African-American Wedding Photos

High School Sweethearts Have Two Luxe Nigerian-Jamaican Celebrations in New York City

The invisible string theory, a belief that people are “tied” together by destiny and connected by an unbreakable unseen thread, describes Simone Brown (25, a software engineer) and Oluwademilade (Demi) Tega (25, a medical student) to a T. The two met and started dating on and off in 10th grade, b...

A Luxurious Countryside Rehearsal Dinner and Wedding at Villa La Selva Wine Resort in Tuscany, Italy

Some couples see sparks fly right away, but these sweethearts needed time for their love story to blossom. It all started when Mark Ruby (32, a senior financial compliance associate) asked Amber Andrews (31, a special events manager) to be his date to their high school prom. She refused. Destiny,...

A Bright, Floral-Forward Wedding With Jamaican Infusions at Martin's West in Baltimore, Maryland

Over two decades ago, two people had a chance encounter that would act as a jumping-off point for true love to grow. Latoya Francis-Williams recalls, “We met when I walked into the best Jamaican restaurant in town.” Donovan Cunningham, the charismatic owner, “took pride in getting to know every p...

A Sustainable Wedding Embracing Nature at Pie Ranch in Pescadero, California

"We met while studying sustainable agriculture in Santa Cruz, California, in 2016," Leigh Gaymon-Jones recalls. Her connection with Beth Burzynski steadily grew over time, nurtured by the shared experiences, living and working together for a year and a half, and they began dating. Then, during a ...

A Black-Tie Affair With Modern Accents at The Baltimore Museum of Art in Maryland

Straight out of a movie, Isyis Robinson and David Robinson started their love story in the heart of the bustling city, where fate orchestrated their “meet-cute” at a Macy’s in downtown DC. “After only a year of dating, David proposed at City Center DC during Christmastime in front of a 75-foot Ch...

Mustard Yellow Is the Star at This Boho Desert Wedding at the Parker in Palm Springs, California

"It was truly love at second sight," Camille Johnson laughs. She first crossed paths with Gary Johnson during their teen years. "Needless to say, that was not the beginning of our story." They reconnected eight years later at a mutual friend's birthday party in Harlem, NY. Gary explains, "We spen...

One Couple's Chic Rooftop Wedding Overlooking LA at The London in West Hollywood, California

Melissa and Robert Young’s love story began in an unexpected place—LinkedIn. However, it turns out they were actually neighbors as children but had never met. A mutual family friend (who’d go on to become their wedding officiant) babysat the two of them separately when they were children, and the...

Influencer Tanya Marie's Timeless Wedding at Knotting Hill Place in Little Elm, Texas

Content creator Tanya Marie Zielke, known online by the handle Life of Tanya Marie, wed Anthony Alvarez with a romantic-meets-modern black-and-white wedding at Knotting Hill Place in Little Elm, Texas, surrounded by 115 of the couple's closest loved ones. The couple, who first met on a childhood ...

A Glam Silver-and-White Wedding at the Conrad in Washington, DC, Packed With Acrylic Details

To celebrate their love and marriage, Quandra and Jonathan planned a glam silver-and-white ballroom wedding at the Conrad in Washington, D.C., complete with rooftop portraits with The Capitol in the background. Despite having to postpone their wedding day due to COVID, Quandra and Jonathan wanted...

A Rainbow-Hued Wedding at the Tree of Life in Audubon Park in New Orleans, Louisiana

Jazmin and Jessica chose a vibrant rainbow color palette for their wedding the Tree of Life in Audubon Park in New Orleans, Louisiana. "Our love story inspired our wedding day," explains the couple. "Our story was a whirlwind, a true adventure with unexpected twists and turns. We wanted our day t...

A Romantic Garden Party Wedding With Blush Accents at Texas Discovery Gardens in Dallas, Texas

Melanie  met Auggie through a grand gesture: After Auggie spotted her sitting alone at the movies, he sat down next to her. A few years and many more grand gestures later, the pair sealed the deal at the Texas DiscoveryGardens with a ceremony full of flowers. In keeping with the botanical theme, ...

