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This Los Angeles Wedding Is Ballroom Goals

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

By Carly Shihadeh The bride’s entry song said it all. She walked down the aisle to Christina Perri’s “A Thousand Years”—fitting considering she’s known her beau for what seems like that long. Andy and Devina met in high school. His first move? …

Nikki and TJ’s Elegant Garden Wedding

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Sometimes moms do know best. At least that was the case when TJ’s mom called Nikki to ask for help solving her son’s problem of having no prom date. “Even though Nikki was good friends with my sister, I had never actually …

bride and groom walk through shower of petals

Brian and Maggie’s Romantic Garden Wedding

Friday, June 29, 2018

Brian and Maggie’s love story began in the water during high school swim practice. When Brian started bringing Gatorade to Maggie before meets, there was no question of where they were headed—though they probably never would have guessed they’d get engaged overlooking …

views of the Pacific through floral and greenery covered arbor

David and Katie’s Picture Perfect Del Mar Wedding

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

David and Katie were drawn together during varsity sports at Duke University. He played football. She played soccer and lacrosse. During a family Christmas photo, David executed his game plan for the rest of their lives, dropping to one knee and proposing. …

Alexa and Mark’s Elegant Ballroom Wedding

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Alexa and Mark were just meant to be… though, it took a little convincing. A mutual friend introduced them, and after a couple of dates, they mutually decided that they were supposed to be just friends. Finally, years later, over a glass …

bride in strapless gown and groom in Navy SEAL uniform

Conor and Nicole’s Luxurious Wedding Celebration

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Conor stole Nicole’s heart on a night out during her last year of college. “We were instantly inseparable,” she says. Though fate put their relationship to the test when Conor, a Navy Surface Warfare Officer, went on a nine-month deployment, after that, …

David and Grace’s Fairytale Wedding and Korean Paebaek

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Deep in the throes of studying, and amid the works of great scholars and authors in the University of California, Riverside library, David and Grace met. “The rest,” as Grace puts it, “is science and history.” They held their fairytale wedding at …

Corey and Faven’s Floral and Cultural San Diego Marina Wedding

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

By Jordan Lemke First impressions are often wrong. That’s the takeaway from Corey and Faven’s initial encounter. She was swept off her feet by a guy she assumed was a security guard—Corey is, after all, 6-foot-4 and a solid 300 pounds. But …

Alex and Chris’s Stunning Shelter Island Wedding

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

By Jordan Lemke A San Diego couple through and through, Alex and Chris met at Craft & Commerce in Little Italy and cemented their romance during a sail in Fiddler’s Cover. That was Labor Day 2016, when Chris convinced Alex to go …

bride in asymmetrical layered dress and groom in black tux

Andrew & Laura’s Intimate Rancho Santa Fe Real Wedding

Friday, January 26, 2018

There was an immediate spark between attorneys Andrew Macfarlane, 36, and Laura Kieffer, 32, when they met in a San Diego law office several years ago. Especially when they realized they’d grown up 30 minutes from each other in Northern Virginia and …

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 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 …