Ruth-Ann MacDonald and Kristen Landry met in prison, yes, but it’s because they work there. And that’s not even the wildest part of this romance – the pair was in a serious motorcycle accident that landed Kristen healing a broken pelvis in Amherst and Ruth – who was airlifted to Halifax – hospitalized for six […]
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Michelle & Andy
When Michelle Kenstler and Andy Howat met in 2001, she was a barista and he worked at a nearby bike shop. “Andy would come in every day, order his coffee and bagel – twice toasted, not too much cream cheese – and quietly melt my heart.” Soon he was slipping her book recommendations across the […]
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Sarah & Craig
Who says high school sweethearts never make it? Not Sarah O’Brien and Craig Steeves. Through university, summers apart, masters degrees and internships, they’ve remained as tight as they were in their Fredericton High days. When working in geology in Tanzania, Sarah bought herself the bright blue Tanzanite stone that Craig would eventually pop the question […]
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Lucy & Ron
Lucy Sowerby never wanted a traditional wedding. So when her partner of almost 12 years, Ron Francis proposed with a ring inside a Kinder egg that had been carefully reassembled, it was entirely unexpected. “I thought at first that the ring was a Kinder prize,” says Lucy, “and I said something like ‘It’s actually kind […]
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Jenny & Pamela
When Pamela Mosher bought the rings for her and Jenny Johnston, she had it all planned— a romantic sunset proposal on Citadel Hill—but her nerves got the best of her. “I was so nervous about doing it that I ended up asking, at home, the same day I bought the rings,” she admits. Fortunately, that’s […]
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Pamela & Ryan
It’s like a scene straight out of a romantic movie—on a last-minute trip to Paris, Pamela Duggan and Ryan Wells were walking along the Pont des Art bridge admiring all the padlocks that cover it as symbols of a couple’s love when Ryan dropped down on one knee. To Pam’s surprise, their own padlock had […]
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Saba & Doug
Saba Chishti and Doug Belding have talked every day since they met in January 2010, making it mighty hard for Doug to sneak off from Saint John to Moncton to buy an engagement ring without Saba finding out. But he pulled it off, and at the end of a long night out–with a ring burning […]
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Here comes the sun
When it comes to true love, sometimes you just need a little patience. At least that was the case when Trimel Fidely followed good friend Liesel Castillo all the way here from Trinidad and Tobago for university. “By the end of our program, Trimel’s persistence and charm paid off and we were a couple,” says […]
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Homemade homage
While enjoying their anniversary at Clay Cafe, Jennifer Parsons had no idea the Christmas ornament she and Derrick Cottreau were making would end up holding her ring a couple of weeks later. But that was the holiday surprise, and only the first of the DIY touches that would celebrate their love. The bride opted to […]
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The look of love
The last thing Cindy Dean thought she’d find at a work event was her soulmate. But after an incredibly long day, through a sea of networking strangers, there was Graham Mann—looking right back at her. After falling fast and hard, the pair became an item, roommates and then—as they excitedly peeked into the windows of […]
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With a little help from their friends
When Jason Currie and Kyle Levesque met online in 2006, Kyle was the first guy Jason had ever spoken with online. When they finally met in person, it sealed the deal and five years later St. Pete Beach, Florida was the perfect place for a surprise proposal. In the heat of the moment, Jason’s excitement […]
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Florals are forever
Erica Barry and Kevin Weerahandi have an atypical boy-meets-girl story—in fact it almost sounds like an urban love myth. They met through a friend of a friend at Dalhousie University and with a little bit of (not-creepy, she swears) stalking, an “Is this a date?” dinner and four roses, four days later, their romance was […]