Love Inc. Magazine

08/10/2021

A Royal Tenenbaum-Inspired Wedding Shoot - Love Inc. Mag

So much inspirational eye candy in this gorgeous Royal Tenenbaum-inspired wedding shoot!

https://loveincmag.com/a-royal-tenenbaum-inspired-wedding-shoot/

Team of talents: Hosea House Collective, Rebecca Stone Photography, Cut at an Angle, Megan Oliveri Artistry, Uptown Indigo, August June Desserts, Enlove Occasions, Juniper James Bridal, Geno's Formal Affair, Daughters Of Simone, Lia Terni - Bridal Headpieces and Jewelry, Antiquarian Jewelry, A Bushel & A Peck Vintage Rentals, Vintage Chic Rentals and Designs, Anthropologie, Laura Ashley Willis, Hayli Warmack

The fresh spin on the vintage-nature design was inspired by the 2001 film, The Royal Tenenbaums.

08/03/2021

What You Need to Ask Your Wedding Venue Before Booking - Love Inc. Mag

Your wedding venue (quite literally) sets the scene for the entirety of your big day. Top wedding pros chime in on what questions you need to ask before signing on the dotted line.

https://loveincmag.com/what-you-need-to-ask-your-wedding-venue-before-booking/

Your wedding venue (quite literally) sets the scene for the entirety of your big day. Make sure you ask these questions before signing on the dotted line.

07/29/2021

Intimate Bookstore Elopement in California - Love Inc. Mag

This intimate bookstore elopement with an oh-so-charming atrium-style chapel is practically perfect in every way!

Team of talents: Kay Mitchell Photography, Coalesce Bookstore, Reformation, Men's Wearhouse, David's Bridal, Etsy, WildFlora

https://loveincmag.com/intimate-bookstore-elopement-california/

Despite all the chaos that 2020 brought, Jess and Andreas decided to end the year on a high note with an intimate New Year’s Eve wedding. Their winter celebration took place at an atrium style chapel at Coalesce Bookstore in Morro Bay, California. With its beautiful greenery and architecture, the ...

07/20/2021

PODCAST: How to Make Your Wedding Stationery Inclusive - Love Inc. Mag

On this week's episode of our Inclusively Yours podcast, we’re diving into the traditions of wedding stationery — both the good, and the bad — and how you can adapt yours to make sure all of your guests feel valued. From pronouns to proper titles, and even some tips on where you can open up that inclusive communication in an organic manner, this is an episode you won’t want to miss with our guest Jordan Kentris, stationer at A Good Day.

https://loveincmag.com/podcast-make-wedding-stationery-inclusive/

We’re diving into the traditions of wedding stationery — both the good, and the bad — and how you can adapt yours to make sure all of your guests feel valued. From pronouns to proper titles, and even some tips on where you can open up that inclusive communication in an organic manner, this is ...

07/15/2021

This Subscription Service Is the Rent the Runway of Wedding Planning - Love Inc. Mag

For those couples who don't need full-service planning but need a bit more longterm than month-of, this wedding planning subscription service by The Wedding Plan & Company hits the sweet spot.

https://loveincmag.com/subscription-service-rent-runway-wedding-planning/

They are plenty of couples who can (and want to!) navigate 90% of their wedding planning, from researching vendors, to selecting decor, to balancing the logistics. Whether it’s for budget reasons or because they’re just naturally gifted, I’ve certainly seen it successfully done.  What planner...

07/13/2021

Epic High Line Adventure Elopement in Texas - Love Inc. Mag

This couple literally took their love to new heights!

Team of talents: ThirdEyeSamuel.com, Stella York, Blue Bridal Boutique of Austin

https://loveincmag.com/epic-high-line-adventure-elopement-texas/

Taking their love to new heights (quite literally!), these high school sweethearts decided to take advantage of Third Eye Samuel’s adventurous photography experience. With a highline suspended above the Texas waters, the pair met each other, partaking moments that are utterly epic! “They shared ...

07/01/2021

PODCAST: Tips for Livestreaming Your Wedding - Love Inc. Mag

Check out our latest Inclusively Yours podcast episode, where we chat all about livestreaming your wedding with expert Chip Dizárd Studios!

One of the many trends that were born out of necessity during COVID is livestreaming for weddings. Livestreaming technology had obviously been around pre-pandemic, but the need for it during COVID skyrocketed it to a popular option for pandemic weddings, and now with even Grandma knowing how to do u...

06/24/2021

Stick-On Nails Get a Glow Up with ManiMe's Custom Gel Collection - Love Inc. Mag

THIS ISN’T YOUR 90S SLUMBER PARTY AT-HOME MANICURE.

In fact, the quality of ManiMe's customized stick-on gels is downright wedding-worthy, and come in trendy designs that will enhance any wedding day look.

They have 17 collections (including a wedding-focused collab with fine jewelry brand Marrow Fine Jewelry and a Pride collection with Jonathan Van Ness!). Read more, on the blog: https://loveincmag.com/stick-nails-get-glow-manimes-custom-gel-collection/

This isn’t your 90s slumber party at-home manicure. In fact, the quality of ManiMe’s customized stick-on gels is downright wedding-worthy, and come in trendy designs that will enhance any wedding day look.  After measuring your nails through their easy-to-use virtual scanning process, they se...

