This Super Stylish California Wedding Is Giving Us Secret Garden Vibes

Melissa Hammam
February 1, 2022
Categories: Real Weddings, Romantic, Seasonal Wedding Trend, Spring, The Blog

This bride turned her wedding into a secret garden and we can’t get enough of every swoon-worthy moment. Magnolia Event Design created a day guests won’t soon forget filled with romantic pastel details which popped alongside bursts of lemon and yellow. Knot Just Flowers filled the day with blooms as far as the eye can see, from a sensational ceremony arch to reception tables that seemed to have popped up in a garden of flowers. It was style all the way at these California nuptials, from fashion-forward bridesmaid dresses to the bride’s own Romona Keveza stunner. Lucas Rossi Photography captured every magical moment exquisitely in their elegant imagery, you can see it all in the full gallery.

From Magnolia Event Design… We worked with Hallie and Tim to create a wedding that embraced the overall scenery of San Ysidro Ranch– think, chic garden dinner party. We designed with pastel tones in mind embracing the best that Spring had to offer and included pops of lemons and yellow throughout the design, along with apricot-toned tulips and pale blues. The linens were La Tavola’s Tuscany white linens which popped off of the rich green grass that surrounded the dinner space. Their guests enjoyed an evening of delicious food by San Ysidro Ranch.

From the bride… I wanted something simple and elegant for my dress, and this Romona Keveza was exactly what I had envisioned myself wearing on my wedding day. There is so much natural beauty surrounding San Ysidro Ranch that I thought my dress mirrored it perfectly. An Alencon heirloom veil has been passed down on my mother’s side since the early 1900s. My grandmother passed away before I was born, so it was such a heartfelt and special moment for my mom to see me wearing her mother’s veil. There were lots of tears! I can’t wait for my younger sister to wear it someday. I wore my mom’s pearl earrings with 3 diamond clusters. Every since I was a little girl I knew I wanted to wear those exact earrings on my wedding day. I asked my girlfriends to be my bridesmaids by gifting them botanical embroidered linen cocktail napkins with their initials from Lettermade alongside a handwritten note on Dear Annabelle notecards. The botanical design reminded me of the gardens at San Ysidro Ranch. My bridesmaids wore dresses from their favorite designers. It was really important to me that they loved their dress and would be able to wear it again. All the girls looked seamlessly put together while still maintaining their individual styles. My sister wore a yellow Zimmermann dress from their 2021 Spring Collection made from airy linen-silk with a floral wattle print and cascading petals around the neckline and back. We both knew a yellow dress would look best, and she found the most perfect one! I worked with my bridesmaids to help them select a dress they would love walking down the aisle and well after that. Their dresses fit my wedding color theme perfectly.

Despite the challenges of planning during a pandemic, we wouldn’t have changed anything about our engagement and wedding. Our wedding guests consisted of our loving families and closest best friends, and that’s all that we ever wanted. It was truly the most magical weekend! We can’t thank our wedding vendor team, family, and friends enough for all their love and support.