A Maui Destination Wedding With Modern Garden Vibes

Manuel and I met through our sisters at a University of California, Berkeley football game in 2013. In 2019, Manuel and I took a trip down the coast to The Post Ranch Inn for a weekend getaway. We arrived at the resort in the afternoon and decided to go for a stroll along the grounds before heading to dinner. We walked up to one of the lookout points on the property and decided to walk a bit further down the hill to take in the views of the Pacific Ocean. As we were walking, I began to notice flower petals on the ground and immediately stopped Manuel to say that we needed to turn around because this was clearly set up for someone and I didn’t want us to ruin it. He was adamant that we keep going and when I took a closer look I noticed more flowers and champagne in the distance. It began to hit me that this could be the moment and I looked back at him and asked, “Is this for me?” He giggled and nodded his head yes. It was in that moment that he took my hands and asked me to marry him. I of course said yes, it was such an incredible moment! 

I wore a dress and veil designed by Monique Lhuillier. When dress shopping, I knew I wanted something traditional, yet different. The Baldwin gown fit that vision completely. I made it a bit shorter in the front, with the traditional length in the back and brought in some color with the veil. I wanted something that would pop on the grass when walking down the aisle. I wore Heller Jewelers earrings that were gifted to me by my husband, and my moms diamond bracelet. The dress and veil spoke for themselves and for that reason I did not want to wear much jewelry, I thought the simpler, the better. 

Manuel wore a Tom Ford ivory suit with brown Christian Louboutin loafers. The guys wore tan suits. We thought our vision would look super clean if everyone was in ivory/cream hues.