{"id":774773,"date":"2021-06-08T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T05:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=774773"},"modified":"2021-06-03T17:15:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T22:15:19","slug":"romantic-sail-alchemy-elopement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/romantic-sail-alchemy-elopement\/","title":{"rendered":"Romantic Sail Alchemy Elopement"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774868\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/d6\/db\/d6db7d0b13e589c8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a global pandemic caused Leslie and John to re-plan their wedding <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">three times<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they decided to take their celebration to the sea. Thankfully, their friends offered their boat to them as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/the-ultimate-guide-to-finding-your-wedding-venue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the venue location<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for their stunning elopement. With a sailboat doused in luscious florals and the ocean as their witness, this Sail Alchemy elopement was truly unique and gorgeous.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/michellesobelphoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michelle Sobel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> captured every gorgeous moment of this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/the-ultimate-elopement-planning-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unique elopement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from a tearful first look on the dock, to a Titanic-style kiss at the bow of the boat. Plus, they brought their rescue pup Bonnie who was smiling from ear to ear&mdash;how <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adorable<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! Keep scrolling for seriously unique elopement inspiration.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Couple:<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John and Leslie<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding:<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sail Alchemy, Redondo Beach, California<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774848\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/56\/7c\/567c9753c8a7f150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774850\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/8e\/6e\/8e6e1fc15927e710.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774851\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/21\/69\/21697a72e5401b4c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774853\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/70\/e3\/70e3d5bb3822924e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774857\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/f5\/e4\/f5e43c47dad09f76.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774862\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/71\/99\/71993f839d598c09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774859\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/7c\/74\/7c748017c6113a43.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774864\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b4\/0b\/b40bf875bec2bf74.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Look at The Dock&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>Walking down the dock and getting to see my husband for the <a href=\"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/deciding-whether-not-first-look\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first time that day<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with our puppy Bonnie trailing behind me was my favorite moment of the day.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774869\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e6\/60\/e660771497b8475c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774874\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/37\/69\/3769ed18114d6ee1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774875\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/37\/83\/37832e0157d97f56.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774877\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e4\/23\/e423323e6f444bb4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774881\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ed\/d0\/edd0d7bec4c0e21e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774886\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/bd\/ce\/bdce5e3240043757.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wedding Planning Advice<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>I would recommend getting a <a href=\"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/vendors\/wedding-planners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">day-of-planner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> even if your wedding is a smaller event. We ran out of time so we just went with the flow, but it&rsquo;s always helpful to have a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wedding-planner-responsibilities-vs-wedding-coordinator-responsibilities-your-complete-breakdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wedding coordinator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774867\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/af\/46\/af46d710a35aedd9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774888\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a8\/b5\/a8b51646eb06eb85.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774891\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/c5\/44\/c544fbc9a1d1fa50.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774889\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a0\/bb\/a0bbc75698ad4518.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774845\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/03\/31\/0331d512f9421bd4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774846\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/f1\/7b\/f17b2890047f5744.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774849\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/11\/ac\/11ac04d552a9248f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774847\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/21\/34\/213433cf005d2713.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774893\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/c8\/a6\/c8a601bebe9fcfa4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recommended Reading: Ready to elope? Here is how you can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/keep-family-involved-youve-decided-elope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">involve your loved ones<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including your fur babies!&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774854\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/03\/68\/0368ca663e61db94.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774856\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/36\/ee\/36ee68327886c14c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774895\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/34\/82\/3482ecdfa31734f6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774858\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ee\/bb\/eebb3514d7383d39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774868\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/d6\/db\/d6db7d0b13e589c8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774873\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/22\/f7\/22f7bf3658f8563a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774872\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/37\/fc\/37fc998562b79599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774876\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/1a\/18\/1a186d05e7564bd6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recommended Reading: Love this Sail Alchemy elopement? Well, we&rsquo;ve got <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/havent-considered-eloping-here-4-reasons-why-you-might-want-to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">four reasons<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> why you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">should<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> elope!&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774883\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a9\/05\/a9053ce995191f70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774882\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/10\/f1\/10f17d3b80310a6f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774887\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b7\/71\/b771cbd73d53d6e8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774890\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/f5\/72\/f5729004aaa7ebb3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774892\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/32\/24\/32243b2ebc1adec2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774894\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/5a\/c4\/5ac471fc0360e08f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"goldbox\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding Team:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photography &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michellesobelphoto.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michelle Sobel<\/a><br>\nVenue &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sailalchemy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Sail Alchemy<\/a><br>\nFloral Design &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jflowershop.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">J Flowers<\/a><br>\nCatering &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kts.kitchen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Katie Cummings<\/a><br>\nCake &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/madcakesbakingco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Mad Cakes Baking Co<\/a><br>\nVideography &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoofilms.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Hoo Films<\/a><br>\nMakeup Artist &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/delaney.cookk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Delaney Cook<\/a><br>\nHair Styling &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/daviddanggg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">David Dang<\/a><br>\nWedding Dress &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhldn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">BHLDN<\/a><br>\nRings &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/juderidge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Jude Ridge<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations to Leslie and John on their Sail Alchemy elopement. Big thank you to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/michellesobelphoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michelle Sobel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for both capturing and sharing this day with us. If you love the idea of eloping, but aren&rsquo;t sure where to start, check out our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/the-ultimate-elopement-planning-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ultimate guide to planning a unique elopement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/16-elopement-ideas-make-your-small-wedding-special\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our favorite elopement ideas to make it special<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! <\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a global pandemic caused Leslie and John to re-plan their wedding three times, they decided to take their celebration to the sea. Thankfully, their friends offered their boat to them as the venue location for their stunning elopement. With a sailboat doused in luscious florals and the ocean as their witness, this Sail Alchemy elopement was truly unique and gorgeous.&nbsp; Michelle Sobel captured every gorgeous moment of this unique elopement from a tearful first [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"kia_subtitle":"","footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1067,1149,1650,1077,1081,1195,1084,1005,1087,1327,1096,1042],"tags":[1115,1100,1103,1109],"class_list":["post-774773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alternative-wedding","category-california-wedding","category-covid-19","category-elopement","category-intimate-wedding","category-los-angeles-wedding-california-wedding","category-nautical-wedding","category-real-weddings","category-romantic-wedding","category-southern-california-wedding","category-waterfront-wedding","category-wedding-style","tag-champagne","tag-kelly-green","tag-light-blue","tag-light-pink"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=774773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774773\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=774773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=774773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=774773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}