A Sophisticated Persian-American Wedding at the Old Courthouse Museum in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Ashley Schelling and Farzin Farajzadeh's wedding at the Old Courthouse Museum in Sioux Falls, South Dakota was an elegant, romantic affair that blended both American and Persian traditions. While the couple has lived and traveled all over the world, they chose to tie the knot in Sioux Falls where...

A Romantic, Whimsical Farm Wedding at Yesterday Spaces in Leicester, North Carolina

Abigail Wharff (a marketing manager) met Mark Rosenblum (in equity research) at a bar in Durham, North Carolina. She was in the middle of a heated discussion with friends after a tense MBA student basketball game between rival schools Duke and the University of North Carolina. “Mark just walked u...

A Timeless Interfaith Wedding at Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco, California

Meghan Williams (27 and a health care technology manager) and Alex Scherbatskoy (32 and a lawyer) met and fell in love in San Francisco, California. When they planned their wedding, elegance and classic city style was key—as was honoring their families' religious traditions: Meghan is Catholic, a...

A Colorful Multicultural Wedding at Bel-Air Bay Club in Los Angeles, California

To honor their three cultures—Chinese, Persian and American—Kristy Gao (25 and a business professional) and Alireza Fard (34 and a physician) held a trio of ceremonies at Bel-Air Bay Club in Los Angeles, California. First, they sat at a sofreh aghd for the Persian ceremony. Then they exchanged vo...

A Modern Spring Wedding at The State Room in Boston, Massachusetts

Alexandra Wildenhaus (25 and a staffing consultant and social media manager) and Dan Linares (32 and a project manager) planned a romantic, spring wedding at The State Room in downtown Boston with seasonal blooms and a regal color palette of gold, blush and navy blue. The day played tribute to th...

A Gorgeous, Winter Wedding at Cira Centre Atrium at JG Domestic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Megan Moore (28 and a teacher) and Eli Saline (28 and a financial planner) met while they were students at Emory University and dated for seven years. Eli proposed to Megan during a visit to Boston for Thanksgiving. He took her to Top of the Hub, a restaurant with skyline views, and bought her a ...

A Formal Beach Wedding at Hideaway Beach Club in Marco Island, Florida

Berlinda "Lindy" Tolsma (24 and a registered dietitian) and Keith Abed (26 and works in real estate) met at a bar in East Lansing while they were students at Michigan State University. Keith asked Lindy if he could buy her a beer, but when he opened his wallet, it was empty. Luckily for him, she ...

A Formal Beach Wedding at Hideaway Beach Club in Marco Island, Florida

Berlinda "Lindy" Tolsma (24 and a registered dietitian) and Keith Abed (26 and works in real estate) met at a bar in East Lansing while they were students at Michigan State University. Keith asked Lindy if he could buy her a beer, but when he opened his wallet, it was empty. Luckily for him, she ...

A Vintage, Garden Wedding at Codman Estate in Lincoln, Massachusetts

Tiffany Bryant (29 and a home stager) and Brendan Arsenault (29 and a software developer) had a standout element to their wedding: gray lanterns. Tiffany is a professional home stager and for a corporate event decorated a space with gray lantern jars. She vowed to use them for her own wedding, an...

An American Indian Multicultural Wedding at Terradorna in Manor, Texas

Chaney Jernigan (39 and a director of program management) and Faqir Ahmed's (37 and a principal corporate strategist) fusion wedding was filled with bright colors and peacock feathers. The ceremony fused the couple's individual beliefs (Chaney is Christian and Faqir is Muslim) and the wedding had...

A Summery Coral Wedding at Historic Cottage at San Clemente State Beach in San Clemente, California

With a number of guests visiting from out of state, Leila Winnick (29 and an event planner and hospitality manager) and Jochen Schubert (33 and a research scientist) wanted to give them an authentic California experience. A travel them...

A Vibrant Fall Wedding at Villa Del Lago in Austin, Texas

Milad and Kelley Hashemi, both 26-year-old engineering Ph.D. students, tied the knot in a vibrant fall wedding at Villa Del Lago in Austin, Texas. The couple first met at a summer internship before their senior of college and began dating long-distance when they both returned to school. Following...

