A Oceanfront Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Newport in Newport, Rhode Island

Danielle Kern (30 and self-employed) and Rodney Mimms (32 and who works in printing) first met in high school and instantly had a connection. The couple dated on and off through college and even lost touch for a year, but eventually found their way back to each other and became inseparable from that point on. After eight years together, Rodney popped the question with a one carat princess cut diamond ring. When it came to planning their wedding, the couple planned a destination affair in Newport, RI at the Hyatt Regency Newport. "Rodney and I wanted an outdoor, oceanfront wedding, but without the all the sand," says Danielle. "The Hyatt had everything we wanted — a beautiful outdoor lighthouse as the backdrop for our ceremony and an outdoor pavilion to host the reception. We loved it!" Danielle and Rodney opted for simple, yet elegant decor that highlighted all the things they love — the ocean, the outdoors and traveling. They chose a cheerful summery color palette of coral, ivory and bright lime green and decorated both the ceremony and reception spaces with arrangements of classic flowers like roses, hydrangeas and dusty miller. Postcards from places the couple had visited together served as the table names, a travel bag card box, a map guest book and bottles of locally made Del's lemonade were fun details that brought Danielle and Rodney's travel theme to life.