More Than Just a Single Day: Camille & Gabriel's Wedding at Son Marroig, Mallorca
- Author: Natali Grace Levine
- Wedding date: 09/27/2025
- City: Palma de Mallorca
Love Story
They met in the first week of college — two strangers on Library Walk in San Diego, a conversation cut short because they both had somewhere to be. What neither of them knew was that they were both heading to the same Economics lecture. Camille arrived late, scanned the room for an open seat, and found exactly one. It was next to Gabe.
A week later, he asked her to dinner at a local Thai restaurant. After that, they were pretty much inseparable — studying together, heading out to Gaslamp with friends, building the kind of closeness that doesn't announce itself as something significant until you look back and realize it always was. After graduation, they both moved to San Francisco to pursue their careers, eventually moving in together with their dog Kai. Thirteen years of ordinary Tuesdays, leading to the most extraordinary Saturday of their lives.
The proposal came with a story — one that involves Cuba, a hidden ring box, a hotel with no record of their prepayment, and Camille ransacking their room looking for cash, not knowing she may have been inches away from the ring the entire time. Gabe kept his cool through all of it, moved the ring to a new hiding spot every single day, and waited. The actual proposal happened in the Bahamas — a private sunset boat ride arranged months in advance, a small nearby island, the sun going down, and Gabe on one knee. The captain blasted their song, Tennessee Whiskey by Chris Stapleton, at exactly the right moment. "It was truly so thoughtful and the perfect end to our trip."
About Your Wedding
Camille cried the first time she visited Son Marroig. Not from overwhelm — from recognition. "I could so clearly picture our wedding there, and in that moment, we both knew it was the one." A medieval stone facade, cliffside views over the Mediterranean, the kind of venue where decoration feels almost unnecessary. They booked it and spent the next 1.5 years building a wedding around it in San Francisco.
The vision was always clear: classic and elegant, with a modern romantic feel and a hint of whimsy. A soft all-white palette, delicate florals, long candlesticks, and minimal signage. Let the building do the heavy lifting. Let the Mallorcan light do the rest. "I wanted to enhance that, and so I leaned into a soft, all-white palette with delicate florals, minimal signage, and long candlesticks to create a clean, glowing, and timeless atmosphere." 85 guests flew in from around the world for an entire weekend — a welcome party in Palma on Friday, the wedding on Saturday, and a recovery beach club day to follow. Not a single day of it felt like anything less than exactly what they'd imagined.
Morning Details
"We played music, ordered room service with coffee and mimosas, and had lunch brought in. I'm glad I have this memory to look back on."
Camille's morning began at the Puro Grand Hotel in Palma — her suite filled with her four best friends from college, her maid of honor, her mother, her grandmother, and Gabe's aunt. The jitters were real, the energy slightly hectic, and Izzy Gunkel's hair and makeup team moved through it all with the calm precision of people who have done this many times and love it every time. Coffee, mimosas, music, and room service. The kind of morning that feels ordinary while it's happening and irreplaceable the moment it ends. Gabe had his own suite down the hall — groomsmen, his brother, his aunt, and the quiet anticipation of a man about to get married.
Bride Getting Ready
Fifty dresses tried. One said yes — and it was the one she almost never put on.
Camille started her search a year and a half before the wedding. She knew what she wanted: classic, comfortable, and right for the dreamy, sun-soaked energy of Son Marroig. Boutique over mass-produced, always. She was nearly out of time and close to giving up when her best friend came to visit, and they went together to Jin Wang in San Francisco. None of the dresses she'd requested worked. And then her stylist, on instinct, pulled something from the rack and suggested she try it.
The dress — the Hailey by Dana Harel — was everything. Sleeveless, A-line, the right shade of white, elegant lacing, and a diamond-shaped train that added just enough of an unexpected detail to feel unique without losing its classicism. The fabric was light enough for a Mallorcan September, and in daylight had a slightly ethereal, see-through quality that was exactly right for the venue, the season, and the woman wearing it. Jin Wang herself custom-designed a veil to complement the look across several personal sessions. "It was so magical to see the whole look come together."
Her accessories carried weight beyond their beauty — a vintage Cartier watch belonging to Gabe's late mother, worn quietly in her memory throughout the day. Pearl drop diamond earrings, Jimmy Choo shoes, and a custom Jin Wang veil completed the look. Bridesmaids wore light yellow, each choosing their own dress and coordinating their own hair and makeup loosely enough to feel free, cohesive, and entirely themselves.
Groom Getting Ready
Gabe dressed at the Puro Grand Hotel in a black Suit Supply tuxedo — classic, precise, and exactly right for a cliffside ceremony at a medieval estate. His accessories carried the same quiet significance as Camille's: his father's cufflinks on his wrists, a custom wedding band, an Omega Speedmaster Moonshine, and Christian Louboutin dress shoes. Five groomsmen, his brother, his aunt, and a close mutual friend who would later officiate — that was the room. The morning was easy, unhurried, and entirely in keeping with a man who would later change into a white jacket for the reception and spend the evening exactly as he intended: present, relaxed, and having the time of his life.
