Warm Rust-Toned Florals, Luxe Neutrals in Blend of Cultures at Nella Terra Cellars

“I just met my husband,” Anna gushed to her roommates after developing a crush on Mason at first sight in the first class of her sophomore year of college. But it was fate that brought them back together via Bumble, and they quickly fell in love. The couple got engaged in a vineyard and then relocated to California, it only seemed natural for the couple to choose Nella Terra as their venue. There, the stage was beautifully set for integrating their cultures. Under a canopy of trees, the couple was married in a traditional Lebanese Maronite wedding ceremony, a silver crown gracing each of their heads as they promised their lives to one another. Guests were guided to their seats after taking on the challenge of completing a crossword puzzle detailing aspects of the bride’s and groom’s relationships and personal lives—a touch that paid homage to their love of games and familial daily Wordle competitions. In a setting of rich garden-style centerpieces, the reception was the highlight of the night. Anna danced with her father to the tune of a Lebanese song she used to beg him to sing to her, leaving the entire room misty-eyed. Guests riotously enjoyed lifting Mason—whom Anna affectionately refers to as a “human giant” —onto their shoulders in customary Lebanese celebration. “We had Americans doing the dabke, a traditional Lebanese dance, and our Lebanese guests dancing to Beyonce,” Anna says, reflecting on the unconventionally beautiful cultural melding of her marriage to Mason. “It was the wedding of our dreams.”