Pacific Ocean stretching to the horizon, cypress trees bending in the coastal breeze, and a cliffside ceremony on the sunlit grounds of Wind & Sea Estate in Big Sur—Stella and Carson's guests arrived to one of the most breathtaking backdrops the California coast has to offer.

With a venue as expansive and remote as this one, every vendor arrival, setup detail, and timeline decision required careful coordination behind the scenes so that by the time the groom settled in in front of guests and the bride walked down the aisle, all they felt was the warmth of the people they love and the weight of the moment they’d been looking forward to.

Photography by Ariel Min.