06/23/2021

When major brands make a stance and give back, it makes my heart so happy, and if rainbow roses are involved, well, color me thrilled! 🏳️‍🌈One of my favorite brands, @1800flowers, is celebrating #pridemonth by joining forces with @glaad to help spread the word that there are #NoLimitsOnLove, and through June 30th, will be donating 20% of net proceeds from purchases of their special Pride bouquet, a kaleidoscope of roses with one or two dozen stems, that can be shipped anywhere within the continental U.S. Product linked in bio. Thank @1800flowers for supporting #LGBTQIAP rights! #ad

When major brands make a stance and give back, it makes my heart so happy, and if rainbow roses are involved, well, color me thrilled! 🏳️‍🌈One of my favorite brands, @1800flowers, is celebrating #pridemonth by joining forces with @glaad to help spread the word that there are #NoLimitsOnLove, and through June 30th, will be donating 20% of net proceeds from purchases of their special Pride bouquet, a kaleidoscope of roses with one or two dozen stems, that can be shipped anywhere within the continental U.S. Product linked in bio. Thank @1800flowers for supporting #LGBTQIAP rights! #ad

06/21/2021

PODCAST: Navigating the Wedding Guest Experience in a Post-Pandemic World - Love Inc. Mag

Thrilled to announce that we've launched Season 2 of our wedding planning podcast, Inclusively Yours!!

In our premier episode, we chat with Amy Shey Jacobs of Chandelier Events on how to create the absolute best guest experience for everyone as we navigate this new post-pandemic world. This is a must-listen* for anyone getting married in 2021 and early 2022!

**transcript linked in blog post for our friends who have a hearing disablement

https://loveincmag.com/listen-navigating-wedding-guest-experience-post-pandemic-world/

Weddings are back! But it’s important to keep in mind that your guests will all have varying levels of comfort as we navigate these next few wedding seasons in our post-pandemic world. In the premier episode for Season 2 of our wedding planning podcast Inclusively Yours, we chat with Chandelier E...

06/18/2021

We Love This Wedding Shop Dedicated to All Things LGBTQ+ - Love Inc. Mag

As we know, the wedding industry is extremely heteronormative, and that extends to all of those cute details that surround it: cake toppers, chair signs, bach party decor … the list goes on. You have to either buy two Mr. and Mrs. items and put the appropriate titles together, or you have to scour the web to find same-sex options. And don’t even get me started on how little there is out there for nonbinary individuals. This extra legwork is why I created the Love Inc. shop, which is a curation of inclusive wedding products from brands and makers that I’ve found across the Internet, so you can imagine my delight when I was introduced to a site that was dedicated to all things LGBTQ+ wedding products (and then some!).

Dash of Pride is an online shop by Jenna Szyluk, who has created an array of stylish LGBTQ+ specific products for your wedding, your home, Pride and more

06/10/2021

Throuple Parents Make Legal History - Love Inc. Mag

"Families come in all shapes, sizes and variations in this country. Poly families have been raising children long before our legal case, and denying that reality under the law likely does a disservice to already existing families and children."

https://loveincmag.com/throuple-parents-make-legal-history/

A family in California made history by being the first polyamorous family to have all parents listed on their children’s birth certificates.  Dr. Ian Jenkins, Jeremy Hodges and Alan Mayfield have been a happy throuple for almost a decade (Alan and Ian have been together since 2003 and started ...

06/03/2021

Love Inc.'s 2021 Pride Guide - Love Inc. Mag

Happy Pride, everyone! We're stoked to introduce this year’s Pride Guide, featuring some of our favorite products from brands that are giving back to the LGBTQ+ community.

Love Inc.'s 2021 Pride Guide features our editors' favorite products from brands that are giving back to the LGBTQ+ community.

05/28/2021

Cocktails in a Can for Your COVID Wedding - Love Inc. Mag

Artisanal makers have raised the bar on canned spirits, creating recipes that taste just as good as the real thing ... no bartender needed.

https://loveincmag.com/cocktails-can-covid-wedding/

Wedding season around much of the country has been given the green light (hooray!) but COVID safety precautions still need to be taken into account and one area that is particularly difficult to stand six-feet apart: the bar.  Not only is it an area that people naturally gravitate toward to social...

05/18/2021

Steampunk Wedding with Beach Ceremony and Brewery Reception - Love Inc. Mag

“I remember sitting at the reception and just watching our friends having fun. It’s been a crazy year for everyone — most of us are frontline workers — so it was nice to have a few hours of almost normalcy ,” says Jaalah.

https://loveincmag.com/steampunk-wedding-beach-ceremony-brewery-reception/

Team of talents: Renoda Campbell-Photography, SLO Brew, Butlerz Event & Beach Rentals, Starkey and Co, David's Bridal, Bluebird Salon, SLO Safe Ride, Little Black Tux, Zales

Jaalah and Nastacia’s wedding at Avila Beach in California may not have been what they had originally planned, but it was nonetheless absolutely perfect and an incredible reflection of their style and love. “We were supposed to get married about two weeks before national shut downs happened in ...

