Alternative Wedding Photos

A Rustic Bohemian DIY Wedding at The Bauer in Kansas City, Missouri

Taylor Triano (30 and a textile artist) and Patrick Ryan (39 and a chef) met while Patrick was cooking for a mutual's friend dinner party, to which Taylor was invited. “We met by complete happenstance,” Taylor says. “A close friend invited me to dinner and some dude I’d never seen before was the ...

A Patriotic Wedding at The Downtown Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Stacy Fiske (29 and an interactive designer) and Brian Marek (39 and a project manager) met at a mutual friend’s wedding and hit it off right away. After a month of dating, Brian’s job with the Coast Guard took him to New Orleans to help with the BP oil spill, but the two kept in contact every da...

An Eclectic Intimate Wedding at Millesime in the Carlton Hotel in New York City

High school sweethearts Gloria Sin (33 and a tech journalist) and Darren Shield (32 and an intellectual property attorney) dated long distance for years before Darren proposed on Christmas Eve in 2013. Darren proposed at an ice skating rink. “At the end of the skating session, just as people were...

An Eclectic and Modern Jewish Wedding at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland

Emily Semmel (25 and a business analyst) and Eli Tucker (26 and a senior associate) met through mutual friends at a dinner in Arlington, Virginia. Emily was interning in D.C. and Eli was working in the city as a financial consultant. Eli challenged Emily to a game of Super Nintendo, which ended i...

An Urban Glam Wedding at Aria in Minneapolis, Minnesota

When Tony (31 and a political consultant) proposed to Hayley (27 and an attorney) after three years of dating, the groom-to-be took her completely by surprise. "He cooked me my favorite meal of lamb chops and asparagus, then during a movie, he got down on one knee," she says. "I said 'yes,' of co...

An Organic Woodsy Wedding at Laughing Waters in Gerton, North Carolina

Amber Smith (32 and a medical assistant) and Jimi Nedoff (39 and a telecom project manager) reconnected on MySpace after meeting as children. The pair spent most of their relationship in the woods camping, hiking or exploring new waterfalls. Jimi proposed once the two hiked to the top of Lover's ...

A Vintage Nontraditional Wedding at Fulton Ferry Landing in Brooklyn, New York

Self proclaimed "typography nerds" Giordana and Justin (they met in graphic design grad school) were inspired by the vintage wedding gown the bride's mother wore on her own wedding day. They kept the guest list small so they could focus on quality time with their loved ones. "We knew almost immed...

A DIY Garden Party Wedding at Empire Hall in St. Louis, Missouri

Lauren, 30, a TV commercial producer, and Jon, 30, a TV commercial cameraman, met in the hallway of a private school in Seoul, South Korea, through mutual friends. They were both there to teach in the private school. He proposed with his mother’s original engagement ring from Jon’s father. Lauren...