This is where we share more than photographs — we share what they meant.
In The Journal, you'll find love stories told in full, elopements beneath open skies, planning insight, and location guides — all rooted in honesty, artistry, and emotion.
Curious where to begin? Step into Ellen and Quentin’s late summer wedding at Oak Grove, where golden light, impeccable style, and a ceremony beneath the oak tree gave way to courtyard champagne and celebration. Or explore Zibba and Ben’s celebration at Rendezvous Lodge, a wedding weekend in Jackson Hole with high-altitude views and deeply felt vows.
Wherever love takes you — we hope these stories help you imagine what your own might feel like.
The Club at DC Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona is a mix between classic Southwest and Morocco style architecture and it is surrounded by the wild Sonoran Desert landscape. With a mountainous skyline ceremony backdrop, and a rich stone courtyard with strung-bistro lights for the reception, it is among the most beautiful wedding settings in Arizona.
Read MoreIn southeast Minnesota, there is a hidden jewel called Whitewater State Park. On route to the park, it seemed like my husband and I were driving in endless corn fields and farmlands. Merely turning one corner, however, we were immediately greeted by lush rolling hills, rocky cliffs and cedar forests. With foothills on either side of us, we drove down a dusty gravel lane, crossed a bridge over the Middle Fork White River, and hidden in a hallow between the forested hills, we entered the emerald beauty of the group camp area of the park. In the hallow, there are eight rustic cabins, and it is in these cabins that Joshua and Katie's family and closest friends stayed for the weekend of the wedding.
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