A Vibrant Interfaith Wedding at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Massachusetts

Surbhi Godsay (28, a Ph.D. student in community and applied social psychology at University of Maryland Baltimore County) and Zach Lipkin-Moore (28, an internal medicine resident at Boston Medical Center) met for the first time on the Internet, but not in the way you'd expect. Surbhi was video ch...

A Classic, Interfaith Wedding at Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange, New Jersey

Amanda Turner (26, an accountant) and Noel Joseph (27, a sales account manager) created an air of simple elegance for their Hindu-Christian wedding thanks to a classic color palette of white and gold. The couple reflected both of their cultures throughout the day, which culminated in a wardrobe c...

A Vintage, Speakeasy-Inspired Wedding at The Green Room in Brooklyn, New York

After originally planning to elope, Heather Lean (33 and an attorney) and Brian Harloff (40 and an officer) decided they couldn’t tie the knot without their closest family and friends. To celebrate their union, the couple planned a festive speakeasy-inspired affair at The Green Building in Brookl...

A Formal Wedding at the Spring Valley Country Club in Sharon, Massachusetts

When Erica Aronson (35 and licenced in social work) attended a modeling audition, she had no idea that romance was right around the corner. “Rob Allison, (39 and in quality control analysis) was the owner of an urban clothing line that was launching in the Boston area, and when he saw me at the a...

A Modern, St. Patrick's Day Wedding at the Hartford Society Room in Hartford, Connecticut

Neeti Dhillon (29 and an optometrist) and Derek McDermott’s (28 and an account executive) wedding was a festive St. Patrick’s Day affair with a subtle modern edge. Coming from different cultural backgrounds, the couple fused Indian and Irish traditions to give the day a pers...

A Vibrant Rustic Wedding at Stonewall Farm in Keene, New Hampshire

For their wedding, Rachel Venuti (29 and a special education teacher) and Mark Venuti (31 and a painter) planned an intimate affair with rustic flair at Stonewall Farm in Keene, NH. Wanting a quaint location to host their families and friends, the couple visited a number of barns before coming ac...

A Shabby-Chic Wedding at Bonnet Island Estate in Manahawkin, New Jersey

From the location down to the mason-jar lighting display, every detail in Miriam Forkowitz (26 and a medical biller) and Mark Ventura’s (27 and a diesel mechanic) shabby-chic wedding had a personal touch. Miriam first visited their venue, Bonnet Island Estate, when she was 1...

A Sophisticated, Romantic Wedding at Lord Thompson Manor in Thompson, Connecticut

Rachel Weisblatt (27 and a lawyer) and Jacob Fetherol’s (26 and a US Marines veteran and a music student) wedding at Lord Thompson Manor was the picture of romantic sophistication. “As soon as I saw Lord Thompson Manor, I knew we had to be married there and Jacob felt the same way,” Rachel says. ...

A Charming, Vintage Wedding at Woodstock Inn in Woodstock, Vermont

Elinor (Nellie) Berkman (29, an early childhood teacher) and Chris Jaikaran (32, a planner for the Department of Homeland Security) met one summer at a bar in Washington DC. "Chris would say that he approached me first, but really it was Chris’s best friend who walked over on his behalf," notes N...

A Traditional Hindu Wedding at Lahr Atrium in Lafayette, Indiana

Nikhil Bajaj (28 and a graduate student) and Andrea Pluckebaum (26 and a reporting analyst) began a casual, friendly relationship in the spring of 2009 unaware of the future they had together. After an "enchanting" first date, the pair realized how much they had in common including spicy food, a ...

A Whimsical Multicultural Wedding at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa, Ontario

Jessica Ludgate (33 and a midwife) and Matthew Yee (33 and an engineer) vacationed in China the month before they were engaged, and let that trip inspire their multicultural theme and color palette of red and gold. The couple held their ceremony on stage at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in O...