An all-day first date — and a year that tested them — led Madeline Richter and Jesse Dimitro to a wedding on Valentine’s Day.

Tara Jae and RaeShanda Lias met ahead of a Black Pride event. The two married on Valentine’s Day, with the actress Niecy Nash-Betts officiating.

Caroline Goldfarb, a comedy writer and producer, never thought she could fall for a ram’s horn player, but that changed after she met Michael Gropper.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped by City Hall last Thursday, stepping in to officiate weddings and shocking couples as they arrived for their appointments.

We asked readers to share the items they’ve held on to as reminders of love. The responses ranged from uplifting and funny to heartachingly sad.