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An Intimate Garden Wedding in Chadds Ford, PA

The Bride Kerry Stevens, 31, a registered nurse The Groom Jason Pantalone, 34, works for the US Postal Service The Date April 30 Kerry and Jason wanted their intimate garden party wedding of only 35 guests to feel casual and elegant. They chose purple as the main color and added touches of green...

An Outdoor Spanish Ranch Wedding in Silverado, Southern CA

The Bride Kristin Johnson, 26, a communications manager The Groom Mike Slocum, 29, a deputy state fire marshal for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection The Date April 30 Kristin grew up about a mile away from Rancho Las Lomas, but had never been there until she and Mike were...

A Casual Outdoor Wedding in Nonquitt, MA

The Bride Erica Nuber, 27, an account specialist at iProspect The Groom Oliver Haydock, 28, a teacher at Edward W. Brooke Charter School The Date August 28 Erica and Oliver wanted to let the scenery speak for itself, so they planned a casual yet elegant party. A natural color palette and details...

A Vineyard Wedding in West Tisbury, MA

The Bride Jennifer Peltz, 31, an artist The Groom Brian McCurley, 30, a junior manager at H2F Entertainment The Date September 18 Jennifer always wanted to get married at her family’s home on Martha’s Vineyard. To bring out a comfortable, homey feel, she and Brian chose “happy colors,” which (f...

A Modern Country Wedding in Mt. Pleasant, MI

The Bride Debbie Martin, 24, works in television production in New York City The Groom Nick Keetch, 27, a writer The Date August 11 Without a halfway point between Michigan and London, Debbie and Nick decided to get married on her parents’ horse farm. But this was no rustic fete. They served Bra...

A Traditional Wedding in Detroit, MI

The Bride Lori Fera, 27, a hospice specialist The Groom Rob Armstrong, 27, an attorney The Date September 25 An orange and brown color combo was a natural choice for a fall wedding and it blended seamlessly with The Colony Club’s gold and bronze décor. Rather than having a theme, Lori and Rob ju...

An Outdoor Garden Wedding in Littleton, CO

The Bride Kristen Parks, 26, a CPA at Gomerdinger & Associates, LLC The Groom Chris Wegman, 26, a financial reporting analyst at Venoco Inc. The Date September 10 With a destination wedding quickly ruled out by their families, Kristen and Chris embraced a light teal and cantaloupe color pale...

A Modern Wedding in St. Paul, MN

The Bride Erin Esch, 26, a hairstylist at Panache in Bayport The Groom Eric Dennison, 27, a financial planner at Assured Retirement Solutions The Date August 21 “Funky, fresh and modern,” is how Erin and Eric described their late summer wedding and its color palette of clover green with accents ...

A Casual Wedding in La Crescent, WI

The Bride Jennifer Brion, 24, a graduate student at University of Wisconsin La Crosse The Groom Augie Weber, 26, owner of River Rocks Coffee The Date July 31 Without a specific theme or style in mind, both Augie and Jeni knew that they wanted a very comfortable, easy-going vibe to their day. The...

A Country Wedding in St. Gabriel, LA

The Bride Alexandra Chung, 28, director of alumni affairs at Teach For America in South Louisiana The Groom Elliott Rouse, 28, a professional civil engineer The Date October 9 For their nuptials, Alexandra and Elliott wanted to bring their families together for what felt like dinner and a block ...

A Yacht Club Wedding in Montauk, NY

The Bride Jeanette O’Donoghue, 27 The Groom David Simon, 28, works in online advertising The Date August 28 “I was on a gray kick,” Jeanette says about wedding planning. Paired with a sunny shade of yellow, the color perfectly fit the couple’s summer Yacht Club nuptials.

A Casual Wedding in Bridgehampton, NY

The Bride Elly O’Rourke, 30, works in nonprofit consulting at Root Cause The Groom Peter Brown, 32, works at Liberty Mutual The Date September 18 Elly and Peter wanted a casual wedding and weren’t at all fussy about colors beyond knowing a bright, reddish orange should dominate their rustic venue.

A Rustic Wedding in Pocasset, MA

The Bride Jody Kenneally, 28, a pediatric nurse practitioner at Commonwealth Care Alliance The Groom Jon Chase, 32, a bartender at The Harp The Date September 18 For their backyard nuptials at Jody’s parents’ summer house, the couple included lots of rustic touches and a color palette of tan, iv...

An Outdoor Wedding in Grande Lakes, FL

The Bride Rise Namiki, 22, a cook at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua The Groom Jonathan Haynes, 26, also a cook at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua The Date May 1 Rise and Jonathan, both Florida natives, wanted their wedding to capture an elegant tropical-beach style. They achieved the look with exotic flowe...

Susan & Sean: A Cultural Wedding in Blaine, WA

Susan and Sean knew that a small, simple wedding would suit them best. “As long as we’re married at the end of the day and no guest goes home hungry, we’ll be happy,” was how Sean summed up his goals. The Bride Susan Li, a 30-year-old physician The Groom Sean Kincaid, a 32-year-old anesthesiolog...

A Casual Waterfront Wedding in San Clemente, CA

The Bride Kira Simon, 28, a physician assistant at Orange County Institute of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy The Groom Colin Babb, 27, a financial adviser for CUSO Financial Services, L.P. The Date August 20 For their laid-back wedding with a summer dinner-party vibe, Kira and Colin decorated wi...

A Beach Wedding in Newport Beach, CA

The Bride Alison Tyler, 25, a wine sales representative The Groom Chris Mazurkiewicz, 29, a corporate pilot The Date April 24 A clean, simple color palette of white and navy blue accented with green flowers played off the natural beauty of the beach location.

A Mountain Wedding in Boulder, CO

The Bride Adrienne Mutch, 25, a graduate student and teaching assistant at CU Boulder The Groom Evan Anderson, 26, a local business owner The Date June 5 Adrienne and Evan chose a white and lavender color palette with pops of deeper purple to complement the rustic ambience of their destination w...

A Lakeside Wedding in Easton, MD

Jill and Jed met during a flag football game in Harlem. Jed was a fill-in player that day. The Bride Jill Henderson, 29, in construction management The Groom Jed Davitt, 26, in finance for Deutsche Bank London The Date August 8 From the chairs to the tent, Jill wanted everything to be white for...

A Beachside Wedding in Carillon Beach, FL

Although they wanted a beach wedding, Angela and Brian didn’t want traditionally tropical colors for their wedding day. The Bride Angela Moody, 28 and an elementary school teacher The GroomBrian Sattler, 26 and a civil engineer The Date March 13 Instead, they picked a royal blue and yellow col...

A Garden Wedding in Winston-Salem, NC

Brooke and Jonathan met briefly while attending college at Wake Forest, but got to know each other better when Brooke began working as Jonathan’s receptionist. Brooke quit before their first date. The Bride Brooke Deal, 25 and a publicist at Blair Publisher The Groom Jonathan Csuka, 30 and an at...

A Casual Wedding in Newport, RI

Wendy and Michael met while working together at Massachusetts General Hospital and later reconnected at the hospital's coffee shop. The Bride Wendy Kobayashi, 31 and works in radiation oncology clinical research The Groom Michael Folkert, 35 and is a resident in radiation oncology The Date Octob...

An Outdoor Wedding in Topsfield, MA

Laura and Brian first became acquainted in nursery school and were reunited during junior high. They finally started dating during their senior year of high school. The Bride Laura Noon, 26 and a history teacher at Masconomet Regional High School The Groom Brian Greeley, 26 and a corrections off...