Emily, a NICU nurse from Silver Spring, and Michael, a data analyst from Annandale, recognized each other on a dating app as having a mutual friend. They exchanged numbers and met for dinner at Union Market for a first date that would last six hours. Three years later, Michael proposed on the National Mall at
Deia, a realtor from Fairfax Station, and Matthew, a finance professional from Minnesota, connected at a house-warming party after running in close social circles for a while. Three years after a successful first date at a restaurant in Charlotte, where they live, Matt proposed on a trip to Hilton Head. For their July wedding at
Anastasia and Paul met on Bumble and sparks flew on their first date. Four years later, Paul proposed on a walk along the Canal D’Amour (or “Channel of Love”) on a trip to Greece. According to local lore, the couple explains, couples who swim in the canal are “destined to remain in love eternally,” so once
Ben, vice president of enrollment at St. John’s College, and Dave, a partner at the advisory firm the Brunswick Group, met in DC in 2015. They hit it off on their first date, noting “immediate bicoastal differences” in their outfit selections: Ben, from Massachusetts, donning a sports coat, and Dave, from Washington state, in a
For their first date, Emily and Joel who met through the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s leadership program agreed on a “coffee date,” and determined they had a lot in common when they both ordered tea. Almost exactly a year later, Joel proposed on the roof of Union Market, then surprised Emily with a celebration with friends