A Sun-Soaked Love Story Where Every Tablecloth Was Painted by Hand

Cam and Molly brought guests to Villa De Roja for a wedding that refused to take itself too seriously. Hand-painted tablecloths, bold color-blocked linens, and Mexican craft details turned the ocean-view garden into something between a fiesta and a gallery opening. The couple spent the week before the wedding with their guests, so by the time vows were exchanged, there was no pressure left to catch up with anyone — just time to enjoy the day.

Location: San Pancho, Nayarit, Mexico
Style: Intimate, Colorful, Chic
Time of planning: 9 months
Number of guests: 55
Setting: Villa
Season: Spring

Concept & Inspiration

The vision came together as a mix of bold color, artisanal craft, and playful detail. Every element stood on its own without pulling focus from the setting, while still feeling unmistakably like Cam and Molly. 

Planner and florist Flor Caballero shaped that balance throughout. She paired tropical and romantic blooms with terracotta-toned plates, leaning into a warm palette of marigold, coral, and cherry red.

Bridal Fashion

Molly wanted her dress to reflect her own style first. She chose a beaded Pronovias gown with a modern neckline that flattered her shape, paired with Staud heels and Chan Luu earrings. She did her own makeup and hair for the day.

Her bouquet mixed blush garden roses with marigold and deep red ranunculus for a loose, sun-warmed shape. Bridesmaids went bold instead of matching — jewel-toned green, magenta, orange, and olive dresses, each holding a slightly different bouquet in the same warm palette.

Cam kept it simple in a black Nordstrom suit and Tecovas boots, with a single citrus-bright boutonniere.

First Look

The two met privately in a quiet courtyard before the ceremony, away from the noise of the day. It was a short moment, but a full one — just the two of them before everyone else arrived.

Afterward, the couple took photos with the bridesmaids, a good call that eased any pre-ceremony nerves before things got underway.

Ceremony

The ceremony took place on the lawn, steps from the water, under a tiled gazebo wrapped in citrus-bright florals. The officiant was a close friend of both Cam and Molly, and it showed — every word felt personal, every story earned. Guests said it was nearly impossible to keep a dry eye through it.

The light that afternoon did its own work, too. Full sun, a clean blue sky, palm trees swaying just enough — the whole scene looked almost too cinematic to be real.

Cocktail Hour

While guests settled in with drinks from the bar by Materaevents, the party’s signature tablecloths were still coming together — artists Mariana Sentíes, Mero Karamelo, and Flor Caballero hand-painted the linens live, right on the tables, while the celebration went on around them.

Cam and Molly slipped away for their own quiet stretch, out on the balcony and down to the beach as the light turned gold. Photographer Aleksandra Samsonova followed close but stayed out of the way, catching the two of them barefoot on the sand, laughing, completely unbothered by anyone watching.

Decor & Reception

Villa De Roja’s whitewashed arches and tiled roofs set the stage, and the reception leaned into that Mexican feel. Long tables, dressed in the hand-painted linens finished just hours earlier, ran the length of the lawn with the ocean as a backdrop

Flor Caballero filled them with loose, colorful arrangements — dahlias, ranunculus, snapdragons — set against terracotta plates and hand-thrown green glassware. Furniture came courtesy of Unique Rentals and Trendy Mobiliario, sound and lighting from Unique Rentals PV, and dinner from Ikan, the local restaurant known for its coastal cooking.

As the sun dropped, string lights took over and dinner turned into something looser. One guest got up to dance mid-meal, and within minutes the whole room had followed. It was an unplanned moment nobody wanted to end.

Dessert was a raspberry-topped chocolate cake, cut by candlelight, before the party moved indoors to a colorful local bar, Lab del D., for a few more hours of dancing.

Advice from the couple: 

• Details matter, but the people you choose to have around you are what make the day truly special. At the end of it all, remember that this day belongs to you two and no one else.

PLANNING & FLORALS Flor Caballero | PHOTOGRAPHER Aleksandra Samsonova | VIDEOGRAPHER Roman Romanov | MENU DESIGN Clau Zehe | INVITATIONS The Grateful Sted | HAND-PAINTED TABLECLOTHS Mariana Sentíes, Mero Karamelo, Flor Caballero | CATERING Ikan | BAR Matera Events | DANCE PARTY VENUELab del D | AUDIO & LIGHTS Unique Rentals PV | FURNITURE RENTALS Trendy Mobiliario, Unique Rentals PV

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