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Th e f i r s t d a yo f St e l l a&Pe t e r ’ s we e k e n dl o n gc e l e b r a t i o n t hec oupl et ookt he i rg ue s t sonaSuns e tSa i lont hePa c i f i cOc e a ns oe ve r y onec oul dr e l a xi nt r ueAl ohas t y l e .Loc a lbe e r s , Ma iTa i sa ndPa c i f i cRi mpupuswe r eont heme nuf ort hee ve ni ngwhi l eg ue s t st ooki noneoft hebe s ts uns e t st he y ' ve e ve re xpe r i e nc e d. Fort hewe ddi ngda y ,St e l l awa nt e das of tpa l e t t et ha t wa ss t i l lal i t t l ef un,s owewor ke dwi t hpa l e rs ha de s ofwha tIwoul dc ons i de rc a ndyc ol or si nc l udi ng bl us hpi nk,pe a c h,l a ve nde r ,pa l ea quaa nda n oc c a s i ona lt ouc hofs of tg r e e nsa ndbut t e r si nt he r ea s ne e de d.Tohe l pc r e a t ehe rs of tvi nt a g eHa wa i il ook, wef oundwha tIbe l i e vet obeoneoft hemos t be a ut i f ulve nue sone a r t h,Ha i kuMi l l .Wha tus e dt o bes ug a rmi l lr ui nsonl yy e a r sbe f or e ,i snowg l or i ous wi t hi t svi nt a g ef i xt ur e s ,or i g i na lc obbl e s t onef l oor s a ndwa l l sa nda t t e nt i ont ode t a i ll i kenoot he rve nue . Wea l lf e l tve r yl uc kyt obehol di nga ndhos t i nga n e ve ntt he r e .St e l l awor eag or g e ousg ownf r omVe r a Wa ng ,whi l ehe ra t t e nda nt swe r ei ndr e s s e si nt he s of t e s ts ha de sofpi nk.Hol l yFl or awa spa r toft he e xt e ns i vet e a mt ha tf l e wt oMa uit obr i ngi ta l l t og e t he ra nds hedi dn' tdi s a ppoi nti nc r e a t i ngas t y l e t ha twa sal i t t l ebi tvi nt a g e ,al i t t l ebi tg a r de na nda whol el otofSt e l l a .Fort hec e r e mony ,St e l l awa l ke d downapa t hwa yoff r e s hhe r bsa ndpe t a l swhi l et he br i de s ma i dse a c hha dadi f f e r e ntbouque ti ns pi r e dby t hec ol orpa l e t t e .Thef l owe rg i r l sc a r r i e dwhi ms i c a l r i bbonwa ndsa ndwor ewr e a t hsofba by ' sbr e a t hf or ade l i c a t et ouc h.Thec oupl es t oodunde ravi nt a g e c r y s t a lc ha nde l i e rwi t hawa t e r f a l lf l owi ngi nt he ba c kg r ound.Fort her e c e pt i on,r a wwoodt a bl e swi t h r unne r si ns of ts ha de sofbl uea ndc l a s s i che ms t i t c h na pki nsc r e a t e das ubt l eba c kdr opf ort heg or g e ous t a bl e s c a peofmi s ma t c he dc hi naa ndg a r de nr os e si na c ol l e c t i onofva s e s ,f r e nc ht e at i nsa ndpr e s s e dg l a s s t ha tf e l ta si fweha ds pe nty e a r sa c qui r i ngt heve s s e l s f r omf r e nc hf l e ama r ke t s .And,j us tf orf un,wea dde d s ur pr i s emome nt soft hemos tc ha r mi ngbut t e r f l i e s one ve r y t hi ngf r omt hef l owe r s ,t ot heha ng i ng c ha nde l i e r st oe ve nt hepl a c ec a r ds .
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TOPLEFT: Thebr i det obepar t i ci pat esi nami ni phot os hootbef or egues tar r i val . TOPRI GHT: Thebr i det obepar t i ci pat esi nami ni phot os hootbef or egues tar r i val .
BOT T OM LEFT : T hebr i det obepar t i ci pat esi nami ni phot os hootbef or egues tar r i val . BOT T OM RI GHT : T hebr i det obepar t i ci pat esi nami ni phot os hootbef or egues tar r i val
T HI SPAGE: Wr eat hsofbaby’ sbr eat h andcandycol or eds at i n r i bbonsawai tt het r i oof f l owergi r l s . Vi nt agecr ys t alchandel i er s madeappear ances ever ywher ef r om t hedr es s i ng ar ea,t ot hecer emonyt o t hedi nner . Cus t om i nvi t at i onsby Laur aHooperpr epar ed gues t sf orar omant i cyet whi ms i calcel ebr at i on. DARLI NG
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T HI SPAGE T hecoupl es neaks of ff oramoment al oneout s i det he s ugarmi l lr ui ns wher et hey exchangedvows .
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T HI SPAGE: Succul entbout onni èr esadd amas cul i net ouchf ort he gr oom andgr ooms men. T hebr i de& gr oom t akea momental one. Anef f or t l es s but t er cr eam cake at opavi nt ages i l ver cakes t andf i ni s hedwi t h s of tgar denbl ooms . OPPOSI T E: T hebr i depos eswi t hher br i des mai ds ,eachofwhom car r i edadi f f er entbouquet . DARLI NG
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Th eg u e s t sd i n e do naf o u rc o u r s es e a t e dd i n n e r i ne x t e n s i v ec a n d l e l i g h tb e f o r et h eDJo p e n e dt h e d a n c ef l o o rwi t ht h eb r i d ea n dg r o o m' sf i r s t d a n c e . Fo rd e s s e r t , wec o n t i n u e dt h ePa r i s i a n i n s p i r a t i o nwi t has i mp l ec a k eo nav i n t a g e p e d e s t a l a n da c c e n t e dwi t hf r e s hf l o r a l sa n d d e s s e r t si n c l u d i n gt r o p i c a l f l a v o r e dma c a r o n s , ma c a d a mi at a r t sa n dav a r i e t yo fHa wa i i a n f a v o r i t e ss e r v e dp e t i tf o rs t y l eo nas we e t c o l l e c t i o no ft r a y sa n dc a k es t a n d s . Th eb r i d ea n dg r o o ms a i dg o o d b y et ot h e i r g u e s t swi t hac a s u a l b r u n c ha tap r i v a t ee s t a t e o v e r l o o k i n gt h eo c e a nwh e r et h e ys p e n tt h e i r we e k . I twa st r u l yama g i c a l e x p e r i e n c ea n dwe f e e l s ol u c k yt oh a v eb e e ne n t r u s t e dwi t hs u c ha n a ma z i n gc e l e b r a t i o n ! Ah u g ec o n g r a t u l a t i o n st o S t e l l aa n dPe t e r !