DIY Morning Wedding at the Ace Palm Springs: Aldo + Sean

DIY Morning Wedding at the Ace Palm Springs: Aldo + Sean

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As soon as we saw Aldo + Sean's handmade Ace Hotel wedding, we were totally smitten. And considering their day was brimming with teal, gold + raw wood details, succulents, bunting, piñatas, and balloons, can you even blame us?! These two decided they wanted their wedding to have a laid-back vibe - the feeling of hanging out in your backyard - and that a mid-morning ceremony, followed by a reception lunch would not only help them save on cost, but further achieve the fun, non-traditional vibe they were really going for. Definitely the kind of creativity we like to see! :)

From Aldo, Sean and I have been together for over 10 years. We missed our window of opportunity to marry back in '08 when marriage was briefly allowed for gay couples in California; we just weren't ready at that time. When our rights were taken away, it solidified our desire to become a married couple. Last summer, when Prop 8 and DOMA were overturned, we jumped at the chance to make it official! Who knew how long we had before our rights would be taken away again? We didn't want to take any chances, so on the day of the ruling through tears proposed to each other and decided we wanted to do it sooner rather than later.

Big thanks to EP Love for the amazing photos + congratulations to Aldo + Sean on a beautiful day!

Aldo + Sean's chihuahuas were their wedding party/bridesmaids (we knew we loved these guys!) + Aldo's nieces acted as animal handlers during the ceremony! So much fun!

Our officiant was my best friend Nora, who lives in Madrid, Spain, and was too pregnant at the time to attend in person. This was certainly the first skyped ceremony we and our guests had ever heard of! Our ring bearers were our parents (Sean's mother held the ring Sean would eventually give to me, and my father held the ring i would give to Sean).

Inflatable unicorns in the pool? Yes, please!

So much love for this amazing reception space! From the whimsical bunting, to the namesake balloons - to the camo runners topped with fun, found objects - we love that Aldo + Sean didn't take themselves too seriously + crafted a day that perfectly suited the two of them!

photography: Roger of EP Love // venue: Ace Hotel and Swim Club Palm Springs, California // florals: Sean // cake: Simply Sweet Cakery // sean's suit: Moods of Norway // aldo's short suit: Trina Turk // balloons: Party*Lab

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