Elizabeth and Jimmy's Elegant Carlsbad Garden Real Wedding

Elizabeth Farasy, 47, and Jimmy L’Esperance, 49, live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but when they saw the lush terraces at Carlsbad’s Aviara Resort, they knew that’s where they wanted to tie the knot. Elizabeth, a medical sales account manager, and Jimmy, a urologic surgeon, met at an industry conference in Waikiki and got engaged in Laguna Niguel, so it made sense that their nuptials would be beachside, too. They invited 35 of their closest friends and family, who watched as they shared their first dance to Van Morrison’s “Someone Like You.”

“Jimmy loves bright orange and I love pinks,” Elizabeth says. “We envisioned a fabulous outdoor evening dinner party in a private, intimate space—town and country, garden, elegant yet comfortable, East Coast meets West, with a touch of California.”