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Aerial of Mara & Ellis's cliffside ceremony at Malliouhana, Anguilla
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Mara & Ellis

Malliouhana · Anguilla
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On a limestone point above the Caribbean, Mara and Ellis threw the kind of wedding you never want to end — equal parts old-world elegance and pure, unfiltered joy.

The weekend took its cue from High Society — the 1956 film Ellis's family had always loved — and from Grace Kelly's particular kind of ease: classic, a little unexpected, never fussy. Four days of flame trees and turquoise water, of gold-buttoned silk and salt air, of a family that has spent three generations bringing people together.

Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
The beach reception from above — Malliouhana, Anguilla

A family that has always known how to gather people.

From a Brooklyn salsa club to a cliff in Anguilla
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Mara & Ellis — Anguilla wedding by Mia Melin
Champagne and dancing into the night

Classic, yet entirely their own.

Malliouhana · Anguilla
The celebration above the sea at Malliouhana
Mara & Ellis

And then they danced.

Four days in Anguilla, one unforgettable celebration.

Malliouhana, Anguilla · Gown — the “Lotus” by J. Andreatta