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destination wedding

From when to send your invites, to how to book hotels, and even travel-friendly decor ideas… pack your bags and take a fantastic trip through our destination wedding archive.

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NOLA destination wedding: Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!

We’re from California, so having the wedding in New Orleans was a destination for us and all of our guests. We wanted everything to be classic New Orleans… With some Star Wars and LEGO tossed in!

6 photos that made us praise hands emoji the photo prowess of Dustin Cantrell

6 photos that made us praise hands the photo prowess of Dustin Cantrell

I wanted to share a few of my favorite gorgeous photos from traveling wedding photographer Dustin Cantrell, as I truly think his work speaks volumes about how he’s able to capture moments you never see otherwise, emotions you thought you wouldn’t be able to relive, and looks of love that will make you weep all over again. It’s genius.

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Be blown away by this wine country destination wedding itinerary (Part 2!)

I’m continuing the lineup of amazing wedding events you can plan for a destination wine country wedding in Sonoma County, California. If you missed part one, it’s here! Here are some of the highlights that I got to experience including some farm and winery tours, a pit stop for some soft serve, an outdoor boudoir session, cheese tastings, and of course, the main wedding event.

These traveling wedding photographers are becoming Offbeat Bride faves (and can totally come to you!)

These traveling wedding photographers are becoming Offbeat Bride faves (and can totally come to you!)

We have a particular Offbeat Bride-approved photography team who has managed to win the hearts of tons of our readers already by globe-trotting around capturing amazing and authentic offbeat weddings all over. They’re the husband and wife team at Gemini and the Bear who love love maybe even more than we do! Here’s a little […]

This Sonoma County destination wedding itinerary will have you scrambling to plan a wine country wedding (Part 1!)

This Sonoma County destination wedding itinerary will have you scrambling to plan a wine country wedding (Part 1!)

I was ultra lucky to be included on a destination wedding tour of Sonoma County in Northern California to show us all of the reasons why a wine country wedding can be the swankiest, most immersive, and totally customizable wedding weekend experience. Here are some of the highlights that I got to experience that you can totally steal for your own destination wedding. If you particularly love some elements in this itinerary, the amazing all-inclusive wedding planning team at Off The Beaten Path Weddings can hook you up with it.
Let’s take a peek at part one of a STELLAR wedding weekend itinerary in Sonoma County, California…

A rainy & majestic elopement to Iceland (with a neoprene dress!)

A rainy & majestic elopement to Iceland (with a neoprene dress!)

In terms of scenery, I will admit to having a bit of a penchant for these majestic Iceland destination weddings. They’re just SO breathtaking. And Biheng and Mark’s elopement to Iceland all the way from Australia lived up to all of our expectations. it was cool and rainy and totally atmospheric.

Apparently the dress was also made from neoprene?! I guess there’s no finer way to keep looking epic in the rain than that. And boy did they both look spectacular. Combine it all with the mountains and vistas and charm and it’s like a vacation for your eyes. Let’s get to dreamin’…