Alternative Wedding Photos

A Casual Museum Engagement Shoot Ahead of a City Hall Elopement

An exchange semester for Miriam at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago proved to be a fateful decision. Originally from Switzerland, Miriam was meant to spend just one semester in the Windy City before she met James, a fellow art student. The two quickly bonded over shared projects and lat...

An Enchanting, Moody Mountain Wedding at The Farm at Old Edwards Inn in North Carolina's Highlands

When George and Aly met in college, they had chemistry. Quite literally. The two met in their chemistry lab and became partners but didn’t begin dating until their final semester. After graduation, the two made their long-distance relationship work for 6 years before Aly moved to South Carolina t...

This Adventurous, Winter Wedding on a Colorado Mountain Involved Dashing Through the Snow Atop Snowmobiles

Jade and Adrien were shouting their love for each other on mountaintops long before their adventurous wedding ceremony. The two met thanks to their older brothers when Jade’s brother was moving out of his house, and Adrien was there to assist. Years later, they reconnected on a boating trip and b...

Disco and Carnival Vibes Filled This Vibrant Pink Wedding at 501 Union in Brooklyn, New York

Molly Sprick and Andrew Reid’s story began at George Mason University, where the world of theater brought them together. “Andrew was a playwriting major, and I was close friends with many of the theater students, so our meeting was inevitable,” Molly recalls. Their first encounter happened in the...

Non-Traditional Couples, Take Note: A Moody Celebration at 74 Wythe in Brooklyn, New York

Friends for six years before their romantic relationship began, Erin Tonkon and Brent Bettes both hail from Dallas, Texas, and spent significant parts of their lives in California and New York. As Erin recalls, "We both ultimately didn't meet until we lived in New York," where their friendship de...

An Eclectic DIY Wedding at the Grass Room in Los Angeles, California

“An elder millennial tale as old as time; we met on Tinder in 2014,” tells Liz Kelso. She and Brian Baeza’s romance grew steadily, hitting a major milestone in 2022. Brian proposed in a setting as breathtaking as their love for each other. Liz reminisces, “We were engaged in September in Cozumel,...

The Bride Rocked a Gold Dress at This Uniquely Personal Beach Wedding in Auckland, New Zealand

The sparks flew between Claire and James Tucker on Tinder, and after five years of dating, the groom decided to pop the question. "James asked me to go on a stand-up paddle board near where we were moored on Great Barrier Island in New Zealand," Claire recounts. "When we got to the island, he pop...

Chill Vibes Filled This Sustainable Wedding With Unique Touches in Carpinteria, California

Jacqueline Rabôt and Robby Massar met on what the bride describes as “a very quintessential LA evening: a friend’s movie night.” The atmosphere that evening encapsulated the essence of the city’s charm. On this cinematic night, they discovered a shared passion that intrigued t...

This Funky Las Vegas Vow Renewal Included Taco Bell, Tattoos and Lots of Casino Fun

Doing life with your partner is no easy feat, especially when you navigate major changes together. For Alex (27, a destination wedding planner and designer) and Stefan Moreau (28, a logistics analyst), transitioning from military to civilian life was one such milestone. The military has long play...

The Couple at This Colorful Napa Wedding Wore 18 Different Outfits and Walked a 500-Foot Pink Aisle

When someone says “vineyard wedding,” what comes to mind? Before now it probably wasn’t anything like Vita Newstetter (26, the founder of an online fashion platform) and Jesse Beller’s (26, a fintech cofounder) epic neon celebration. But their prismatic wedding set a brilliant new standard for vi...

This Wedding at Basilica Hudson in Upstate New York is a Masterclass in Rocking Bold Colors

Brittany Hicks and Manny Sevillano’s love story is a testament to the power of friendship, laughter and dance. Their journey began in college, where they had many mutual friends but didn’t know each other very well. They reunited in New York City after graduation and quickly became close friends,...

A Retro Tie-Dye Wedding for Two “Deadheads” at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena, California

After Casey Regan made a sweet comment about Monique Gray’s job after the two matched on a dating app, they met up at a wine bar in Orange County, California. Spontaneity followed the couple throughout their relationship: all the way through to the proposal date. “The proposal happened in the bac...

