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Beachfront Wedding in Long Beach, CA

Lauren thought that Austin was a jerk when she first met him at a party at Arizona State University. Austin had told California-native Lauren that he

Lauren thought that Austin was a jerk when she first met him at a party at Arizona State University. Austin had told California-native Lauren that he had hated her home state after interning in Monterey. They ran into each other again two months later at another party. To flirt with her, Austin confronted Lauren for calling him a jerk. She flirted right back, denying his allegation, and the two have been together ever since. The Bride Lauren Carper, 26, sales The Groom Austin Wicevich, 30, construction The Date July 12 On their five-year anniversary, Austin and Lauren were getting ready to go out to dinner. He asked her to turn around, and when she did, she saw him down on one knee. Austin must have gotten over his hatred for California because he and Lauren wound up marrying there, filling their wedding with ice-blue, beige, and cream accents to incorporate the colors of the ocean, sand, and clouds in their wedding locale.

Guests filled white beach buckets with goodies from the candy bar before they headed home.
Since they didn’t give their band enough notice, Lauren and Austin had to bring their first-dance song, Billy Joel’s “She’s Got a Way,” on a CD. The day of the wedding, Austin forgot the CD at the hotel and had to sneak out to grab it! He made it back before anyone noticed.
Lauren and Austin wanted their wedding cake to look like a sand castle. Sand-colored fondant and blue waves covered the tiers, and seashells decorated the top.
The couple went with all-white linens to give the reception a crisp look. A starfish at each guest’s place setting brought in the beach.
Lauren’s five bridesmaids wore satin, ice blue–colored, V-neck dresses, which paired well with the groomsmen’s beige suits.
Floating candles in vases filled with seashells and rocks added some beach flair to the reception tables.
For their DIY escort cards, Lauren bought dark wood serving trays and filled them with sand so she could stand up real sand dollars inside. She tied on tags with blue ribbon.
Lauren’s cream-colored bouquet of peonies, calla lilies, and cymbidium and dendrobium orchids kept with the wedding’s beach color scheme.
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