Ali and Luke’s wedding was held in a friend’s garden on the Hawaiian island of O’ahu. The styling for the ceremony was kept simple, with wooden chairs set out in rows on the grass. The aisle was lined with bunches of white and yellow flowers, designed by Annie Lee Floral, with white and blue ribbons tied to the chairs at the end of each row. The garden had a terraced section which served as a dais, and behind that was a row of palm trees and a forested hill with a rocky outcrop.
Something of a mix-and-match aesthetic was brought together with the bridesmaids’ dresses, each a soft light blue in different patterns and fabrics. The groomsmen wore black suits and black bow ties. Ali wore a gown by Made With Love, featuring a low back, thin shoulder straps and a small train, finished perfectly with a long tulle veil. Luke wore a white jacket by Ralph Lauren, in contrast to the groomsmen. The ceremony was officiated by the best man, and Ali and Luke both read out their vows from small black notebooks.
Afterwards, they all gathered for dinner under a large marquee at the bottom of the garden. The tables and decor, hired from Aloha Artisan, were decorated with flowers, candles and draped linen tablecloths, and above them hung strings of lights and white paper lanterns. In the middle of the marquee was a raised dance floor – where after dinner, Ali and Luke were joined by their guests for a dance party like no other. The dancing went late, and stopped only for the cutting of the cake, a two-tiered creation by Ted’s Bakery, decorated with yellow and white flowers.
