Sundari and Mikey planned their wedding in around five months. "The most important thing to us was that everything felt personal. For our speech we individually addressed every single person with us, our favours were artisan candles made by the Dalit Community in India, we had Polish vodka shots served as we toasted and had everyone in the evening run from our party to the local ​photobooth to take guest photos. Ultimately, it was about intimacy and fun, and not about it bein

Fabienne and Jannis have been together fourteen years and celebrated their marriage in a unique setting and way. "Our venue offersed a wonderfully warm, creative, and unconventional atmosphere, a space where everyone feels welcome and free to simply be themselves. It also embodies the values that matter most to us like inclusion, fairness and equality."

Stephie and Ollie had a small destination wedding in France, where Stephie lived as a child. "We had 48 guests which felt just right for the kind of day we wanted, intimate, authentic and completely non-performative. It struck the perfect balance, with all our favourite people together, without ever feeling overwhelming."

"Place mattered deeply to us. Maddie grew up on the neighboring farm, and the home was built by her family as a place to return to. We designed a winding floral aisle through perennial and wildflower gardens—planted by her dad—that led to a ceremony beneath the same tree that anchored so many childhood memories. From the start, we wanted the setting to read more like a private villa than a traditional wedding venue, so the landscape and architecture worked together."

It was important to Flora and Gürkan that their day felt personal and familiar. "We incorporated our own photos throughout the space, displayed our names across the glass front of the restaurant, and added small details that made the venue feel unmistakably ours. Our advice would be to let go of what a wedding is supposed to look like! And focus instead on how you want the day to feel!"

McKenna and Daniel decided to get married in McKenna’s grandparents’ backyard in Colorado. "It represented everything that we wanted our wedding day to be. Down to earth and casual, with the primary focus on celebrating our love surrounded by our closest family and friends. Fall in Colorado is such a gorgeous time and we felt that it was the perfect setting to host loved ones from every chapter of our lives."

Eden and Zane live in Melbourne and have been going to MONA since their first Dark MOFO festival in 2018. "It was the year we started dating! We often explore museums and creative outlets, and have still to this day never experienced a museum like Mona before. Aside from Mona, we fell in love with Tasmania, it’s our favourite place in the Southern Hemisphere."

Isa and Bruno are Brazilian, live in New York City and were married in Patagonia. "As much as we love the city, we feel most ourselves in the mountains, and Southern Patagonia was the first place we connected with the mountains outside of skiing. When we first sent our save-the-dates, our friends wanted to kill us. If you look up Puerto Natales on a map, you’ll understand why (we called it Boda en el fin del mundo /Wedding at the End of the World) but once our guests arrived,

Zia and Michael were married at a venue a few hours outside of Sydney, with guests flying in from all over Australia as well as internationally. "I am from Perth originally, so I have a lot of family and friends interstate. It felt so special to have all our loved ones gathered in one spot. There is something magical about knowing how much effort everyone went to, to celebrate us. We were immersed in love the entire week."

Bailey and Gumer aimed to create a bilingual wedding experience for their guests. "We had bilingual invitations, music from both our cultures and the ceremony was held in both English and Spanish."

"Whenever we spoke about our wedding throughout our 13 year relationship, we always envisioned it being in France. We honestly have no clear answer as to why, it was an idea that grew and never stopped. We entertained the idea of Tuscany once we were engaged, but there was something about France and particularly Provence, that stole our hearts and truly felt like getting married in a home away from home."

Monika and Daniel were married in Perth. "My planner would probably say I was a very absent bride! Planning wasn't fun for me. I didn't like the admin - so she found herself chasing me up constantly (sorry, Court). I did, however, have three non-negotiables for the wedding: no flowers, only greenery; no straight tables; and a light show."

Sila and Deniz planned a wedding on their own terms. "We didn't want to overthink it and aimed to stay grounded! We really wanted the planning process to feel calm rather than overwhelming. And we tried to make decisions intuitively instead of obsessing over details. In the end, that mindset carried through to the day itself, we stayed relaxed and were fully present right up until the very last moment!"

"We both have a love for Europe, the old world, and great Champagne, so getting married at Chateau de la Marquetterie, Taittinger’s chateau, felt like an easy decision. It’s incredibly beautiful, and with Jordane’s history as a winemaker, it felt important to celebrate surrounded by exceptional wine."

The most important thing for Madeline and Caleb was that their celebration felt like a reflection of their union while keeping their guests at the centre. "We stripped away the formalities and programming of a traditional wedding. We skipped on recreating the ceremony and opted for a cocktail hour that flowed in a dinner party style reception. Our goal was simple: give our guests the space to relax, connect, and really enjoy each other's company."

Virginia and Federico have been best friends for 17 years and recently decided to take the next step in their relationship. 'We’ve never been happier. We chose Federico’s family home because it’s where so many of our childhood memories were made: Christmas dinners with friends, birthdays with family and long summer days spent in the garden. It felt only natural to bring everyone together in the place where our story truly began. "

For Abby and Ken, California feels very much like home. Ken grew up there, and it was the first place Abby lived after college. "We also fell in real, true love there after we both ended up in San Francisco post-graduation and reunited for good (a long, but ultimately, sublimely happy story). "

Minna and Cole wanted to create a relaxed, fun, authentic environment for their guests that was representative of their love for each other. "We didn't want the wedding to feel like a formal event!"

Olivia and Andrea wanted to keep their wedding simple but special. "We didn’t do a lot of the typical American elements of a wedding, the wedding parties, the first dances, the announcements. We are so incredibly lucky to have kind, thoughtful, loving friends and family. We just wanted to spend time with them! And most importantly, we wanted to have a good time. And damn, did we ever."

Emma and Patrick had just twelve guests present for their wedding at Sea Ranch. "After making the decision early on about the size and format of our wedding, the whole world really opened up as far as an actual location. We looked locally in Virginia for some time before realizing that we had a unique opportunity to really shoot for the stars with our venue. The emphasis on nature, peace, simplicity, and intentional design felt deeply aligned with us."

"Since we first met at the seaside, we wanted to subtly weave coastal elements into our styling. It felt natural to bring a touch of where our story began into the look and feel of the day. One other personal detail that was important to us was the choice for yellow flowers only. Thomas almost never buys me flowers, but when he does, they’re always yellow. So working with all yellow flowers was our gentle nod to his unique flower-buying habits."

The only thing Kelsey and Adam wanted was for their guests to have the most amount of fun they’ve ever had at a wedding and for the room to be filled with laughter – and a few surprises! "Our budget was ‘enough to do it right, not enough to regret it later.’ We focused on saving intentionally over our two-year engagement, avoiding going above our means, and making choices that felt right for our celebration. We were so grateful to be able to take this approach."

Molly and Oliver considered every possibility - a large wedding, a small wedding, a destination wedding, a backyard wedding. "But nothing felt quite right. It became clear that we wanted an intimate celebration, anchored by food that would truly blow everyone's minds, in our own neighborhood---so our friends and family, many of whom don't live in New York City, could understand why we fell in love with this place."

Tiffany and Ryan wanted an intimate wedding in Amsterdam. "We wanted it to have all the elegance and quirk that made our love feel rich and playful. Our dream was to deliver the perfect dinner party followed by a quality house party. We wanted quality time with our guests, the food to be phenomenal, the ceremony to be meaningful, and the party to always keep people guessing."