"The Hunger Games" Inspired This Colorful Wedding at The Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg, California

The attire seen in Panem’s Capitol in The Hunger Games inspired Jonathon Dakarai (35 and a UX designer) and Kyle Prosen’s (30 and a medical policy account manager) wedding. “While the people of the Capitol are generally evil, their over-the-top fashion represents a certain delusional optimism, an...

Retro Technicolor Vibes Filled This Eclectic Wedding at the TWA Hotel in Queens, New York

We’ve always believed that couples should plan a wedding that’s uniquely their own, but couples haven’t always felt liberated to do that. Until the pandemic. As couples were forced to scale back, reschedule and adjust their nuptials, they also came back to what a wedding should really be: a meani...

Music From the '60s and '70s Inspired This Retro Wedding at The Fillmore in Philadelphia

For their wedding at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Naomi and Jessi created a vibe that was a mix of "Summer of Love, Magical Mystery Tour, and a sprinkle of Studio 54 glitter." Naomi goes on to explain that the couple selected "a palette based on late '60s and early '70s color schem...

This Couple Hosted a Bright Rainbow-Themed Wedding at Coopers Hall in Portland, Oregon

Jojo and Skyler's wedding at Coopers Hall in Portland, Oregon, was all about color! The couple wanted their wedding "to be bright, unique, and a blast. Our relationship is a little wonderful, a little wild, and something that is unique in this world. We wanted our guests to have a great time with...

Austin City Limits Music Festival Inspired This Wedding at Waller Creek Boathouse in Texas

For their colorful wedding at Waller Creek Boathouse in Austin, Texas, Nina and Graham took inspiration from the iconic Austin City Limits Music Festival. In particular, they looked to the ACL's colorful flags to inform the stylistic direction of the waterfront wedding they celebrated. The colorf...

The Bride Wore a Red Dress to This Wedding at the Lightner Museum in St. Augustine, Florida

Chris and Katie tied the knot with a colorful wedding at the Lightner Museum in St. Augustine, Florida. A palette of red, burnt orange, gold and deep green punctuated the day—and Kate even donned a festive red wedding dress for the occasion. Katie shares that the couple's wedding "was filled with...

This Rooftop Urban Garden Wedding at Brooklyn Grange Farm Had Stunning Views of New York City

Celebrating their beloved city was paramount for Brianna Brandon (30 and a vice president of operational excellence and risk management at a bank) and Meaghan Collins (30 and chief of staff at a venture capital firm) when planning their wedding. “We are Brooklynites and love this city,” explains ...

This Extraterrestrial-Themed Wedding in San Luis Obispo, California, Included a Vintage Airplane

Emily and Tim affectionately dubbed their vows the "E.T. wedding" in honor of their initials. The result: a day filled with fun, extraterrestrial-inspired details. The pair tied the knot at a family friend's property tucked into a canyon in San Luis Obispo. Not only does the home overlook an oak-...

This Skiing Wedding at Mt. Ashland Ski Resort in Ashland, Oregon, Included a Parking Lot Tailgate Reception

Matt and Jessica love to ski, so much so that their wedding took place on a ski slope at Mt. Ashland Ski Resort in Ashland, Oregon. "Matt and I had both grown up skiing. We were raised by skiers and learned to ski just after learning to walk. We even competed in the same league through high schoo...

This Couple Filled Their Baltimore Wedding With Fried Chicken, Champagne and a Drag Show

Eric and Brandon had a two-part wedding in Baltimore, Maryland. To start, they exchanged vows with an intimate ceremony and brunch at Alma, a local Venezuelan restaurant. Then, later in the day, the couple hosted a relaxed backyard "block party"-inspired wedding for a larger group of friends comp...

The Urban Vibes of The Holden Room in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Inspired This Formal Wedding

“From the beginning, Kurt and I told our parents that we wanted a party, not a formal wedding,” Laura says of her and Kurt's Minneapolis celebration. “We booked a food truck early on and found the urban warehouse setting we were hoping for in The Holden Room.” In keeping with that vibe, guests di...