For this Wilmington couple, a steaming cup of java and a hockey game brought their families together. By Lisa Dukart Photos by Becca Neufeld Photography Like the best cup of coffee—rich in flavor and texture—Laura Scharp and Harry Wooding’s relationship is a perfect blend. Fittingly, it was over one such cup of coffee at Brew HaHa! in Trolley Square ...

A Delaware couple’s fortuitous meeting after a daring rescue was something straight out of a movie. Written by Lisa Dukart Photography by J. Nicole Photography January 9, 2017, was a cold and fateful day. Red Mill Pond, near Lewes, was partially frozen over, its icy tentacles precariously extending the shoreline. A 13-year-old deaf and nearly blind golden retriever named ...

The pair tied the knot in Nana’s Wilmington backyard during a dreamy Delaware wedding surrounded by family. By Lisa Dukart Photographs by Kelli Wilke Tears streamed down Nana’s face when her son, having driven to Wilmington from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, told her the happy news that one of her granddaughters had just gotten engaged. It was news ...

In the midst of a pandemic, the Delaware duo improvised by celebrating their big day not once, but twice.  By Lisa Dukart  Eleven years after they were introduced by mutual friends at Tower Road Beach, Gabrielle Franzone and Dan Lougheed tied the knot on a sultry summer day not unlike the one when they first connected. Both ...

From high school to college and beyond, this Delaware couple’s love was written in the stars. By Lisa Dukart On their first date, Laura Wiley and Hunter McHugh gazed at the night sky, observing the stars and glow of the moon refracting a rainbow of colors. It was November during their senior year at Concord High School, ...

This Lewes summer wedding went above and beyond the call of beauty as the bride and groom said “I do.” Krissy Yurkanin always envisioned her wedding to Chris McMahon would be different, unexpected, one-of-a-kind. Of course, she hadn’t planned for a pandemic or the chaos of planning her Big Day amid one, but as her mother had ...

Photo by Joe Del Tufo/Moonloop Photography Add a new twist to your big day with creative save the dates, intricate gift baskets or even exotic birds delivering the rings. A flight of doves signaling the launch of a newly hitched couple’s journey together isn’t anything new. After all, these white birds of peace symbolize good fortune, fidelity, ...

This Delaware couple hosts a wedding ceremony at the Delaware Center for Horticulture after COVID-19 forced them to scale down their big day. Words by Ashley Breeding, Photographs by Theresa Emmett In second grade, Erica Razze carpooled to school with a neighbor, an older girl she only vaguely remembered until a few years ago. One day while ...

This Wilmington couple adapted their lavish wedding plans into an intimate celebration amid COVID-19. Words by Lisa Dukart, Photographs by Kelli Wilke Twelve years after developing crushes on each other in college, Kendall McDowell and Jonathan Tilton finally found the right timing to pursue their feelings. “He was totally off-limits,” Kendall remembers of their college years. (They both attended ...

Courtesy photo This Wilmington couple, who celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary, share their tips on a long and successful marriage. Kajsa and Richard Haracz  of North Wilmington celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on June 8.  The keys to a successful marriage: Love and commitment; without those, nothing else matters. Patience and forgiveness; through the course of a relationship, there ...