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On Love: ‘I could see a twinkle in her eye’

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:55:18 GMT

Shani Latimer had heard a lot about “Uncle Tom.”

One of her best friends, who had persuaded her to move to Washington from her native Arizona in January 2010 after the end of a long-term relationship, was close with Tom Boesen’s brother and sister-in-law.

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On Love: ‘It was really easy. I didn’t feel nervous.’

Ellen McCarthy — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:11:59 GMT

The truth is, Nima Soleimani can’t remember the first time he met Cristin Kane.

He knew of her, of course. Some of his buddies at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax had younger siblings in her grade. And for a Valentine’s Day fundraiser one year, he was matched up with her best friend. But he never had a strong impression of Cristin, who was two years younger.

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On Love: ‘That’s the man I’m going to marry’

Ellen McCarthy — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:06:28 GMT

Eventually Elliott Kashner had to take matters into his own hands.

It was December 2009, and for the first time the cast of Keegan Theater’s production of “Rent” was rehearsing with a live band. Elliott, an actor who was playing keyboard for the show, saw the pretty redhead from across the room and, without thinking, began walking toward her.

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Wedding season survival guide

Ellen McCarthy — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:48:00 GMT

It’s upon us, once again. You can hear it in the sound of the harp strings, the camera clicks, the echo of Corinthians — “Love is patient, love is kind.” You can hear it in the muffled screams of frenzied bridesmaids who are thiscloseto giving their beloved “friend” a black eye for her big day.

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Carolyn Hax: Engagement parties, showers and other wedding events

Fri, 03 May 2013 19:59:41 GMT

Engagement parties, wedding showers and post-wedding brunches: Are all these events crucial to the union? Here’s a roundup of advice from columnist Carolyn Hax to readers who want pre- and post- wedding event advice.

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On Love: Ryan Jeffers marries Kevin Hetman

— Janet Bennett Kelly — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:22:07 GMT

Ryan Jeffers, 35, is a fifth-grade teacher at Steuart Weller Elementary in Loudoun County. Kevin Hetman, 32, is a systems engineer. They live in Arlington County.

Wedding date: March 23

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On Love: ‘We laughed at the same things’

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:11:00 GMT

It was Sara Zabihi’s eyes that first caught Joseph Kek’s attention.

Bright blue-green, they stood out against her dark hair and olive skin. They were, he decided, “the most beautiful eyes ever,” and he did everything in his power to keep her laughing and chatting at a party in the fall of 2006.

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On Love: Mary Chasko weds Ed Brzytwa

— Janet Bennett Kelly — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:37:50 GMT

Mary Chasko, 35, is an anesthesiologist. Ed Brzytwa, 36, works in the office of the United States Trade Representative. They live in Adams Morgan.

Wedding date: March 16

Location: Hotel Terra, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

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On Love: ‘We just want to be together’

Ellen McCarthy — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:17:00 GMT

The first time Scott Schlotthauer tried to talk to Katherine Klos they were both working on projects in an architecture studio at the University of Oklahoma in 2004.

His attempt at casual conversation didn’t get very far. “She was giving really short answers — ‘Yeah, mmmhmm, yeah.’ Kind of blowing me off it seemed, but she was just concentrating.”

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On Love: Caroline Stoga weds Steve Bagley

— Janet Bennett Kelly — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:45:21 GMT

Caroline Stoga, 27, is an associate at an international strategic advisory firm in the District. Steve Bagley, 28, is president of his own technology consulting company. They live in Adams Morgan.

Wedding date: March 9

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On Love: ‘I thank God that I was able to be vulnerable’

Ellen McCarthy — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:40:00 GMT

For years, Keona Smith’s life revolved around her daughter, JerBria. It was always just the two of them, relying on each other for love, comfort and companionship.

Keona, an engineer, always assumed she would try to date one day, probably when JerBria went off to college. What she didn’t expect was how lonely she’d feel before that, even with her teenage daughter under the same roof.

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Caitie Simpson weds Greg Byrne

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:20:09 GMT

Caitie Simpson, 29, is a government consultant. Greg Byrne, also 29, works for a nonprofit group that supports veterans. They live in Northwest Washington.

Wedding date: March 16

Location: St. Regis Hotel, Washington

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On Love: ‘There was just an instant rapport and connection’

Ellen McCarthy — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:14:46 GMT

Tonya Agnew and Amy Crampton almost got married in Washington three years ago. When same-sex marriage became legal in the District in 2010, they were finalists in a contest to win a free wedding.

The Indiana pair made a video about their family and were in the lead until the final days of online voting, when another couple pulled ahead. So they lost. Except they didn’t.

