A Whimsical Purple Wedding at Lord Thompson Manor in Thompson, Connecticut
High school sweethearts Julie and James imagined a romantic wedding, but were overwhelmed by the thought of planning one. “When we first turned onto the long drive to Lord Thompson Manor, it felt as though we’d stepped into someplace intimate and special,” Julie says. It also had an expert team t...
A French Chapel Set the Scene for This Modern Wedding at The Club at Houston Oaks in Texas
Bridget Awosika (a womenswear designer) and Dapo Olagundoye’s (an agro-commodity trader) wedding planning journey was a globe- trotting affair. The couple met (thanks to a chance run-in at an ATM) and reside in Lagos, Nigeria, but flew stateside for their nuptials. In late 2019, they wed with a t...
A Classic, Intimate Wedding at Maggie Daley Park in Chicago, Illinois, Focused on Family
Sydney and Todd, who first met at a wedding themselves, tied the knot with an intimate, family-only wedding at the Cancer Survivors' Garden in Chicago's Maggie Daley Park. Although the couple got engaged at the height of the pandemic, "it actually created the opportunity for us to lean into an in...
Poinsettias Filled This Snowy Winter Wedding at Castle Farms in Charlevoix, Michigan
Gianna and Karl came all the way from Halmstad, Sweden, to create a winter wonderland of their very own in Charlevoix. After debating locations, the pair settled on the small northern Michigan town because Gianna visited her grandparents there to ski each winter. The snowy, picturesque landscape ...
Dusty Rose and Emerald Wowed at This Meridian House Wedding in Washington, D.C.
Although Lindsay and Patrick were living in London at the time of their wedding, a key priority for them with their nuptials was to bring "bring together our friends and family." As such, the couple settled on hosting a wedding in Washington, D.C., the city where they "both met, went to college, ...
Romance and Elegance Emanated From This Wedding at the Royal Crest Room in St. Cloud, Florida
Classic elegance and romance punctuated Brianna and Matthew's wedding at The Royal Crest Room in St. Cloud, Florida. From timeless fashion to a reception filled with ample drapery, the entire celebration was the epitome of regal. Keeping the color palette mostly neutral with accents of gold sprin...
A Regal Navy-and-Gold Military Wedding at Ivory Oak in Texas Hill Country
Though Hebron Kelecha (25 and a medical student) and Nebyou Abera (27 and a US Army Infantry Captain) met as children (“It would be an understatement to say I had a crush on Hebron when we were teens,” Nebyou says), it wasn’t until a chance social media message many years later that the two conne...
The Legend of Zelda Inspired This Ballantyne Country Club Wedding in North Carolina
Sheila and Will took a hybrid approach when it came to wedding planning—tackling some DIY projects while leaving others to the pros. "We did a mix of DIY and had a day-of coordinator. I pulled a lot of samples from Pinterest and tweaked them to fit our style and timeline. I’m super into organizat...
Greenery Filled Every Part of This Sophisticated Boston Wedding at the Museum of Fine Arts
The city of Boston was the starting point for Laura Renfro (27 and an investor) and Andrew Veroneau’s (28 and a VP of corporate development) luxe urban wedding at the Museum of Fine Arts. “Having a Boston-centric wedding was essential to us,” Laura says. “We absolutely love the city since it’s wh...
A Formal Outdoor Wedding in Colorado Springs, CO
The Bride Lindsey Wildman, 29, a catering manager at The Broadmoor The Groom Michael Suggs, 31, a commercial real estate broker at NAI Highland LLC The Date May 28 With a love of springtime, Lindsey and Michael also wanted to embrace the formal environment at The Broadmoor. The final look? A sof...