Ashling and Andrew

October 2018 | Lexington, KY

A dream 13 years in the making, here are some of the design and paper details from the wedding of Lotus & Ash founder + creative director, Ashling and her husband, Andrew!

From Ashling + Andrew: When we set out to plan our wedding in Bourbon country, with its horse farms and fried chicken, we knew we also wanted to honor Ashling’s heritage (her mother is Chinese-Malaysian) — while also incorporating our decidedly not-exactly-Kentuckian shared aesthetics and affinities: Wong Kar-wai films, tiki drinks, Mad Men vintage, and, of course, our cat Toast. All the while celebrating everything-Lexington, Andrew’s family’s hometown.

Simply put, our creative brief was… ambitious. In execution, though, it turned out far better than we could have ever imagined. We got to have our wedding cake and eat it too.

Our weekend included a picture-perfect day at the Keeneland races, a traditional Chinese Tea Carrying Ceremony, an Asian Night Market in a converted stable, and a black tie wedding at a historic estate. It was the weekend of our dreams filled with as many meaningful details as the Bluegrass State could accommodate.

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Saturday: Black Tie Wedding

FRIDAY: NIGHT MARKET WELCOME PARTY

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