We're Obsessed With This Vegan Foodie Wedding at Ovation in Chicago, Illinois
Foodies Johanna and Chris first planning decision was based on food. “When choosing our venue, the most important thing for us was being able to choose our own caterer,” Johanna says. “We needed to use one of our favorite restaurants, Lula Cafe.” From there, the couple kept things similarly nontr...
Fun Bohemian Summer Wedding in Columbus, OH
Columbus natives Meg Edison (25 and a librarian) and John Conlon (25 and a PhD student) took design inspo from their venue when planning all the way from Boston, their current residence. “Our color palette was inspired by the Audubon Center and sunset colors,” Meg says. “We even called our favori...
Rustic Minnesota Wedding with Mexican Flair
Lia Ramirez (39 and a consumer lending manager) grew up helping her late grandmother tend to the peonies, stock, ranunculus and delphiniums in her magnificent garden. So for her wedding to Tony Patino (40 and a senior solutions architect), she put those very flowers front and center. “She would h...
Funky Retro Wedding in Cincinatti
Chelsea Baker (31 and an event planner) and Dan Rosenthal (32 and a web developer) like to do things a little differently. They jointly planned to get engaged on a trip to New York, chose their renovated industrial venue before it had windows or lights, and asked Dan’s dad to officiate their cere...
A Maximalist-Boho Wedding at The Art Factory in Paterson, New Jersey
Erin and Philwanted to plan a wedding that would take their guests on an adventure, allowing them to share their passion for physical activity and nature with their loved ones. “We transformed our venue into a representation of what makes our love limitless,” Erin says. They decked out the space ...
Suspiria Vibe Wedding in Long Island City
Diana Castillo (36 and an ACD copywriter) and Eric Casthart (37 and a designer and developer) wanted to throw a wedding that was “unmistakably us,” they say. The pair did just that, turning to cinema for inspiration. Their chosen theme, dubbed “wicked garden,” blended the Art Nouveau–inspired set...
Colorful Wrightsville Manor Wedding in Wilmington, NC
Cadie Foresta (27 and a corporate meeting planner) and Ian Edwards (31 and an account manager) honored each of their identities with their wedding day, combining her love of colorful blooms and family ties with his British roots. “We meshed our cultures as much as we could,” Cadie says. “His groo...
A Sophisticated Spring Wedding at the Castle on Stagecoach in Little Rock, Arkansas
For their spring nuptials, Amanda Opitz and Justin Reeves planned a romantic affair that drew inspiration from their home of Paris, France.<br><br>“I originally envisioned a barn and Pinterest wedding, but that went out the window as soon as we saw the Castle,” Amanda says of their Little Rock, A...