A Seven Magic Mountains Elopement in Las Vegas, Nevada, Packed With Cultural Details

Jessica (Jess) and SC celebrated their marriage with an intimate elopement in the desert outside Las Vegas, Nevada. The couple jokes that their elopement was really more of a "quasi elopement-meets-destination wedding."  Jess explains that the couple "just wanted to marry each other with no frill...

This Couple's Garden-Inspired Wedding in New Orleans, Louisiana, Ended With a Second-Line Parade

Kelly and Michael tied the knot in a romantic courtyard wedding ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton packed with pink-and-mauve flowers before celebrating with a seating dinner reception at The Jaxson and a festive second-line parade to cap off their celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana. Lush flowers, g...

One Couple's Intimate Industrial Wedding at Event1013 in Downtown Plano, Texas

In a matter of a mere two months, Jessica and Nate managed to pull off their 200-person party at event1013 in Plano. “I wanted a cozy space with hardwood floors and brick walls,” Jessica says of playing up their urban venue’s interior with French-blue accents and muted arrangements of eucalyptus,...

Burgundy Dahlias Filled This Elopement at Fairmount Grand Del Mar in San Diego, California

When the pandemic made it so that Jaide and Errin could no longer move ahead with their original plans for a 200-person wedding in Temecula, California, the couple pivoted to an intimate elopement at Fairmount Grand Del Mar in San Diego, California. Despite only being able to have their immediate...

A Contemporary Green-and-White Microwedding at Flat 51 in Columbus, Ohio

When the pandemic hit, Brianna and Theo were forced to put their large wedding on hold. However, the couple didn't want to put their love on hold and decided to move ahead with an urban, contemporary microwedding at Flat 51 in Columbus, Ohio with only nine of their closest loved ones in attendanc...

Dried Flowers Filled This Vegan Wedding at Valentine in Downtown Los Angeles, California

Imagine The Lion King’s Nala and Simba sharing a love-filled embrace as the sun sets on the African savanna. That’s what inspired the look of Lauren Kimble (31 and a wedding coordinator) and Ryan Hampton’s (32 and a mental health professional) vegan wedding at Valentine in Los Angeles. While the ...

This Plant-Loving Couple Got Married at a Succulent Shop in Austin, Texas

As the owners of some three dozen plants, Anea and Cameron are regulars at Succulent Native. “I love how I feel when I’m around a lot of plants,” Anea says. Fittingly, the couple got married in the North Loop store, surrounded by philodendrons, pothos and snake plants. Guests snapped Polaroids in...

Black, Slate Gray and White Filled This Modern Wedding at The Historic Post Office in Virginia

To celebrate their marriage, Madeline and Jemal's planned a modern-meets-romantic wedding at The Historic Post Office in Hampton, Virginia with a timeless color palette of black, slate gray and white. "We chose modern romantic because we love both the new and old. We wanted the theme to reflect t...

This Couple Stopped at In-N-Out for a Burger During Their Sacramento, California, Elopement

Before the pandemic hit, Andrea and Aidalix planned to wed on the east coast, however, as COVID-19 progressed the couple was forced to re-evaluate their plans. “We weren’t planning on having the wedding until 2021 but with everything going on with the pandemic and also the political climate (Supr...

A Classic Black-and-White Wedding at The American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis

Andrea and CJ settled on a simple style for their nuptials so making memories and forming connections would be the stars of the show. “Our main focus was being able to celebrate and dance the night away with everyone we love,” the couple says. They kept decorations to a minimum, with a modern dis...

A Romantic Castle Wedding at The Hempstead House in Sands Point, New York

Lauren and Darryl were brought together by a mutual friend, so it was fitting that their wedding highlight the people they cherish most. The bride’s mom took the reigns with the wedding favors, baking black cake as an homage to the couple’s Jamaican roots, and one of the groomsmen stepped up to p...

A Romantic, Storybook Wedding at the Aria Wedding and Banquet Facility in Prospect, Connecticut

Lauren Branche (30 and a medical student) and Therence “TJ” James Jr. (27 and a public health researcher) mark their love with words. The pair started dating after TJ wrote Lauren a poem confessing his feelings. “As a fan of spoken word and TJ’s smile, I realized I was in love,” Lauren says. Late...