Design Inspiration From Mexico and India Intermingled in This Romantic Wedding in Girona, Spain

"Effortless" is the word Nicole De la Peña and Haresh Shivnani use to describe their instantaneous connection. The pair met through work and moved in together just three months after sparks first flew, "crossing the line between 'this feels right' and 'this is home' without even hesitating," the ...

This Playful Engagement Party Treated Guests to a Wonderland of Delights

Most people leave summer camp with unforgettable memories and a quirky T-shirt, but Zoe (31) and Dempsey (27) were lucky to have come home with much more: an enduring friendship that later bloomed into romance. The duo stayed in touch after meeting as teens and started dating in 2022. <br><br>Six...

A Playful Pink-and-Green Wedding in Malibu, California at Calamigos Ranch

Whenever people ask Sloan how she met her future husband, Kameron, she provides an annotated edition of the story, especially since they (technically) had a few meet-cutes. "When I was just 16, I walked into a smoothie shop and saw a man I would never forget," she says. "We never spoke words to e...

A "Secret Garden" Ceremony Beneath a Living Canopy in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

When Madeline and Ryan first met at a friend’s home in 2020, it was as if everything in their lives was leading to that moment. “We're a perfect example of the invisible string theory,” Madeline says. “It almost seems as though we've been separated by one degree our whole lives, and we happened t...

Two Lit-Lovers' Whimsical, Pink English-Garden Wedding (Featuring Calico Critters) in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Katie and Nick first met as students in New Orleans at Tulane University. Throughout their time in the Crescent City, they found other things in common, like literature, and more specifically, love stories. So it's no wonder that when the two turned the page in their own romance novel, they aimed...

This Colorful Wedding Full of Vintage Finds at Hotel Emma Captures the Essence of San Antonio

With a state as big as Texas, it was much easier for two Dallas locals to plan a “destination” wedding in San Antonio. Plus, Molly and Rob first met in their college years at TCU in Fort Worth, another connection to The Lone Star State. The two were singing karaoke with mutual friends at a campus...

An "Oceanic Opulence" Wedding Blending Jewish-Catholic Cultures on a Private Island in Palawan, Philippines

When Samantha first moved to SoMa in San Francisco, she had no clue that just three blocks away was her future husband, Steve. The two matched on Bumble early in 2021, with a first date they describe as “adorably awkward.” Over the next month, while Samantha was working 60 to 80-hour workweeks, S...

An Enchanting Wedding Weekend in Saint Lucia With Mountain and Seaside Views

Sometimes, love is a slow burn. At least, that was the case for Rebecca and Ruben, who first met in the summer of 2014 when she started a new job at a PR agency. Ruben was assigned to train her on the very first day there. But it wasn’t until a holiday party early in 2018, after years of being st...

A Playful, Elegant "Tying the Knot" Bridal Shower Tea Party in Shades of Pink in Seattle

For many couples, tying the knot is just a saying, but Grace and Ben took it literally for their bridal shower theme. The couple got engaged at Volunteer Park one May after visiting the conservatory, where Ben had put together a picnic on the field and popped the question. Their love of plants br...

A Whimsical Garden Wedding in Vancouver With a Romantic Rainy-Day Twist

“The inspiration behind our wedding was simple: to have fun and be fully present in the moment with our closest family and friends, many of whom have witnessed our 8-year journey together,” Cindy and Alex say. This love story began at a job right out of college, where they both worked as software...

A Garden-Style Maximalist Wedding in Texas With Punchy Colors and Next-Level Details

Planning a wedding that combined Ansley’s retro style and her Texan groom-to-be’s outdoorsman vibes was a challenge she happily accepted. “I wanted the wedding design to feel very eccentric and campy (over-the-top, not outdoorsy), but know that I would love it for years to come,” Ansley says. “Yo...

