Retro Wedding Photos

A Jewel-Toned, Retro Las Vegas Elopement at Little White Chapel

Having fun and doing what’s true to them have always been paramount for Alanda Hilborn (32, a nanny) and Kayla Grattan (30, a surface water technician). Unknowingly, this shared mindset would one day make them soulmates. Alanda and Kayla met in 2021 on Bumble, where Alanda saw a picture of Kayla ...

Disco and Carnival Vibes Filled This Vibrant Pink Wedding at 501 Union in Brooklyn, New York

Molly Sprick and Andrew Reid’s story began at George Mason University, where the world of theater brought them together. “Andrew was a playwriting major, and I was close friends with many of the theater students, so our meeting was inevitable,” Molly recalls. Their first encounter happened in the...

Pastel Blue and Purple Set an Enchanting Tone at This Wedding at Cactus Moon Lodge in Dripping Springs, Texas

The unlikely beginning of Mikaela Volpicelli and Britton Gammons’ love story unfolded in the heart of San Diego. Mikaela recalls, “He was my neighbor. I essentially got hollered one day off his balcony, and the rest was history.” This serendipitous moment marked the start of an undeniable connect...

This Eclectic Wedding Had a 420 Bar at The Holly Farm in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California

During a romantic getaway in Marin County, Bill and Katy embarked on an adventure that would forever change their lives. Katy recalls, "We hiked out to a secluded beach on a perfectly sunny day in February and picnicked on a private dune." The serene beauty of their surroundings and the joy of th...

Disco Cowboys, Prepare to Swoon Over This Retro Wedding at The Addison Grove in Austin, Texas

A chance encounter at a local dive bar in Kenmore, Washington, sparked the beginning of Nikki Lang and Dustin Bowman’s forever. Fast forward to a magical moment at Disney World, where Dustin planned a surprise that would forever change their lives. “He proposed in a secluded enclave at the France...

’70s Disco-Glam Vibes Filled This Wedding at The Jane Hotel in New York City

“As queer people, we don’t often see ourselves represented in the stereotypical wedding aesthetic. It didn’t feel ‘us’ to try and force that vibe for our wedding,” say Max Aboody (33, a residential interior designer) and Eric Brodzinski (33, a product designer) of their October 9, 2022, celebrati...

A Desert Wedding With Midcentury Modern Touches at the Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage, California

A simple swipe on a dating app can lead to great things. Andrew Rohrlich recalls, "Being the eager beaver that I am, I asked Danny if he wanted to get coffee later that day." That coffee date with Danny Lewis marked the start of a lasting connection. "I literally felt sparks fly when Danny walked...

These Grooms Got a Shoutout From Taylor Swift at Their Black-Tie Wedding in California

“For our fellow same-sex couples!” Kevin Louie and Marcos Melero share, “We hope more representation in wedding blogs and magazines will allow others to see some examples of how their weddings can be both a mixture of tradition and breaking the norm.”<br><br>A serendipitous encounter on a dating ...

Exclusive: Join Influencer Kristina Rodulfo for Her Travel-Themed Wedding on the Beach in Oahu, Hawaii

After matching on a dating app, Kristina Rodulfo proposed that she and Michael Heal meet for the first time at a popular cocktail lounge. “He was a few minutes late, which, now that I know him is so unlike punctual Michael, but he was new to NYC from Australia and still figuring out the public tr...

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...

Inside Influencer Sean Taylor's Elopement With a Campy, Vintage-Inspired After-Party at The Village Café in Richmond, Virginia

Within the last few years—and with a global pandemic that set every event back a year or two—some sweethearts have been electing to elope or host microweddings before a larger sequel wedding. Sean Taylor (a style influencer and a season-one contestant on Netflix’s "The Circle") and Eric Carlstrom...

