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Brides of Beverly Hills

Weddings in Beverly Hills, reported rather than styled.

  1. Weddings

    Decide the Dress Before the Tent, and the Rest Gets Easier

    For brides still staring at a blank floor plan, a South Carolina wedding offers a sequencing lesson worth copying. The bride commissioned her gown bef…

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  2. Weddings

    Boca Grande's Gasparilla Inn Makes the Case for Taking the Ceremony Outdoors

    A couple married in the gardens of the Gasparilla Inn in Boca Grande, on Florida's Gulf coast, with a day that was photographed in the classic order a…

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  3. Weddings

    A Warm Three-Color Palette Worth Copying for a Courtyard Ceremony

    A Dallas couple built their outdoor wedding around flowers in pink, peach and yellow, and the combination is a practical one for any courtyard here. T…

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  4. Weddings

    Teal and Peach Make a Case for the Striped Table

    A styled shoot photographed at Hutton House pairs teal with peach and runs bold stripes through the design. The combination is worth a bride's attenti…

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  5. Weddings

    Pink, Peach and Yellow: A Warm Three-Color Palette Worth Copying for a Courtyard Ceremony

    A wedding held in a Dallas courtyard went with flowers in pink, peach and yellow, and the combination is a useful one to study for anyone planning an …

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  6. Weddings

    Teal and Peach, Tested Together at a Hutton House Styled Shoot

    A styled shoot photographed at Hutton House pairs two colors brides are often told to keep apart: a deep blue-green and a soft orange-pink, with strip…

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  7. Weddings

    Moss, Espresso, Cream and Gold: A Four-Color Palette for a Weekend Wedding on Polo Grounds

    The palette came first: green, brown, cream and gold, with the green leaning toward moss and the brown toward espresso. The setting was a farm built a…

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  8. Weddings

    Before You Build the Registry, Question the Old List

    The traditional registry was easy to fill: plates, bath linens, a countertop mixer, maybe a vacuum. That list is now being rethought, and couples plan…

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  9. Weddings

    Five Colors, One Garden: The Palette Behind a Black-Tie Wedding at Greensboro Country Club

    Merri and Christian married at Greensboro Country Club, and the choice worth studying is the color scheme. They worked with five: lavender, chartreuse…

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  10. Weddings

    Book the Mountains, Style for the Coast: A North Georgia Wedding Built Around a Miami Mood

    The setting was the North Georgia mountains in midsummer, and the brief was a Miami evening with Italian notes rather than the Southern wedding the ad…

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  11. Weddings

    Why One Couple Built a Garden Wedding on Two Yellows and Nothing Else

    The planning decision worth noting from Natalie and Brennan's garden wedding is restraint. The palette ran on a single color family: a soft butter ton…

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  12. Weddings

    A Four-Color Palette, Chosen for Meaning

    A couple who spent a decade getting to their wedding day settled on a garden setting and a tight palette of four shades: pink, ivory, a soft nude, and…

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  13. Weddings

    Budget the Band Before You Fall for the Setting

    A roundup of six engagement-ring settings makes the case that the second ring on the finger decides how the first one reads, and it matches each setti…

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  14. Weddings

    A Sailcloth Tent and a Muted Garden Palette on the Chesapeake

    This Chesapeake wedding was held under a sailcloth tent rather than in a fixed venue, and the couple used a soft, misty set of garden neutrals in plac…

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  15. Weddings

    The Hotel Chelsea Shoot Shows How to Plan Around a Room That Already Has Art in It

    Britt Jones Co has produced a styled wedding editorial at the Hotel Chelsea in New York, and the idea behind it is useful to anyone booking a venue wi…

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  16. Weddings

    The Private-Yard Venue, Done in Tangerine, Pink and Yellow

    Caroline and Preston held their wedding in a backyard in Columbia, South Carolina, and treated it as a fully dressed outdoor reception rather than a c…

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  17. Weddings

    Three Floors, One Palette: Ava and Kyle Push a Garden Look Toward Formal at The Gadsden House

    Ava and Kyle set out to take a relaxed, garden-style wedding and dress it up, and they picked The Gadsden House in Charleston to do it. The venue has …

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  18. Weddings

    When You Can't Choose One Color, Paint the Bar

    One couple couldn't settle on a single wedding color, and their designers told them not to. They used several pastels, and the bar became the one soli…

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  19. Weddings

    Calla Lilies, Hydrangeas, One Shade of Sage: How a Charleston Couple Kept the Palette Short

    Ava and Kyle wanted their wedding to start with the ease of an afternoon among flowers and finish fully dressed up. They chose The Gadsden House in Ch…

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  20. Weddings

    A Ranch Venue With a Formal Dress Code: Gabby and Isaac's Aspen Wedding at Chaparral Ranch

    Gabby and Isaac married in Aspen, a town they already considered theirs, so the location was never in question. They booked Chaparral Ranch and still …

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  21. Weddings

    Marrying at the Club He Grew Up At: A Brookline Summer Wedding, Planned by Fondly Frieda Events

    Alyssa and Max held their summer wedding at a country club in Brookline, Massachusetts, the club where Max spent his childhood. Fondly Frieda Events p…

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  22. Weddings

    Four Colors From One Evening Sky: A Palette Lesson at The River Course

    Ellie and Greg took the colors for their wedding at The River Course on Kiawah Island from the island's evening sky, and their planner, Bailey Claire …

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  23. Weddings

    Pick the Band When You Pick the Ring

    Brides usually treat the engagement ring as the big decision and leave the wedding band for later. They're two separate choices, and the second one ca…

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  24. Weddings

    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: established trees a…

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  25. Weddings

    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 to match.…

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  26. Weddings

    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 was The A…

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  27. Weddings

    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 green. YCW…

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  28. Weddings

    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 main decis…

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  29. Weddings

    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 Crystal Ballroom…

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    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. The pale…

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  31. Weddings

    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 day. For an…

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  32. Weddings

    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 twelve month…

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  33. Weddings

    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 gotten eng…

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  34. Weddings

    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 to imitate …

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  35. Weddings

    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 & Company Weddings…

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  36. Weddings

    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 the sun wen…

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  37. Weddings

    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 venue gave the…

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  38. Weddings

    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 tour a venu…

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  39. Weddings

    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, that is the…

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  40. Weddings

    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 date, a t…

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  41. Weddings

    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 venue decisi…

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  42. Weddings

    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, and that de…

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  43. Weddings

    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 Charleston livi…

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  44. Weddings

    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 and a soft …

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  45. Weddings

    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. The first n…

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  46. Weddings

    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 still cho…

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  47. Weddings

    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, and doesn'…

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  48. Weddings

    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 couple. The …

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    Photo by Juliano  Goncalves on Pexels
  49. Weddings

    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 yellow bloo…

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    Photo by Bruno Mattos on Pexels
  50. Weddings

    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, purple, orang…

    1 MIN READ
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