THE STOLEN PROPOSAL Brittany Plufka and Ryan Atkinson had known each other for seven years before Ryan proposed in December 2014. They were high school sweethearts turned college couple turned lifelong friends. After Brittany and Ryan’s wedding, they went to Forest Park on an innocent mission...
Mark Blechle had planned his proposal perfectly. He had picked the perfect ring, the perfect location and, most importantly, the perfect girl. Mark had set his sights on forever with Danielle Hughes, and nothing was going to stop him. There was just one problem. The ring...
“I’m a ruiner,” Kate Gilliam said of her engagement story. While that might be a harsh summation, her well-meaning fiancé, Eric Pogue, did try to propose several times before he finally succeeded in popping the question. Before the couple’s getaway to Atlanta earlier this spring, Kate...
COME RAIN OR SHINE Every bride’s nightmare: it was raining on the day of Brad and Erin Whitcomb’s outdoor wedding. The backyard outdoor wedding turned into an indoors affair. The weather waffled between rain and sunshine, but when it came time to walk from the...
THE DRESS “I almost cried,” Alex Taylor told me. There was a long pause. Finally, he admitted it. “...
DOWNHILL FAST “It’s kind of an embarrassing story for him,” Sara Hahn said, describing the story of her first date with her now-fiancé Logan Duncan. It all started out well enough. They were college freshmen and classes were canceled for snow—the perfect opportunity for Logan to...
THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM First dates. You’re trying to impress the person across the table in the most nerve-racking of circumstances. This might include (if you’re like me) attempting not to drop stray red-sauce-coated noodles onto your white blouse while noshing on the spaghetti you...
It was a Thursday when Christina Daud first saw Tyler Vaught. Well, a warm Thursday night in summer to be exact. Their shared love of music brought them both to the musical church camp. Although the room was packed with other young camp-goers, she couldn’t...