Engagements & Weddings
Durham native Anna Jaffe knew she was headed to the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; what she did not anticipate was meeting and falling in love with fellow classmate and Duke graduate Brandon Ruderman. Three years later, she was surprised again when she found a note from […]
My mother founded Southern Bride & Groom magazine 30 years ago, when I was a toddler, so I grew up surrounded by weddings. Yet this early exposure did not leave me fantasizing about my own walk down the aisle. Maybe that is because the “elegant” weddings of that era were […]
David Hamilton and Jennifer Gallagher were destined to fall in love … if mutual friend Katherine Calhoun Leib had anything to do with it. But after Katherine’s attempt to seat the two together at her own wedding failed, Jennifer took matters into her own hands and contacted David herself. Soon, the […]
Irene Pappas and Ben Rudnick have crossed paths all their lives; the two were born – by chance – in the same Boston hospital, and after their families moved to Durham (at different times), both graduated from Durham Academy. But it wasn’t until they had each moved to New York […]
Nicole Spahich picked out her own engagement ring, but then-boyfriend Nick Brandley “held it hostage” until the time was right. In this case, that moment was “in the midst of Duke students and empty beer cans” during T-Pain’s live rendition of Lorde’s “Royals,” a popular karaoke song with the couple, at the […]
Both Rachel Mills and Justin Anderson grew up and went to school outside the area, but they now call Durham home. Rachel, a South Carolina native, moved here in 2008 for a clinical research job at Duke. She now works in Duke’s Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine, hosts […]
Durham Academy high school sweethearts Rob Kirkland and Kyle Sloate got engaged New Year’s Eve 2014 through a Durham-themed scavenger hunt. It took Kyle from the spot at their school where Rob asked her to be his girlfriend, to the Hope Valley Country Club (where they would later host their […]
Jennie Wilburn and Ian Belle were grad students at Duke University when they met at the bar of the Armadillo Grill in the Bryan Center. Four years later, and Ian was brewing his own beer and cider for their wedding. The festivities began with a rehearsal dinner at The Pit, […]
Meredith Williams and Matt Chilausky’s story started in 2000, when both attended the Durham/Chapel Hill Debutante Ball at the downtown Marriott and Durham Convention Center. The pair had been acquaintances in high school – Meredith at Durham Academy and Matt at Jordan – but didn’t connect until their respective dates […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Forget something borrowed or something blue – today’s weddings are all about selecting the perfect hashtag to follow the couple across social media and down the aisle. #firstwednc Chad Biggs (left) & Chris Creech 10.10.14 Wake County Courthouse (the first legal gay marriage in North Carolina!) 09.26.15 Melrose Knitting Mill […]
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