This stunning Bride envisioned a California-meets-Hawaii vibe for her Big Day and with the help of Velvet Alley Events, that’s exactly what this Malibu fete is. Set at Adamson House, you will find bridesmaids in the prettiest shades of cornflower blue, palm bouquets and a tropical chuppah thanks to Boulevard Florist, adorably named signature cocktails… just for starters. I promise you’ll find so many more steal-worthy moments tucked away in this celebration, all captured by Sposto Photography.
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From the Bride… As a wedding photographer, the whole planning process was completely surreal to me. I had been admiring the weddings I photographed and dreaming about my own for so long.
Zach and I met 2.5 years ago through the dating app, Bumble. (It really does work!) Since then, we have been inseparable. We love traveling, the beach, good food & drinks, and our family & friends.
I sat down and thought about my (then) fiancé and me; about who we were as a couple and what was most important to us. I knew I wanted our wedding to be unique to us and be something that represented who we are as a couple.
I wanted our wedding to have a California-meets-Hawaii vibe without being overly tropical or beachy. I found inspiration in colors and textures from photos of interiors and nature. My heart melts for shades of dusty blues so we had accents of blue all over. I wanted my bridesmaids to have dresses they could wear again so together we all picked out different dresses in different shades of blue for each one. (It was probably what I put the most effort into!) I wore a gorgeous lace gown from BHLDN, which I customized, taking the straps off and converting them to fit off the shoulder. Zach wore a navy blue shawl-collar tux from Suit Supply.
We flew in an amazing ukulele player/vocalist, Johnny Herbert, to play music as our guests arrived and throughout the wedding. We had tray-passed sangria for our guests as that was the drink Zach and I shared on our first date.
Our venue was right next to the beach and needed minimal decor as the grounds were so unbelievably gorgeous. For the ceremony, we had a birch wood chuppah with heavy tropical greenery and lush white blooms such as gardenias, garden roses, and dendrobiums. I had a very large, loose and wild bouquet with similar flowers and greenery. We chose to have a unity sand-pouring where our mothers poured sand that we collected from the beaches where we grew up signifying where we, literally, came from. At the end of the ceremony, Zach and I poured sand, from the beach by our house, on top of the sand our mothers had poured, signifying that we were all family now.
We repurposed a lot of the florals from the ceremony to use for the reception to save money! We also used my bridesmaid’s bouquets behind the bar at the reception as decor!
Our signature drinks were a ‘My Ty’ (a mai tai recipe we had made up and aptly named after me) and a ‘Bumble Bee Margarita’ (a spicy pineapple margarita, a nod to how we met on Bumble!)
Since it was a summer wedding, the reception started before the sunset, which I loved! Zach and I did our first dance to Harvest Moon played on the ukulele and sang live by Johnny Herbert. Farm and Flame provided dinner and we were told by so many of our guests that it was the best food they had ever had at a wedding! We had a marble cake, a donut wall (cuz homegirl LOVES her donuts).
My dad’s toast is what stood out to me the most from our wedding. After he talked about how perfect my husband is (seriously I think he likes him more than he likes me), he played two videos that my grandmothers had recorded. They both live in Kentucky and were unable to fly to LA for the wedding. I don’t think I’ve ever cried harder or been happier to see and hear my beautiful grandmothers.
The day could not have been more perfect. A HUGE thanks to all our vendors but an extra thank you to our amazing photographer Sposto Photography and our videographer Becca Maas for capturing our day and allowing us to have tangible memories to relive our wedding for the rest of our lives!
Photography: Sposto Photography | Planner: Velvet Alley Events | Florals: Boulevard Florist | Cake: Top Tier Treats | Invitations: BP Calligraphy | Catering: Farm and Flame | Bridal Gown: BHLDN | Bride's Jewelry: Hadley Frances | Ceremony + Reception: Adamson House | DJ + Lighting: Vox DJs | Drinks: Liquid Catering | Grooms Tux: Suitsupply | Rentals: La Pinata Party Rentals | Shoe Designer: Dolce Vita | Signs: Happily Ever Etched | Specialty Rentals: Circa Vintage {Rentals} | Video: Rebecca Mass