Finding a boutique hotel with 9 well-designed rooms that can be fully rented out for you and your crew, along with an intimate event space is not an easy task. Gives us the warm and fuzzies just thinking about it. It's one thing to invite your favorite people to a garden party dinner for a celebratory occassion, but some of your guests have a long drive home and you would rather tuck them safely away for the night. Or, you may want to extend your event into a whole weekend gathering. Think: Retreat, workshop, group getaway, family reunion, holiday party or even a sweet micro-weddin...

In this edition of real weddings happening around the globe, we’re headed to the Maldives, where luxury travel journalist and entrepreneur Dylan Grace Essertier and Michael Roman tied the knot in an over-water chapel that will fuel your travel fantasies for years to come. During the six day trip, the couple stayed at two Four Seasons resorts and enjoyed spa treatments, scuba diving, and mesmerizing ocean views. For their ceremony, they chose to exchange vows in an over-water wedding chapel with a glass-bottom aisle located in the middle of the Indian Ocean. After the intimate ceremony, t...

Whether you’re taking engagement photos, planning a wedding or coordinating vow renewals, finding a way to incorporate the activities you love as a couple is often the best inspiration for creating something that feels authentic. In the case of James and Charles, incorporating a love of traveling to the desert was at the top of the inspiration list for their wedding vow renewal. So, they called up their wedding photographers Teo and Anna of Lighthouse Photography and all booked a trip to the red desert of Wadi Rum. The photographers fill us in on all the details of the shoot below...

Some of the best mementos of your engagement and wedding day are the photos you get to keep, share and look back on that instantly transport you to that exciting time. What about after the big day happens? What can you look back on that tells the story of your married life? Enter the anniversary shoot. Whether you've been married for one year or sixty-five years, an anniversary shoot not only gives you new memories to cherish but also serves as a reminder of your enduring love beyond the butterflies of the wedding.  Brought to life by A & B Creative's Rebekah...

We love elopements here at The Venue Report for so many reasons. First, the sky is literally the limit for ceremony location possibilities, delivering some of the most creative and beautiful photography that is just not achievable with a traditional wedding (read: 150 people cannot scale a mountain with you). Second, eloping brings everything back to the real purpose of your wedding – celebrating and fortifying your love in an intimate, meaningful ceremony. Lastly, what better way to start your married life than with the adventure of a lifetime? You'll experience something exhilarati...