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 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...
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, ...
The Tropics Came to Virginia for This Wedding at Pippin Hill in Charlottesville, Virginia
Ali and Jake "got married in Charlottesville at Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyards, a winery with sweeping views of Blue Ridge Mountains and the Virginia Piedmont." However, the couple brought an out-of-the-box twist to their wedding down south. "Most weddings in Charlottesville are traditionally sou...
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...
A Romantic, Classic Wedding at Planterra Conservatory in Detroit, Michigan
For their wedding venue, Lulu and Kevin wanted, "a floral and green space. Planterra Conservatory in Detroit has been voted one of the best wedding venues in America. Close to Lulu's childhood home, it was the obvious choice. As a greenhouse, Planterra is designed to allocate maximum lighting, so...
