This Couple Followed Their Italian Boat Elopement With a Cinque Terre-Inspired North Carolina Reception

Angelique and Sarah’s modern-day love story began online with two proposals to match their personalities. When it came time for Sarah to pop the question, she hired a singer-songwriter to put her words into a melody, a song that they would use for their first dance at their wedding. She played th...

This Wedding at McDonald Mansion in Santa Rosa, California, Had a Vintage Tintype Photo Booth

John and Tanay threw a celebration with one foot in the past and the other decidedly in the present. “We wanted our wedding to be a fusion of both our traditions and cultures—Maharashtrian and Californian—but with every ritual, we added our own modern twist,” John says. Take Tanay’s arrival: As i...

A Casual Minimony in Reading, Massachusetts Inspired by Summer Camp

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rose and Jessie were planning a three-day wedding weekend at Camp Cody at Lake Ossippee in New Hampshire for 250 loved ones. Despite having to pivot their plans, the couple decided to still tie the knot on their original wedding date with an intimate at-home minimo...

A Sunflower-Filled Backyard Wedding in Detroit, Michigan

When the COVID-19 pandemic derailed their initial wedding plans, Christine and Kate decided to get married at home. "We got married in our backyard in Detroit," says Christine. "This was our backup plan after our wedding at Bell’s Brewery was canceled due to Covid. We bought our house in early Ma...

An Intimate Boho Backyard Minimony in Durham, North Carolina

Kenya and Wesley first met "in a coffee shop on the busy streets of New York City...Harlem to be exact. While at the coffee shop, Kenya busied herself with eavesdropping on Wesley's conversation about God and community. Thinking that she had found an entry into joining the conversation after hear...

Outdoor Country-Chic Wedding at Oak View Nursery in Owatonna, Minnesota

rn High school sweethearts Trisha Ross (25 and a sales and development coordinator) and Nic Remund (24 and a farmer) held a modern, romantic celebration at Oak View Nursery in Minnesota. “We both love modern design and wanted to incorporate that into our wedding,” Trisha says. ...

A Whimsical Backyard Garden Wedding in Pittsboro, North Carolina

While planning their fall wedding in Pittsboro, Erin Crawford (29 and a fitness director) and Jessica Fines (33 and a social worker) immediately looked to Jessica's childhood home for their flower-filled nuptials. In fact, the couple spent the year leading up to the wedding landscaping and planti...

A Relaxed, Outdoor Wedding at Camp Wandawega in Elkhorn, Wisconsin

Ariana Ervin (28 and in fashion design) and Lucy Martier (26 and a culinary manager) met in high school but didn’t start dating until years later. “We like to say we were high school sweethearts with 10 years separating the time we met and the time we finally started our lives together,” Ariana j...

A Casual, Elegant Wedding at Quailcrest Farm in Wooster, Ohio

Natalie Philips (26 and a teacher) and Michael Skelly (30 and a manager) envisioned a casual yet elegant outdoor wedding with a color scheme of ivory and sage, a vision that came to life at Quailcrest Farm in Wooster, Ohio. The couple's original plan to exchange vows in front of a willow tree cha...

A Rustic, Outdoor Wedding at a Private Home in North Yarmouth, Maine

Even when she was a little girl, Megan Williams (30 and brand director at Marine Layer) knew she wanted to be married at her family’s 200-year-old farmhouse in scenic North Yarmouth, Maine. So when Jordan Savage (31 and partner at E-Pantry) popped the question, finding a venue for the late-summer...

A Colorful Backyard Barbecue Wedding in Rutland, Vermont

Katrina Milo (31 and a speech-language pathologist) and Sandy Lynn (49 and a physical therapist assistant) couldn't have predicted that their long-planned wedding—they were engaged for two years—would end up falling just one day after same-sex marriage was ruled legal by the Supreme Court. It was...

