A DIY Country Wedding at the Hunt Club Farm in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Sydney Poore (23 and a social media director) and Hunter Banks (23 and a naval officer) were high school sweethearts. They were separated after graduation when she went off to college and he enlisted in the Navy, but they reunited when he returned for Naval Academy. Although she knew they belonge...

A Rustic Country Wedding at Peeper Ranch in Lenexa, Kansas

Lacy Frees (32 and a dance studio owner and instructor) and Matt Draznik (28 and a truckload logistics coordinator) met in Kansas City when they became roommates. But, they didn’t start dating until Lacy found her own apartment. About a year and a half later, they went to Weston Irish Fest in Wes...

Rustic Vintage Wedding at Dawn Ranch Lodge in Guerneville, California

Cory Rogers proposed to Gwen Lutz after finishing a long distance bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and from that moment on began planning their vintage-styled wedding at the Dawn Ranch Lodge. The turquoise and red decorated venue provided the perfect rustic backdrop for the couple’s w...

A Colorful Wedding at The Barns at Perona Farms in Andover, New Jersey

Jenny Kuo (31 and a brand manager) and Jeffrey Chi (31 and a management consultant) met during college while attending NYU, but only started dating after they bumped into each other a few years after graduation. "We dated for about four years before Jeff proposed. We were on a weekend getaway to ...

A Rustic Country Wedding at Granby Ranch in Granby, Colorado

Carly Gralak (27 and works in sales) and Marc Wennogle (31 and an engineer) met through mutual friends. After dating for six years, Marc proposed on top of Winter Park resort. They decided to exchange vows at Granby Ranch in Granby, Colorado. “The location is smack dab in between our favorite ski...

A Rustic Country Wedding at Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby, Colorado

Elizabeth Wroe (29 and a teacher) and Julie Begin (27 and an academic counselor with dropout prevention) met while working at an environmental education center in South Carolina. After six years of adventures together, Julie proposed to Elizabeth at Red Rocks Amphitheater during an Avett Brothers...

A Rustic Autumnal Wedding at Chattooga Belle Farms in Long Creek

When Elizabeth Callaway (26 and a physical therapist) signed up for a running group through Half Moon Outfitters, she was convinced she would meet her "soulmate" Hunter Orvis (28 and a nursing student) who had just sold her friends some running shoes. Hunter was indeed leading the run and seven m...

A Rustic, Chic Wedding at the Kelley Agricultural Museum in Sharpsville, Indiana

After taking a self-defense class together, Heather (30 and a physician's assistant) and Gabe (39 and a software engineer) clicked almost immediately. "We both started taking classes there around the same time and had an easy friendship," Heather says. "A couple of years later, we went out with m...

A Shabby Chic Wedding at The Lyons Farmette & River Bend in Lyons, Colorado

Milena Rempel (22 and a student) and Gideon Rempel (22 and an operations manager of a vegetation company) met at Ravencrest Chalet Bible School. Gideon learned how to play guitar and serenaded Milena on the top of Lookout Mountain with “Swing Life Away” by Rise Against. “Gideon had told me from t...

A Whimsical Rustic Wedding at The Barns at Wesleyan Hills in Middletown, Connecticut

For Lisa Siggie (35, a stay at home mom) and Jay Stankiewicz (37, a corporate communications professional), their relationship has always been fun and spontaneous, so it makes sense that their engagement and wedding celebrated their whimsical personalities.“We met in Stamford, Connecticut, after ...

A Country Chic Wedding at The Barn at Evergreen Memorial Park in Evergreen, Colorado

Allison Olsonowski (21 and a preschool teacher) and Chip Olsonowski (21 and a US Marine) met in high school. They had originally planned to get married in 2012, but Chip was deployed to Afghanistan. So, they had a courthouse ceremony before he left. When he returned, Allison moved to North Caroli...

