Flower Arch for Bright Multicultural Wedding at Mystique Ranch, USA

What Made Our Day Unique

All the flowers and foliage were grown by Dylan’s mother (Simply Tamara Nicole Floral Design) and there were A LOT. This took months of effort from his mother especially, but also his grandmother and a close family friend, plus uncles and aunts who helped cut and prep. They really made the wedding incredible, representing so much care our loved ones put in for us. Dylan’s uncle Dave officiated with a beautiful and personal homily while we were surrounded by majestic yaks, representing my Chinese heritage and being born in the year of the ox. We really felt this wedding captured who we are. I am also very happy to have found my dress at a charity boutique that takes donated dresses and donates all profit to charities supporting women. I even donated my dress back at the end of our wedding! The giant frou-frou skirt I had custom ordered really added dramatic flair during the ceremony and it was a lot of fun stepping out of it in front of everyone to perform our first dance.

Inspiration & Styling

We wanted the feel of a lush enchanted forest filled with foliage and flowers that felt wild and magical. We both love the outdoors and wanted to preserve a more natural feel that also captured our sense of whimsy and adventure. The most emotional moment for me was the first time I saw the flower arch as I rounded the corner to walk down the aisle. It was so unexpectedly breathtaking. When I saw Dylan standing there surrounded by all our family and friends, the sight was so powerful I couldn't help but start to cry. One of the most fun moments though was performing our first dance and surprising everyone with that song and dance moves, for which we had been taking dance lessons secretly a couple of months before.

Advice

I think it helps to prioritise a small number of key things that’ll really matter the most to you. This could be dinner service, the decor, your dress, whatever. It’s very likely you’ll have to adapt to unexpected circumstances and make some sacrifices somewhere, and instead of being disappointed by little things that go wrong, you can stay happy that those 3-4 major things went perfectly.