Author: Grace Hartley

Kristen and Dan had gone to the same high school in Alabama, but it wasn’t until after graduating that they met through mutual friends over a little St. Patrick’s Day celebrating at an Auburn bar. In between the green confetti and loud bands, Kristen says...

If there’s anywhere where sentimentality and style collide, it’s at a wedding. And here’s a Big Day that showcases that beautifully thanks to bride Sarah, who donned the same gown that her mother and sister had worn on their own trips down the aisle. Listen...

When Will and Abby were students at Emory University in Atlanta, he would walk her to French class, carry her books, and chat her up any chance he could. That studious flirting eventually led to a proposal in North Carolina, where the two had moved...

Ellie and Adam corresponded briefly on JDate before he ghosted her—or so she thought; he actually had gone overseas for a month’s vacation and was offline. Days before her subscription to the site ended, he reached out again, and a week later the Bostonians met...

The summer before their senior year of college, Scott and Jess met through mutual friends, hit it off, and dated for several years (including long-distance) before settling down together in Charleston. Then one April Fool’s Day, Jess came home from work and Scott gifted her...

Rebecca met Tony on an old-fashioned blind date and as soon as she laid eyes on her mystery man, she says she knew she had found the person she was going to marry. And as if that’s not inspiring enough, their proposal story is a...

Timing is a funny thing—for example, Paul and Rachael both grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, and even went to the same high school but never crossed paths. It wasn’t until each had gone away to different colleges and returned back to their hometown for work...

Melissa and Sam met through a mutual friend during happy hour at The Royal American; little did they know that popular downtown dive would someday be the site of their engagement photos. The two, who initially bonded over their love of Downton Abbey that first...

From the moment Emily and Wills got to her family lake house in Okoboji, Iowa, Wills was waiting for the right moment to pop the question. He walked around with the diamond ring in his pocket and was so nervous (and excited) he couldn’t sleep...

Spring Island sits just south of Beaufort, South Carolina, and plays host to some of the most stunning weddings that have ever come across our desks. And just when we thought we knew about most of the Lowcountry’s secret spots to say “I do,” Kathryn...