Communication 101: Simple Steps to Build a Marriage

Successful and healthy marriages are built on a strong foundation, similar to building a home. Here are a few simple steps to build a foundation before you tie the knot.

By Jennine E. Estes

Groom's Day: Searching for Wedding Vendors

By John the Groom

Before you meet your floral designer...

There are some things to think about before heading off to your floral consultation that will help you get the most out of your wedding flowers.

By David Hahn

Five Featured Finds: Beauty Tips

Here’s a look at five treatments sure to keep you pretty as you prepare to walk down the aisle:

By Christina Orlovsky

Start Spreading the News: Announcing Your Engagement

Did you just get engaged over the holidays? It’s important to be sure your announcement is well timed and told in the correct order of importance to the special people in your lives.

By Elaine Swann

Finding a Caterer

Once the vows are spoken and the toast has been toasted, there’s one major focus on your wedding guests’ minds: the food. Here’s a look at five local caterers.

By Christina Orlovsky

A Catered Affair

Our top chefs share their dream wedding menus

By Rowena Kelley

Magical Settings

A vine-covered pergola and walls dressed in ivy are part of the enchantment at The Emma, an Estate Weddings and Events property in Rancho Santa Fe.

By Terri Rippee

Home Sweet Home

When all is said and done—the gifts unwrapped, the wedding dress packed and the wedding album finally designed—the only thing left to do is to set up home.

By Rowena Kelley

The Getaway

You’ve tossed the bouquet, survived the toasts, fed each other cake and danced the last dance. The time has come for the two of you to depart from your wedding and start your new life together as...

By Amy Wycoff

Sky's the Limit

Not everyone gets saluted by the Blue Angels just minutes after becoming engaged. For Shane Randall and Katherine Los, a smoke-carved heart high above them in the San Francisco sky was the icing on...

Circle of Love

When Padres baseball's Hall of Famer and hometown favorite Tony Gwynn gave away his daughter Anisha to ballplayer Kennard Jones, it was no minor affair.

Destination Paradise

Arra Good's love for Latin culture blossomed in college, when she studied in Argentina and then in Guadalajara, Mexico, staying there with a family whose daughter was wed in traditional Mexican style.

I Dreamed of Africa

Shelby Janes and her business associate, affectionately known as “work crush Rich” by her circle of girlfriends, knew each other professionally for a year before the charming Mr. Clark asked...

Dream Date

It was freshman orientation at Brigham Young University when a friend introduced Jessica to Hunter. They bonded instantly and discovered they had attended high school together in San Diego.