Secrets of Happy Couples (in 100 Words or Less)
RN: He approached me at a Lenny Kravitz concert and asked for my cell number, work number and e-mail. He said, "I want your mom's number." I am definitely more reserved. Except for when we almost didn't get married.
TOURÉ: She hated the ring I got her.
RN: Everyone thought I was crazy, but I wanted it to be perfect the way I wanted our marriage to be! He understood. Now our fights are usually by e-mail.
TOURÉ: So she can't hear me yelling. At this point, though, our two kids generally win. We're just trying to maintain the lowest level of chaos possible.
On Nakouzi: sweater, pants, shoes, Marni; headband, Goody. On Touré: shirt, Steven Alan; pants, Bonobos; sneakers, Adidas Originals.
Luis Ribagorda and Sarah Lane
it's faith!
Luis Ribagorda, 25, corps de ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Sarah Lane, 25, soloist, American Ballet Theatre; married two years
SL: I broke up with him about 5 million times. I grew up in a very Christian, controlled family. He's a laid-back Catholic. I wasn't sure it could work. Finally I realized I was happier, more myself, when I was with him. So we got married. It's not that common for two dancers.
LR: We are together most of the hours of the day, and the ballet world is very intense. We fight a lot.
SL: But not about big things anymore!
LR: And when we get to dance together, the intensity becomes absolutely amazing.
On Lane: dress, tutu, Erin Fetherston; shoes, Christian Louboutin. On Ribagorda: T-shirt, Adam; pants, 3.1 Phillip Lim; sneakers, Adidas Originals.
Philippe Von Borries and Piera Gelardi
it's teamwork!
Philippe Von Borries, 29, creative director and founder of style website refinery29.com, and Piera Gelardi, 29, style director of refinery29.com; married four years
PVB: January 2004 I visited a friend in NYC and noticed this holiday card, a photo strip of a woman with a mask and a noisemaker. I asked to be set up. For seven months, we were fixtures on a D.C.-NYC Delta flight. Finally I moved, and we got married.
PG: He's a digital media guy, and I love fashion, so we started a style website. Working and living together is a lot, but we've kept certain things separate.
PVB: Like, we don't exercise together. And I prefer commuting alone.
PG: Every Christmas, though, we smoosh into a photo booth for our card!
*On Gelardi: blazer, Boy by Band of Outsiders; tank, skirt, Wren; necklace, Unearthen; bangle, Giles & Brother by Philip Crangi; shoes, Loeffler Randall. On Von Borries: cardigan, Hyden Yoo; shirt, Band of Outsiders; jeans, Raf Simmons; belt, Tommy Hilfiger. *
