Travel Archives | Exquisite Weddings

10 Destinations with Mini-Honeymoon Packages That’ll Pamper and Please

Friday, January 3, 2020

Spoiler alert: Planning a wedding takes a lot out of you. Which is why you and your partner needn’t reserve the R&R all the way until the honeymoon. That’s where the “minimoon” comes in. It’s the travel trend couples are getting in …

Gina and Marc’s Glamorous Temecula Wedding

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Considerate of the moment, when Marc popped the question at the top of La Jolla’s Ho Chi Minh Trail, he made sure to bring his camera—and some nail color. “He brought my favorite polish so I could paint my nails on the …

Erin and Jonathan’s Tuscan-Inspired Temecula Wedding

Monday, October 15, 2018

A chance encounter at a dog park courtesy of Jon’s rescue pup, Theo, led him and Erin to strike up a conversation and discover their common interests—a love of sports (she’s an NFL Network host and he’s an avid Raiders fan), strong …

Brett & Brian’s Chic Palm Springs Wedding

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Electronic music brought Brett and Brian together, by way of their favorite DJ spinning at a pool party in San Francisco. A year of concerts, music festivals, and adventure later, Brian popped the question in the City by the Bay, and Brett …

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 …

The Perfect San Diego Bachelorette Weekend

Friday, June 15, 2018

San Diego brides are spoiled with celebratory hotspots to hit up during their bachelorette weekend. Here, we take the guesswork out of when and where to get down with your girls around town (sash and party favors not included). Friday Evening …

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 …