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Experience Detroit at a Wedding With Art Deco Details at The Fisher Building
Martha Maytham and Jen McCain first locked eyes at the Wayhome Music Festival on a balmy summer day in 2016. “Our paths almost crossed several times over the years,” Martha notes. “But, as fate would have it, we wouldn’t meet until the festival.” Three years after their first encounter, Jen poppe...
Romantic Meets Edgy at One Couple’s Personalized Wedding at Valentine in Downtown LA
“Ryan recognized me from Tinder as a fellow Chapman University alum, but I had ignored him on the app,” laughs Syndey Westra, recounting the day she met her future husband, Ryan, at a bar in Los Angeles. Only minutes into their conversation, Ryan asked Sydney to a concert the very next day. They ...
The Couple's Grandmothers Inspired Their Jewish-Italian Pizzeria-Themed Welcome Party in Ojai, California
Even before the main event, Natalia Renna (28 and a digital marketing strategist) and Zachary (Zach) Nathanson (30 and a small-business owner) infused their wedding weekend with unique personalization. The Los Angeles–based couple invited 210 loved ones to California’s Ojai Valley for three days ...
This Colorful Mod Wedding in Santa Barbara Included Mood Rings, Goldfish, Sand Castles and a Marching Band
There’s creative and then there’s absolutely and utterly visionary—and the Southern California beach wedding of Mychaela Miller (32 and a nurse practitioner) and Giancarlo Silva (35 and a media executive) was undeniably the latter. The couple wanted “something very memorable, out of the box, inte...
We Can't Stop Dreaming About This Couple's Romantic Wedding at Santa Barbara Historical Museum in California
Three months after a serendipitous introduction to Mudra Patel (34 and a VP of product management), Paul Cressman (35 and an attorney) knew he wanted to marry her. “In fact, I told his little sister that very thing. She was just such an amazing person, with such a kind heart, and everything just ...
Minimalists Will Swoon Over This Orange-and-Blue Wedding at Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California
Even on the most mundane of days, fantastic things can happen. A typical day at work for Maggie (handling the front desk at the Berkeley Art Museum) and Mario Azary (a visiting landscape architect) turned into an electric meeting between the two. “Mario invited me to dinner after my shift ended, ...
One Couple’s Intimate Autumn Wedding at Junipero Serra Museum in San Diego, California
Kelly Nyland and Angelina Bembry-Nyland first locked eyes across the yard at a mutual friend’s pool party. “It was a crazy road to get to the point that we were actually dating,” they reveal. “But we knew in our first week of being girlfriends that we wanted to get married.” Kelly first proposed ...
A Fall-Inspired Wedding With Sweet Details by the Couple’s Kids at South Congress Hotel in Austin, Texas
When planning their wedding day, Angelica Whitwell and Tolly Savile were laser-focused on creating an intimate, warm event for their family and friends to enjoy. The couple wanted their nuptials to convey a sense of autumnal romance—they chose bold earth tones to create an inviting atmosphere. “F...
This Outdoor Wedding at Olowalu on Maui Had The Perfect Mix of Tropical and Modern Vibes
“We remember just standing there, holding hands, saying, ‘There is no way this is our wedding. This is perfect,’” newlyweds Mike Watkins and Killian Smith recall. After three postponements due to the pandemic, the grooms were ecstatic to host their friends and family for their tropical nuptials—f...
One Couple's Chic Wedding Inspired by "The Princess and the Frog" at 501 Union in Brooklyn, New York
Not only did this couple lean into fairytale inspiration for their wedding, but their love story also started much like a fairytale—with a few obstacles to overcome. “Ty and I met at a birthday party when we were both 21,” Janelle Kelty explains. “I said I didn’t want to go, but my best friend in...
High-Fashion Meets South-of-France in this Stunning Southern California Wedding at Villa del Sol d'Oro
Los Angeles-based sweethearts Tertulien Thomas and Kristopher (Kris) Elder had been discussing the idea of marriage for some time. “Little did Kris know that I was already plotting a proposal—I had just finished paying off the deposit to my jeweler the day he asked me that question,” Tertulien re...