An Interior Design Influencer’s Bright, 1970s-Inspired Wedding at Gather Greene in Coxsackie, New York

When both the bride and groom are musicians, you can expect a distinctive, rockin’ style in every wedding detail. “I wanted the decor to truly feel like us,” Jessie Ruane—a musician, actor and interior design influencer—says. “Our apartment in Brooklyn has retro vibes, so we wanted to use that as...

This Hollywood Couple Hosted a Star-Studded Desert Wedding at Merv Griffin Estate in La Quinta, California

Growing up in Los Angeles, Chloe Sonnenfeld, daughter of American filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld, inevitably developed some favorite haunts. So, when it came time for her beloved—Peter Brunette—to pop the question, he knew just where to do it. “I spent a lot of time at the Hotel Bel-Air with my famil...

A Retro Tie-Dye Wedding for Two “Deadheads” at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena, California

After Casey Regan made a sweet comment about Monique Gray’s job after the two matched on a dating app, they met up at a wine bar in Orange County, California. Spontaneity followed the couple throughout their relationship: all the way through to the proposal date. “The proposal happened in the bac...

Retro Technicolor Vibes Filled This Eclectic Wedding at the TWA Hotel in Queens, New York

We’ve always believed that couples should plan a wedding that’s uniquely their own, but couples haven’t always felt liberated to do that. Until the pandemic. As couples were forced to scale back, reschedule and adjust their nuptials, they also came back to what a wedding should really be: a meani...

This Retro-Inspired California Wedding at Skyview Los Alamos Kicked Off With a Pool Party

Both the East and West Coasts hold immense meaning for Kellen Schefter (36 and a clean energy professional) and Philip (Phil) Javellana (38 and a nonprofit professional). Though the couple has roots in Washington, DC, where they live, they serendipitously met in Los Angeles and got engaged in San...

Music From the '60s and '70s Inspired This Retro Wedding at The Fillmore in Philadelphia

For their wedding at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Naomi and Jessi created a vibe that was a mix of "Summer of Love, Magical Mystery Tour, and a sprinkle of Studio 54 glitter." Naomi goes on to explain that the couple selected "a palette based on late '60s and early '70s color schem...

A Colorful, Retro-Meets-Midcentury Wedding at Colony 29 in Palm Springs, California

Clayton (Clay) Early (36 and an actor) and Michael (Mike) Dailey (36 and an attorney) know that good things take time. What Clay calls their “classic modern romance” began on OkCupid after months of bad dates and nearly giving up on online dating. The pair’s first date at a Brooklyn bar proved th...

A Retro-Meets-Tropical Welcome Party at Taverna in Kapalua, Hawaii

To welcome guests to their destination wedding in Hawaii, Anna and Feng hosted a welcome cocktail party at Taverna in Kapalua complete with chic wood name tags and festive banana leaf linens. Given that the event was a fun cocktail party, it was only appropriate that the couple's signature cockta...

Groovy Retro-Inspired Wedding at The Union on Eighth in Georgetown, Texas

Kelly and Steven love music from the ’70s and ’80s, so they took inspiration from the song “September,” by Earth, Wind &amp; Fire. “We wanted to create eclectic, old soul vibes and an easygoing atmosphere,” Kelly says. Groovy invites set the tone for an autumn celebration full of earthy flowers, ...

Retro Graphics and Disco Balls Made This Greenhouse Wedding in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Shine

For Chelsea Pfender (29 and a stay-at-home mom) and Montgomery Mercado (33 and owner of a home construction company), planning a wedding was about capturing their fun personalities and unique interests. “We knew we wanted our wedding to be memorable and unique,” the couple says. “We wanted people...

A Colorful, Retro Wedding at The Curtis in Denver, Colorado

Kristi Carr (29 and a senior imaging specialist) and Jason Carranza (30 and a senior analyst) chose Denver to tie the knot largely because they met and fell in love there. “I’ve always loved the funky, colorful, retro vibe of The Curtis hotel. I worked backward from the venue’s colors and tried t...