Modern Bride Magazine: Modern Bride of the Year 2009 Contest

Modern Bride: Katherine Saalberg

Hometown: San Diego, CA

I'm a Modern Bride because: This 22-year-old California bride-to-be has already made a significant difference in both her field and abroad, having traveled to India to volunteer as...

Modern Bride: Jasmyn Liedke

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

I'm a Modern Bride because: Jasmyn Liedke lives in Phoenix, but she’s getting married in her home state of Hawaii, and “making the day about us by forgoing a wedding party.” The...

Modern Bride: Andrea Lannon

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

I'm a Modern Bride because: Andrea Lannon describes herself as “a little bit of Bree Van De Kamp mixed with Annie Sullivan, and a bit of Xena thrown in.” Makes sense, considering...

Modern Bride: Jessica Hannan

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

I'm a Modern Bride because: When food poisoning and a canceled vacation threatened to ruin her engagement proposal, Jessica Hannan’s now-fiancé made a last-minute adjustment and...

Modern Bride: Jaime Snarski

Hometown: North Palm Beach, FL

I'm a Modern Bride because: Jaime Snarski, a 32-year-old emergency physician, likens herself to Miranda Bailey on Grey’s Anatomy because they’re both “tough at work but really a...

Modern Bride: Christy Gordon

Hometown: Stockholm, NJ

I'm a Modern Bride because: “I don’t let anything get in the way of my dreams,” says 26-year-old Christy Gordon, a self-described “handful, but a loveable handful.” The inspiring...

Modern Bride: Courtney Smith

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

I'm a Modern Bride because: After losing her mother to breast cancer and leukemia, “I channeled my grief into founding a nonprofit organization, Package of Prevention, that educates...

Modern Bride: Danielle Ford

Hometown: San Diego, CA

I'm a Modern Bride because: A lawyer who overcame a number of personal obstacles to get her degree, Danielle Ford says she combines traditional and modern roles by being “a working...

Modern Bride: Tami Low

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

I'm a Modern Bride because: The cartoon character this 30-year-old Los Angeles native likens herself to is Dora the Explorer because “I’m constantly on the road and trekking the...

Modern Bride: Natasha Khan

Hometown: McLean, VA

I'm a Modern Bride because: As the founder of a media platform for South Asian women (SAPNA) and through her work with Ashoka, a nonprofit association of social entrepreneurs...