A Delicate Beach-Inspired Elegant Wedding at the Crossings at Carlsbad in Carlsbad, California

Starfish decor helped shape this elegant wedding with a subtle beach theme -- accenting everything from the bright ceremony programs to the calla lily aisle decorations and the wedding cake -- decked out in a color palette of yellow, white and gray. Shana Lavoie (27 and in event planning) and Devon Jordan (27 and in digital marketing) fell in love with the beautiful views of the golf course and ocean at the Crossings at Carlsbad in Carlsbad, California. The ceremony took place on the lawn, which comfortably fit their 250 guests, with ivory bright yellow calla lily arrangements tied to white folding chairs and the aisle covered with ivory petals, captured beautifully by Brett Charles Rose Photography. The reception was held inside, at the venue’s restaurant, where grand windows let natural light flood into the space and exposed breathtaking views of the beautiful landscape. The wedding party embodied the color palette perfectly, with bridesmaids wearing knee-length gray dresses designed by Donna Morgan while holding their yellow rose bouquets, and groomsmen dressed in gray three-piece suits with yellow pocket squares and ties. We didn’t mind seeing Shana's sweet tooth through the dessert selections, confirmed by Devon and proved by the four-tier canary yellow wedding cake covered from top to bottom with white orchids. “Our wedding cake was four-tiers of Oreo, strawberries and cream, lemon and Black Forest cake,” Devon says. “The Black Forest cake was for the father of the bride, whom she gets her sweet tooth from.”