05/05/2021

Romantic Summer Engagement Shoot in Ohio's Park of Roses - Love Inc. Mag

Their session comes after a fall proposal; Joshua proposing to Mark during his favorite holiday. “Knowing that Halloween is Mark’s favorite time of the year and that I could plan around his work schedule at the haunted house, I was able to secretly organize a proposal. With the assistance of the haunted house crew and my best friends, I was able to completely surprise Mark — he was completely and utterly caught off-guard!” says Joshua. “It took my brain a good three minutes just to accept that it was really happening! Josh had always made it very clear that I had to be the one to propose to him,” adds Mark.

Read Mark and Joshua's full love story, captured by Starling Studio, on the blog! ---> https://loveincmag.com/romantic-summer-engagement-shoot-ohios-park-roses/

Nestled amongst beautiful blooms and greenery, Joshua and Mark posed in the Columbus Park of Roses in Ohio for their romantic summer engagement session. “The Park of Roses is one of the most beautiful parks in Columbus, Ohio. We went there for the first time the previous summer when the roses were...

04/28/2021

Microwedding in a New York City Rooftop Garden - Love Inc. Mag

“The sense of joy and love that infused the whole evening. Perhaps in part because this was the first time we had all seen each other in many months, everyone was so excited and happy to be together. Our families and close friends really got the chance to spend time together and get to know each other, which might not have happened at a large wedding. While this wasn’t the wedding we had started out planning, it was better than we ever could have expected.”

Don't miss Danielle and Greg's special celebration, on the blog ---> https://loveincmag.com/microwedding-new-york-city-rooftop-garden/

Team of Talents: Color Pop Events, Eileen Meny Photography, Brooklyn Grange, Wild Floral Design, Millers & Makers, Campbell & Co., AMadden Tailoring

After bonding over their sense of humor, Danielle and Greg knew it was meant to be. While they originally were looking forward to tying the knot at the end of 2020 with a large wedding, they changed their plans, picked a new date, and pulled everything together in just two months — all for the …

04/27/2021

Elegant Summer Winery Wedding - Love Inc. Mag

Gorgeous winery wedding, perfect for summer celebrations: https://loveincmag.com/elegant-summer-winery-wedding/

Team of Talents: Justin Ho Photography, CedarCreek Estate Winery, Apko Nurseries, BHLDN, Raine Artistry Co.

After almost a decade together, Nancy and Karen decided to make it official and tied the knot. They had their hearts set on a summer soiree and there was no place better suited to host the elegant affair than CedarCreek Estate Winery in British Columbia. Beginning to end, the day was chock-full of e...

04/26/2021

10 Socially Distanced Bach Party Ideas - Love Inc. Mag

As states are starting to loosen some restrictions, soonlyweds (and their squad) are moving forward with bach parties but are still seeking safe, creative ways to celebrate the upcoming nuptials without having to sacrifice the fun. Check out some of our favorites, on the blog!

https://loveincmag.com/10-socially-distanced-bach-party-ideas/

As states are starting to loosen some restrictions, soonlyweds (and their squad) are moving forward with bach parties but are still seeking safe, creative ways to celebrate the upcoming nuptials without having to sacrifice the fun. We’ve found some party ideas that not only allow people to sociall...

04/23/2021

Handmade Wedding with Native American Traditions and Harry Potter Details - Love Inc. Mag

Everything about Laura and Nathan’s celebration in Burlington, Wisconsin is enchanting and wonderful! Their literary-inspired wedding included an iconic Harry Potter theme and a ceremony honoring Nathan’s Native American heritage.

https://loveincmag.com/handmade-wedding-native-american-traditions-harry-potter-details/

Team of Talents: Mouna Photography, Top Choice Rentals, Torrid

Everything about Laura and Nathan’s celebration in Burlington, Wisconsin is enchanting and wonderful! Their literary-inspired wedding included an iconic Harry Potter theme and a ceremony honoring Nathan’s Native American heritage. With an array of colors mimicking the fantasy world of wizardry, ...

04/19/2021

Black, White and LOVE All Over, This Houston Wedding Is a Must-See - Love Inc. Mag

Putting a fun and contemporary spin on the timeless black-and-white color palette, Jessica and Jocelyn’s Houston wedding is ready to inspire.

https://loveincmag.com/black-white-love-houston-wedding-must-see/

Team of talents: Theo-Graphics, 5226 Elm Events, XP Films, What's the Occasion - Linen & Decor Rentals in Houston, Impression Bridal Store, Pappasito's Cantina, Grammy Cake

Disclaimer: This event took place pre-COVID. Putting a chic spin on the timeless black-and-white color palette, Jessica and Jocelyn’s Houston wedding is ready to inspire. It was at 5226 Elm where the festivities were held, with guests being requested to attend in the couple’s chosen color combi...