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An '80s-Themed Wedding in Austin, TX

The Bride Shelby Pargas, 27, the director of operations at Stage One Productions in Beijing The Groom Stephen Gleadow, 38, an artist and the creative

The Bride Shelby Pargas, 27, the director of operations at Stage One Productions in Beijing The Groom Stephen Gleadow, 38, an artist and the creative director at Stage One Productions The Date December 11 A mutual love for the ’80s brought Shelby and Stephen together and inspired their entire wedding theme. Since they planned everything from China, the couple gave Shelby’s mother, their photographer and their planner entire creative control over the details, from the funky décor to the psychedelic wedding cake.

All of the wedding signage was made of Lite-Brites, including the bride and groom chair signs.
Each groomsman wore an ’80s-inspired item, such as a Rubik’s Cube, an Etch A Sketch and a Pac-Man.
Shelby carried a modern bouquet of mums and greens like kale punched through a record.
The couple originally wanted cassette tapes for their invitations, but the postage proved to be too pricey. Instead, they used them as escort cards.
Pac Man Boutonniere
Rubik’s Cube Boutonniere
Guests dropped their cards into a box designed to look like a retro pink boom box.
The baker modeled the cake after a mural in the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, located in the arts district where Shelby and Stephen work in China.
A net of twinkling lights created a “starry night” effect at the ceremony.
Funky Bridal Sneakers
A local artist created the couple’s wedding arch, complete with graffiti paintings, and hanging lanterns and glass bowls.
Modern Wedding Dessert
Shelby and Stephen’s invitations were designed to look like the logo from VH1’s I Love the 80s.
Etch A Sketch Boutonniere
Small glass bowls filled with flowers hung from the couple’s ceremony arch.