October 22, 2011. The romance is straight out of a Jane Austen novel but the plot is all their own. Whitney Brown and Adam Cooke, avid Anglophiles, met during a British Studies course at the University of Texas at Austin in the spring of 2005. Last October, the couple exchanged vows in Bates Hall at the Boston Public Library with dinner afterward in the Abbey Room.

Quiet side streets and wide-open green spaces make Boston the ideal location for an urban wedding.

10.23.10 Leila and Vinny met at a barbecue. The pair started talking while grease spattered over them from the nearby grill –and the conversation never stopped. On October 23, 2010 they took their vows at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston.

Set in Cambridge amidst the ivy-covered walls of Harvard Business School, this "Love Story" stars Thayer (Christodoulo) and Philip Meicler. They met while first-year business school students and shared every class, which led to their eventual decision to share the rest of their lives.

From the shores of Newport to the hallowed halls of Boston: Eight inspiring tabletop designs

As the kick-off to the nuptial weekend, the rehearsal dinner sets the tone for the subsequent events, so choosing the right setting, service and ambiance is essential. Options throughout Southern New England range from intimate to grand, depending on the size of your crowd and tone of your party.