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2020 Turned Many Philly Couples’ Wedding Plans on Their Heads. Here’s a Look at Where They Are Now

Y’all, it’s been a year. Since the coronavirus hit in early March and changed the way we gather and celebrate (and everything else) for at […]

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Philadelphia Wedding

Candles and Garlands Turned This Four Seasons Hotel Wedding Into a Christmas Wonderland

Though the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia is a little more than a year old, Philly’s obsession with it hasn’t waned. Why would it? Occupying the […]

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Check Out the Floating Greenery-Filled Chuppah at This Modern Location 215 Wedding

Why not take a tradition and turn it into something unique to you? That’s what this couple did for their modern winter wedding at Location […]

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We Re-Created a Music Festival for Our Kimmel Center Wedding

If there’s one thing that competes with our love of food here in Philly, it’s our obsession with good music. So it’s no surprise that […]

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Philadelphia Wedding

This Cool Blue and Copper Synagogue Wedding Began With a Pre-Ceremony Snack at Zahav

Philly, we love food, amirite? It’s why countless couples hold their weddings, engagement shoots, and other festivities at restaurants and bars throughout the city — […]

Morris House Hotel wedding
Philadelphia Wedding

The Star of This Morris House Hotel Wedding Was the 94-Year-Old Flower Girl

Family, for better or worse, is a major part of our wedding days. Sure, sometimes we deal with an overbearing mother or mother-in-law, or must […]

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Just a Really Pretty Garden Wedding at Highlands Mansion

Garden weddings have long been popular choices for couples, and there’s no sign that these outdoor soirees will go anywhere anytime soon. But why should […]

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Why This Philly Couple Wanted to Get Married in a Black Catholic Church

Choosing ceremony and reception venues is about so much more than the size of the space and its availability. For many, it’s also about the […]

black-and-white Fitler club wedding
Philadelphia Wedding

This Modern Fitler Club Wedding Featured a Midnight Birthday Celebration for the Bride

We’re suckers for a black-and-white wedding. All the more so when it’s held at Fitler Club, whose industrial ballroom can be transformed to fit your […]

Philadelphia Woodlands wedding
Philadelphia Wedding

This Bride Made Ceramic Vases With Bits of Philadelphia Rocks for Her Outdoor Wedding

Chalk one up to imagination: This colorful, artistic alfresco wedding at The Woodlands should provide you with plenty of DIY inspiration for your micro-wedding, elopement […]

Material Culture wedding
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This Creative Material Culture Wedding Gave Back to the LGBT Community

This vibrant Material Culture wedding photographed by Stesha Whitney embodied the couple’s creativity and style, and made a positive impact on the LGBT community too. […]

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This Bride Wore a Tinsel Jacket at Her Awbury Arboretum Wedding, and We’re Obsessed

This Sunday dinner-themed wedding at Awbury Arboretum photographed by Shannon Collins was filled with personality (Star Wars played a role), artful florals by the bride’s […]

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This Ritz-Carlton Wedding Legit Looks Like an Enchanted Forest

We love to see what Philly couples do to transform our beautiful ballroom spaces into something even more magnificent — and totally unique to them. […]

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I’m the Bride, But I Threw a Bridal Shower for My Friends

Sarah Alderman, owner and photographer at AGP Collective, knew she didn’t want to have a typical bridal shower — so she invented her own. Her […]

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I Had Major Brain Surgery Before My Wedding. Here’s How I Handled Everything.

Katrina Schmidt and Colin Preston met as students at Villanova. Theirs is a powerful love story of resilience while facing a critical illness. The bride needed several brain […]