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The Temecula Wedding Community Came Together to Give This Couple a Surprise Wedding

Monday, July 13, 2020

They say charity starts at home. And, it turns out, Temecula has one big-hearted community. It came together to give Kyle and Rachel the gift of a lifetime: a surprise wedding. When the couple discovered Kyle had stage-four colon cancer, they saw …

These High School Sweethearts (And Parents!) Brought the Party to Palm Springs

Monday, July 6, 2020

Whoever has questioned whether parents can party has never met Nicole and Jimmy. These high school sweethearts, with a three-year-old and 15 years together already behind them, decided to say “I do” in front of 162 of their closest family and friends …

An Epic Sunset Wedding in Santa Barbara

Thursday, March 12, 2020

To wed in Southern California or to wed in Seattle? That was Amanda and Chris’s question. “We struggled choosing between Seattle’s wine country and Santa Barbara,” Amanda says. “Ultimately, we decided a destination wedding weekend in one of our favorite places would …

Why This Big Sur Destination Wedding Was Worth the One-Year Delay

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Corey and Joy must have the patience of saints—they took a rain check on their wedding for almost a year! The couple’s original date was in 2017, but stormy weather made the venue in Big Sur inaccessible for months. They agonized over …

Bride with her bridesmaids, who are in dresses of varying shades of pink

It Doesn’t Get More Pretty in Pink Than This Palm Springs Hotel Wedding

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Ashley and Evan hold some bragging rights not many married couples do: They’re high school sweethearts. “I can now openly say I’ve been obsessed with him since we were 15 and 17, both with braces and questionable haircuts,” Ashley jests. After 15 …

Coupe kisses in front of square ceremony station

From Facebook Colleagues to Planning a Napa Valley Wedding

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

It wasn’t entirely “like” at first sight for these Facebook colleagues. Jessica and Tom were both assigned to work in Building 16 at the social media empire’s campus, but it took a few rounds of small talk before Tom actually worked up …

Michael and Sara’s Rustic Palm Springs Wedding

Friday, July 19, 2019

With “fun” their only MO in mind, Michael and Sara looked no further than The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens for a big day full of good times. It began with a greeting by Mr. Prickles—a porcupine with the ability to high-five—followed …

Matt & Saundra’s Vintage Hawaiian Palm Springs Wedding

Monday, June 3, 2019

Right after she said “yes,” Matt and Saundra heard the usual wedding planning warnings right and left, like “The day goes by so fast; it’s done in an instant!” Which is why Saundra answered her gut suspicion—Why not make this last all …

Brittny & Mike’s Modern Elegant San Clemente Wedding

Monday, May 13, 2019

Just like gravity, the attraction was undeniable when Brittny and Mike met for the first time—at the tech company where they both worked. After a few more trips around the sun, they opted to be partners for the long haul. Given their …

Aly & Jason’s Mid-century Meets Tropical Palm Springs Wedding

Friday, May 3, 2019

You might recognize Aly and Jason from The Style Guys, the lifestyle and fashion blog that catapulted them to E! network fame—and true to the moniker, their midcentury-meets-tropical nuptials were stylishly Palm Springs. The Calgary, Alberta couple—who met in a bar (or …

Carlos & Kevin’s Mid-Century Masculine Palm Springs Wedding

Monday, April 8, 2019

Don Draper said that “advertising is based on one thing: happiness,” which Carlos and Kevin must have had in mind while planning their “midcentury masculine Mad Men-chic” wedding celebration. The Avalon Hotel & Bungalows Palm Springs, with its Old Hollywood aesthetic, was …

Alyssa & Cannon’s Elegant Italian Wedding

Friday, March 29, 2019

Florence, Italy To whoever said a bride never wears her wedding dress twice, we officially have a one-word reply: Scusi? Alyssa slipped into her Anne Barge gown for a destination wedding in Italy, and again for her reception a month later in …