Amber Wicklund & Bryan Jarr Del Marcos Hotel, Alexander House October 7, 2006 Hailing from the rainy Pacific Northwest, Amber and Bryan love when the heat is on. And they couldn’t have been more pleased with their 88-degree October wedding day. Their midcentury-style affair took over the Alexander House of the 1947 Del Marcos Hotel designed by famed desert architect

Jamie Tirado & Journey Brennan Frank Sinatra’s Twin Palms Estate September 16, 2006 “Do it yourself and stick to your vision,” says Jamie Brennan, who planned her wedding at a famed midcentury home in Palm Springs. She and husband Journey surprised their guests with a very “Frank Sinatra-esque” vibe by choosing to rent the 1947 home designed by E. Stewart

These couples say they couldn’t have chosen a better place to wed. Here, the brides tell us why …