Fashion-Forward Beverly Hills Courthouse Elopement Across Los Angeles Landmarks

The most important part of their wedding day for Malika and Wesley was being together. Through thick and thin, they worked together to make their wedding entirely their own, writing their own rules and expectations for how they wanted their nuptials to feel. Three years after their first coffee shop date off the Chicago River, they tied the knot at the Beverly Hills Courthouse in an elopement and celebrated the love they had come to find in each other. The couple knew they wanted to document their celebration thoroughly and spent three days exploring LA, choosing iconic landmarks from Mulholland Drive to In-N-Out Burger in Westwood. Inspired by art, fashion, photography and architecture, the pair curated their looks for each shooting location. Their styling was truly part of their story. Malika wore a long-sleeve lace Chanel gown with pearl belt accents and tulle veil for her formal courthouse look, later swapping for more casual looks like the tweed Chanel mini dress and Converse shoes she wore on Venice Beach, or the Clio Peppiat beaded mini dress, trailing veil and colorful bouquet that she wore beachside in Malibu. Wesley was timeless in a Ralph Lauren tuxedo for the ceremony, and more playful in a custom pair of Ralph Lauren tuxedo shorts and Vivo Barefoot sneakers, switching pocket squares and brooches to keep his look fresh. Whimsical photo direction inspired by Wes Anderson allowed the couple's personalities to shine against beautiful backdrops — both timeless and fresh — for their future photo albums.