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Today we have THE MOST epic desert elopement in Namibia — featuring not one but three ceremonies! After quitting their jobs in the ad industry in 2015, Chanel + Stevo have been traveling the world together and documenting adventures at How Far From Home. Here’s the story of how the elopement plans came to be

If you’re a fitness lover, chances are you LOVE fitness mogul, entrepreneur, and content creator Whitney Simmons! Time to send her some major congratulations because she’s engaged! We are so excited to share photos of her beautiful proposal session. Her handsome, soon-to-be husband Stefan perfectly planned and executed this romantic proposal right in the middle

Don’t you just love a good serendipitous story? Avonné, the photographer behind Avonné Photography, has a great one about Diyasha + Jason and how this home wedding inspiration shoot (turned vow renewal!) came to be: Diyasha is actually my personal hairstylist. We were talking one day during an appointment and she mentioned that she planned

We can’t say that we’ll ever be over pampas grass, but dried palms in wedding decor is a new floral trend that we can DEFINITELY get behind. Palms are so versatile! They can be used as-is for a big statement piece, or cut down to create unique shape and movement. Be it boho, romantic, modern,

Yes, we’re still dealing with coronavirus; BUT we’re halfway through 2020, and looking ahead with a positive mindset! With all the current restrictions + wedding postponements due to COVID-19, we are finding a rad glimmer of hope in micro weddings. Couples across the globe are being adaptive, and making wedding planning pivots to directions that

When the wedding color palette is citrus meets melted-popsicle, you know we’re on board! Today’s wedding is colorful, quirky and oh-so Chicago. Longtime GWS reader, Allison, and her fiancé Dan are both graphic designers. With that said, their appreciation for art + design runs deep! Here, Allison shares some insight: While planning our wedding, we

Ohhh Say Can You See… how unbelievably stunning and festive this Fourth of July wedding is?! For Ally + Ellis, the 4th happens to be their favorite holiday. What better day then to host the best day of their lives?? These Vermont mountain lovers chose the intimate and rustic Mad River Barn for their festivities.

Summer is coming (even 2020 can’t stop summer) and we’re determined to jump in a pool before the season is up! This means that finding a cute swimsuit cover-up is a MUST. There is a plethora of swimsuit cover-ups on Amazon — yay! But if you’re like us, only the ones with a combination of

Today we’re catching waves and catching feelings! How can you not when you see the sweetest Covid-19 elopement between two surf lovers, Nicole + Daniel?! Like so many others, N + D were forced to cancel their big day at the last minute due to the current global pandemic. Though they were crushed, they knew

From the moment they were engaged, Charlotte + Matt agreed that every detail of their wedding had to have personal meaning. They planned a ceremony in the round at Brick in San Diego set below a ceiling of flowers by Layered Vintage — designed just so they could enjoy seeing all their guests’ faces as

Call your grill friends, because this Fourth of July we are throwing a party! Even if coronavirus is cancelling most of our patriotic plans, we’re still here for a BBQ – complete with a baby’s breath American flag, hot dog wall, and, of course, a ‘lil firework cake! Our kind of patriotism definitely translates to

It’s the stoop wedding we CANNOT get enough of! Elaine Welteroth (who you may know as the New York Times best-selling author, Project Runway judge, and former editor in chief of Teen Vogue) and her husband-to-be, musician Jonathan Singletary, had something much different in mind for their wedding day. E + J met as kids in church in California

No doubt that summer 2020 will be one to remember. As history is written all around us, those typical summer activities are taking a backseat. We’ve been through the yoga pants phase, we’re showering regularly again (big win), we’re learning how to do a million things at once while we work from home, and we’re

It was an iridescent bridal skirt covered in delicate mirrored sequins that started it all! Emma + Rob wanted their Caribbean wedding to be laid-back, beautiful and full of unique and memorable details. They absolutely pulled off that vision with the help of The Prism House! Who better to plan a “prismatic” wedding as they

Welcome to another edition of Links + Loves! Let’s jump right in… Did you catch this wedding? The florals alone had our jaws on the floor. And if you’ve ever dreamed of building your own wedding venue, this is all the inspiration you need. We hope everyone is hanging in there this week. Wear those