Stroll Through NYC With a Bride Planning an Art-Centered Wedding at the Baltimore Museum of Art
Planning your wedding can be stressful—it’s important to savor the fun moments. In that spirit, bride Kristina (Krisy) Temple went a step (or two) further, opting to forgo engagement pictures in favor of a wedding-planning photoshoot. With her photographer and two bridesmaids in tow, Krisy spent ...
Pops of Color Wowed at This Three-Culture Wedding at Casa de la Guerra in Santa Barbara, California
For graduate school sweethearts Tara Mohseni and Rishi Gupta, wedding planning was all about focus. “Start your planning with a couple of high-level intentions for your wedding day and when you inevitably get bogged down in details, come back to those,” Tara advises of future couples. For them, t...
Exclusive: Influencer Caroline Vazzana's Fashion-Forward Wedding Included a Convertible Wedding Dress
Caroline Vazzana, an author, fashion editor and stylist, and David Lopes, an account executive working in finance, tied the knot with a fashion-forward wedding at Bourne Mansion in Oakdale, New York. "If I had to describe our overall theme it would be chic and elegant, with a bold twist," says Ca...
This Warm Garden Wedding Was a Modern Fairytale at Clark Gardens in Weatherford, Texas
Katelyn Schuckenbrock and Cole Weatherson reveal the sweetly simple inspiration behind their fall wedding’s motif: each other! “We wanted to keep the wedding 'organic' in that sense. There were no specific boxes to check—we just wanted it to feel like us,” explains the bride. Their celebration wa...
An Elegant Fourth of July-Themed Rehearsal Dinner With Metallic Stars at Greengate Ranch in San Luis Obispo, California
Who doesn’t love kicking things off with a big (and stylish) bang? When it came to their wedding weekend, Southern California couple Kayla Marquez and Cody Stouffer did just that. As the convivial pair they are, both the bride and groom set out to give their friends and family a weekend jam-packe...
This Colorful Private Residence Wedding in Fresno, California, Was a Prismatic Work of Art
Much of Jenn Emerling (37 and a wedding and travel photographer) and Roque Rodriguez’s (42 and a designer and producer) love story centers around their home. “It is where we fell in love, had our first kiss and where we expressed our creativity during the pandemic lockdown,” says Jenn. For their ...
A Boho-Chic Beach Destination Wedding at Delek Tulum in Mexico
A boho-chic beach wedding in Tulum, Mexico, was the perfect way for sweethearts Cary Schultz and James Marquez to celebrate their love. Having visited the destination before, the couple fell in love with the town and its laid-back vibe—a perfect setting for their big day. With that in mind, the a...
One Couple's Simple Urban Minimony at Maketto in Washington, DC
Although the pandemic forced Phil and Kellen to postpone their larger wedding celebration, they didn’t want to wait to get legally married. The couple decided to have a minimony in Washington, DC. The color palette, decor and stationery at the minimony also subtly hinted at was to come at their b...
An Ultra-Personalized Pink-and-Turquoise Wedding at Gull's Way in Malibu, California
There's personalization and then there's ultra-personalization. For their celebration at Gull's Way in Malibu, California, Joan and Nghi went all out with customizing their wedding details to ensure the big day felt uniquely their own. From a custom monogram used on their invitations and even on ...
A Sandstone Formation Was the Backdrop For This Mohave Desert Wedding at Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada
Spectacular views and desert vistas made of red rock sandstone formations at Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada's Mojave Desert set the tone for Sofiya and Joshua's colorful outdoor wedding. The couple wanted their wedding to be "beautiful and delicious" so they prioritized vibrant decor and tas...
An Elegant-Meets-Boho Wedding at Ricarda's Restaurant in Toronto, Ontario
Pansy and David tied the knot with a modern, sophisticated wedding with bohemian flair at Ricarda's Restaurant in Toronto, Ontario. The couple's wedding aesthetic was rooted in the juxtaposition of and balance between feminine and masculine design. "We wanted the theme to be a reflection of both ...
Blue and Orange Wowed at This Couple's Indian-English Fusion Wedding in Calgary, Alberta
Vibrant tangerine, dark teal and dusty sage green set the scene at Tila and Jake’s private residence wedding in Calgary, Canada. To honor Tila’s Bengali heritage and Jake’s English heritage, the couple tied the knot with an Indian-English-fusion wedding ceremony before celebrating with a romantic...