An Intimate Courthouse Elopement in Gibraltar With Doughnuts
Amid the pandemic, Gagan, whose from the United States, and Raj, whose from the United Kingdom, had been separated for almost a year due to travel and visa restrictions. At the last minute, when it was clear they could both safely travel to Gibraltar, Gagan and Raj decided to elope to the courtho...
Eclectic Delaware Beach Wedding with Canine Flair
Kate Thomas (28 and works in corporate retail) and Matt Englebert (27 and a business solutions architect) turned their wedding into the celebration of the different things that feel like home–not the least of which is their dog, Koda. "We're obsessed with her, simple as that," Kate says. "We inco...
Laid Back Woodsy Wedding at Camp Wokanda
Rachel Knox (22 and an executive assistant) and Ethan Bliese (24 and a graphic designer) got engaged after a hike in Matthiessen State Park, so it was only natural that they marry surrounded by 300 acres of woodland. “We’re laid-back people who love the outdoors, and we wanted our wedding day to ...
An Intimate, Urban Elopement in Cincinnati, Ohio
Angela and Brittany’s relationship has spanned Cincinnati landmarks, from Holtman’s Donuts to the Roebling Bridge. For their day, the pair planned a tribute to the Queen City in Washington Park. Angela Ianniello (a program manager) and Brittany Green (a graduate student) are Cincy residents. Ange...
Romantic Earth Tone Wedding with Industrial Decor
For their wedding, University of Dayton grads Vanessa Kessel (26 and an elementary school teacher) and Zack Valigosky (27 and an energy engineer) headed back to their old stomping grounds for a celebration that mixed the modern with the romantic. “I couldn’t just have a two tone color palette,” V...
Magical Multicultural Hindu Wedding at Sands Point
Resident physicians Farnoosh Mahdavi (31) and Yaagnik Kosuri (30) turned their wedding into a weekend of different celebrations, each full of tradition. "Though we both tend to have classic taste, our wedding was a mix of cultures," Farnoosh says. "We decided on two ceremonies, each done in its o...
Rustic Fall Summer Camp Wedding in Minnesota
Laura Hanson (30 and a senior pricing analyst) and Joe Walker (39 and a grant manager) embraced the simplicity and serenity of the great outdoors with a rustic camp wedding. “We wanted a venue that allowed us to create our vision, and we loved that it allowed us to spend the whole weekend in the ...
Indian Fusion Wedding in The Mountains
A few months after they started dating, Jessica (Jess) Merrell (28 and a government employee) and Kiran Sreenivas (31 and works in health care research) took a trip to Asheville. Jess got lost and Kiran was pulled over, but they still fell hard for the city—and each other. “That first trip was sy...
Colorful Urban Wedding in Grand Rapids
For Lydia VanHoven (29 and a graphic designer and copywriter) and Mikey Cook (37 and a railroad communications maintainer), more is more—and that policy lent itself well to their wedding design. “We are both bold, laugh-out-loud-type people,” Lydia says. “It only seemed right to have colors as br...
Stunning, Detailed Elawa Farm Wedding
Terri K. Trost (34 and the founder of an interior design firm) and Matt T. Brown (35 and a senior associate at an investment bank) met in Hawaii and got engaged in Mexico, but for their wedding, they stayed close to home in Illinois. “It was important that all of my grandparents be there, and the...