Jasmine Contomichalos and Paul Masmejean met in January 2022 on a blind date. Their mutual friend Emma set them up because—despite being New Yorkers—they were “both European,” Jasmine recalls, laughing. (Jasmine’s mom and dad are British and Greek respectively, while Paul’s parents are French.) But despite the broad commonality, Emma was spot-on: “We hit it … Read more
Anna Pops and Luke Stopford Sackville first met through a mutual friend on Mustique’s Macaroni Beach. Looking back on it today, the bride says the encounter feels fated. “Mustique holds a very special place in my heart,” Anna shares. “My family has been going since I was a very little girl, making it feel like … Read more
Celebrity engagement rings are both an object of affection for the famous wearer and an object of fascination for the general public. Not only do they show off the celebrity’s personal style (take Meghan Fox’s two-stone emerald and diamond ring from Machine Gun Kelly) but they also give us an insight into high-profile love stories … Read more
Pinned on his chest was a cheetah brooch, a nod to his 3,000-acre animal rescue sanctuary Vantara in Gujarat. Isha, meanwhile, wore a custom Schiaparelli saree: a first for the French haute couture house. As the party grew late—and Justin Bieber took the stage for a private concert—Radhika changed into a metal mesh saree by … Read more
A few months before the wedding, Bella tragically passed away. It was incredibly important to the couple to have her at the wedding, so Light tied her dog tag to her bouquet. “We without a doubt felt her spirit as the forecast said rain every single day, and we believe she brought us sunshine,” the … Read more
Dating apps can get a bad rap. But for the British-American fashion designer Harris Reed, the fact that he met his now-husband, Eitan Senerman, on Raya is a source of pride, not embarrassment. “I think a lot of people want to have this moment where you meet on a sleeper train, or an intimate restaurant … Read more
The ceremony deck, which was built over the sand, featured a blue ombré seating arrangement that split to allow for two aisles. “Being a queer couple and J being trans-masculine non-binary, there was no ‘bride’ or ‘groom’ at the wedding, so we didn’t want our ceremony to have any gendered traditions,” the couple explains. “We … Read more
Lou Stoppard and Jamie Shaw always knew they would have a small wedding. “It fitted the time of life we were in,” says Lou, a writer and curator, who gave birth to a daughter, Clark, 10 months before she walked down the aisle in London’s Fitzrovia Chapel. “I didn’t have the brain space to think … Read more
Elise remains a self-respecting and grounded human—she likes her life, and her privacy. She still doesn’t follow me on Instagram and her account is private, with just a small following of friends and loved ones who she lets in. Fame, or even fame by association, was never aspirational for her; she dedicated the first half … Read more
Fate almost thwarted Emma Thorne and Serkan Piantino’s first date. An hour before they were supposed to meet, Serkan’s car got towed in the streets of New York. While he searched, it began to pour rain—an inconvenience on any normal given day, but an actual problem in September 2020, when restaurants only offered outdoor dining … Read more
