Letter From the Editor 2026 Happy 25 years of Utah Valley Bride magazine! Can you believe it? In 2001, Jeanette Bennett and her team started a legacy of cataloging the best and most beautiful Utah weddings, and the first magazine was printed in 2002. To celebrate our silver anniversary milestone, join us as we walk…
Abby and Jordan were connected by an invisible string long before they had ever met. In 2019, Abby had moved to New York and was out with a friend who insisted on seeing Abby’s Hinge profile; and there was Jordan, someone Abby’s friend knew and who was, like Abby, from South Florida. They went out…
Originally from Chicago, Morgan and Evan met on a rooftop in their home city. They had both recently experienced a profound loss of a loved one in their lives: Morgan, her twin brother, and Evan, his mother. In a time of grief, they were able to connect and help one another through. “We were very…
After Rachel and Dan got engaged, Rachel originally wanted an outdoor, elegant Utah spring wedding, but knew the weather in Utah can be unpredictable in May, so they opted for a beautiful ceremony space with a stunning garden just outside. “I did my best to utilize the garden of my venue and bring it into…
When Haley and Brant got engaged on a sunny, sandy beach in Cabo, they had one thing on their minds: a sparkling, snowy Park City winter destination wedding amongst the ski slopes of Utah. Haley and Brant originally met while Haley was in her senior year at the University of Alabama, and throughout their relationship,…
Bethany and Adam met their Freshman year together at BYU, but stayed just friends for a long time; they reconnected at school mid-pandemic, and it was then that Bethany realized that Adam was the reason she looked forward to spending time with their friends so often. “It was funny, too, because on my mission and…
Nuha and Prahalad knew they wanted to have a wedding reception in Utah after their wedding in Michigan in August 2024. After moving from Detroit to Utah for dental school in 2023, Nuha had found a second family here; when her Utah friends couldn’t make it to their wedding in Michigan, it was important to…
When it’s time for a talented Utah wedding photographer to get married herself, you know her Maui destination wedding day is going to be jaw-dropping. After getting engaged on a beach in Thailand, Jenna and Jaden knew they wanted to move the celebration to another beach in Hawaii, and brought some of the most talented…
When you can’t decide between an elopement and a destination wedding, the answer is always going to be a Utah Salt Flats elopement. Oriana and Aaron were going back and forth between a destination wedding and an elopement themselves, eyeing a simple courthouse wedding, when they stumbled across Becca Photo’s work, and let’s just say,…
Happy Magazine Monday! As we get ready to celebrate our 25th anniversary magazine in just a few days, we can’t help but look back on our favorite magazine moments from 2025! From fluffy feathers to frilly florals, we will never get over how much we loved every feature from last year’s magazine. Here are just…
The Debut Take a look at Utah Valley Bride’s first-ever Pick Your Perfect spread! In place of our gown shoot this year, we decided to feature a few snapshots of wedding details to die for. We get so many incredible submissions from every kind of couple and every kind of vendor that it’s simply impossible…
Meet our 2026 Preferred Vendors! From cakes to officiants, photo booths to florists, we have all of the best Utah wedding vendors collected for you in one place. It’s our honor and pleasure to show them off to you! We love our vendors and we just know you will too. Reach out to vendors by…
As we ring in the new year with all our newly engaged, future brides of 2026, we’d be remiss if we didn’t give a little extra love to all of our favorite couples and weddings from 2025. And when it comes to Instagram features, well, we have more than just a few to pull from;…
