An Iconic and Rare Wedding at Yankee Stadium Inspired by The Couple’s Love for NYC

For Kate, who describes herself as “as Long Island as it gets,” planning a one-of-a-kind wedding day was about finding a central location for their families, iconic architecture and her husband-to-be Andrew’s love of the Yankees. “It was either Yankee Stadium or bust,” she says. “We didn’t look a...

This Colorful Wedding Full of Vintage Finds at Hotel Emma Captures the Essence of San Antonio

With a state as big as Texas, it was much easier for two Dallas locals to plan a “destination” wedding in San Antonio. Plus, Molly and Rob first met in their college years at TCU in Fort Worth, another connection to The Lone Star State. The two were singing karaoke with mutual friends at a campus...

An Intimate Chinese-American Coastal Celebration With Pops of Red on the Couple's Porch in Beaufort, South Carolina

When Erin first met Eugene in 2013, he was just a fellow employee hired by the CEO to assess their company. Before long, Erin was noticing things about him, like his nervous habit of twirling pens with his fingers, his intelligence and how comfortable he was “in his own skin (not arrogant, just c...

Colorful Handmade Decor Honored the Groom's Mexican Heritage at a Welcome Dinner in Pebble Beach, California

It was 2015 when Allie had just started her sophomore year of college at LMU. She was working at Mendocino Farms in Marina del Rey when she first met her shift manager, Julio. Though he lived in Inglewood at the time, Julio was saving up to transfer to university. Allie says, “It was obvious to b...

A Whimsical Garden Wedding in Vancouver With a Romantic Rainy-Day Twist

“The inspiration behind our wedding was simple: to have fun and be fully present in the moment with our closest family and friends, many of whom have witnessed our 8-year journey together,” Cindy and Alex say. This love story began at a job right out of college, where they both worked as software...

A Late Summer Wedding Blending Guyanese and Vietnamese Culture at a Japanese Garden in Pasadena, California

In the early days of the pandemic, both Tiffanie and Jeffery took to OKCupid to find love, and that’s where they found each other. Those first months were filled with good conversation, and this gave them the opportunity to really get to know one another before finally meeting in person. On their...

This Couple Selected "Neon Peacock" as the Theme for Their Wedding at Top of the Town in Arlington, Virginia

When it comes to wedding themes, the sky is the limit. And Rayanne and Anish (who met online and bonded over a competitive love of Scrabble) truly did take both their wedding and their theme to new heights. The event, held at a penthouse venue known as Top of the Town in Arlington, Virginia, lean...

A Colorful, Talavera-Inspired Vow Renewal at a Beach in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

When planning their vow renewal ceremony, Maura and Brandon quickly knew Mexico would be the perfect spot. They spent their first vacation together in the beautiful country, and have traveled there every year, especially loving the Riviera Maya area. The two first met over two decades ago at a re...

Book Favors and Espresso Martinis Set Apart This Pastel Garden-Party Wedding at Sunnybrook in Roanoke, Virginia

One day in December of 2019, when Emily was visiting friends in Richmond, Virginia, she happened to come across Nate’s profile on a dating app. Though she admitted to him that she was only in town for a while and lived in Boston, the two kept in touch and discovered they had mutual friends. In Fe...

An Intimate Wedding on the Water in California With the Couple's Own Yacht

Long before Darrin proclaimed, “I do, I do, I do” at their intimate wedding ceremony, he and Judy were just two people searching for a second chance at love. On New Year’s Eve in 2020, when Judy had been without her husband of 22 years for half a decade and a mutual friend wanted to set her up wi...

A Retro-Style Bridal Luncheon Followed by a Birthday Welcome Party With Disco Balls and Florals

For the former college neighbors turned friends, Ansley and Jonathan’s love story evolved after a last-minute invite to a fraternity formal. And not long after getting engaged, the two decided an 11/11 wedding was the perfect date for their one-of-a-kind weekend. “Honestly, I knew from the get-go...

A Timeless Black-and-White Wedding at The Box House Hotel's Open-Air Rooftop in NYC

For Katelyn, meeting her future husband was a pure chance encounter. The two strangers crossed paths in a bar one chilly evening, as she describes it, where they struck up a conversation that proved the immediate connection. The next day, Otari asked her out on their first date, an “old-fashioned...