A Rustic, Romantic Wedding at The Enchanted Barn in Hillsdale, Wisconsin

High-school sweethearts Cory (23 and an entrepreneur) and Paige (an administrative assistant) go back much further than most people expect. "We've known one another for most of our lives!" Paige explains. "We met in the second grade and dated briefly in the seventh before finally becoming an offi...

A Rustic, Spring Wedding at the Avon Wedding Barn in Indianapolis, IN

Amy (26 and a marketing specialist) and Ryan (31 with a career in risk management) met at a birthday party in 2011 while wearing matching flannel shirts and ended up spending the night listening to music and playing games. Just a month later, after attending a concert for Ryan's band, Amy asked R...

A Rustic Red Wedding at The Historic Santa Margarita Ranch in Santa Margarita, California

Lori Werderitch (30, lawyer) met Noah Perch-Ahern (30, lawyer) in 2003 at law school in New Orleans, Louisiana. The two dated long-term before Noah popped the question in the first apartment they shared, shortly after moving in together. Noah worked with a local jeweller to create a one-of-a-kind...

A Rustic Ranch Wedding at Midnight Ranch in Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Kara, 29, a commercial property relator, and Jason, 31, a machine shop owner, met in high school. The couple exchanged vows in Steamboat Springs, Colorado–one of their favorite vacation spots. They completed their fun, rustic wedding with burlap details and coral accents.

A Shabby-Chic Yesterday Spaces Wedding in Leicester, NC

Rachel, 26 and a PhD student originally met Marcus, 26 and a forestry researcher when they were both in middle school. The two reconnected later in life and Marcus proposed to Rachel in Europe after moving to London. "I had known that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Rachel for quite so...

A Rustic Fall Rocky River Vineyards Wedding in Midland, North Carolina

When Megan, 26 and a research chemist, first met David, 30 and an accounting manager, during her freshman year of college at North Carolina State, their relationship didn't blossom.  Four years later, the pair reconnected on Facebook when Megan moved to Charlotte after graduation and it took anot...

A Glamorous DIY Wedding at The Barn at Twin Oaks Ranch in Dardanelle, Arkansas

Nikki, 41, CEO of Glitter Magazine, Scott, 34, works in sales, met online. Even though they seemed an unlikely couple–she is from New Jersey and he is from Arkansas–they had an instant connection. After making a long-distance relationship work, they decided to take the next step. Scott flew acros...

An Elegant Ranch Wedding at Y.O. Ranch in Kerrville, Texas

Catherine Schreiner (28 and sales director of BuddyLove showroom) and William Brand Daves (33 and with Barnard Insurance Group) met through mutual friends that had been trying to set them up for two years before they actually met. They knew from the beginning of their relationship that they were ...

A Rustic Vintage-Inspired Wedding at Sawyer Family Farmstead in Glenville, North Carolina

Christine Mondou, 25, a Biology student and Nathan Winrich, 24, a financial advisor at Edward Jones, met through a common interest — fencing. The pair were members of the Appalachian State University fencing club throughout college. And while it all started with a few high fives and casual conver...

A Rustic Elegant Wedding at the County Line Orchard in Hobart, Indiana

When Meg (30 and an attorney) attended her cousin's wedding, she had no idea that her future husband, Greg (32 and a driver) was the best man. "We started dating soon after and he proposed on the Fourth of July during the fireworks at my family lake house," Meg explains. For their spring wedding ...

A Colorful Farm Wedding at Sang Lee Farms in Peconic, NY

Jennifer Kapahi (29, co-founder of treStiQue beauty) and Ayush “Nicks” Kapahi (30, partner at HKS Capital Partners) met during their sophomore year at Skidmore College and got engaged 10 years later in their New York City apartment, there was no other location for their wedding but Jennifer’s fam...

A Whimsical Barn Wedding at Rufflands Farm in Rhinebeck, New York

Although it took New Jersey natives Tammy Porto (33, an account executive) and Anthony Bartolomeo (35, a general manager) almost a decade to meet, their romantic engagement was well worth the wait!“I had been traveling for work to London,” says Tammy. “At the tail-end of my trip, Anthony surprise...