Tell us about the location and style you chose and why.

We kept explaining to people (and eventually to my planner Shannon Dexter) that I wanted my wedding to feel like an intimate dinner party at home, but really pretty! So from the beginning, We were really determined to find a private home/estate, somewhere we wouldn't see or run into anyone that wasn't part of the wedding. So when we came across Malibu Rocky Oaks, We were in pure heaven. The helipad really sold it for me, but we really loved how private it was. You go up that drive way through the gates and you feel like you're somewhere very far away. And for some reason, even though the house (mansion) is so beautiful and grand, it still felt like a space that we can make very personable and warm. It was the first venue we looked that, and our mind was completely set from the moment we stepped inside. As for style, Mitchell is more of a colors guy, but I LOVE me some neutrals, so being the wonderful guy he is, Mitchell agreed to go with neutrals (and lots of greenery!) for all of our decor and flowers. The views and everything at Rocky Oaks is so spectacular, we just wanted the decor to be something that compliments the views, not something that takes away from it. The biggest challenge for me personally was really putting a specific word for the style I wanted. I just kept blabbing on about how I wanted it to "feel cozy, and warm, and intimate, and very "us"- but still elegant and nice, but not too glitzy!" Luckily, Shannon Dexter is a mind reader and took all that and created the perfect ambience for our wedding.