The Knot California Spring/Summer 2017

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After the ceremony, Kristel (right) surprised KJ with a 1968 white Porsche, which they drove to the reception.

To set the tone of the celebration, the pair handcrafted laser-cut wood invitations for their 90 guests.

THEIR STORY

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BRIDE KJ Ticehurst, 31, a musician and realtor BRIDE Kristel Gibson, 34, a hairstylist HOW THEY MET Through a mutual friend while KJ performed at a local restaurant WEDDING STYLE Wanting a refined, earthy event, KJ and Kristel exchanged vows under a pair of Moreton fig trees that date back to the 1800s, then celebrated with craft cocktails at a local Latin-inspired restaurant. —CM

“We didn’t want anything to upstage the energy of the day,” the couple says of the organic meets modern aesthetic. Guests sat on rugs and shag poufs during the ceremony, while a six-foot macramé dream catcher hung from one of the fig trees as a ceremony backdrop.

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