Modern Meets Mediterranean Wedding at Private Estate in St. Helena

Melissa Baran
January 5, 2019
Categories: Modern, Real Weddings, The Blog

When names like Laurie Arons, Eric Kelley, Kathleen Deery, Elysium Productions and Paula LeDuc pop up in a submission, I know I’m in for a wedding delivery like no other. And those talents are just the start of the beautiful vendor team that made this modern-meets-mediterranean day come together. Complete with a Vera Wang gown and bridemaids in black jumpsuits (in loveee with this look), you’ll have a hard time not staring.

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From Laurie Arons Special Events… Jess & Kage are just one of those couples you can’t help but fall in love with – impossibly beautiful, adorably funny, stylishly chic, incredibly kind and so very family-oriented. They were early high school sweethearts and seemed destined for each other from the start. I would describe their August wedding as “modern-meets-Mediterranean”. The venue was a modern private estate in Napa Valley, where we utilized a neutral color palette and olive branches as our main foliage. Jess selected a Vera Wang gown with clean lines that she accessorized with two very modern touches – a gold chainmail back necklace and a bridal party in black crepe jumpsuits. Kage was equally well-dressed in white-tie and velvet loafers. They wed in a grove of mulberry trees among ample greenery of olive and white flowers by Kathleen Deery Design. Guests then sipped cocktails and took in views of wine country before dining and dancing under a sailcloth tent. We modernized the decor with Edison bulb chandeliers and new lounge furniture that Urban Parlour designed for the event. After heartfelt toasts from the best man and bride’s sisters, the group hit the dance floor with some of the best moves I’ve seen in years.