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Maggie Downs

Palm Springs

Contributor at Palm Springs Life

Writer at Freelance

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Articles

  • 1 week ago | palmspringslife.com | Maggie Downs

    Tequila shots in place of petals. A mirrored ceremony stage. A Broadway-meets-Rat Pack soundtrack capped off with a surprise duet featuring Kermit the Frog. Justen and Travis’  nuptials at the Ingleside Estate were anything but conventional, fusing classic Hollywood sensibilities with campy irreverence.

  • 2 weeks ago | palmspringslife.com | Maggie Downs

    Some weddings are beautiful. Others are legendary. Caroline and Chasen’s was both. Their love story began with an Instagram story. Caroline spotted a birthday post from Chasen and immediately asked a mutual friend for his number. One text turned into a first conversation, a first date, then a love story that felt inevitable.

  • 2 weeks ago | success.com | Maggie Downs

    We celebrate life by marking moments—birthdays, anniversaries, milestones. But what if you could measure life by the amount of time you have left? That’s the premise behind the Death Clock, an app that uses artificial intelligence to predict your expiration date. For some users, this can be a powerful catalyst for change that inspires them to make better choices. For others, it can be a digital Pandora’s box, offering more anxiety than clarity.

  • 2 weeks ago | palmspringslife.com | Maggie Downs

    Their love story — sparked while they were both athletes at the University of California, Santa Barbara — was a slow burn of stolen glances across the weight room followed by years of shared adventure. That spirit of playfulness infused their wedding weekend, from an under-the-stars dance party to a late-night pizza bar, featuring a Hidden Valley Ranch fondue fountain. “Who needs a cake-cutting when you’re able to stuff each other’s faces with ranch and pepperoni pizza?” Phoebe jokes.

  • 3 weeks ago | palmspringslife.com | Maggie Downs

    Set against the timeless beauty of the Coachella Valley, Caroline and Margo’s big day bloomed beneath the sun with plenty of personal touches and color. The couple’s love story began in college at ages 18 and 19, but life took them in different directions — Margo transferring schools for hockey, Caroline building a life in Boston. They remained friends, reconnecting every few years, until a visit in 2020 made it clear: This was their forever.

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