San Diego Real Weddings and Southern California Destination Weddings

John & Lianne’s Navy Inspired Wedding

Friday, November 16, 2018

John and Lianne’s wedding was genuinely bigger than themselves. The groom’s best man, a Navy diver like him, received orders to deploy nine months before the big day—he would miss it. “When we found out, we knew we had to do a …

Bianca and Jake’s Sunset San Marcos Wedding

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Bianca and Jake began as high school classmates, then best friends. “That is my best and only piece of love advice,” says Bianca, meaning “being friends, first and foremost.” For her and Jake, that comradely devotion withstood separation during college—she attended Cal Poly …

Laura and Michael’s Lush Mission Bay Wedding

Monday, November 12, 2018

A romantic getaway for two in Miami turned into a plot twist executed by the whole family, when Michael’s daughters helped him pop the question to Laura during an elegant dinner. “As we were getting ready to take our first sip of …

Chris & Sharon’s Romantic Balboa Park Wedding

Friday, November 9, 2018

After dancing around their feelings for a few years as work colleagues, Chris and Sharon finally caved and embraced their connection. Two years of courtship later—including countless bike rides on the Pacific Beach boardwalk, steak dinners, and nights out in the Gaslamp—he …

Adam & Brittany’s New Year’s Eve Hollywood Wedding

Thursday, November 8, 2018

These Los Angeles sweethearts rang in 2018 by putting on a party they’ll never forget—their wedding. The old-meets-new Hollywood affair was held at The Beverly Hills Hotel, with a nighttime garden ceremony under a sea of twinkly lights and cherry blossom trees …

Alex and Bill’s Sophisticated Santaluz Wedding

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Alex and Bill are proof that the best love stories can be those that begin in puppy love, but not the kind you might know from a romcom. After a chance meeting in New York City, the couple withstood a cross-country move, …

Demetrio & Lauren’s Point Loma Wedding

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

When Lauren asked her cousin to deliver a variation on Elliot Arnold’s classic “Apache Marriage Blessing” at her wedding, she especially liked the line “You can ride out the storms when clouds hide the face of the sun in your lives… remembering …

Matthew & Thamar’s Indian Chic Temecula Wedding

Monday, October 29, 2018

A college internship in Michigan was the golden ticket not only for Matt and Thamar’s résumés, but also their future. It started with a few shy encounters and quickly turned to forever after, when at a company picnic he stole a soccer …

Priscilla & Richard’s Hawaiian Wedding

Friday, October 26, 2018

Priscilla had spot-on premonitions about Richard’s proposal—she even booked a hair appointment the day before!—but no omens could have prepared her for what would happen at their destination wedding in Wailea, Hawai’i, six months later: a torrential downpour. And while the drenching …

Gina and Marc’s Glamorous Temecula Wedding

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Considerate of the moment, when Marc popped the question at the top of La Jolla’s Ho Chi Minh Trail, he made sure to bring his camera—and some nail color. “He brought my favorite polish so I could paint my nails on the …

Jennifer & Kevin’s Rancho Santa Fe Wedding

Friday, October 19, 2018

The forecast for Jennifer and Kevin’s future? Sunny, with a chance of #PerfectWeatherForever. Their weather-themed wedding played off the newlyweds’ last name, Weatherall, down to the very last drop—er, detail. Guests RSVPed by marking either “clear skies ahead,” or that they’d need …

Chuck and Lisa’s Dreamy Temecula Wedding

Thursday, October 18, 2018

An Apple Store brought them together, and sushi rolled out the pathway for their happily ever after—Chuck and Lisa worked together at the Apple Store and after a training project, she asked him to go to sushi to “wait out the traffic.” …