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Weddings

The American wedding, reported rather than styled.

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  1. Beverly Hills Brides

    After the Aisle, Two Days: The Bouquet Question Moves Onto the Planning Calendar

    Green Wedding Shoes has put a number on how long a bridal bouquet lasts once the ceremony ends: about two days. After that, it can no longer…

    1 MIN READ
  2. Brides of Beverly Hills

    A Family Property as the Venue: One Tennessee Couple Let Existing Trees and Gardens Set the Plan

    In Cookeville, Tennessee, a couple held their wedding at a family home and planned the design around what the grounds already had: establish…

    1 MIN READ
  3. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Live Magnolias Under the Canvas: How One Planner Made a Tent Feel Like a Dinner Party

    Caroline and Anthony asked for a small dinner with their guests, not a big reception, and the setup at The Argyle Club San Antonio was built…

    1 MIN READ
  4. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Live Magnolia Trees and Custom Drapery: How One Planner Built a Dinner Party Under a Tent

    Caroline and Anthony started with a format, not a theme: they wanted a small wedding run as a dinner party, not a large reception. The venue…

    1 MIN READ
  5. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Two Colors and a Black Tie Code: Amanda and Rami's Ritz-Carlton Naples Wedding

    Amanda and Rami held their wedding at the Ritz-Carlton Naples with a black tie dress code and a palette of just two colors, white and olive …

    1 MIN READ
  6. Brides of Beverly Hills

    At a Family Home, the Garden Sets the Plan and the Flowers Follow

    A couple in Cookeville, Tennessee, didn't book a venue and decorate it. They held the wedding at a family home and let the grounds make the …

    1 MIN READ
  7. Brides of Beverly Hills

    When the Ballroom Is Already Ornate, Spend on Candles and Pastels

    A spring wedding at The Brown Hotel took its outdoor feel from a short list: candlelight and a pastel palette, set inside the hotel's Crysta…

    1 MIN READ
  8. Brides of Beverly Hills

    At the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, a Formal Wedding Built on Two Colors and Candlelight

    Amanda and Rami married at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples with a strict two-color scheme of white and olive, a formal dress code and candlelight…

    1 MIN READ
  9. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Letting the Farm Set the Palette: A Summer Wedding at Blue Hill at Stone Barns

    Rachel and Nick chose to have their summer wedding at Blue Hill at Stone Barns and to let the green of the property decide the look of the d…

    1 MIN READ
  10. Beverly Hills Brides

    Two Days to Keep the Bouquet

    A wedding bouquet has about 48 hours before its flowers start to go, so whether it will be kept is decided within that time. The choice is b…

    1 MIN READ
  11. Brides of Beverly Hills

    The Rosemary Beach Lawn That Hosted the Proposal, Then the Ceremony

    Kayla and Andrew picked their ceremony site before they had a date. They got engaged on the Eastern Green in Rosemary Beach, Florida, and tw…

    1 MIN READ
  12. Beverly Hills Brides

    The Two Days After the Last Dance

    The bouquet a Beverly Hills bride carries down the aisle has about two days left once the reception ends. In that time it goes one of two wa…

    1 MIN READ
  13. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Same Spot, One Year Later: A Rosemary Beach Couple Holds Their Ceremony Where They Got Engaged

    Kayla and Andrew chose their ceremony site the simplest way possible: they went back to the Eastern Green in Rosemary Beach, where they had …

    1 MIN READ
  14. Beverly Hills Brides

    Four Colors That Didn't Match, Hung From a Ring of Brass

    The room at The Eyrie at Glen Eagle was round and white, and a brass hoop hung at its center as the only light fixture. Into it the designer…

    1 MIN READ
  15. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Stonepine Estate Makes the Case for an Italian Look Without the Flight

    Stonepine Estate in Carmel Valley is the venue in a newly published wedding with a Tuscan point of view. The couple did not use the estate t…

