Destination Weddings: Fall 2017 Archives

Adriana & Carlos’s Black-Tie Ensenada Wedding

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Adriana Novelo, 28, and Carlos Morachis, 31, have known each other since they were little kids, but they didn’t start dating until after college in 2012, when they were both back in their Baja California hometown of Ensenada. Adriana says Carlos proposed …

bride in rhinestone strap dress walking with groom in navy blue suit

Something Blue: Kristie & Will’s Palm Springs Wedding

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Nurse-practitioner Kristina Grubb, 28, and William Strong, 36, who works in commercial real estate, went on their first date in July 2014, and immediately kissed their single days goodbye. Will wrote his proposal in the sand at Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach, …

bride with bridesmaids in dusty blue dresses

Natalie & Tyler’s Rustic Temecula Nuptials

Friday, December 8, 2017

California girl Natalie O’Toole and Massachusetts native Tyler VandenAkker met through a mutual friend in college at California Baptist University, after having their eyes on each other the whole first semester. Tyler surprised Natalie with a proposal on a Thanksgiving trip to …

happy bride and groom with colorful bougainvillea backdrop

Danielle and Ian’s Dramatic Palm Springs Wedding

Monday, November 27, 2017

It was the summer of 2013 when Danielle Hansen, now 29, and Ian Dyche, now 35, met on the rooftop of the downtown Los Angeles apartment building they were both living in. Two and a half years later, and six weeks after …

bridal party walking in street with palm trees in background

Rick and Vanessa’s Lush Palm Springs Wedding

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Morning radio show host Rick Moorten, 48, and stylist, fashion blogger, and hair care line owner Vanessa Balli, 34, said “I do” in March on the very spot where Rick had proposed just a year and a half earlier: at the Moorten …

bride and groom in outdoor setting with cactus and palm trees

10 Pro Planning Tips for Your Destination Wedding

Friday, October 27, 2017

Dreaming of a destination wedding? Follow these tips from planner Michelle Garibay to ensure your out-of-town nuptials have the vacation vibes you desire. 1. CHOOSE YOUR DATE Unfortunately, the best weather in popular vacation destinations tends to correlate with tourist season, so …

Brenna and Tim’s Cabo Ceremony and Temecula Reception

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

When high school sweethearts Brenna Paasch, a 27-year-old pharmacist, and Tim Duffy, a 28-year-old firefighter, began planning their wedding in California, they realized what they really wanted was to say “I do” in their favorite place: Cabo San Lucas. But they knew …

bride and groom seated in tall chairs labeled mrs. and mr.

Brittany and Matt’s Oak Glen Real Wedding

Monday, October 9, 2017

Brittany Heap and Matt Williams’s romance began under the stars in Indio, California, when they slow danced to the last song of Brooks & Dunn’s set at the 2010 Stagecoach Festival, where they’d met through a mutual friend. Six years later, SoCal …