Vermont Vows Magazine

Shawna Lidsky agreed to go on a blind date with Doug Hamilton with one stipulation, she explained to their matchmaker-friend, Alan: that "this guy" better not email her when he asks her out. Doug passed the test, and invited her (by phone call) to an awards dinner hosted by Alan. Shawna arrived first, and when Doug walked in Alan asked over the microphone, for all to hear, "Is he tall enough for you?" According to Shawna, and as evidenced by their subsequent love story, he was.

As a little girl growing up in Marco Island, Florida, Mikilena Greusel dreamed of a fall wedding. Unfortunately, the vibrant foliage she desperately wanted was nowhere to be found, replaced only with green palm leaves. It wasn’t until she met Matthew Hall and traveled to Vermont that she found her East Coast paradise.

It was just two days before Christmas when Julia came home one evening to find a cozy fire crackling away in the fireplace, a wrapped present set out on the coffee table, and her boyfriend Spiro waiting patiently, eager for her to open her Christmas present a little early. Thinking that it was a bit strange to be opening gifts on December 23rd, Julia peeled away the wrappingpaper to find a beautiful leather journal and planner. Inside the front cover, Spiro had written: Julia, I love you and want to spend my life laughing and crying with you, will you marry me? P.S.