An Elegant Rustic Wedding in Menominee, MI
The Bride Jennifer (Jen) Ford, 29, an administrative assistant The Groom Phillip (Phil) Grunfeld, 29, owner of Modern Silicone Technologies The Date May 26 With an elegant country theme in mind for their springtime nuptials, Jen and Phil chose a color palette of yellow, ivory and browns. Crystal...
A Vintage Rustic Wedding in Larkspur, CO
The Bride Melissa (Missy) Mills, 24, a photographer The Groom Kyle Rich, 23, a member of the United States Air Force The Date May 27 With a vintage, rustic vibe in mind, Missy and Kyle set out to highlight this style using navy, blue, cream and apple green. The couple took trips to vintage and a...
Marielle & John: A Rustic Wedding in Valle Crucis, NC
The bride and groom first met as students at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. John is somewhat reserved in nature, describes Marielle. He didn't seem to pick up on the fact that I wanted to get to know him better. THE BRIDE Marielle Diaz THE GROOM John Newland THE DATE May 12 But Marielle wa...
A Garden Wedding in Beaufort, SC
The Bride Bethany Wilson, 22, currently between jobs but last employed at Piankatank Camp and Conference Center The Groom Matthew “Matt” Hunt, 24, summer camp program director at Piankatank Camp and Conference Center The Date May 22 An outdoor wedding with Southern charm and a Low Country feel w...
A Modern Rustic Wedding in Boca Grande, FL
The Bride Erin Visconti, 28, works for a professional staging company The Groom Benjamin Hudson, 29, vice president of Hudson Security Systems Inc. The Date May 7 Erin always knew she wanted a sunset beach wedding and as soon as the couple picked The Gasparilla Inn, the rest of the details just ...
A Traditional Wedding in Atkinson, NC
Harley knew there was something special about the man treating the four-legged members of her family. Duane won her over and the two dated for 18-months before getting engaged. Duane took Harley to the Currituck Light House in Corolla. After climbing to the top, he got down on one knee and popped...
An Outdoor Wedding in Lake Powell, FL
The first time Jennifer laid eyes on Cliff, he was an aisle over at church -- and with a girl. Fortunately, it turned out that girl was just his sister! A month later, Jennifer and Cliff officially met at a boating event in Panama City Beach and started dating. They continued dating while the two...
Rustic Wedding in Cincinnati, OH
Whenever friends of Jody and Brian would ask when the two were getting engaged, Brian always had the same response: “She won’t marry me. I only have two requirements -- Vegas and Elvis -- and she’s not on board.” After returning from their second trip to Las Vegas, Jody finally conceded and told ...
An Outdoor Wedding in Tate, GA
Although they grew up just 15 minutes apart, Diana and Eric didn’t meet until their freshman year at the University of Georgia. They started out as friends, but by the time second semester rolled around Diana started to feel something more. By the summer, they were dating. The Bride Diana Will,...
Wendy & Evan: An Outdoor Wedding in Fredericksburg, TX
After five years of dating, Evan Taddia took his girlfriend, Wendy Kochis, on a surprise trip to the Bahamas as an early graduation present. Though Wendy had noticed that Evan had been acting a little odd lately, she chalked it up to her own nervousness that school was ending and she had no idea ...
A Rustic Wedding in Peabody, MA
Karen and Robbie met in Jerusalem while Robbie was living there for a year and Karen was visiting friends. The Bride Karen Rutzick, 28 and a public policy student at The University of Chicago The Groom Robbie Silverman, 29 and a lawyer for Business and Professional People for the Public Interes...
A Wildflower Wedding in Durham, NC
To recreate the park scene where Paul proposed, the couple used a floral palette of pink, green, blue, purple, and yellow, with blue being the dominant color. “I wanted the room to look like a field of wildflowers,” says the bride. The Bride Keri Peele, 25 and works in fundraising The Groom Pau...
A Nature-Inspired Cabin Wedding
Girdwood is one of Nikole and Justin’s favorite places in Alaska, and after spending many years snowboarding and skiing there, it was the natural choice for their wedding site. Even though they had a clear idea of what they wanted their wedding to look like, the couple ultimately enlisted the hel...
A Woodland Wedding in New York City, NY
The Bride Shana Sperling, 31, an event planner and owner of Shana Sperling Events The Groom Jonathan Schneider, 29, a machine calligrapher at Quincy Ink The Date May 29 Quirky accents like gnome figurines and wooden mushrooms incorporated throughout the day created a woodland wedding theme.
Outdoor Wedding in Chevy Chase, MD
Cory was smitten the first time he laid eyes on the beautiful red-faced girl in the cafeteria at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Nathalie was a hard laugher and her face was so red because the table had challenged her not to laugh the entire meal. “It didn’t look like she was doing too wel...
A Rustic Ranch Wedding in Buda, TX
The Bride Lindsey Derr, 27, a registered nurse at MD Anderson Cancer Center The Groom Kris Palmer, 33, works in industrial sales to the oil and gas industry The Date May 14 Lindsey knew she wanted to wear bright-pink shoes, so raspberry became the first wedding color she picked. She and Kris add...
An Elegant Rustic Wedding in Marfa, TX
The Bride Jennifer LeGrand, 35, senior legal counsel and director of North American contracts at Exterran The Groom Brent Howard, 41, works in financial services at Sanders Morris Harris The Date April 30 To keep the focus on the ranch and the surrounding Big Bend area, Jennifer and Brent stuck ...
A Modern Rustic Wedding in St. Louis, MO
The Bride Jacqueline (Jacqui) Hawkins, 26, a graduate student in genetics at Washington University in St. Louis The Groom Mark Salsbury, 34, a glass artist at Third Degree Glass Factory The Date April 2 Jacqui and Mark intertwined both modern and rustic details at their loft-like space by incorp...
A Rustic Vintage Wedding in Columbus, OH
The Bride Erin Ley, 32, an office coordinator The Groom Justin Hemminger, 32, a project manager The Date May 28 Erin and Justin dressed their rustic venue with vintage details and lots of colors (coral, mint, yellow, gray and purple). The paper pom-poms, Mason jars and soda bottles set the tone ...
A Rustic Garden Wedding in Yorktown, VA
The Bride Katie Hill, 23, a human resources administrator at Ferguson Enterprises and owner of Katie Nesbitt Photography The Groom John Nesbitt, 25, a shipfitter at Huntington Ingalls Industries The Date May 21 Katie and John brought in a loose, rustic garden theme for their spring wedding. Inst...
A Rustic Wedding in Wilmington, NC
A simple trip to the mailbox became a life-changing event for Danielle. After retrieving her mail, she stopped by her neighbor’s house. “I saw Joseph and remember thinking, ‘Oh my, who is this? He’s so handsome!’” After introductions, they all decided to meet at a local restaurant. Danielle’s nei...
Kellita & Jock: A Spring Wedding in Oley, PA
Rustic elements combine with an earthy color palette for a wedding reminiscent of a spring garden in full bloom. The Bride Kellita Joanou, a 28-year-old merchandising coordinator for an accessory company The Groom Jock Thompson, a 33-year-old business developer for an apparel company The Date Ma...
Rebecca & Matt: A Rustic Wedding in Morrison, CO
It was three years after their first encounter that Rebecca Rundgren and Matt Ledges started dating -- and another three from the time Matt proposed till the two began planning their wedding! The Bride Rebecca Rundgren, 33, a business law attorney The Groom Matt Ledges, 32, a third-year medical ...