BLACK WEDDING AROMA

Eingestellt von Aroma in Love Januar 04, 2020

BLACK WEDDING AROMA

Incredibe Ideas for a Different Wedding Style, and yes: The Bride wore black

Lydia Pang, the global editorial design director at Nike HQ, and designer Roo Williams initially connected online, but not through the apps. They met on MySpace 12 years ago. “To be honest, we didn’t intend to ever get married,” Lydia says. “It wasn’t something we prioritized! But as we’ve gotten older, and experienced so much and been through so much, we felt like we deserved to celebrate our love and what we’ve achieved together.”

Everything had a gothic edge—which to the couple means beauty in some state of decay—and they worked to celebrate the natural surroundings. “I’m half Chinese so you’ll notice details referencing that,” Lydia says. The invitations included a Chinese proverb, then there were red envelopes filled with confetti, drunken dim sum at midnight, custom fortune cookies with the couple’s favorite emo lyrics in them, and even chopsticks engraved with each person’s name that served as place cards.

Vervains amazing flower clouds hanging above the gothic bar supplied by Yurt Weddings another female collaborator. The...

“My parents also put a lot of work into making the day really unique,” Lydia says. “My father is an incredible chef and worked to source all of the ingredients from local farms and fishermen. My mother is a curator and gallery owner so she set an incredible vision and curated the tables, the French linen, and plates.” Everything they bought or sourced was later recycled, reused, or gifted to guests so as to result in minimal waste.

Lydia art directed her wardrobe as well. “I wanted to be comfortable, larger than life, gothic, but feminine and modern—as well as work with a young female designer,” she says. “Someone who understood my aesthetic, who embraced unique construction techniques. Upon finding Katie Roberts-Wood and meeting with her team, I knew we’d make magic happen. From her belief system around empowering women through design, to her studio filled with clouds of fabric and her barking dog, I knew she would create a dress that embodied everything I wanted—and she exceeded all expectations.”

I wanted to work with a young female designer someone who understood my aesthetic who embraced unique construction...

Beauty and hair I kept super simple. I usually wear a lot of heavy and dark makeup but wanted to keep it natural. I wore...

Beauty and hair were kept simple and natural. “I chose an elegant low bun for my hair,” Lydia says. “I knew a lot of my choices were a little punk and modern so I wanted notes of classic throughout—also because when I went for my last fitting my mum and best mate both screamed: ‘Oh you need your hair up!’ as soon as they saw the epic detailing on the back of the dress.”

On the day of the wedding, guests found their seats in front of a fallen dead tree that had a huge flower installation by Vervain flowers around it. “You could hear the river flowing and the sun shone really bright that day—unusual for Wales!” Lydia remembers. tattoos,” Lydia says. Meanwhile, guests enjoyed cocktails on the lawn by the river.