You are going to *love* this modern + organic take on a midwest farmhouse wedding! Especially because of the story behind this very first peek at Cliffside Acres – a brand new venue lovingly designed by the bride + built by her family and friends! Jordan + Jim met on Bumble. When she + Jim

When our readers begin their wedding dress shopping experience, they tend to encounter the same few pain points: 1) dresses are too expensive, 2) they can’t find exactly what they’re looking for, or 3) they’d have to sacrifice style + quality to stay within their budget. Well, are you ready to feel no pain? And,

Emanuele and Elena met the summer of 2006 and had their first kiss in front of a movie screen on March 16, 2007. Eleven years later, deeply shaken by private loss, E + E decided to organize and surprise wedding on their date. “We got married on March 16th, 2018 in front of 16 pieces

King-Wey + Louis wed in a civil ceremony a month before gathering to say their vows before friends and family —  and beneath some jaw-dropping statement floral installations! And it’s no wonder the flowers were front and center. King-Wey is the florist behind Alright Petal Flowers, so she’s got an eye for unique, dreamy design!

Today, we’re talkin’ rings + money! Are you familiar with the three months’ gross salary rule? There’s an antiquated wedding + engagement rule, still floating around, that suggests a man (or woman) should spend about 3-months’ of their salary when engagement ring shopping. We get it! Most folks start out engagement ring shopping with no

Hayley + Sam met at an Earth Day festival, they’re both vegan, and they love to go hiking together. It’s no surprise that their wedding day at Big Sur’s Ragged Point Inn was all about celebrating the beauty of Nature, while also celebrating the love they share for each other. If you’re looking for authentic

The hope behind today’s wedding editorial is that couples feel the freedom to translate all of the modern textiles, color palettes + decor into the most unlikely of spaces…including a barn! Olivia Marshall Photography and Joyfully Gathered teamed up originally knowing that they wanted to create something that showcased earthy tones, wood textures + an

Intention, energy, intimacy, and poetry. These are the ingredients for Kat + Ian’s mindful wedding at Haiku Mill in Maui, Hawaii. Kat is the founder of Wildstate which is a wellness platform that provides inspiration for healing and meditation. Ian is a talented artist and interior designer behind some of L.A.’s most inspirational restaurants. It’s

Welcome to another edition of Links + Loves! Let’s jump right in… Did you see our new GWS floral puzzles?! Seems like we’ve always got a puzzle on the table these days and we thought it’d be fun to create our own. Welp, we made SIX! And they’re super cute. In other news, we’re inspired

When the bride is a fashion designer, you know the wedding day is going to be full of style! Laura + Sam had the vision of mixing an industrial venue with classic + romantic vibes. Their love story began and blossomed in and around the boroughs of Queens and Manhattan, so they knew they wanted

Since we are all looking for fun things to do at home this summer, we thought it was high time we share our current favorite finds…cute jigsaw puzzles! It seems like everyone’s jumping on the puzzle craze lately — like a sequel to the days of adult coloring books.  Just imagine this: you’re sitting on

Imagine a small Airbnb compound in the desert, bohemian decor, dried flowers and a small list of 25 guests- this was the perfect recipe for Perscilla + Kevin’s festival-style wedding at the Mojave Desert Eco-Pods. With a shift towards smaller and more intimate events, Airbnb weddings are all the rage. There are so many unique

There’s a new bridal brand on the market and they’re packing a one-two punch with a FUN shopping experience paired with affordable wedding dresses. Meet Vow’d! The launch collection includes over 30 wedding dresses that vary in styles from modern to romantic to boho — and they’re all under $1300. Yep. Sizes range from 0-24W

If the coronavirus pandemic has taught us one thing, it’s to throw out the rule book…especially when it comes to wedding celebrations! Whether you ended up exchanging vows in your parents’ backyard, or are planning a winter wedding instead of summer…the only right way to have a wedding these days is to just roll with

Are you planning a wedding at home? As social distancing draws on, weddings continue to evolve and the thought of an intimate, relaxed at-home wedding might just start to sound pretty great. We’ve seen couples arrange small ceremonies at home with a small guest list either in place of or in anticipation of a bigger