In 2017, Joshua Roupoli stepped into the gym for what he thought would be the last time. His membership had nearly expired, and at the request of a friend, he begrudgingly attended […]
I’ve been fortunate to share multiple stories of San Pedrans, who have, over the past few months, (coincidentally) celebrated 70 years wed. While I’ve yet to get these couples to impart the […]
If history had been a little different, Nancy Lauro and Anthony DiBernardo might have met in their village of birth on the small Italian island of Ischia. Perhaps they would have married, […]
There is a sweet matter-of-factness in the way Pauline Hooker describes her seven-decade marriage to her husband, Fred: a lovely wedding, careers, children, and then you blink, and it’s 2020. From moon […]
Who would have guessed that a trip to L.A. Fleet Week would end in wedding bells? That’s exactly what happened for Elena and Logan Villareal, who met on Labor Day in 2016. […]
In Greek mythology, Eros was often a mischievous matchmaker of couples throughout history. For Matt and Alexis (Boerger) Prideaux, perhaps the winged god of love had a hand in bringing these two […]
“Enrique is the whole package for me,” says Elizabeth (Saputo). “He is ambitious, thoughtful, creative, and loving.” Adorably in turn, Enrique praises his wife, saying, “I love everything about Elizabeth. Especially her […]
A guy walks into a bar… Rather than following with a punchline, this story actually ends in love. In 2013, Monique (Quintana) was working as a bartender at San Pedro Brewing Company […]
“Love is that can’t eat, can’t sleep, reach for the stars, over the fence, World Series kinda stuff.” – It Takes Two “There’s no one I’d rather go through life with than […]
“We literally have grown up together these past ten years,” says Alexa (Iacono). Though the couple did not attend San Pedro High School at the same time, Anthony, aka Tripple, and Alexa […]
“If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life, better make a Croatian woman your wife…” Okay, so that’s not technically how the 1963 Jimmy Soul song goes, but perhaps […]