A Multicultural Floral-Forward Wedding at Greengate Ranch and Vineyard in San Luis Obispo, California

“We met unexpectedly at a mutual friend’s birthday party in the height of COVID. I still joke that Libby hadn't seen a man other than her dad in six months at that point, so the odds stacked in my favor,” Shri says of his chance encounter with his future wife, Libby. That same friend eventually p...

A Magical, Whimsical Winery Wedding in Aurora, Ohio, Inspired by Italy and Vintage Decor

Arielle and Sophia’s love story began at a library, more specifically, an engineering-themed event involving robots. The two attended separate high schools at the time, but this serendipitous meeting snowballed into Arielle giving Sophia her number. Years later, when they were both in Cleveland o...

Nostalgic Lakeside Wedding With Vietnamese Influence at an Off-Season Summer Camp in Maine

Rhonda and Andrew admit their paths would have never naturally crossed, given their lack of mutual friends and because they lived in separate areas of New York. The two hit it off on a dating app instead, with their first date involving brunch and plant shopping. With Andrew in Park Slope and Rho...

A Colorful Taiwanese-American Fusion Wedding at The Whim in Minneapolis

Tiffany and Kenny's love story began ten years ago in a bustling hospital. Tiffany, a college freshman exploring the world of medicine, reached out to a past mentor, who was now a resident doctor in training, about possible opportunities in the medical field. This person, who happened to be Kenny...

"Alice in Wonderland" Meets "Saltburn" Summer Wedding at Larz Anderson House in Washington, DC

Robin Mowson (36, a public health immunization specialist) and Michael (Mike) Duenes (35, a United States Space Force acquisitions officer) would’ve never guessed meeting through mutual United States Air Force Academy friends would result in a fairytale wedding. But before they could get to that ...

Bold Colors and Patterns Set Apart This Maximalist Wedding at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis

Cupid’s arrow found its target on the night Ethan and Alex first met. Despite making plans for the future around his newfound lease on life, Ethan soon knew he wanted to make room for Alex in that future. “Alex and I dated for exactly a year before I proposed, though we started talking about marr...

A Burst of Summery Color Filled This Industrial Wedding at Brooklyn Winery

For law school students Aaron and Corey, their chance meeting in Buffalo followed a different kind of law: the law of attraction. The two moved to New York City post-graduation, making the Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill neighborhoods their home with their pup, Mack. On a beach trip to Southampt...

An Adventurous, Springtime Elopement With Pups and Wildflowers on Colorado's Blue Lakes Trail

When Emmaline moved from Kansas to Colorado into her brother’s spare room, she didn’t know one of his roommates would be her future husband. The roommate in question, Ryan, invited Emmaline on a houseboat trip with some of his friends, and soon, the two wanted to spend all of their adventures tog...

An Enchanting, Moody Mountain Wedding at The Farm at Old Edwards Inn in North Carolina's Highlands

When George and Aly met in college, they had chemistry. Quite literally. The two met in their chemistry lab and became partners but didn’t begin dating until their final semester. After graduation, the two made their long-distance relationship work for 6 years before Aly moved to South Carolina t...

"Tuscan Summer Elegance" Inspired This Sky-Blue Wedding in Melbourne, Australia

They say timing is everything, and that couldn’t have been truer for David and Richii. Fate brought the two together many times over a decade, but it wasn’t until a windy day in the city when David caught Richii’s umbrella that they really started to see each other. They soon found out that David...

This Whimsical Santa Fe Wedding Included New Mexico Traditions and a Surprise Donkey

For the couple that met on Cinco de Mayo, tequila almost became a running theme for Jaclyn and Foster. After enjoying margaritas with friends on that day in 2019, Jaclyn was encouraged by a mutual friend to meet up with Foster at a local dive bar in Dallas. The two hit it off immediately, laughin...

One Couple's Pastel, Garden-Inspired Spring Wedding in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

“Our first date was a nighttime herpetology hike, which was definitely out of my comfort zone, but I quickly realized it was right up my [now] husband’s alley,” says Mary, an interest that soon had them adopting a pet leopard gecko together named Mr. Victor. The two bonded over their love of natu...