Summer Wedding Photos

Elizabeth & Keith: An Outdoor Wedding in Shawnee, KS

Elizabeth Fry and Keith Kwapiszeski met through a mutual friend in 1991, at an outdoor concert at Kansas City's Starlight Theatre. Seven years later, after graduating from KU and re-locating to Houston, the lovebirds found themselves on Captiva Island, Florida, the grand finale to Keith's week-lo...

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...

Tori & Thomas: A Garden Wedding in Raleigh, NC

Tori is a woman who knows what she wants. She knew that Thomas was for her the first time they met in a boutique. The Bride Victoria (Tori) Barker, 24, assistant fashion designer The Groom Thomas Callanan, 31, fitness trainer The Date June 22 Tori also knew that she had to say yes without a se...

Leigh & Todd: A Formal Wedding in St. Petersburg, FL

Leigh and Todd were insistent on planning a wedding that expressed their personalities, relying on handcrafted details and the bride's favorite colors (green and French blue) to pull it together. THE BRIDE Leigh Wallace, 31, a freelance publicist THE GROOM Todd Andrus, 29, a national sales manag...

Lee & Jeff: A Weekend Wedding in Eastsound, WA

When Jeff was a 5-year-old boy spending the summer on Orcas Island with his family, as he did each year, he built himself a little bench and set it on a point overlooking the water near his family's cabin. Decades later, back on Orcas Island with not only his family but the family of his girlfrie...

Lauren & Steve: A Pink and Red Wedding in Malvern, PA

Lauren and Steve infused their wedding with Asian flair in Malvern. The Bride Lauren Feldsher, 30, a chef The Groom Steve Pilgrim, 30, a TV and film editor The Date June 7 After booking a space and canceling twice because no venue felt just right, Lauren Feldsher and Steve Pilgrim decided to ho...

Elisa & David: An Outdoor Wedding in Issaquah, WA

Guests who would not be able to attend the wedding of Elisa Griffiths and David Glenn most certainly did a double-take when they read the decline spot on the reply card enclosed with the couple's invitations: No, I/we won't attend. The new phone book arrived and I haven't finished reading it yet....

Amberley & Doug: A Casual Wedding in Birmingham, AL

Amberley and Doug wed with a lilac and white palette and a fun-filled celebration at the bride's family's Alabama home. The Bride Amberley Machelle Holley, 27, analyst The Groom Richard Douglas Jackson, Jr., 25, economist The Date August 20 How They Met Amberley and Doug first met through one o...

Emily & Steve: A Summer Wedding in Pittsburgh, PA

Emily Malinaric liked Anthony Steve Georgescu so much that she was nervous just being around him. She finally relaxed around their third date, and the two became an official couple two months later. After four years of dating, Emily came home one night to find a spotless apartment, flowers, and S...

Denise & Scott: A Summer Wedding in Boston, MA

Denise and Scott met on the first day of school -- Harvard Law, that is. Scott held the door open for me, and it turned out we were walking to the same classroom, Denise remembers. I was actually the first new person he spoke to that day. THE BRIDE Denise Villeneuve, 28, attorney THE GROOM Scott...

Jenny & Jeremiah: An Outdoor Wedding in Augusta, MI

Jenny and Jeremiah's celebration was filled with summer classics like pink hydrangeas and pink polka-dots. The Bride Jennifer Clark The Groom Jeremiah Boerman The Date July 17 Jeremiah Boerman and Jennifer Clark created a little history of their own when Jeremiah proposed during a family vacati...

Danielle & Gregory: A Formal Wedding in Bronx, NY

After first meeting as high-schoolers, Greg Shalov proposed to Danielle Bockman on a trip to Napa Valley, sneaking her off to an isolated corner of one of the vineyards for a picnic. A shocked and delighted Danie, as Greg calls her, accepted, and they set a wedding date about eleven months away. ...

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 ...

Glenda & Kahn: An Outdoor Wedding in Rochester, MI

As a reporter and anchor for WXYZ in Detroit, Glenda Lewis is used to being in the know. But Kahn Hall, her boyfriend of two-and-a-half years, managed to plan a surprise proposal during a romantic dinner at the Skyline Club, and Glenda was none the wiser. After a delicious dinner, Glenda hoped de...

Crystal & Chad: An Outdoor Wedding in St. Augustine, FL

Crystal Hobart couldn't have been more surprised when her then-boyfriend Chad Kidd showed up bearing two yellow roses during her sixth-period English class. THE BRIDE Crystal Hobart, 29, language arts teacher THE GROOM Chad Kidd, 30, restaurant manager THE DATE June 21 When Chad got down on one...

Courtney & Patrick: A Casual Wedding in Houston, TX

Creative couple Courtney Marshall and Patrick Whitman met at art school at the University of Texas at Austin, but it was Patrick's chosen proposal site that was the true work of art. On the last night of a whirlwind trip to London and Paris, Patrick, an attorney, was adamant about catching the li...

Caroline & Robert: A Blue Wedding in Wilmington, DE

Planning a wedding was a breeze for college sweethearts Caroline Payot and Robert Hoffman Jr. -- the bride had long loved the dramatic Hotel du Pont ballroom. Completing the classic look, something new (her gorgeous wedding gown) had a part too by influencing the blue color scheme. THE BRIDE Ca...

Stacy & Joe: A Pink Wedding in Cumberland Foreside, ME

A 104-degree June day didn't stop Stacy Mahan and Joe Martin from having the day of their dreams -- the couple and their 185 guests beat the heat by dancing the night away under the stars. The Bride Stacy Anne Mahan, 27, physical therapist The Groom Joseph R. Martin Jr., 32, character animation ...

Brooke & Jason: An Outdoor Wedding in Windsor, CA

Brooke and Jason hosted a backyard wedding surrounded by vineyards and towering oaks in Windsor. The Bride Brooke Hardy, a veterinarian The Groom Jason Goff, a city planner The Date September 14 Brooke Hardy and Jason Goff met on a group ski trip to Tahoe when Brooke, in a rush to hit the slope...

Betsy & Stephen: An Outdoor Wedding in Atlanta, GA

It fit our personalities being in a natural setting...comfortable, fun, simple, and elegant, says Betsy who exchanged vows with Stephen under the oaks beside the ocean at The Beachview Club. THE BRIDE Betsy Hill, 27, youth mentoring program manager THE GROOM Stephen Burch, 31, produce broker THE...

Angelina & Michael: An Outdoor Wedding in Pittsburgh, PA

Angelina and Michael envisioned an intimate and romantic wedding in June. They fell in love, literally, with the Morning Glory Inn because, as they say, it embodied the theme for their wedding: our true love! THE BRIDE Angelina THE GROOM Michael Justice THE DATE June 26 Who says the wingman nev...

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...

Amanda & James: An Outdoor Wedding in Pittsboro, NC

Not even an ice storm could deter James from his plan to spend the weekend at his parent's mountain house with Amanda. THE BRIDE Amanda Harmon, 27 THE GROOM James Johnson, 29 THE DATE August 2 Only James' mother -- who had gone up earlier to set up aromatic candlelight, streams of ribbons, silv...