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For the table settings, they chose green and blue Ginori plates, black Oaxacan chargers, Belgian linens, French flatware, and a mix of glass and wood tables anchored by three-foot-tall candles from Metre<\/a>. For calligraphy, they worked with Gino Belassen<\/a>, a friend of theirs and an artist and gallerist in Phoenix. Amber Moon<\/a> took Gino\u2019s designs and transcribed, formatted, and printed everything from the invitations to the caviar spoons, menus, the website, merchandise, and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cConnor and I were committed to keeping things local and personal,\u201d Maddi says. For food and drinks, they worked with Bricolage<\/a> and Star & Bones<\/a> to re-create cocktails from Connor\u2019s Austin bar, Garage, and his restaurant, Comedor. They also worked with their friend, local sommelier Jesse Salazar. The cakes were from Maddi\u2019s childhood bakery, Icing on the Cake<\/a>, in Los Gatos. Their wedding dinner was by Componere. A final touch came from Evan Voyles<\/a>, a \u201cneon artist and Austin legend,\u201d who created a custom neon sign with lyrics from their first dance song, \u201cThank You\u201d by Led Zeppelin, says Maddi.<\/p>\n

The two held their wedding on October 4, 2025, beginning the celebrations with a Western-inspired dinner on Thursday night in the pasture at Sea Star Horse Sanctuary<\/a> and a Friday night dinner at Casanova Restaurant<\/a> in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Maddi shares that the date and time of their wedding ceremony were \u201cselected by [her] astrologer, Erin Waage, based on our charts.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the rehearsal dinner, Maddi wore a vintage lace Miu Miu dress with Miron Crosby boots with vintage Neil Lane diamond earrings (courtesy of Paster), and later slipped on a white leather jacket from My Dear Tejas<\/a>. When the couple and their guests went to Bud\u2019s Bar at La Playa Hotel for a nightcap, Maddi changed into a vintage Bill Blass sheer black-and-white-striped dress from Tab Vintage. For her beauty, she wanted to \u201cfeel like myself,\u201d with the help of makeup artists Lauren Gott and Aviva Jansen.<\/p>\n

For their wedding fashion, Maddi worked with her friend, the stylist Jessica Paster. She sent Paster a photo from Chlo\u00e9 creative director Chemena Kamali\u2019s spring show of a dress she loved, and Paster suggested they reach out to the Chlo\u00e9 team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next thing I knew, I was in their Paris atelier, wearing the runway sample, designing and playing alongside Chemena\u2019s extraordinary team,\u201d says Maddi. There is a story behind the inspiration for the dress: \u201cWhen my grandfather was first starting out his car business, he sold a car for a yellow diamond. Years later, my grandmother found a mate for it and designed a pair of earrings with pearls and a scallop drop detail. My grandmother gifted them to me and we actually designed the dress with them in mind,\u201d Maddi says.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Connor wore a custom white Tom Ford peak-lapel tuxedo jacket with John Lobb shoes. Maddi had cuff links made for him out of an abalone shell she had found on the beach at Stillwater Cove, where they exchanged their vows. They then had a formal ceremony with their family and friends. Connor walked in to \u201cLoving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I\u2019ll Ever Do Again)\u201d by Kris Kristofferson, and Maddi walked in barefoot to \u201cTo Live is to Fly\u201d by Townes Van Zandt, with their dog, Hobbs. Their friend John served as their officiant. After the ceremony, they had cocktails and appetizers in Maddi\u2019s grandmother\u2019s backyard, then had dinner, and an afterparty at Barmel.<\/p>\n

Months later, Maddi says, \u201cPeople are still talking about the weekend, which means so much. Friends send us photos of their caviar spoons in use, their name cards still sitting on their dressers, photos of them wearing the merch my mom and I made together. We are still full of gratitude to my grandmother for hosting our wedding, to all of our wonderful friends and family that came out, and to all of the wonderful artists that we got to work with on this project.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n