Real Weddings: Spring 2017 Archives

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 …

Shannon and Sean’s Boho Chic Temecula Farm Real Wedding

Monday, June 5, 2017

North Park residents Sean Rodieck and Shannon Lambert have their best friends to thank for introducing them. Shannon, a 27-year-old stylist at The Dress Theory, and 28-year-old Sean, who works in IT for Road Runner Sports, have been together ever since that …

Chris and Erica's Rancho Santa Fe Wedding

Erica and Christopher’s Romantic Rancho Santa Fe Real Wedding

Friday, June 2, 2017

The once-in-a-lifetime date of 12/12/12 turned out to be especially auspicious for Christopher Doesburg, 35, and Erica Biehl, 29. The couple had met at Cal State Fullerton, and on that day a suspected gunman caused a campus lockdown. Christopher made Erica feel …

Nyra and Dylan’s Colorful Temecula Winery Real Wedding

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Dylan Smith and Nyra Espero were on a Sunday-morning hike when a drone descended with an engagement ring and Dylan proposed. The Orange County couple married last spring at Temecula’s Villa de Amore, with colors inspired by the groom’s burgundy tux and …

Krista and Daniel’s Bohemian Gastropub Real Wedding

Friday, May 26, 2017

Daniel Carlos and Krista Sena had been friends for years, when one day they realized they were meant to be together. “It was like, ‘Where have you been my whole life?’” Krista says. The San Diego couple chose their favorite local restaurant, …

Elizabeth and Jimmy’s Elegant Carlsbad Garden Real Wedding

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Elizabeth Farasy, 47, and Jimmy L’Esperance, 49, live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but when they saw the lush terraces at Carlsbad’s Aviara Resort, they knew that’s where they wanted to tie the knot. Elizabeth, a medical sales account manager, and Jimmy, a urologic …

Kathleen and Niluk’s Exotic Safari Park Real Wedding

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Los Angeles couple Kathleen Quigley, a 27-year-old film producer, and Niluk Peiris, a 31-year-old physician, knew the San Diego Zoo Safari Park was just the “caring, beautiful, peaceful” wedding venue they were looking for. “Niluk and I both have strong spiritual feelings …

Kristen and Jordan’s Rustic Brewery Real Wedding

Friday, May 19, 2017

From their first official date—a Padres game at Petco Park—to their spring wedding at Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens at Liberty Station, Jordan Gardner and Kristen Coker’s love story is a totally San Diego affair. The Pacific Beach–based couple celebrated their …

Allison and Jeffrey's Pearl Hotel Wedding

Allison and Jeffrey’s Modern Bohemian Real Wedding

Monday, May 15, 2017

The stars aligned for Allison Flaker when she was at a bar one night in 2010 and saw the “tall, bearded, and crazy handsome” Trader Joe’s employee, Jeffrey Derr, whom she’d been eyeing on her grocery trips. She introduced herself and the …

Erika and David’s Rustic-Chic Winery Real Wedding

Thursday, May 11, 2017

San Diego natives David Aguierre III, 28, and Erika Bigbie, 27, met in October 2014 when they were in the same police academy class. And that’s exactly where David took Erika when he proposed in March 2016, and where they celebrated with …

Sam and Cris's Estancia Courtyard Wedding

Samantha and Christopher’s Whimsical La Jolla Garden Real Wedding

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Though they live in Fullerton now, Christopher von Voigt, 27, and Samantha Spaulding, 25, met while they were both working at Kimpton Solamar Hotel in downtown San Diego—cute valet Chris quickly caught Sam’s eye from her spot as a front desk agent. …

Whitney and Nicholas’s Glamorous Palm Springs Winter Wedding

Monday, May 8, 2017

Whitney Welch, 33, may have woken up with laryngitis on her wedding day, but lip-syncing her vows to her husband, Nicholas Kirmse, 38, while the officiant read them aloud is still one of her favorite moments from the ceremony. The Las Vegas–based …