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Bride kisses groom on the cheek at the ceremony

Mountainous Details Meet Family Traditions at This Julian Wedding

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

To have and to hold, in sickness and in… sloshball? Kent and Sarah first locked eyes over the kickball-inspired drinking game, and the rest of their love story was bases loaded with countless dates in and around Balboa Park—until Kent kicked a …

Three Weddings and One Happy Ending at the San Diego Botanic Garden

Friday, January 24, 2020

When Fiona opened Jared’s Christmas gift, a photo album with pictures of them throughout the years, she all but fainted when she saw the last photo—of her new engagement ring. “I blacked out and he got down on one knee,” she jokes. …

Citrus, Bikes, and Other Upbeat Accents Defined This Palm Springs Wedding

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

God save the queen, because jolly old England is where Ali and Conrad fell in love. She’s from California and he’s from Germany, but London was calling these two to move there for work so they could meet through a mutual friend. …

This San Diego Beach Wedding Is Steeped in Burgundy

Monday, December 30, 2019

Kit and Lindsay had just two prerequisites for their autumnal wedding: a bayside ceremony and a feet-in-the-sand reception. Kona Kai Resort & Spa, smack dab on San Diego Bay, checked both boxes. As Lindsay is the owner of Sweet Digs, a floral …

The bride and groom dance at the reception

How a Couple Transformed Rancho Valencia Resort into a Mexican Wedding Fiesta

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Cue Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” for this unconventional proposal. Josh saw the summer 2017 solar eclipse as a magical moment to ask Elizabeth to be the sunshine of his life. “The last few seconds of a total solar eclipse …

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 …

Alpacas and Snow Were Just The Start of This Whimsical Australian Wedding

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Ara and Jorge’s Australian wedding included only 60 of their best mates, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t alpaca punch. In the country where they first met, the couple said “I do” at The Grounds of Alexandria, a former pie factory turned …

The Bride and the groom exit the ceremony site amid tossed flowers petals

There Were 450 Guests at This Rancho Bernardo Inn Wedding

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

By Jenna Miller Even as they grew up about a mile away from one another in Chula Vista and both went to college in LA, it was a good ’ol dating app that ultimately brought Matt and Michelle together. After college graduation, …

Couple stands in pathway under trees with lights

A Cigar Bar, Wine Blending Ceremony and More at This Temecula Wedding

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

By Cole Zerboni When you know, you know. That was the case for Breanna and Connor, who’d been dating just seven months before he proposed on a romantic vacation in Rome. As transplants to Anaheim from Michigan, the couple opted for an …

The Coziest Winter Wedding at Sacred Mountain Julian

Friday, October 4, 2019

By Carly Shihadeh Ashley is no stranger to weddings. The bride and her groom, Brett, decided to tie the knot at the venue she manages: Sacred Mountain Julian. Thanks to her experience in tending to countless “I dos,” Ashley knew just how …

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? …

Couple walks the patio at the La Valencia Hotel

All the DIY Details at This La Valencia Hotel Wedding

Friday, September 27, 2019

By Carly Shihadeh They say fate brings lovers together. And for Jeanette and Steven, that fate came in the form of a Facebook hacker—five years after their first date. You see, the duo met in college and after one date decided to …