FEATURED WEDDINGS & ENGAGEMENTS

• CARMICHAEL, 32, AND SANTINI, 29

  By CHRISTOPHER CASSUTO

  October 5, 2008 - June 21- Last Spring, Gregory Santini pulled a prank instead of popping the question to Heather Carmichael, pretending to lose his passport only a few hours before leaving on a European vacation. "He was 'searching' for his passport, and instead 'found' the ring," says the bride, a bartender in Brooklyn. Santini, a New...more >

  

• BERNHARDT, 28, AND SULLIVAN, 28

  By JENNIFER TIS

  October 5, 2008 - Aug. 22 - Who knew "Seinfield" could be so romantic? After meeting as freshmen at Cornell University, Lauren Bernhardt and Jeremiah Sullivan soon made a habit of watching the sitcom, and laughs quickly turned into love. "One night towards the end of the school year, he told me he had liked me for a while and kissed me while we were...more >

  

• NAPURANO, 28, AND MONTGOMERY, 33

  By CHRISTOPHER CASSUTO

  October 5, 2008 - August 31 - Courtney Napurano and Brent Montgomery had some time to kill before getting married on Sunday of Labor Day weekend, so they held their festivities at Long Island's Glen Cove Mansion. Before exchanging vows, the newlyweds and their guests spent two days swimming, playing volleyball and more. "We wanted a destination wedding...more >

  

• HENDEL, 34, AND VON BARGEN, 32

  By HEATHER HOLLAND

  September 28, 2008 - June 14 - Dana Von Bargen really was a blushing bride. The senior design manager at Avon Products in Midtown wore a blush-pink wedding gown designed by Sophia Tolli for Brides magazine's Something Pink campaign, which donates to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. "It was not just an ordinary gown," says Von Bargen, "It...more >

  

• RAND, 41, AND ROSENBERG, 31,

  By JENNIFER TIS

  September 28, 2008 - Sept. 13 - Melissa Rosenberg and Bradford Rand had more than a white wedding - they had a white engagement. Rand, a trade show and special events producer, popped the question on a snow-covered mountain in Aspen, Colo. On the last run of the day, the couple was halfway down the mountain when Rand took off his skis, got down on one knee and...more >