With breathtaking and often otherworldly scenery, Joshua Tree National Park is a gorgeous place to have a wedding. Here's the basic information and steps you’ll need to take to get married in the park, as well as some concerns and restrictions that come with having a wedding in this remote and relatively undeveloped National Park.

Planning a wedding in the high desert? From Pioneertown to Twentynine Palms, from venues to vintage dresses, here’s a collection of local vendors in or near Joshua Tree National Park.

This week we met another high desert local who works on weddings, Trish Jones. She is an event planner and designer at The Walk Down The Aisle along with her business partner Stacey Jones. We felt an immediate connection to Trish’s big smile and calm presence. She has encyclopedic knowledge of the ins-and-outs of Joshua Tree and Palm Springs venues and vendors, making her a great resource for couples planning weddings in the area.

We’ll be sharing stories from other couples soon, but we thought we’d start off our blog with the story of our own wedding including Melissa's surprise proposal, house hunting while wedding planning and a windy wedding day.