A Rustic DIY Wedding at Tiber Canyon Ranch in San Luis Obispo, California

Sophia Larrea (29 and a case manager for seniors) and Nate Blumenkrantz (31 and a solar contractor) searched all over the San Francisco Bay area for the ideal wedding venue, and found the outdoor rustic, vintage ambience they were looking for at Tiber Canyon Ranch in San Luis Obispo, California. ...

A Casual, Rustic Wedding at Spruce Mountain Ranch in Larkspur, Colorado

Wanting their wedding to reflect their fun, laid-back personalities, Mollie Nock and Mike Carvill chose Spruce Mountain Ranch in Larkspur, Colorado, for their wedding. They used a purple, yellow and red color palette with rustic burlap and unfinished-wood accents. The bride wore white crochet TOM...

A Rustic Vintage Wedding at a Private Residence in Hayesville, North Carolina

Mandy Phillips (25 and owner of a clothing boutique) and Scott Spell (28 and in floor maintenance) got engaged in Mandy’s parents’ backyard in Hayesville, North Carolina, where they would later marry. They had a rustic vintage-inspired mountainside farm wedding, customized with meaningful details...

A Simple, Rustic Wedding at Limoneira Ranch in Santa Paula, California

Ashley Avina (26 and a freelance hairstylist) and Meggan Kohn (31 and a director for an after-school program) met when they both started working at Starbucks and instantly became friends. Neither one of them had thought of the other in a romantic way until a year and a half later, while they were...

An Eclectic Scottish-Inspired Wedding at Yesterday Spaces in Leicester, North Carolina

After Andrew Mackenzie (26 and a student) proposed to Pattie Hofland (25 and in marketing) in his New Zealand hometown, the pair decided to plan a mountainside destination wedding in North Carolina that combined both of their international roots. Pattie stunned in a meaningful dress constructed f...

A Natural Wedding at Van Dickson Ranch in Skull Valley, Arizona

Chelsea Yoder (24 and an administrative assistant) and Jonathan Yoder (24 and a management trainee) were friends in high school. One Valentine’s Day, Jonathan grabbed Chelsea and they shared their first kiss; they began dating shortly after. Years later, Jonathan proposed to Chelsea in their home...

A Casual Wedding at Barrington Hill Farm in Dade City, Florida

Alexandra Copeland (22 and a manager at a boat dealership) and Kyle Kenyon (26 and a nurse) met through their church and started dating soon after they went to a Christian young adult conference. Kyle surprised Alex and popped the question nine months later at a park, spelling out the words “I lo...

A Romantic Antique Garden Wedding at Estancia Culinaria in Redland, Florida

Lydia Nodar (29 and a legal assistant) and Michael Alvarez (30 and an attorney) met on a night out at Sandbar, despite having many of the same friends all throughout high school and crossing paths numerous times. They lost touch again after that night but some time later when they ran into each o...

A Rustic-Chic Barn Wedding at Adaumont Farm in Trinity, North Carolina

Even though Sarah Robb (23 and a freelance writer/graphic designer) and Paul Sheldon (25 and a software consultant) grew up in connecting neighborhoods, they didn't meet until a  mission trip to Philadelphia. Before Sarah moved out of her college apartment, Paul proposed while they were watching ...

A Rustic Farm Wedding at Harrington Farm in Princeton, Massachussets

A Warm, Fall Wedding at Stepne Manor in Chestertown, Maryland

Colin Flyn (34 and a commercial real estate broker) proposed to Lindsay Perrini (31 and a teacher) by taking her ice skating after a dinner at the restaurant where they had their first date. He pulled her to the side of the rink, kneeled down on the ice and asked her to marry him. Afterwards, he ...

An Elegant, Rustic Wedding at Normandy Farm Hotel in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Sue Cheung (29 and a pharmacist) and Ralph Cameron (30 and a pharmacist) met one cold night during college, when Sue offered Ralph a ride home. For their first Christmas as a couple, Ralph bought Sue a digital camera. Sue was overwhelmed by such a large gift and said she'd be happy even if he jus...