First Look
On a balcony overlooking the ocean at Son Marroig, before their guests arrived and before the rest of the day took over, Camille and Gabe read their vows to each other in private. No audience, no performance — just the two of them, the sea below, and words they had written only for each other. "We were both so touched, and I cried hearing his vows." They held each other through the big emotions, found their footing together, and arrived at their ceremony already grounded in what the day was actually about. The kind of moment that a photograph can hold, but never fully contain.
Ceremony
The ceremony took place at the edge of the cliff at Son Marroig, in front of a pergola — a part of the cliff that jutted farther out over the water, creating a natural aisle with the Mediterranean on both sides and the sky above. A live violinist played as Gabe walked down to a violin rendition of Give Me Everything by Pitbull — a crowd pleaser that set exactly the right tone. Camille followed with a violin rendition of Beautiful Things by Benson Boone.
"Set against the sunset and water, and all the flowers, it felt like a dream." Before it began, Camille took a moment to look out at their guests — 85 people from different chapters of their lives, gathered in one of the most beautiful places on earth, all of them there for exactly one reason. "We felt surrounded by their presence and love." Their mutual friend officiated — someone who knew them both and spoke about them the way only a friend can. The ring boxes that had traveled from Cuba to the Bahamas to Mallorca finally had their moment.
Photoshoot After The Ceremony
Married now, with Mallorca as their witness. After the ceremony, Camille and Gabe moved through the grounds of Son Marroig for their portraits — golden hour light falling over the cliffs, the Mediterranean below, the stone of the estate behind them. The kind of light this coastline is famous for, and the kind of couple that knows how to exist within it without trying too hard.
Golden hour on a Mallorcan cliffside — the hardest part was remembering to look at the camera.
Wedding Venue & Decor
"When I first visited our venue, I actually cried — I could so clearly picture our wedding there, and in that moment, we both knew it was the one."
Son Marroig is not a venue that needs much help. A 19th-century estate on the northwest coast of Mallorca, perched above the sea with a marble rotunda, terraced gardens, and the kind of stone-and-light architecture that makes every photograph look like it was composed by someone who really knew what they were doing. Camille's instinct was to lean into all of it rather than compete with it — and the result was a palette of white and cream that felt like an extension of the estate rather than a decoration placed within it. Delicate florals by Enesencia Designs, long candlesticks, minimal signage. The venue spoke first, and the styling simply agreed.
Custom rings, designed with Gabe's family jewelers in Fresno, and watercolor artwork by Artandwine Mallorca added personal, handcrafted touches that felt entirely in keeping with the day's tone — considered, meaningful, and made specifically for them.
Couple's Advice
"My biggest tip for planning a wedding at Son Marroig is to work with a local wedding planner and photographer, and to contract with them 1.5-2 years out — the best get booked up quickly."
Reception
"From the violist playing Pitbull for the groom's entry to the choreographed first dance with fireworks, champagne tower, and Disco Girls — it had everything."
Camille and Gabe are, by their own description, big foodies — and choosing the menu with Aire Private Catering was one of their favorite parts of the entire planning process. The canapes alone: watermelon gazpacho, grilled octopus, brioche with foie gras, truffle croquettes. "I still dream about these croquettes." The seated three-course dinner moved from Bluefin tuna carpaccio to grilled sea bass or beef tenderloin with foie gras, finishing with a Mallorcan specialty — Brioche French toast with praline surprise and nougat quenelle, white chocolate cream poured tableside. In place of a wedding cake, a champagne tower. Signature cocktails: Dirty Martinis, Espresso Martinis, and Aperol Spritz.
The first dance was choreographed — ten weeks of dance classes for a performance to Dive by Olivia Dean, complete with sparklers coordinated by planner Simone Lehr. Then the Disco Girls arrived to open the after-party, and the evening shifted into something that guests would be talking about for years. The whole weekend — from the welcome party to the recovery beach club — was raved about by everyone who was there.
Behind all of it was Simone Lehr of Mallorca Princess, a planner who understood their vision from San Francisco and delivered it in full on a cliffside in Mallorca. And behind the camera was Puy Cermeno — a photographer whose documentary approach gave the day the visual story it deserved. "Puy and Arantxa captured my vision perfectly. I just love the documentary style and how the photos tell a story from different perspectives. We will treasure these for years to come." A team that didn't just execute a brief — they understood what the day meant, and made sure it showed.
Wedding Team
- Photographer Puy Cermeño
- Venue Son Marroig
- Planner @mallorcaprincess
- Videographer @arantxaarustarazovideography
- Hair and Makeup @izzygunkel
- Event & Flowers @enescenciadesigns
- Catering @airecateringmallorca
- DJ @djschiefer
- Violinist @soriana_ivaniv
- Water colorist @artandwine.mallorca
- Wedding dress boutique @jinwangbride
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