Rustic Wedding Photos

An Outdoor Wedding in Orlando, FL

Yvonne didn’t need her friend to “save her” after Rene started chatting her up at a party; the two had plenty to talk about, including their shared love of dogs. The pair were about to part ways when they discovered that Yvonne’s friend’s parked car had been hit by a bus! Rene hung around with th...

Kam & Michael: A Blue and Brown Wedding in Basalt, CO

For Kam and Michael, the phrase “home is where the heart is,” could not ring more true. The couple spent 18 months building their small 1,000-square-foot house on 75 acres at the foot of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. And when move-in day finally arrived, Michael seized the moment to propose. It w...

Heather & Tony: An Outdoor Wedding in Sauk Centre, MN

“She’s always been one step ahead of me,” admits Tony of his courtship with Heather. When they met as students in Maine, Tony loved Heather’s intelligence, energy, and beauty -- but felt too shy to ask her out. “What I didn’t know was that Heather also had an interest in me. She would walk by the...

Renee & David: A Rustic Wedding in Cottage Grove, MN

Both outdoor enthusiasts practically from birth, Renee Loiselle and David Fawcett met while on a whitewater kayaking trip. The Bride Renee Loiselle, 32, IT consultant The Groom David Fawcett, 37, application developer The Date October 10 The nature-loving couple knew they wanted a fall wedding...

Sara & Brandon: An Outdoor Wedding in Danvers, MA

Lush gardens set the scene for Sara and Brandon's outdoor wedding filled with gorgeous springtime flowers. The Bride Sara Hayhurst, interior designer The Groom Brandon Diem, architect The Date May 26 Sara and Brandon met when they were 16-year-olds in the Buffalo suburbs. They managed to sustai...

Sara & Richard: An Outdoor Wedding in Eastsound, WA

Richard McDerby and Sara Foster fell in love while trekking in the Annapurna Mountains of Nepal. The two adventurous travelers first met in the lobby of the Mandala Hotel in Tibet, and, on a whim, Sara, who had planned to return to Seattle shortly, changed her plans to accompany Richard to Nepal....

Jody & Doug: A Fall Wedding in Galloway, OH

Jody Wlodarski and Doug Ackerman, two of Ohio State's biggest Buckeye fans, hoped for an outdoor wedding that matched their active lifestyles and celebrated family and tradition. THE BRIDE Jody Wlodarski, 27, a retirement specialist THE GROOM Doug Ackerman, 39, salesman and designer THE DATE Se...

Meredith & Thomas: A Ranch Wedding in Kerrville, TX

Meredith and Thomas, who met in college at the University of Texas at Austin, had envisioned their perfect wedding setting long before a ring was ever in the picture. But it wasn't until after two years of dating that Thomas proposed during a romantic jaunt to Mexico, when they started to turn th...

Lia & Lex: A Home Wedding in Malvern, PA

City slickers through and through -- they met as juniors at Cornell University and were engaged at Belvedere's Castle in Central Park -- New Yorkers Lia and Lex turned to the country when it came time to plan their wedding. We both love the outdoors and I could never really imagine my wedding bei...

Dana & Josh: An Outdoor Wedding in Clayton, GA

Offering guests a true taste of the area, Dana and Josh made the most of the inherent beauty of her father's Lake Burton home for their wedding celebration. THE BRIDE Dana Scharbo, 31 THE GROOM Josh Lieberman, 33 THE DATE June 23 Every guest was invited to the rehearsal dinner Friday night. We ...

Laura & Chris: A Home Wedding in Pfafftown, NC

Laura Epting can attest to the saying: You'll meet someone the minute you're not looking. When she tagged along on a weekend trip to visit her best friend's boyfriend, she had no expectations for romance of her own. But then she met Chris Pallavicini. THE BRIDE Laura Epting, director of a thera...

Amanda & John: An Outdoor Wedding in Boones Mill, VA

Amanda Trostle and John Kinney met eight years ago when they were in a band together. Amanda was a rhythm guitarist, and John was a singer. It wasn't long before they were composing their own personal love song. THE BRIDE Amanda Trostle, a high-school Spa...

Alex & Frankie: A Winter Wedding in New Paltz, NY

The Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz is an 1869 Victorian castle. Set into a mountainside and overlooking a lake, the property encompasses acres of hiking trails, gardens, terraces, and woodlands. It's a magical spot for a wedding, and for Alexandra Bush, who vacationed at Mohonk with her famil...