A Country-Inspired Backyard Wedding in Crete, Illinois

When Kristin Veldhuizen (24 and a veterinary technician) met Aaron DaCorte (26 and a police officer) in the fall of 2008, their first encounter wasn't exactly what you'd call romantic. "We met on a Chicago ghost tour!" Kristin says. "We were with friends and since we're both so shy, we didn't tal...

A Casual, Rustic Wedding at Springhill Pavilion in Belgrade, Montana

Carie Omland and Chris Omland met in Bozeman, Montana, while they were mountain biking, and Chris proposed while they were on a cross country ski date in Yellowstone National Park. Choosing a place to get married was quick and easy for the couple because they knew they wanted to be surrounded by ...

A Rustic, Bohemian Wedding at a Private Residence in Idaho Falls, Idaho

Daniel Brewer (31 and an artist) was bicycling from Denver to San Francisco when a couch surfing website led him to a friend of Sara Teeters (27 and a nurse) in Laramie, Wyoming. They were formally introduced at a local bar. "I was a bit starved for human interaction being on a solo bike trip for...

A Gray and Yellow Country Wedding at Still Water Hollow in Nampa, Idaho

Nicole Allen (31 and an escrow assistant) and Derrick Heinrich (30 and a union pipe fitter) met through mutual friends. At the time, Nicole was focused on being a single mom and Derrick was adjusting to life after a tour in Iraq with the National Guard. But one day in April, Derrick proposed. Nic...

A Rustic Barn Wedding at Oak Hill Farms at The Rock, Georgia

Travis Tuggle (25 and an accountant) followed Alexandria Kilgore's (23 and a dental hygienist) specific instructions and kept his proposal simple when he popped the question after three years of dating. "I had always told him not to embarrass me when he proposed so he did it very discretely while...

A Rustic, Woodsy Wedding at Lake Tahoma in Marion, North Carolina

Lee Outland (21 and a nurse) and Thomas Johnson (23 and a biologist) fell in love during a college chemistry class. But after being forced to deal with long distance when TJ graduated, Lee worried that the distance was enough to break their connection. "He came to visit me one weekend and I could...

An Art Nouveau-Inspired Wedding at Round Peak Vineyard in Mt Airy, North Carolinain North Carolina

Lisa-Michelle Brower (27 and an academic advisor) and Charlie Forsyth (27 and a project manager) were friends for seven years before they finally started dating. It didn't take long for Charlie to propose and he popped the question during a fall trip to Colorado. "We were posing for a photo durin...

Intimate DIY Wedding at Bluefield Farm in Blauvelt, New York

Alejandrina 'Ali' Ramos (32, teacher) and Liam West (36, lawyer) celebrated their wedding with an intimate ceremony followed by a rustic barn reception at Bluefield Farm in Blauvelt, a family friend's flower farm. The couple used a cheery color scheme ?of green and blue inspired by the day's bloo...

A Rustic Farm Wedding at the Ironstone Ranch in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

Christina Lakin, 27, a physician at WellSpan York Hospital, and Travis Doll, 30, an electrical engineer at Ventura Solutions, were in the same calculus class at Dickinson College. They bonded over a prank that Travis pulled on Christina in class, and since then were together throughout college an...

A Rustic, DIY Wedding at Ram Island Farm in Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Regina Verret (29, an account trainer for Practical Law at Thomson Reuters) and Robert Foster (28, an associate editor for Practical Law at Thomson Reuters) met in Washington DC during their first year of graduate school when Rob's roommate invited Regina to a party at their house. "We've been in...

A Whimsical, Rustic Vintage Wedding at Pecan Springs Ranch in Austin, Texas

Jen Crane, 31 and a pediatric oncology nurse at Dell Children’s Medical Center, and Rob Chamness, 36 and a freelance videographer and producer, met by happenstance at South by Southwest as Rob and his group of friends chatted and helped block the wind from Jen’s group of friends. With the help of...