Whimsical Wedding Photos

Katie & Nathan: A Modern Wedding in Minneapolis, MN

Graphic designers and design studio co-owners Katie and Nathan met in Drawing 2 class at the University of Minnesota, but that’s not when they bonded. “I hardly remember him from that class,” Katie says. Years later, their paths began to cross more often. “I began noticing her, partly her and par...

Courtney & Charles: A Modern Wedding in Anaheim, CA

Ten months was all it took for Courtney and Charles to meet, fall in love and get married. Their whirlwind romance began at a church party on New Year's Eve, Charles' 30th birthday. The Bride Courtney Reed, 28, graphic designer The Groom Charles Jacques, 31, carpenter The Date October 18 He ch...

Robin & Danny: A Red and Aqua Wedding in Chesterland, OH

Robin and Danny met when they were in third grade at an after-school program. He was the really goofy kid, says Robin. They didn't have any contact with each other until after college, when they bumped into each other at an art show opening; they were both showing their work. The Bride Robin Sh...

Darcie & Andrew: An Outdoor Wedding in Boulder, CO

Darcie found love while doing what she loves. Darcie was hired by Rob and Jenn (also featured in The Knot Colorado!) to help with their wedding. About a year-and-a-half later, Darcie got an email from her old clients, asking her how she felt about blind dates. She agreed to meet their friend, And...

A Contemporary Wedding in Dallas, TX

The Bride Ann Ogrosky, 28, a manager of client benefits at CVS Caremark The Groom Nitin Mall, 32, an assistant administrator at TRISUN Healthcare The Date March 10 Anne and Nitin loved the modern look of the W Dallas-Victory and ran with a contemporary aesthetic for their wedding. The couple dre...

An Outdoor Wedding in Dallas, TX

The couple met during a summer internship and two years later, Eric happened to move a few blocks away from Joy in Dallas. The Bride Joy Vick, 25 and an accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers The Groom Eric Hadden, 25 and a landscape architect at Dunaway Associates The Date March 6 “Eric and I d...

An Outdoor Wedding in Frankenmuth, MI

The Bride Meghan O’Meara, 28, a property management office manager at Lutheran Homes of Michigan in Frankenmuth and an aspiring photographer The Groom Erik Lince, 28, a robotics engineer for ThyssenKrupp System Engineering in Auburn Hills The Date August 28 A fun color palette of orange, aqua an...

A Casual Wedding in Charlotte, NC

Mindy liked Daniel from the moment they met. “He was gorgeous and sweet…and a drummer. I’ve always liked drummers,” she says. They met on the University of North Carolina campus and started talking and messaging each other on Facebook. One day, Mindy updated her status, suggesting someone meet he...

Brooke & Thor: An Outdoor Wedding in Wetumpka, AL

When Brooke found out that her oldest friend, a naval officer in San Diego, was being sent to Afghanistan, she planned a trip to see him before he left. To help keep their minds off the impending deployment, Brooke planned to take her friend and his wife to see a concert during her visit. As she ...

A Zoo-Themed Wedding in Powell, OH

Tara and Michael had both been on a few unsuccessful dates through an online dating website -- before they happened upon each other’s profiles. After a few weeks of emails, they decided to meet in person. After talking for hours, they got nervous and said an awkward good-bye that left them worrie...

A Traditional Wedding in San Francisco, Northern CA

The Bride Niki Vazifdar, 35 and is a prototype store design director for Limited Brands in New York City The Groom Ben Emanuel, 35 and is a project manager at Microsoft The Date May 2 In celebration of spring, Niki and Ben decked out their wedding with assorted flowers -- and lots of them. “Ther...

A Modern Wedding in Palm Springs, CA

Although Chris remembers the first time he met Kelly in front of her Boston University dorm, Kelly doesn’t. When their mutual friends left town to study abroad, the two began spending more time together. Kelly and Chris started dating during their last year of college and stayed together even tho...

A Vintage Wedding at the Dream Ranch

Amber and Shannon knew they wanted a relaxed, vintage-inspired wedding. So naturally, they chose The Dream Ranch as their wedding venue for its sentimental value -- Shannon’s father had helped build it! The Bride Amber Morris, 25, photographer The Groom Shannon Wallace, 26, rail dispatcher The D...

An Eclectic Modern Wedding in Lawrence, KS

The Bride Rebecca Lysen, 29, a graphic designer and art director The Groom Justin Hosek, 29, a musician and sound engineer The Date October 1 Rebecca and Justin wanted their nuptials to reflect their mutual passions: music and art. Diverse performances, combined with an eclectic color palette of...

Sarah & Eric: A Summer Wedding in Middletown, Connecticut

Despite knowing each other since high school and becoming roommates during college, it wasn’t until Sarah and Eric graduated and moved back home with their parents (just blocks away from each other) that they started dating. The Bride Sarah Jankowitz, 28, elementary school teacher The Groom Er...

A Mountaintop Wedding in Boulder, CO

Scott had a lot in common with Andrea. They went to the same business school, competed in triathlons, and both moved to San Francisco after school. But two months before moving to New York City for a new job, Scott realized there might be something more. Scott asked Andrea to be his plus one at a...

A Bird-Themed Wedding

Though Dorie noticed that John’s heart was beating faster than normal when they woke up, she wrote it off as a side effect of caffeine. A little while later that morning, John called her back to the bedroom and asked her to pull up his website SongFight.org, a songwriting competition website he r...

A Modern Wedding in San Francisco, CA

A mutual friend brought Christine and Brian together for a night at Dave and Busters. Brian bought Christine a drink and they sectioned off to chat alone the rest of the evening. The next day, they got in touch over Instant Messenger and continued to hit it off. Brian impressed Christine with an ...

Laid-Back Vintage

A love for all things vintage inspired Katy and Daniel to blend the look from Anthropologie’s shelves with the delicate fabrics of the 1920s and the colors of the Victorian era. The Bride Katy Horan, 30, artist The Groom Daniel Bloomfield, 30, advertising account manager The Date April 3 The co...

A Modern Wedding in St. Louis, MO

The Bride Melissa Barton, 30 and a PhD candidate in English at University of Chicago The Groom Chris Gackenheimer, 29 and works as a school social worker The Date June 27 Melissa and Chris let their hip, quirky downtown venue -- Mad Art Gallery -- dictate the details of their wedding, tying it t...

A Vintage Wedding in Perkasie, PA

The couple met through a mutual friend while they were students at Montclair State University. The Bride Marisa Gilbert, 28 and a sales associate at Marquis Jet The Groom Adam Solan, 28 and a manager at Toast The Date June 5 Marisa and Adam wanted their day to have a dash of romance and a hint ...

A Circus-Themed Wedding in Wilmington, DE

The Bride Rose Bryant, 27 and a center director for Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions The Groom Mike Gnade, 27 and the principal at Delaware Design Studio The Date September 5 Rose and Mike incorporated their college colors (blue, white, and brown from Tufts and Penn State), the Penn State mascot,...

A Rustic Destination Wedding

Though they live in New York City, it was a cross-country barbecue tour of the south that brought Leesy and Dan to Marfa, TX for the first time. And when Dan picked the city to be the place for his proposal, it instantly became dear to both of them. When they started to plan their wedding, the co...