San Diego Real Weddings and Southern California Destination Weddings

Three Weddings and One Happy Ending at the San Diego Botanic Garden

Friday, January 24, 2020

When Fiona opened Jared’s Christmas gift, a photo album with pictures of them throughout the years, she all but fainted when she saw the last photo—of her new engagement ring. “I blacked out and he got down on one knee,” she jokes. …

Consider ‘May Gray’ Embraced at This Temecula Wedding

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

If you’ve ever wondered what friends are for, just ask Juliana’s childhood pal, Lauren—who set Juliana up with her husband’s best friend, Christopher. The two met, sipped martinis, bonded over Scattergories, and the rest was history! For their springtime wedding at Galway …

Citrus, Bikes, and Other Upbeat Accents Defined This Palm Springs Wedding

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

God save the queen, because jolly old England is where Ali and Conrad fell in love. She’s from California and he’s from Germany, but London was calling these two to move there for work so they could meet through a mutual friend. …

This San Diego Beach Wedding Is Steeped in Burgundy

Monday, December 30, 2019

Kit and Lindsay had just two prerequisites for their autumnal wedding: a bayside ceremony and a feet-in-the-sand reception. Kona Kai Resort & Spa, smack dab on San Diego Bay, checked both boxes. As Lindsay is the owner of Sweet Digs, a floral …

The bride and groom dance at the reception

How a Couple Transformed Rancho Valencia Resort into a Mexican Wedding Fiesta

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Cue Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” for this unconventional proposal. Josh saw the summer 2017 solar eclipse as a magical moment to ask Elizabeth to be the sunshine of his life. “The last few seconds of a total solar eclipse …

No-Frills Details at This Valle de Guadalupe Wedding

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

After 10 years of dating, Brynn and Caleb both knew what was next. In fact, on a New Year’s Eve they simply said to each other, “Let’s get married.” Just like that no-frills proposal, their Valle de Guadalupe wedding totally broke a …

bride and groom look at each other lovingly

The Waterfront Views Were Unbeatable at This Mission Bay Wedding

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Both coincidentally from Boston, Daniella and Ian fell in love in America’s Finest City after finding each other through the dating app Coffee Meets Bagel. They embraced a love of travel thereafter, and Ian planned a Valentine’s Day proposal on the beach …

Bride with her bridesmaids, who are in dresses of varying shades of pink

It Doesn’t Get More Pretty in Pink Than This Palm Springs Hotel Wedding

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Ashley and Evan hold some bragging rights not many married couples do: They’re high school sweethearts. “I can now openly say I’ve been obsessed with him since we were 15 and 17, both with braces and questionable haircuts,” Ashley jests. After 15 …

A Little Rain Couldn’t Stop This La Jolla Wedding

Friday, November 22, 2019

John is from Paradise Valley, Arizona, but his real paradise is Phoenix, because that’s where he met Melissa. “After just a few dates we felt something undeniably different, something we had never felt before: true, unconditional love,” Melissa says. “The bond we …

Hamilton Tributes and Wes Anderson Inspired This Wedding at the San Diego Botanic Garden

Friday, November 8, 2019

“Imagine that Wes Anderson made a movie about California, and we’re the main characters.” That was Jake and Katherine’s marching order for their vendors to create their best day ever. “It at least helped us narrow down our cheerful California color palette …

Alpacas and Snow Were Just The Start of This Whimsical Australian Wedding

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Ara and Jorge’s Australian wedding included only 60 of their best mates, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t alpaca punch. In the country where they first met, the couple said “I do” at The Grounds of Alexandria, a former pie factory turned …

Coupe kisses in front of square ceremony station

From Facebook Colleagues to Planning a Napa Valley Wedding

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

It wasn’t entirely “like” at first sight for these Facebook colleagues. Jessica and Tom were both assigned to work in Building 16 at the social media empire’s campus, but it took a few rounds of small talk before Tom actually worked up …