A Bohemian Backyard Wedding at a Private Residence in Franklin, New Hampshire

Nicole Holguin (35 and a physician) and Dor Aharony (35 and an electrical engineer) whisked their family and friends off to New Hampshire’s scenic countryside for a bohemian bash rich in vibrant color and a touch of old-world flair. “We love to hike and camp and have spent many summers together i...

A DIY Bohemian Wedding at a Private Residence in Okanagan, British Columbia

Rebecca Nickel (28 and in marketing) and Judson Luciak (27 and a student) crossed paths more than a few times before sparks flew. “We bumped into each other on a regular basis through friends. But Judson could not remember my name—at least four times,” Rebecca says. “Eventually, when we finally h...

A Country Wedding at Memorial Station in Kansas City, Missouri

Chloe Raveill (21)  and Micah Botemuller (22) were married under a tree at her grandparents’ home, the proposal site, surrounded by their closest friends and family. White chairs lined the aisle, decorated with large wooden stumps that were topped with lanterns. Vintage doors served as the entry ...

A Whimsical Backyard Garden Wedding in Pittsboro, North Carolina

While planning their fall wedding in Pittsboro, Erin Crawford (29 and a fitness director) and Jessica Fines (33 and a social worker) immediately looked to Jessica's childhood home for their flower-filled nuptials. In fact, the couple spent the year leading up to the wedding landscaping and planti...

A Vintage-Inspired Barn Wedding on a Family Farm in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa

This wasn't Jennifer Miller and Jeremy Clark's first wedding at the Miller family farm. Two years prior, the couple met while feting Jennifer's sister's wedding: She was maid of honor, he was an usher. Two years later nearly to the day, Jennifer (27 and a nurse) and Jeremy (27 and a financial adv...

An Intimate Backyard Wedding on Gulf Pond in Milford, Connecticut

Inspired by their waterfront venue (that was also the  groom's childhood home), Khrysty Griswold (27, a product manager) and Dylan Mark (33, a sailmaker) added nautical flair throughout their outdoor nuptials. But rather than incorporating standard navy and white details, the couple opted for a p...

A Rustic, Floral Wedding at a Private Home in Ludington, Michigan

If you asked Sarah Yost (33 and a graphic designer) and Luis Chen (35 and a community outreach manager) how they would describe their wedding style, they would say it was colorful, optimistic, organic, romantic and clean-cut bohemian. To say the day had personality would be an understatement, wit...

A Rustic-Chic Backyard Wedding at a Private Residence in Florence, South Carolina

Michael Wolfe (27 and employee benefits consultant) hit on Erin Blackmon (27 and in flexible packaging sales) at a local bar and the pair chatted for a few minutes but didn't end up exchanging numbers. A few weeks later, they ran into each other in a completely different town and Michael took the...

A Rustic, Vintage Wedding at a Private Home in Terrace, British Columbia

Emilie Metzmeier (23 and a student) and Jan Wandel (24 and a student) met in Germany five years before they tied the knot. After two years of doing long distance, Emilie went on an exchange to Germany and it was there that Jan proposed, taking her to a castle in Hohenaspberg. For their wedding, t...

A Cheery Barn Wedding at a Private Farm in Danville, Alabama

Zach Berry (23 and a veterinary student) met Jenna Locklear (20 and a dental hygienist) after he started volunteered at the local veterinary office where Jenna's aunt worked. She was skeptical at first when Zach texted about starting a relationship but within five months of dating, the pair got e...

A Casual Country Wedding at Mustang Creek Ranch in Yoakum, Texas

Malorie Dragna (22 and a clothing designer) and Ben Melson (26 and a legislation director at the Texas State Capitol) met at an ice cream shop where they were both working for a summer. As time went on, the two clicked, and when Malorie went to Austin and Ben to College Station for school, they n...

A Casual DIY Wedding at The McGarity House in Temple, Georgia

It's thanks to mutual friends that Emily Hollis (19 and a nanny) started dating Keith Bohannon (27 and a dispatcher). On a rainy day in May, Keith took Emily to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens and led her under a pergola. "We started dancing and the whole time I was thinking 'This would be the perf...