Destination Weddings: Spring 2018 Archives

Groom in navy blue suit holds bride's bouquet as the couple pose at Temecula Creek Inn

Bree and Mike’s Romantic Temecula Creek Inn Wedding

Friday, July 13, 2018

In hindsight, Bree and Mike say, they wish their first dance had been to Rihanna’s “We Found Love” (with its refrain “We found love in a hopeless place”), because, in Bree’s words, “There are few things more hopeless than a fraternity party.” …

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 …

Brandon and Katrina’s Rancho Palos Verdes Wedding

Monday, May 14, 2018

It wasn’t exactly Brandon’s pickup line—“Well, aren’t you a tall drink of water?”—that won Katrina over. Thankfully, he used his sense of humor to charm his way from coworker to husband. Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, with its ocean views and …

Bride and groom in blue suit pictured at winery

Katarina and Ryen’s California Wine Country Wedding

Monday, April 30, 2018

Katarina and Ryen’s relationship has been nothing short of an incredible adventure—but with a start much like any other. They met while working at an Italian restaurant in Boulder, Colorado, and grew fonder of each other, despite the distance, when Katarina went …

Bryan and Jessica’s Festive Puerto Vallarta Wedding

Friday, April 20, 2018

Bryan will be the first to tell you that persistence really does pay off when it comes to love. After meeting Jessica while waiting in line to enter a club in Washington, D.C., he asked her out once a week for three …

Bride and groom pose next to one of the fountains at the venue

Dean and Mara’s Rustic Palm Springs Wedding

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

By Jordan Lemke Mara was smitten with Dean the moment he picked her up for their first date. “He came to my door, completely unexpected,” she says. “Most guys in California wouldn’t.” (Dean is from Michigan.) Many dates later, Dean proposed to …