedic surgery and the groom in plastic surgery.
Emily Hanno, Elías Sánchez-Eppler
Society, July 29
The couple first met when they were in kindergarten. They reconnected in September 2015 after running into each other in Cambridge, Mass.
Saya Kitasei, Jered Sorkin
Society, July 29
The couple had their first date three years ago in London.
Emily Steel, Daniel Hoevel
Society, July 29
Their paths crossed at a Brooklyn bar while he was having a beer with a friend and she was at a farewell party.
Martina Suess, Rob Cromer
Society, July 29
The couple met at Kennedy Airport in June 2006 as they were boarding a flight as part of the same Birthright Israel group.
Sari Schulman, Adam Caslow
Society, July 29
The couple were introduced by a mutual friend in 2011, and spent that same evening together at the Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco.
Jennifer Brier, Alexander Chassin
Society, July 29
Two Tufts alumni catch up with each other in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, after they are introduced through the dating app Hinge.
They’re Now Part of the Same Crew
Society, July 28
Ariana Cannavo and John Murphy had a secret crush on each other, but she wouldn’t date him until her crew coaches, a.k.a. his parents, urged them to.
His Dating Profile Listed Reasons Not to Date Him. She Was Intrigued.
Society, July 27
“Love is finding the person who understands you more intimately than you ever thought possible.”
And Nobody Noticed It Was a Fake Cake
Society, July 25
My daughter’s picture-perfect, and inedible, wedding cake was a D.I.Y. bargain. Guests ate another cake — that did not taste like Styrofoam.
The Attendants Made the Toast. (The Couple Brewed the Beer.)
Society, July 24
Home-brew beer has been finding a place at weddings, where it’s being served to guests during cocktail hours or given out as favors.
Esther Eng, Kevin Tsang
Society, July 22
The couple met in 2013, and began dating after the bride, who has a Westie, asked the groom, who has a shepherd-hound mix, to recommend a vet.
Annabel Moorman, Adam Stoler
Society, July 22
He gave her a T-shirt from the Bell in Hand Tavern, which said “I Was There and the Rest is History,’’ a year after their first date there.
Sona Bajaria, Keith Barrett
Society, July 22
The couple were introduced through mutual friends in 2001, but didn’t have their first date until October 2015.
Brooke Hargrove, Jensen Bouzi
Society, July 22
The couple were married at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Michigan.
Nicholas Clark-Spear, Mark Badum
Society, July 22
The couple met at a party in one of Columbia’s dorms in 2005, and began dating several years later.
Cedric Moreau, Orlando Reece
Society, July 22
The couple were set up on a blind date in New York in 2014.
Caitlin Smyth, David Menendez
Society, July 22
The bride works for Peapack-Gladstone Bank in Bedminster, N.J. The groom works for Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.
Charlotte Peak, William Duncan
Society, July 22
The couple at Georgetown University, from which they graduated, she magna cum laude.
Mary Glover, Scott Melton
Society, July 22
The couple met through the dating app Hinge in Baltimore.
Kimball Sargent, Michael Netto
Society, July 22
The couple met on Cape Cod in 2015 at Baxter’s Boathouse in Hyannis.
Daniela Cannizzaro, Adam Dubrow
Society, July 22
The couple married at Hildene, a museum in Manchester, Vt.
Leela Hauser, Justin Bozonelis
Society, July 22
The couple met at a coat check in 2015, when the groom, struck by the bride’s “phenomenal smile,” introduced himself.
Olivia Ahern, Victor Schmidt
Society, July 22
The couple met in 2014 in Narragansett, R.I., when she noticed him while collecting seawater for her graduate work.
Gabriella Figueroa, Gregory Sotereanos
Society, July 22
The couple met at Princeton, from which they graduated; they were married at Princeton University Chapel.
Syaru Shirley Lin, Harry Harding
Society, July 22
The couple, both political science professors, met at a dinner in Hong Kong in 2007 that followed a talk the groom gave.
Claire Bukata, Christopher Beaver
Society, July 22
The bride and groom met at Colgate University, from which each graduated.
Lynn Yi, Brian Chi
Society, July 22
The bride is a student studying for a Doctor of Philosophy and a medical degree. The groom is a municipal bond trader. They met on Coffee Meets Bagel.
Kaleigh Rogers, Stuart Thompson
Society, July 22
The couple met at Western University in London, Ontario, from which each graduated with honors.
Nicole Flynn, Daniel Weidenfeld
Society, July 22
The couple met in 2012 on the dating website OkCupid.
Amanda Baker, Michael Mazur-Biuso
Society, July 22
The couple met in 2008 through mutual friends in New York.
Chloe Zale, Matthew Sternberg
Society, July 22
The couple met in 2013 while waiting for an elevator at a Midtown office building. She complimented him on his tie and he was instantly taken with her.
Leela Vosko, Robert Hamlin
Society, July 22
She had matched up friends, who then simply returned the favor.
This Week’s Wedding Announcements
Society, July 22
All of the weddings right here on one handy page for you.
When Your Friend Grabs Your Cellphone
Society, July 21
Although the couple overlapped at Cornell for one year in 2011, it wasn’t until they each moved to San Francisco in 2015 that they finally met.
Conservative and a Vegan in New York. Wait! You Are, Too?
Society, July 20
The couple met at a Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, but soon realized they had more in common than a conviction that eating meat is immoral.
Love Is in the Air, at Terminals and on Tarmacs, Too
Society, July 19
That long line at the airport? No worries! It might be a wedding party waiting just for the ceremony to start.
If We’re 40 and Single, Let’s Get Married. Deal?
Society, July 18
Marriage pacts are a fantasy for some friends, and a fallback plan for others.