    1 MIN READ
  16. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Swapping the Ceremony Arch for a Built Platform: A Santa Barbara Ceremony Worth Studying

    At the Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara, a couple's ceremony on the bluff skipped the usual arch of flowers. Planners Cassandra & Compan…

    1 MIN READ
  17. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Santa Barbara by Candlelight: Reagan and Jon Kept Their Coastal Wedding Going After Dark

    Reagan and Jon married in Santa Barbara, close to the water, with wildflowers setting the look during the day and candles taking over once t…

    1 MIN READ
  18. Brides of Beverly Hills

    The Sailcloth Tent Question, Answered at a Virginia Vineyard

    A wedding at Chatham Vineyards on Virginia's Eastern Shore made its case for putting the reception under canvas instead of indoors. The venu…

    1 MIN READ
  19. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Glass Walls Make the View the Main Decoration

    This wedding was planned around a room with glass from floor to ceiling, so the trees and sky outside did most of the decorating. When you t…

    1 MIN READ
  20. Beverly Hills Brides

    Red, Made Clear: The Fall Manicure Worth a Second Look at the Ring Exchange

    Green Wedding Shoes has named red jelly nails a manicure of fall 2026. It is the familiar red, sheer enough that the nail underneath shows t…

    1 MIN READ
    Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash
  21. Beverly Hills Brides

    What the Guests Never See: The Private Stitch Inside the Wedding Look

    Green Wedding Shoes has been writing about the parts of a wedding that stay out of sight. Its examples were small and personal: a locket fas…

    1 MIN READ
  22. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Married Where They First Met: A Black-Tie Wedding at the Country Club of Detroit

    Ginny and Gordon married at the Country Club of Detroit, the same club where they went on their first date. For a couple choosing a venue, t…

    1 MIN READ
  23. Beverly Hills Brides

    Sewn Where Only the Couple Will Look

    Green Wedding Shoes has been gathering the private gestures of the wedding day, the ones no guest ever sees. It named a locket wound into th…

    1 MIN READ
  24. Beverly Hills Brides

    Quiet Luxury Finds Its Color Again at the Litchfield Inn

    The shoot at the Litchfield Inn in Connecticut was an editorial, not a wedding. It was a styled study of what a wedding in the quiet-luxury …

    1 MIN READ
  25. Beverly Hills Brides

    A High School Friendship, Sewn Into a Blue Ballgown

    When Catherine got engaged, she had already chosen her dressmaker: Molly Klemm, a friend from their high school days. Klemm makes costumes f…

    1 MIN READ
  26. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Two Colors, One Winter Date: The Black-and-White Wedding at The Willard

    A winter wedding at The Willard InterContinental was planned around a strict palette of black and white. For a bride choosing a cold-weather…

    1 MIN READ
  27. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Choosing the Venue Where It Started: A Black-Tie Wedding at the Country Club of Detroit

    Ginny and Gordon married at the Country Club of Detroit, the same club where the two went out together for the first time. That makes the ve…

    1 MIN READ
  28. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Modern Art Against Moorish Arches: Taylor and Ben's Wedding at the Merv Griffin Estate

    Taylor and Ben took their wedding out to the California desert and held it at the Merv Griffin Estate. They chose to push the look modern, a…

    1 MIN READ
  29. Beverly Hills Brides

    A Chapel in Its First Week: Maithri and Taylor on the Lower East Side

    Sure Thing Chapel had been open on the Lower East Side for less than a week when Maithri and Taylor came through its doors. The New York out…

    1 MIN READ
  30. Brides of Beverly Hills

    A Single Tent Held the Whole Day, and It Was Dressed as a Room

    Avery and Nick held their entire wedding in one sailcloth structure at Riverfront Park in North Charleston, and the design brief was a Charl…

    1 MIN READ
  31. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Butter Yellow and Citrus, Timed to the Light on Cayuga Lake

    Emily and Josh held their summer wedding at Inns of Aurora in New York's Finger Lakes, on the water at Cayuga Lake. The palette was citrus a…

