A Multicultural Wedding at The Cedars of Williamsburg in Virginia

Irene Pan (a financial analyst) and Boyang Li (a research scientist) share a love for their roots. Together, the couple incorporated their families and Chinese traditions into their wedding day. First, Irene hand-painted the invitations to make sure that each one had both English and Chinese tran...

We're Obsessed With This Vegan Foodie Wedding at Ovation in Chicago, Illinois

Foodies Johanna and Chris first planning decision was based on food. “When choosing our venue, the most important thing for us was being able to choose our own caterer,” Johanna says. “We needed to use one of our favorite restaurants, Lula Cafe.” From there, the couple kept things similarly nontr...

A Bright, Multicultural Garden Wedding at Fearrington Village in Pittsboro, North Carolina

For their Jewish-Indian fusion wedding at a rural North Carolina barn, Lauren Ring (28 and a physician) and Mohan Mallipeddi (32 and also a physician) managed to seamlessly blend traditions from their respective backgrounds. “We wanted to celebrate the best parts of each of our cultures,” Lauren ...

A Colorful Multicultural Wedding at Aria in Minnesota

After talking to their families and researching traditions, Nadia Effendi (31 and a licensing manager) and Miguel Briseño (34 and a musician and photographer) had a very specific vision for their wedding. “Our personal and modern theme was the blending of our two families and their cultures,” Nad...

A Personalized Cultural Wedding at Ovation Chicago in Illinois

For their wedding, Jacquie Pelusi (31 and a marketing account manager) and Chinar Desai (32 and a marketing VP) struggled with how to respect his parents' Indian traditions while including their American friends and family. The two-hour Hindu ritual wasn't going to fly, so the couple created a hy...

A Colorful Interfaith Wedding at the Crosley Estate in Cincinnati, Ohio

One year after physicians Anjuli Sinha (32) and Christopher (Chris) Campbell (32) got engaged, the pair wed at a Hindu ceremony, where they exchanged vows in Sanskrit under a jasmine-draped mandap. "We wanted an outdoor wedding in a location that had Cincinnati history associated with it," Anjuli...

A Luxe Interfaith Wedding at the Tarrytown House Estate in New York

Eight years after a mutual friend introduced them in college, Hayley Reed (29 and a social worker) and Shiva Bhashyam (32 and a private wealth advisor) hosted an epic wedding weekend that spanned three days, two ceremonies and two very distinct venues. With an informal garden party in mind, the p...

An Eclectic Interfaith Wedding at Material Culture in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rather than indicate “black tie” on their invitations, Rachel Barag (31 and a restaurant manager) and Phila Lorn (31 and a chef) instead implemented a “red carpet” dress code. “That was a nod to my love of Hollywood,” Rachel says. Jewish and Buddhist traditions were present throughout the day, an...

A Casual Indian-American Wedding at Eventide Brewing in Atlanta, Georgia

Mithila Tople and Jeremy DeJiacomo infused Indian and American traditions into their modern, casual wedding. "We wanted a warm, intimate and fun-filled wedding that reflected both of us, our ideals and the different cultures we grew up in," the couple says.  The outdoor ceremony took place agains...

An Eclectic Multicultural Wedding at Greenhouse Loft in Chicago, Illinois

Rachel Kravitt (33 and an occupational therapist) and Nithin Kalvakota (38 and a project manager) booked the popular venue, Greenhouse Loft, for its abundance of natural light and its location next door to the restaurant where they got engaged. Their DIY bash blended traditional Indian and Jewish...

An Elegant Multicultural Wedding at the Inn at Fernbrook Farms in Bordentown, New Jersey

Though they’d been friends since high school, Sonia Ha (27 and a nurse) and Sam Fein (29 and a compliance officer) didn’t date until eight years into their friendship. When planning their wedding, they exercised even more patience. They lost their original venue just eight months ahead of their d...

Colorful Multicultural Wedding at Darby House in Galloway, Ohio

Hannah Choe (33 and a bone marrow transplant physician) and David Hoelzle (34 and an assistant professor of mechanical engineering) brought a piece of home to their ceremony overlooking Big Darby Creek. “David’s father is a talented woodworker who built much of their family’s home,” Hannah says. ...

