Ten Weddings That Set the Bar

When people ask me what I love most about weddings, the answer is always the same. Spunk. I love when a couple ditches the notion of a traditional wedding and throws a fête that represents their personalities and loves. When they infuse their day with little tidbits that give their guests a window into their lives, whether it's through an awesome In-N-Out Burger truck, a beautiful and personalized vow, a fun first dance or a a menu that will make even the foodiest of foodies swoon.

As the editor behind Style Me Pretty, a wedding blog for the die-hard bride and groom, my team and I have featured over 6,000 real weddings over the course of four years, each with their own unique style and voice, each with their own personality. Here's a look at some of those weddings that were so good, they have permanently changed the way weddings are styled. That have upped the bar for what it means to have a beautiful wedding and that have redefined what the word chic really means.

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[Ashley Trone]

12:33 PM on 11/02/2011

Lovely - thanks for sharing these!
-Ashley of The Simplifiers Event Planning
thesimplifiers.com

[zooots999]

05:07 PM on 10/08/2011

yeah, aside from the very original garage roof wedding, the rest all look nice enough but a bit too self conscious. it's like kids who are doing something cute. it no longer becomes cute once the kid is aware and trying to 'do something cute'. plus if i see another set of wedding photos with the cliche fetishizing of the shoes, and other details, i'm going to yip. when did wedding photos begin to mimic magazine layouts?

[intellifran]

10:02 AM on 10/07/2011

The dresses are horrible. I bet the bride regrets letting her maids pick their own. They totally wash her out and detract from her and she should be the center of attention.

[anniee214]

10:31 AM on 10/06/2011

If these wedding photos "set the bar", then the bar was pretty low!

[blruop]

08:20 AM on 10/06/2011

There were only two things that impressed me, the rest I didn't find "bar setting" at all. One was the shawls for table cloths, and the other was the wedding held on the roof of a parking garage idea. The view really made a difference. Other than that, there was nothing impressive or all that original, spectacular, however you want to refer to it.

[anniee214]

10:27 AM on 10/06/2011

F&F. I thought it was just me:) Most of the photos looked like every wedding I've been to!

[quiscut]

02:21 PM on 10/05/2011

Incredibly 'gaudi' looking set ups. Less is more,especially at a wedding. The different bridesmaid's dresses were ugly.The green one did not fit at all. Better to have one attendant and keep it classic and simple.

[Nishant Kumar]

08:06 AM on 10/05/2011

Wow, lovely bride and I love her gown too. They are so romantic and I love the receptions designs, the colorful something in the ceiling. Great ! Best wishes !

http://www.weddingsmanuelantonio.com/

[Yamagatagirl]

09:50 PM on 10/03/2011

My wedding was simple. Cost $1000 dollars total. I'm sure it's nice to spend thousands or millions a wedding but my wedding was one of the best days of my life because I really liked the guy I married. 12 years later, 3 kids, I wouldn't have changed a thing. I remember my jaws literally hurt from smiling all day......

[blruop]

08:24 AM on 10/06/2011

Some of the best weddings I have ever been too, were the ones that were the simplest. Less is really more! My husbands family lives in a seaside community. Each member was married on a corner of the beach, with an ocean backdrop. Then everyone walked back to the house, and had a lovely reception. Simple red rose for a bouquet and lovely "off the rack" dresses. Grooms wore dockers and white polos. The only expense was a caterer who did a bbq reception.

[NYCKitty]

09:40 AM on 10/06/2011

In my experience, the bigger (and often more expensive) the wedding, the quicker the divorce.

[intellifran]

10:04 AM on 10/07/2011

You must have limited experience with weddings. Everyone I know who had court nuptuals is divorced. The wedding is not as important as the partnership.

[Valerie Kenny]

04:40 PM on 10/18/2011

I wondered about that myself awhile back after watching yet another couple who had a big, flashy wedding that quickly ended in divorce. BUT I came to the conclusion that just because you have a big, flashy, expensive, extravagant wedding, doesn't mean that your marriage will definitely fall apart. I think it's really just because a lot of brides (usually it's the brides) want to just get married for show, they really aren't thinking about *after* the wedding, the person they'll be married to, or the marriage itself, it's just the wedding they want. So if someone has a big, extravagant wedding AND puts just as much concern/love/energy/love/thought/etc into their marriage, they'll be fine. Just like a court/backyard/beach/cabin wedding is no guarantee your marriage will last either. I know people who have had both, some still together, some separated. Which is why I sort of agree with you both .

[GABAleta]

03:37 PM on 10/03/2011

Is that Jessica Alba in the Los Angeles wedding?

[Emily Harres]

11:36 PM on 10/03/2011

I thought the same thing - I definitely think it is!

[liliblu]

08:45 AM on 10/04/2011

It looks like Jessica Alba and her husband, Cash Warren, are in the wedding.

[zachviking]

02:34 AM on 10/03/2011

These weddings look incredibly expensive, even the parking garage one. Plus all the brides look like they could be models. Are these real weddings?