Mendocino Coast California Backyard Boho Wedding | Abigail + Chantz
After 5 1/2 years of a long distance relationship, a 2 years long engagement and a pandemic in between, Abigail + Chantz just couldn't wait to get married.
Their June 2021 wedding day started with Abigail getting ready in a suite at The Inn at Newport Ranch. { Located a roughly 3.5 hour drive from San Francisco on the Mendocino Coast of California, The Inn at Newport Ranch is part of a 2,000-acre coastal cattle ranch surrounded by miles of ridge top coastal views and 20 miles of trails winding through giant redwoods. Guest rooms are decorated in various coastal-craftsman styled themes. If you’re lucky, you might even spot a cow or two out your window because this is a working ranch! } Chantz left Abigail a beautifully written love note in her suite. Of course she read it and her sisters gushed. Her mom and grandmas came over to help her get dressed. Then it was time to head to Chantz’s family home where Abigail would have a first-look with her dad and then Chatz would get to see his beautiful bride for the first time too!
Then, Surrounded by just 16 of their closest family and friends in Chantz’s family home, nestled between Fort Bragg and Westport California on the rugged and wild Mendocino Coast, Abigail + Chantz exchange vows underneath a handmaid teepee, hosted an authentic Italian dinner catered by Luna Trattoria, kissed beneath the most gorgeous sunset I think I have ever seen here on the coast, and hung around the bonfire with their friends and family.
My boho-loving heart nearly exploded when I saw Abigail’s lace dress and the teepee beneath which they would say “I do”.
If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I often say that best weddings are the ones where the couple makes their day completely about their love story. If eloping without guests is your thing, do it. Wanna be surrounded by the people you love most dearly and still have a small wedding celebration? Do that. Love the idea of having a "big fat greek wedding" style affair, go for it. Just make sure you do what makes the two of you happy!
If Abigail + Chantz’s wedding day isn’t enough proof, I don’t know what is. My words could never do their beautiful day justice, so please scroll down and see for yourself!
Photographer: Chelsi McFadden | Bridal Suite: The Inn at Newport Ranch | Ceremony + Reception: Private Residence | Florals: Mendocino Floral Design
