Gorgeous San Francisco Cafe Wedding with Romantic Styling

Favourite Moments

For my husband, our first look was his favorite moment. He said our first look was nothing short of magical. I agree!

It’s funny how when you’re with a person, you become accustomed to seeing them everyday – but the first look is really something special that any modern day bride and groom should be sure to schedule into their big day.

Our first look was memorable because we did at SFMOMA which allowed us to have a private, intimate moment together. It’s just the two of us. My husband told me how beautiful I look, hugged me, whispered in my ear, and told me how much he loves me.

For me, every single moment that day was memorable. From putting my dress on to the first look, from holding my bouquet for the first time to see the venue beautifully decorated, from greeting my guests to say goodbye to them. It was a dream came true!

As for special details, I made the escort cards myself because I wanted for everyone to know how special they were to us.

The Style

I wanted to show my heritage through my wedding dress. Not just as an Indonesian woman but also as a Javanese woman.

I asked one of my school friends in Indonesia to make me a custom Indonesian wedding dress. She said yes and I told her the designs, then she picked a couple of fabrics for me to choose.

The dress was created with lace and had beautiful hand stitched Javanese patterns. It was everything I had dreamt of in a wedding dress and I was so proud wearing it.

My husband got his three-piece tuxedo custom made at Indochino and it turned out absolutely beautifully.

The quality of the fabric and of the construction is spot on and it fit him like a glove. His ”grey sharkskin suit” really complemented my wedding dress.

The Ceremony

Our ceremony couldn’t of turned out more perfect.

Our guests walking into our ceremony and walking over to our welcome portraits and custom scrabble board guest book, walking under the blooming plum tress and flower arrangements, and anticipating the sound of our musician’s acoustic song, signalling the beginning of a new chapter in our lives.

Advice for Other Couples

Planning a wedding is fun yet stressful. It doesn’t matter if you are planning for 300 people or 30 people. If you have a little extra budget, hire a wedding planner (helped me a lot).

Give yourself enough time to find inspiration. If you want/can, DIY some of your details such as escort cards, cards box or favors. It will make your guests feel special.

You’ll create many beautiful moments on your wedding day, and many of them will be caught on camera. If there are a few mistakes or embarrassing photos along the way, embrace them!

You’ll smile when you remember what went wrong just as much as you’ll love reminiscing about everything that went right.

As hard as you try, not every detail will be perfect. There’s no such thing as perfect wedding.

The Photography

I had my heart set when I saw ComePlum photos for the first time. The pictures were vibrant, flowed like a story. It’s simple and elegant.

She told a story of love through her photographs. She captured personalities, not poses.

After the first meeting with Praise, the photographer, it was clear that ComePlum was the one who would capture our day. And I was right, Praise and Faith, the second shooter, played a big role in my wedding.

They were more than photographers; our guests, our friends, our squad and our storyteller.