You'll Love The California Coastal Vibes At This Effortlessly Elegant Wedding

Nicole and Felipe had a destination wedding in California. They were looking for a California coastal vibe. We incorporated beach elements for the design, such as linen napkins, woven chargers, seagrass woven baskets, bamboo furniture, driftwood vases, and wooden elements to tie everything together. The goal was to create something minimalistic yet intentional.

We are high school sweethearts- we started dating our Sophomore year in Tokyo while attending the American School in Japan. We then both went to college in California (Loyola Marymount and Claremont McKenna) and stayed together throughout the four years. After graduating, we decided to move to New York City together, and we currently live in the Financial District with our Cocker Spaniel puppy named Luca! Felipe works as a graphic designer, and I work at a marketing agency.

The groom wore The Black Tux.

The beach inspired the design. So many different elements that you find at the beach were incorporated into the design. We had the same intent with florals. We selected seagrass, soft light, airy and delicate flowers to create softness.

The wedding cake design was all white fondant with white sugar flowers mimicking bleached bougainvillea. The cake flavor was lemon lavender flavor with road marzipan buttercream filling.

The bride is Protestant, and Felipe is Catholic. The couple preferred to have a priest marry them as it was essential to the Groom and his family.

The bride had her parents visit her from Korea, and it was a very special moment as she doesn't often see them.