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On Love: ‘I just got a really warm, kind feeling’

Ellen McCarthy, Megan McDonough, Ellen McCarthy & Megan McDonough — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:53:03 GMT

In early 2011, Jennifer Hsu decided to suspend her short-lived trial run with online dating. It ate up too much time that could be better spent elsewhere. So she and a few friends created a discussion group to compare thoughts on epistemology lectures. She dove into her last semester of course work on a master’s degree in biomedical technology. And she continued to lead a government contracting company she started with her sister one year out of college.

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On Love: Cristy Michel weds Adam Levine

— Janet Bennett Kelly — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:48:18 GMT

Cristy Michel & Adam Levine

Cristy Michel, 27, is an account executive for a Baltimore advertising agency. Adam Levine, 29, sells public relations and marketing software for a Beltsville company. They live in Baltimore.

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On Love: ‘We’ll do anything to help each other out’

Ellen McCarthy — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:41:00 GMT

After a year of trading online messages, Jonathan LaFleur decided it was time for him and Brian Bayerle to meet.

The two first encountered each other on a gay social networking site after Jonathan was stationed in Washington as an Army medic in 2008. Sometimes they’d exchange notes daily, sometimes just once a month. Brian, who lived in Baltimore, was wary of setting up dates with men he had met online.

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‘We just had this amazing emotional and spiritual connection’

Ellen McCarthy — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:33:00 GMT

Lindsey Blau felt ready to get married at age 19. Her dream job was to be a wife and mom. She knows people think it’s a cultural thing because she’s Mormon, but she’s not so sure.

“Within myself, that’s always what I wanted,” she says.

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On Love: Abby von Kelsch weds Chad Omweg

Janet Bennett Kelly — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:14:33 GMT

Abby von Kelsch, 37, is a consultant to FEMA with Booz Allen Hamilton. Chad Omweg, 35, is a welder. They live in Baltimore.

Wedding date: Feb. 16

Location: George Peabody Library, Baltimore

Guests: 90

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‘We have so much to celebrate’

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:49:00 GMT

For decades it seemed that Kera Rennert and David Shuster had circled in each other’s orbit without really stopping to meet.

In the 1980s, he was a counselor and she was a camper at an upstate New York camp for Jewish teens. In the 1990s, they both worked for Fox News, then in its infancy, and while there was one inter-office phone call and talk of getting together for coffee, it never happened.

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On Love: Laurie Ann Phillips weds Dan Rosenthal

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:43:23 GMT

Laurie Ann Phillips, 41, is senior director of communications at the Consumer Electronics Association in Arlington County. Dan Rosenthal, 46, is head of finance for Texas-based Fonality, a technology firm. They live in Tenleytown.

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Co-workers finally score a winner for couple

Ellen McCarthy and Rachel Lubitz — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:45:00 GMT

For years, Dana Logan had been asking her physical therapy colleagues to set her up with a good guy. It wasn’t until she brought a Match.com date to a work happy hour that they finally took action.

“The next day, my co-workers were like, ‘Really? That’s who you’re dating?’ ” remembers Dana, now 37. “They were like, ‘No — we know better people.’ ”

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Elizabeth Ibanez weds John Armato

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:38:32 GMT

Elizabeth Ibanez, 26, is an assistant to the property manager at Leisure World in Silver Spring. John Armato, 36, is a music teacher and plays baroque guitar with Peabody Consort and Charm City Baroque. They live in Germantown.

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On Love: Cara Selick weds David Mieles

Janet Bennett Kelly — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:02:34 GMT

Cara Selick, 24, is a book publicist in New York City. David Mieles, 25, works in IT for a hedge fund in Westport, Conn. They live in Stamford, Conn.

Wedding date: Jan. 20

Location George Peabody Library, Baltimore

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On Love: ‘She just kind of glowed in her snow suit’

Ellen McCarthy — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:26:00 GMT

Ihab Iskandar was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and grew up in San Diego.

He does not have memories of childhood sledding excursions or frigid mornings spent scraping ice from his windshield. So when Snowmageddon hit the District in early February 2010, dumping more than two feet of snow throughout the region, Iskandar wasn’t ready. “There’s no way a kid from California is going to be prepared for something like that,” he said.

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On Love: Dan Hagerty weds Michael Cook

Janet Bennett Kelly — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:00:30 GMT

Dan Hagerty, 40, is executive director of the Miami City Ballet. Michael Cook, 31, is a principal dancer for the Kennedy Center’s Suzanne Farrell Ballet. They live in Columbia Heights and Miami.

Wedding date: Jan. 5, 2013

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