    1 MIN READ
  32. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Ninety Feet of Aisle and One Debussy Piece: A Scottsdale Weekend Built in Two Registers

    A couple held their multi-day celebration at the Four Seasons Scottsdale, and they planned its two main events in two different registers. T…

    1 MIN READ
  33. Brides of Beverly Hills

    A Three-Color Palette for Fall: Green, White and Neutrals at Four Seasons Napa Valley

    Mina and Alex kept their fall wedding at Four Seasons Napa Valley to three colors: green, white and a range of undyed neutrals. For a couple…

    1 MIN READ
  34. Beverly Hills Brides

    Saddle Brown and Pale Blue on the Veranda at Abbott Mansion

    The palette for this styled editorial was the pale blue of a robin's egg, set beside the deep brown of worn saddle leather. The whole shoot …

    1 MIN READ
  35. Beverly Hills Brides

    A Single Ghost Beside the Engagement Ring: Halloween Nails Arrive for 2026

    Green Wedding Shoes has gathered sixty-four Halloween manicures for 2026, running from the quietly spectral to the outright gory. The design…

    1 MIN READ
  36. Beverly Hills Brides

    A Riding Palette Finds Its Footing on an Abbott Mansion Veranda

    Robin's egg blue and saddle brown carried the entire palette for an equestrian-themed editorial staged on the veranda at Abbott Mansion. A b…

    1 MIN READ
  37. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Pairing the Band to the Ring, Correctly

    The setting decides the band, not the other way around. Six engagement-ring styles now have a companion band that sits flush, stacks clean, …

    1 MIN READ
  38. Beverly Hills Brides

    Beverly Hills Goes Dark: October's Manicure Rule Just Loosened

    Every fall in Beverly Hills, the manicure gets permission to shift first, and October has always been the month it goes all the way. The rul…

    1 MIN READ
  39. Brides of Beverly Hills

    The Dance Floor Is Becoming the Reception's Statement Piece

    A reception built around an olive grove look is putting new weight on one detail: the dance floor itself, lettered with a message for the co…

    1 MIN READ
    Photo by Juliano  Goncalves on Pexels
  40. Brides of Beverly Hills

    A Wedding Aisle Built to Wind, Not Run Straight — In Four Colors

    The ceremony aisle wasn't a straight shot to the altar — it curved, and every inch of that curve was packed with pink, purple, orange, and y…

    1 MIN READ
    Photo by Bruno Mattos on Pexels
  41. Brides of Beverly Hills

    The Aisle That Skips the Straight Line

    The Lockharts traded the standard straight path lined with a few scattered arrangements for a winding aisle packed edge to edge in pink, pur…

    1 MIN READ
  42. Brides of Beverly Hills

    The Palette Brief: Blush, Rose, and Peach Carry a Garden-Toned Reception

    The wedding palette leaned soft: blush pink, rose, and peach layered through garden-inspired arrangements rather than a single dominant hue.…

    1 MIN READ
  43. Brides of Beverly Hills

    A Countryside Wedding Built Around What Valley Rock Inn Does Best: Hospitality

    Erika and Jeffrey chose Valley Rock Inn for a garden party wedding grounded in the property's countryside setting rather than a themed backd…

    1 MIN READ
    Photo by Daniel Torobekov on Pexels
  44. Brides of Beverly Hills

    The Reception Palette: Blush, Rose, and Peach — Plus Two Prom Crowns

    The color story for this wedding held steady from ceremony to reception: soft pastels and garden-inspired hues, working through blush pink, …

    1 MIN READ
    Photo by Marc Chemla on Pexels
  45. Brides of Beverly Hills

    The Layering Trick Behind One Garden-Party Table Setting

    At The Conservatory at Blackberry Ridge, planner Chelsea Kennedy Weddings built each table in stages: a blush linen base topped with a white…

    1 MIN READ
  46. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Flora Farms Layout: Hand-Painted Dance Floor Anchors a Garden Reception