A Two-Day Interfaith Wedding at Loring Social and Aria in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Physicians Sarah McIntire (31) and Brian Muthyala (35) threw a two-day celebration honoring their respective Christian and Hindu backgrounds. First up, they had an elegant Christian wedding at Sarah’s church, then the festivities continued at a downtown loft space with a muted color palette of du...

A Rustic Interfaith Wedding at Ru’s Farm in Healdsburg, California

Roshni Singerman (who practices Hinduism) and Scott Singerman (who practices Judaism) merged their religions in a rustic interfaith wedding at Ru’s Farm in Healdsburg, California. “Our theme was about combining two different cultures in a sensible, respectful and thoughtful manner—a true Hinjew ”...

A Modern, Light-Filled Wedding at Six01 Studio in Burbank, California

Rachel Koukal (31 and a designer for the Walt Disney Company) and Joshua Kirsch's (31 and an artist) backgrounds as kinetic light artists inspired the electrifying, modern aesthetic of their “Love & Light” wedding in a Burbank studio, filled with custom neon signs. “Everything centered around...

A Vibrant Multicultural Destination Wedding at Playa Fiesta Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Mariecar Frias and Jason Sharma’s winter wedding in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico was a celebration of color and their Filipino and Indian heritage. “We chose to do a destination wedding because as much as it was our wedding, we wanted everyone to feel like they were on vacation too!” Mariecar says. “P...

A Modern, Masculine Wedding at Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, Michigan

Christopher (Chris) Pierce (36 and a biotechnology executive) and Jonathan (Jon) Pollock (37 and owner of Ciao Andiamo) let the Diego Rivera murals in their museum venue shine with the help of a wood chuppah and an autumnal palette of burnt orange and dark red. “We wanted a design that felt moder...

A Nostalgic, Woodland Wedding at Theodore Wirth Chalet in Golden Valley, Minnesota

Celebrating nostalgia and honoring Scottish tradition were two important themes to Emily Genco (26 and a content strategist) and Daniel Kastner (28 and a QA). Tartan plaid accents, sprigs of evergreen and various Twin Peaks references made for a rustic, ultra-personal fete at a chalet in Hennepin...

A Bright Red, Rustic Wedding at Stoltzfus Homestead and Gardens in Intercourse, Pennsylvania

Lina Khong (28 and a science teacher) and Rory Byrne-Dugan (28 and a field service engineer) looked to traditional elements from Vietnamese, French, Turkish and Spanish cultures to add a personal touch to their rustic winter affair. Perhaps the most attention-grabbing detail was Lina’s deep red, ...

A Whimsical Garden Wedding at a Private Residence in Milton, Massachusetts

With their wedding's lush garden setting, twinkling lights and breathtaking decor, Simin Lee (27 and a student) and Nicholas Bodnar’s (26 and a student) early fall affair felt straight out of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream." The pair gathered their friends and families on a warm September evening at ...

A Multicultural Garden Wedding at East Ivy Mansion in Nashville, Tennessee

Fellow Tennessee State Tigers Saida Binhazim (28 and a graduate student) and Kenny Hickson (29 and a business owner) met through common friends, but their paths didn't cross until after graduation. The couple hosted a multicultural garden wedding fusing Saida's Swahili culture with Kenny’s Americ...

A Glamorous Vineyard Wedding at Carmel Valley Ranch in Carmel, California

Just over three years after being matched through an online dating site, Silicon Valley residents Laura (29 and a teacher) and Pierre (37 and a lawyer) wed in a rustic, romantic affair at Carmel Valley Ranch in Carmel, California. “The focus of our design was rustic chic,” says Laura, who incorpo...

A Colorful Interfaith Wedding at the Connecticut River Museum in Essex, Connecticut

Erica Annon (30 and a communications and marketing executive) and Shantanu Dhaka (30 and a tech entrepreneur) combined New England charm with Indian tradition to bring their colorful summer soiree to life. “Our approach became ‘Connecticut meets India'," Erica says. "We tried to keep each ceremon...