Private Estate Weddings Archives

This Wedding was Brimming with High School Spirit—And 10 Wedding Cakes!

Monday, August 3, 2020

They say let them eat cake. And that’s exactly what these high school sweethearts delivered for guests on their wedding day: 10 cakes—one for every year they’d dated. But the bride had been piecing together her big day at Rancho Las Lomas …

You Won’t Believe the Floral Installation at This San Diego Wedding

Friday, February 28, 2020

Home is clearly where the heart is for Jim and Kristie, who welcomed 140 guests into theirs for their wedding. Both having been married before, their celebration created a modern-day Brady Bunch—combined, they have three girls and three boys! Fittingly, the nuptials …

Lisa Whelchel Crashed this Palm Springs Wedding

Monday, October 21, 2019

By Carly Shihadeh From an unexpected special guest to a brunch turned 80th birthday party, Kevin and Rich’s wedding had no shortage of surprises. But their decision to get married in Palm Springs should come as no shocker. Kevin popped the question …

Ingrid and Patrick’s Vibrant Bankers Hill Wedding

Thursday, April 26, 2018

By Jordan Lemke Some things are built to stand the test of time. At least, that’s how Ingrid and Patrick’s story goes. A decade after a break up—with each other!—they ended up back in San Diego… and in love once more. …

Paul and Richard’s Vibrant Confetti-Filled Wedding

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

By Jordan Lemke After meeting on OkCupid in 2013, Paul and Richard were inseparable. Richard moved in with Paul and his parents on the estate where they would one day marry, and two years later, Paul surprised Richard with a proposal during …

Bridget and Molly’s Secret Garden Wedding

Monday, February 26, 2018

By Jordan Lemke Leaving the nest is a big step for anyone, but unbeknownst to Bridget and Molly, move-in day their freshmen year at Indiana University meant so much more. “We were both tired and sweaty from lugging boxes and mini-fridges up …

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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 …

Jacqueline and Alec’s Unique Palomar Mountain Ranch Real Wedding

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

San Francisco couple Alec Cierny, 34, and Jacqueline Ravenscroft, 31, tied the knot at the Ravenscroft Ranch on Palomar Mountain, where the bride grew up and where her father still lives. Her dad built the infinity patio where the two attorneys exchanged …

Stephen and Mae’s Coastal Chic La Jolla Real Wedding

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Stephen and Mae invited close family and friends to their coastal chic La Jolla Real Wedding at a private residence in beautiful Bird Rock. They said their “I Dos” at a park overlooking the ocean just a couple of blocks away from …

Point Loma Real Wedding: Sydnee and Glenn

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Sydnee is a professional golfer playing full time on the LPGA Tour who met her husband Glenn in Australia at the Australia Women’s Open. They are both San Diego area natives and had a magical December wedding at the Darlington House in …

Orange County Real Wedding: Caitlin and Zack

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

These two young Southern California sweethearts met back in college and tied the knot in Orange County, California. They were able to look pass their school rivals of USC and UCLA and find a mutual everlasting love, well outside of football season that is. …

San Marcos Real Wedding: Nick & Savannah

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Nick and Savannah’s love began as best friends in English class sophomore year high school. Many roads were traveled but their hearts never drifted. Elevens years later, they tied the knot in the romantic and whimsical setting at Green Gables Estate in San …