    Nicole and Zach's reception at Flora Farms centered on a hand-painted dance floor set among garden blooms and botanical detail work, with th…

    1 MIN READ
  47. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Pairing the Band to the Ring: What Beverly Hills Jewelers Are Recommending Now

    Six engagement ring settings, six band pairings — chosen for how they sit and wear together, not just how they photograph. It's a fitting qu…

    1 MIN READ
  48. Beverly Hills Brides

    Beverly Hills Brides Are Trading Milky Nails for Wine-Dark Depth This Fall

    This fall, the bridal manicure taking hold in Beverly Hills is trading brightness for depth. The sheer, milky polish and jelly brights that …

    1 MIN READ
  49. Beverly Hills Brides

    The Bride Wore Eleven: Hayley Paige's Wedding Weekend in Her Own Gowns

    Bridal designer Hayley Paige designed seventeen gowns for her wedding weekend and wore eleven of them across the celebration. One change cam…

    1 MIN READ
    Photo by Hoàng Phương Nguyễn on Pexels
  50. Beverly Hills Brides

    Beverly Hills Brides Trade Their Milky Manicures for Wine-Dark Velvet This Fall

    The nail bar look for brides marrying in Beverly Hills this season has shifted away from the sheer, milky polish that carried through summer…

    1 MIN READ
  51. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Ivory, Cream, and One Loud Color: The Palette Planners Keep Landing On

    Soft white and ivory as the base, cream layered in for warmth, then a single hit of bright pink carried entirely by the florals — no pastel …

    1 MIN READ
  52. Beverly Hills Brides

    Fall Weddings in Beverly Hills Are Getting a Pumpkin Manicure

    Brides planning fall weddings this year are choosing pumpkin-themed manicures as the last finishing touch before the ceremony, pairing jack-…

    1 MIN READ
  53. Brides of Beverly Hills

    Blue and Yellow: A Working Palette for a Farmhouse Wedding

    Planners weighing a coastal theme without a beach on hand have a data point worth noting: at The Farm at Eagles Ridge, one couple built thei…

    1 MIN READ
  54. Brides of Beverly Hills

    An All-Pink Palette Takes Over Eldorado Country Club

    At Eldorado Country Club, one couple skipped the usual mix of accent colors and built the entire wedding around a single shade of pink. The …

    1 MIN READ
  55. Brides of Beverly Hills

    The Ringling Museum's Architecture Did the Heavy Lifting for This Black-Tie Wedding

    Alexandra and Tyler held their black-tie wedding at The Ringling Museum in Sarasota, choosing to let the historic architecture stand largely…

    1 MIN READ
  56. Beverly Hills Brides

    Beverly Hills Manicures Turn to Pumpkin for Fall

    Salons across Beverly Hills are seeing brides and their parties ask for something specific this season: pumpkin nails. The look ranges from …

    1 MIN READ
  57. Brides of Beverly Hills

    What a Marsh Setting Does to a Color Palette

    Bridget and Jack skipped the swatch book and built their wedding colors around the marsh itself, letting the setting's own natural tones dic…

    1 MIN READ
  58. Beverly Hills Brides

    The One Gift on the List That Isn't for the Wedding

    Between the seating charts and the florist proofs, Beverly Hills brides are still finding room for one item that has nothing to do with the …

    1 MIN READ
  59. Brides of Beverly Hills

    The Palette That Doesn't Date: Black and White, Two Decades Later

    One Beverly Hills couple marked a black tie wedding two decades in the making, built on white and black alone — no third color, no seasonal …

    1 MIN READ
  60. Beverly Hills Brides

    Pumpkin Manicures Take Hold as Beverly Hills' Official Sign of Fall

    The manicure marking the season's arrival here is a pumpkin, not a leaf or a latte cup. Designs ranged from carved jack-o'-lantern faces to …

    1 MIN READ
    Photo by Soly Moses on Pexels
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