Bold Colors and Patterns Set Apart This Maximalist Wedding at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis

Cupid’s arrow found its target on the night Ethan and Alex first met. Despite making plans for the future around his newfound lease on life, Ethan soon knew he wanted to make room for Alex in that future. “Alex and I dated for exactly a year before I proposed, though we started talking about marr...

A Burst of Summery Color Filled This Industrial Wedding at Brooklyn Winery

For law school students Aaron and Corey, their chance meeting in Buffalo followed a different kind of law: the law of attraction. The two moved to New York City post-graduation, making the Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill neighborhoods their home with their pup, Mack. On a beach trip to Southampt...

Chic Pastels Brought a Modern Vibe to This Western Wedding at Hotel Drover in Fort Worth, Texas

It seemed serendipitous that Juli and Randy’s love story began at a wedding. Though the two met initially on a trip to Tokyo as members of the YPO, it wasn’t until three years later, at a mutual friend’s wedding, that the two considered anything more. Both divorced for 12 years with a blended fam...

This Texas Wedding Transported Guests to an Elegant English Garden as Soon as They Entered The Olana

Like any great love story, Aubre and Erika began as friends first. They met in the summer of 2013 after their freshman years of college, and they stayed in touch through social media and intermittent contact through 2016. When Aubre was deciding on a law school, she reached out to Erika, who was ...

A Technicolor Winter Wedding at Harper Hall in Lexington, Kentucky

Though Erica and John call Washington, DC, home, they knew they wanted their wedding to be at their “favorite place in the world”––Lexington, Kentucky. The Bluegrass State was sentimental to these two lovebirds since they first met at the University of Kentucky. Their shared passion for volunteer...

Jewel Tones Filled This Whimsical Woodland Wedding at Cedar Lakes Estate in Upstate New York

For New Yorkers, a perk of city life is the ease of upstate weekend getaways. Relaxation in nature is just a short jaunt away, giving them a break from the urban hustle. Fittingly, the relationship between Alexandra (Alex) Caulfield (29, a nonprofit fundraiser) and John Love (36, an M&A attor...

An Italian-Inspired Rehearsal Dinner at a Private Estate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Picture this: The sun is setting over the Mediterranean Sea while you enjoy a dinner with close friends. You’re mid-laugh with an Aperol spritz in hand. A salty sea breeze wisps through the vegetation on the ocean-side cliffs. Sounds immensely relaxing, right? That laid-back vibe is exactly what ...

This Surprise Proposal Turned Into a Whimsical Same-Day Wedding at The Hummingbird Temple in Hollywood Hills, California

There’s a reason grand whirlwind relationships anchor so many blockbuster hits—they’re just so romantic. Persis Kham- batta (34, a real estate agent) and Crystal Ramos’ (34, a clinical specialist) entire relationship has been like a real-life fairy tale. So it’s no surprise that the day these two...

This Couple Honored Their Blended Heritage With a Vibrant Two-Day Nigerian-American Wedding in Richmond, Virginia

When Matthew Rickert first matched with Fatimah Ogungbade on Bumble, he jumped at the opportunity to meet her for dinner--even though he had been in the middle of his own. "Not wanting to pass up the opportunity to meet such a cute lady, I quickly said yes and stashed my leftovers," Matthew recal...

Emerald and Blue Fashion Wowed at This Wedding at Goodstone Inn in Middleburg, Virginia

Picture this: You walk into a raucous college dorm only to be greeted by a shirtless boy biking around the hallway. That was Nikita Chauhan’s (29, a structural and architectural engineer) first encounter with James Esser (29, a computer and software engineer). The interaction left her “very confu...

This Yellow-and-Blue Wedding in San Marcos, California, Drew Inspiration From Birds and Honey

Ada Ng (26, a medical school student) and Kevin Wang (27, a software engineer) met way back in high school, so it’s no surprise that they share quite a few inside jokes. And what better way to plan a wedding that authentically represents a relationship than to use humorous memories as inspiration...