Indonesian Culture Melded With Boho Style at This Wedding at Sacred Sands in Joshua Tree, California

Together, Nashya Sadono (28 and a city park planner) and Scottie Jensen (27 and a chef) brought a taste of Indonesia to their favorite place, Joshua Tree. “We incorporated my culture into our wedding in every way we could,” Nashya says. Scottie and the couple’s ring bearer, Nashya’s nephew, rocked traditional brown batik garments, and Scottie used his skills to prepare a menu of classic Indonesian dishes. “We called it Indonesian desert-boho,” Nashya says. A friend helped Nashya make the triangle-shaped wood blocks, while Scottie painted each one with a different desert-themed symbol, from coyotes to rolling hills of cacti. “We did DIY anywhere we could,” Nashya says.  Not only did Nashya create the wood planters on the tables, but she also worked with her mom to fold each napkin atop the bamboo dinnerware and cut the colorful table runners with linens found in downtown LA. Guests snacked on rendang, sate and nasi kuning as they looked out over the desert in the distance.