City guides

Planning local, not generic

Every state has its own weather, venue rules and calendar. These guides cover what actually changes a wedding where you are planning it, grouped by state across twenty markets.

Alabama

1 city guide

A brick garden terrace set for a reception at a historic estate near Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

Getting married in Birmingham

A long mild season, tornado watches in spring, ABC licensing and a city of historic rooms.

Read the Birmingham guide

Arizona

1 city guide

Scottsdale, Arizona

Getting married in Scottsdale

A resort town with a six-month outdoor season, a brutal summer and a monsoon to respect.

Read the Scottsdale guide

California

1 city guide

A Spanish-style courtyard with arches and reception tables in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Getting married in Los Angeles

Year-round weather, June gloom, fire season and a city where the drive decides the wedding.

Read the Los Angeles guide

Colorado

1 city guide

Denver, Colorado

Getting married in Denver

Altitude, afternoon mountain storms, a short summer and a mountain venue an hour west.

Read the Denver guide

Florida

1 city guide

A palm-lined terrace set for a reception overlooking Biscayne Bay in Miami

Miami, Florida

Getting married in Miami

A six-month outdoor season, hurricane clauses and a beach permit for every arch and chair.

Read the Miami guide

Georgia

1 city guide

Reception tables under live oaks in a garden at a historic Atlanta estate

Atlanta, Georgia

Getting married in Atlanta

Two long, lovely seasons, spring pollen, a mountain escape an hour north, and football Saturdays.

Read the Atlanta guide

Hawaii

1 city guide

A ceremony arch and chairs on a Maui beach at sunset

Maui, Hawaii

Getting married on Maui

A destination wedding with permits, trade winds, two coasts and a real travel budget.

Read the Maui guide

Illinois

1 city guide

A West Loop loft set for a reception with the Chicago skyline at dusk

Chicago, Illinois

Getting married in Chicago

A short, brilliant autumn, lakefront wind, liquor licences and a suburb ring that changes everything.

Read the Chicago guide

Kansas

1 city guide

Wichita, Kansas

Getting married in Wichita

Real value, a windy spring, tornado season and a downtown that has quietly rebuilt itself.

Read the Wichita guide

Maryland

1 city guide

A brick waterfront terrace set for a reception in Baltimore harbour

Baltimore, Maryland

Getting married in Baltimore

A working harbour, real value, a short spring, and the Eastern Shore an hour away.

Read the Baltimore guide

Minnesota

1 city guide

Ceremony chairs facing the lake on a summer evening in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Getting married in Minneapolis

A lake city with a brilliant six-month season, a long winter and a festival calendar to check.

Read the Minneapolis guide

New Mexico

1 city guide

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Getting married in Santa Fe

High-desert light, adobe courtyards, altitude and a monsoon that arrives on schedule.

Read the Santa Fe guide

New York

1 city guide

A Tribeca rooftop terrace set for a reception at dusk, Manhattan skyline behind

New York City, New York

Getting married in New York City

Two good weather windows, permits and liquor licences, and a venue map that is really five cities.

Read the New York City guide

North Dakota

1 city guide

A reception set-up in a converted downtown building in Fargo at dusk

Fargo, North Dakota

Getting married in Fargo

A short, bright summer, a downtown that has come back to life, and prices that leave room for the party.

Read the Fargo guide

Ohio

1 city guide

Columbus, Ohio

Getting married in Columbus

Affordable, walkable and genuinely four-season, with football Saturdays rewriting the autumn.

Read the Columbus guide

Oklahoma

1 city guide

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Getting married in Oklahoma City

Wide skies, real value, spring storm season and a downtown that has grown up fast.

Read the Oklahoma City guide

Pennsylvania

1 city guide

A formal garden terrace at a historic brick mansion in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Getting married in Philadelphia

Cherry blossoms, historic rooms with real rules, PLCB licensing and a spring that is worth booking early.

Read the Philadelphia guide

South Dakota

1 city guide

Ceremony chairs beside the river and quartzite ledges in Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Getting married in Sioux Falls

A park city with pink quartzite, honest prices, and a summer that has to be used well.

Read the Sioux Falls guide

Texas

4 city guides

Houston, Texas

Getting married in Houston

Heat and storm backups, hurricane clauses, TABC and the venue types that shape a Houston day.

Read the Houston guide

A long reception table between vine rows at a Hill Country vineyard near Austin

Austin, Texas

Getting married in Austin

Heat and hail plans, the festival calendar that takes the city, and Hill Country travel.

Read the Austin guide

A glass-walled Dallas ballroom set for a reception at dusk, skyline beyond the windows

Dallas, Texas

Getting married in Dallas

Summer heat, spring hail, the cluster you choose and the autumn calendar.

Read the Dallas guide

A long reception table in a historic limestone courtyard in San Antonio at dusk

San Antonio, Texas

Getting married in San Antonio

Courtyard heat, historic district rules, Fiesta and the mission-to-reception shuttle.

Read the San Antonio guide

Virginia

1 city guide

A reception table between vineyard rows with the Blue Ridge Mountains behind

Charlottesville, Virginia

Getting married in Charlottesville

Vineyards, the Blue Ridge, two golden windows and ABC licensing on every bottle.

Read the Charlottesville guide

More states and cities are in the works. If you plan weddings somewhere the list should cover, tell us and it goes to the front of the queue.