Modern Wedding Photos

A Modern Wedding in Rochester Hills, MI

The Bride Danielle Smith, 28, an event planner The Groom Bryan Gray, 30, an account manager in the automotive industry The Date August 21 The Great Gatsby, one of Danielle’s favorite books, was the inspiration behind the wedding. She put a modern spin on the idea with a black-and-white color com...

A Mountain Wedding in Aspen, CO

The Bride Amanda Lea, 30, enterprise manager at Google, Inc. The Groom Randal Oudt, 32, owner of a Panera Bread franchise The Date June 26 To highlight the beauty of their surroundings, the couple chose flowers that were in season in browns, oranges and greens. They put up a clear tent so guests...

Lara & Jerome: A Modern Wedding in Rochester, MI

Even though Jerome spilled an apple martini on Lara when they met at a Halloween party, they still hit it off. Jerome invited Lara to have dinner every night the following week. One evening, Jérôme, who’s from France, played his guitar and sang to Lara in French. They were officially a couple soo...

A Modern Wedding in Chicago, IL

The Bride Ela Uskup, 27, a marketing manager The Groom Lars Gardner, 27, a neurosurgery resident The Date August 1 The Museum of Contemporary Art set the tone for this modern wedding punctuated with romantic details like lush pink and purple flowers and a chandelier-inspired cake.

A Modern Wedding in Chicago, IL

The Bride Amy Janopoulous, 25, an administrative assistant for Ezic and owner of the wedding planning company An Event Less Ordinary The Groom Jesse Nolan, 28, a freelance professional percussionist, arranger and music teacher at Sunset Ridge Middle School The Date October 3 The couple opted fo...

An Outdoor Wedding in Savannah, GA

Catie and J.D. were going for a simple spring wedding with a contemporary lounge feel. The Bride Catie Bugos, 28 and an executive director for the North Augusta Family YMCA The Groom J.D. McCauley, 26 and a sports director for the Wilson Family YMCA The Date April 24 The bride combined her ora...

A Park Wedding in Savannah, GA

Kelly and Kevin built their destination wedding style off of the bride’s favorite color -- purple. The Bride Kelly Frost, 29 and a legal assistant The Groom Kevin Calver, 29 and architect for his family business The Date April 17 They chose a dark eggplant shade to complement the reception spa...

A Modern Wedding in New Brunswick, NJ

The Bride Elizabeth Cabrera, 28, a senior training specialist at Johnson & Johnson The Groom Dedrick Dye, 29, a basketball coach at Wagner College on Staten Island The Date July 10 First, the couple picked their colors -- purple (Elizabeth’s favorite hue) and green (because it was a nice com...

A Modern Wedding in Baltimore, MD

The Bride Alison Case (Casey) Weinberg, 28, an attorney at Stein, Sperling, Bennett, DeJong, Driscolle & Greenfeig The Groom Keith Florance, 29, a senior consultant for Deloitte Consulting The Date May 15 Bright yellow bridesmaid dresses inspired the yellow, red, black and white color palet...

A Modern Wedding in Rochester, MN

Though they were on the same three-pitch baseball team in the third grade and grew up less than a mile apart, Victoria and John never really got to know each other. Years later, while attending college at the University of Minnesota, they were reacquainted by mutual friends. They dated four years...

An Urban Wedding in New York City, NY

Alicia approached Erik during a Columbia rugby tournament and asked him about the rules of tackling. Erik replied with a simple, “I don’t know,” and walked away. Alicia assumed he wasn’t interested and moved on. Time passed and the best party of the school year rolled around; some drink spillage ...

A Outdoor Wedding in Powhatan, VA

“Ma’am,” said Huan, nodding his head as he walked by Jenni at work one day. Though it might seem old-fashioned, Huan’s simple greeting made an impression on Jenni, a native Texan. The two began dating off-and-on before both ended up in Richmond, where they started building a life together. The ...

A Modern Wedding in Pittsburgh, PA

Julia and Michael have known each other since they were kids. (Julia grew up living next door to Michael’s older sister and her four children.) But they didn’t become friends until Julia started college at the University of Pittsburgh; Michael was a junior at Penn State. They went to one of Micha...

A Modern Garden Wedding in Uvalde, TX

Sure there were fireworks in the air on July 4, 2004 -- between Tania and Matt. The two had been acquaintances until they ran into each other at a mutual friend’s party that night. Matt went to her surprise birthday party, then called a week later to ask her out with mutual friends. They spent a ...

A Modern Wedding in San Antonio, TX

After a year and a half of dating, Kristyn had her hopes up that Chris would pop the question during their New Year’s trip to Disney World with Chris’ family. But when New Year’s Day came and went without a proposal, Kristyn figured that it wasn’t going to happen for a little while. The Bride K...

A Modern Wedding in Detroit, MI

Kristin and Andrew, both on the cheerleading squad at Iowa State University, were temporarily paired together one day when their partners were sick. From that day on, they kept finding excuses to talk and hang out. They never had an official “boyfriend/girlfriend” talk, but they guess they starte...

An Outdoor Wedding in Clarkston, MI

Christine and Zac met at a fraternity party while both were students at Western Michigan University. They ended up being at the same place with a group of friends on September 11, 2001, and the tragedy of that day made them realize their feelings for each other went beyond friendship. The Bride...

A Contemporary Wedding in Chicago, IL

Brianna and Jeremy met on a blind date. Three years later, Brianna came home from a business trip to find Jeremy feeling down. He offered a couple of reasons for his mood, but really, he had lost the engagement ring he had just bought Brianna! The Bride Brianna Home, 27, marketing director The G...

A Modern Wedding in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Joanna and Chad found one another on an online dating site. They lived in different cities at the time, so, after a first date over sushi, they saw each other mostly on weekends. Three months into the relationship, Joanna went on a European backpacking trip. The couple missed each other so much t...

Modern Wedding in Young Harris, GA

Katie was looking forward to a week off between her clinical rotations. Her parents invited her to Vail, Colorado, for a ski trip, and she made plans for ski lessons with her brother. She hadn’t been expecting to hit it off so well with her ski instructor, John. The two met up later for drinks, a...

A Formal Wedding in Philadelphia, PA

The very first time that Jennie realized she was falling for Robert, he was dressed as a record. (Yep, you read that right.) The two worked at their college radio station; Rob wore the costume for a promotion. A month later, they went on their first date. The Bride Jennie Sparandara, 28, senior...

Formal Wedding in Toledo, OH

Derryl could always make Melissa laugh. They met when he first became Melissa’s account rep for a restaurant she used to manage. The two became friends and stayed that way for seven years. It wasn’t until Derryl got a job in Chicago that they realized they wanted to be more than just friends. The...

Country Inn Wedding in Royal Oak, MD

Kate and Nick were brought together by mutual friends…and their four-legged friends. After they were introduced, the couple’s love for dogs gave them an instant connection. It’s no surprise that their first date was at the dog park, with their white Boxer and chocolate Lab. The four instantly bon...