Casual Chic Weddings Archives | Exquisite Weddings

An Industrial-Chic Bohemian Wedding at Liberty Station

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Andrew and Melissa’s boho-meets-industrial destination wedding was magical in its own right. But mix in the fact that they’re both US National Ice Hockey players, and we’ve slap shot this love story to the next level. The two met six years ago …

Ashley and Justin’s Free-Spirited Fire Garden Wedding

Monday, July 23, 2018

Ashley and Justin’s romance has been no slow burn. They felt a spark upon their first run-in at a party, spending the entire night getting to know each other and have since been the light of each other’s lives as they’ve wandered …

Brides hold hands in front of silver trailer

Crystal and Lauren’s Rustic Chic Temecula Wedding

Friday, July 6, 2018

Lauren got the leg-up on proposing to Crystal, with a slideshow of horrid engagement rings that ended with the perfect real-life band. But Crystal took a shot a year later, too, with a surprise proposal party at their newly purchased home in …

Brides kiss in the background of the bowling alley

Erin and Gianna’s Los Angeles Highland Park Bowl Wedding

Monday, June 18, 2018

These two La La Land-based TV writers met during a show they were working on in 2015. A couple years later, their own love story brought them to LA’s Highland Park Bowl, where they made history holding the first-ever wedding at the …

Bride and groom gaze lovingly at each other

Daniel and Erika’s Boho-Chic San Juan Capistrano Wedding

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

The couple, who calls Kansas City home, returned to their Southern California roots to tie the knot. They got married at the Mission Basilica in San Juan Capistrano, where Erika grew up and went to grade school. “Being able to marry my …

Debin and Rocky’s Lush, Boho-Inspired San Marcos Wedding

Thursday, May 24, 2018

By Jordan Lemke In the long run, college friendships really paid off for Debin and Rocky. They were introduced by mutual friends, Andrea and Nick, over Labor Day Weekend at Chico State, and haven’t stopped conversations since. Years of dating later, and …

couple kiss in front of wooden arbor covered in flowers

Ben and Rebecca’s Bohemian Outdoor Wedding

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Ben was Rebecca’s first and last experience with online dating. The couple’s lives were changed by the dating app Bumble—and then again when, after a romantic beach picnic, Ben popped the question at sunset and whisked Rebecca to a surprise engagement party …

Audrey and Michael’s Hacienda-Style Wedding

Friday, February 23, 2018

By Jordan Lemke What began as a night of networking ended in a sweet surprise for then-law students Michael and Audrey. “We ended up next to each other at the end of the night and shared a strawberry shortcake for dessert,” recounts …

Meredith and Nick’s Lush La Jolla Wedding

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Follow Exquisite Weddings on Bloglovin Wedding details were the last thing on Meredith’s mind when she said “yes.” “When I met Nick, I knew that even if we got married at a bus stop, I would be the happiest bride,” she says. …

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 …

bride in sweetheart dress with groom in dark blue tux standing in front of door

Courtney and Kyle’s Colorful La Jolla Real Wedding

Monday, October 23, 2017

Cinematographer Kyle Klütz, 33, whisked costume designer Courtney Arthur, 32, to a surprise weekend in San Diego just after popping the question at their home in Los Angeles, so it seemed only fitting that they choose to have their destination wedding at …

sunset silhouette view of bride and groom walking on hilltop

Jared and Kelsey’s Woodsy Vista Real Wedding

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Though Jared Medeiros, 28, and Kelsey Johnson, 28, met in high school in their hometown of Cypress, California, it wasn’t until several years later that they first hung out one-on-one. On Valentine’s Day 2010, they made their relationship official, and five years …