Black Tie Meets Hippie Chic Big Sur Wedding

This couple went for a nature inspired boho chic meets black tie wedding

This couple went for a nature-inspired boho chic meets black tie wedding

Hayley and Sam met at an Earth Day festival, they’re both vegan, and they love to go hiking together. It’s no surprise that their wedding day at Big Sur’s Ragged Point Inn was all about celebrating the beauty of Nature, while also celebrating the love they share for each other. If you’re looking for authentic wedding inspiration and ideas of how to show off your personalities on wedding day, this is the one for you!

Elyse Events helped H + S plan a day filled with music, nature-inspired color palettes, family, and DIY personal details. Every single aspect of our wedding was dedicated to something that had personally touched the couple’s lives. H was all about mixing the classic with the modern. She loves the striking beauty of the African king protea, so she chose to make that her focal bloom with gilded Italian ruscus surrounding it. She commissioned an Artisaire wax seal that featured a protea surrounded by their intials and featured it on the invitations and paper goods.

The guys got married on a pagoda nestled in a cliff overlooking a black sand beach. The color palette was bright but native to the land, plucked from the nature present in the landscape of the area. Complete with shades of purple, pink and turquoise they also were inspired by the free growing lavender in the area and the florist placed a sprig on each plate. Take a look at this lovely wedding and get inspired!

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The wedding bouquet was done with king protea that is so much loved by the bride

The wedding bouquet was done with king protea that is so much loved by the bride

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The bride was wearing a strapless mermaid wedding dress with an embellished sash and rocking her Afro hair

The bride was wearing a strapless mermaid wedding dress with an embellished sash and rocking her Afro hair

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The groom was wearing a white tux and the groom's team was wearing black ones

The groom was wearing a white tux and the groom's team was wearing black ones

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The bridesmaids were rocking gorgeous mismatching gold and rose gold sequin gowns

The bridesmaids were rocking gorgeous mismatching gold and rose gold sequin gowns

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The wedding arch was simple, covered with fabric and the backdrop was nature

The wedding arch was simple, covered with fabric and the backdrop was nature

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The reception space was done elegant, with lavender, gilded pinecones and herbs, pink bottles with candles

The reception space was done elegant, with lavender, gilded pinecones and herbs, pink bottles with candles

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The couple rocked a 70s van and lots of colorful props for fun

The couple rocked a 70s van and lots of colorful props for fun

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There was a lovely and simple flower topped wedding cake

There was a lovely and simple flower topped wedding cake

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donuts are perfect addition to any wedding dessert table

donuts are perfect addition to any wedding dessert table

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The groom wrote his own song about how they met and about their love and played it at the wedding

The groom wrote his own song about how they met and about their love and played it at the wedding