From the very beginning, Elizabeth Sumner Park and Grant Tyler Schietinger envisioned their wedding as more than a single evening. Instead, they desired an immersive, design-driven celebration rooted in family, place, and creativity. “We wanted the night to feel completely immersive with high energy, beauty, and joy,” Sumner shares. As a creative and founder of SumnerEdit, she saw the weekend as “an extension of my creative world – a true passion project that showcased my love of color, pattern, and thoughtful design.”

The bride’s vision came to life on Gasparilla Island in Florida, where the couple hosted a coastal wedding weekend that felt both timeless and personal. “We dreamed of celebrating by the ocean, beneath a tent where guests could watch the sunset fade into a night of dancing under the stars,” Sumner explains. The design story honored the island locale and Old Florida charm.

“Our wedding design revolved around a coral and oceanic palette paired with architectural motifs that celebrated the history and coastal elegance of Gasparilla Island,” Sumner shares. Custom patterns – Serafina, Brushstrokes, and Gasparilla – anchored the aesthetic and appeared throughout the weekend, from save-the-date cards to table linens, as well as the tent trim, bar backdrops, and dessert plates.

The florals echoed this vision with a romantic mix of garden roses, tulips, ranunculus blossoms, sweet peas, hydrangeas, lisianthus blooms, and snapdragons in soft blush, ivory, coral, and apricot tones. Arranged in glass vessels and woven wicker vases, the blooms were airy and refined, marrying beautifully with patterned block-print pillows, custom tent details, and bar wraps designed by Sumner herself.

Fashion carried the story forward as well. To reflect the Old Florida theme, the bride designed her bridesmaids’ custom dresses in complementary blues. For her something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue, each detail held meaning, from heirloom jewelry passed down through generations to embroidered keepsakes gifted by family members.

In fact, family traditions were woven thoughtfully throughout the nuptials. Sumner cherished sharing her dress search with the women closest to her – her mother, sisters, and future mother-in-law. Although she found the dress on her own, she waited to say yes until they could all be together. Over Memorial Day Weekend, they gathered for brunch before heading to the bridal salon, where she finally made her decision. “Their opinions meant so much, and I loved that the process balanced independence with their support,” she notes.

Collaboration shaped nearly every aspect of the celebration. A year before the wedding, Sumner traveled to India with her mother and future mother-in-law to explore textile ateliers, discover inspiration, and select fabrics – including the soft blue material for the bridesmaids’ dresses. Her mother, Laura Park, founder of Laura Park Designs, played a pivotal creative role, hand-painting artwork that evolved into custom prints used throughout the weekend. Grant’s mother also repurposed save the dates into rehearsal dinner table cards, while Sumner’s sister designed the bridesmaids’ getting-ready pajamas and ceremony programs.

“Our wedding design revolved around a coral and oceanic palette paired with architectural motifs that celebrated the history and coastal elegance of Gasparilla Island.”

The wedding day itself began with a church ceremony in Boca Grande, surrounded by family and rooted in faith. Music filled the sanctuary, from “Prelude in C Major” as guests arrived to Pachelbel’s “Canon in D” as Sumner walked down the aisle with her father. Before the ceremony, the couple shared a quiet first look beneath the banyan trees – a moment Sumner describes as “quiet, emotional, and completely our own.”

Following the ceremony, guests waved white ribbon wands during the send-off before the couple led a joyful procession through town to the reception site, pausing for a celebratory photo at the iconic pink gas pump. The reception unfolded beneath a tent on the Croquet Lawn, where custom décor, monogrammed details, and signature cocktails reflected the couple’s shared history and passions.

Music played a central role in shaping the energy of the night. “We wanted a band that would not only sound incredible but keep the dance floor full from start to finish,” Sumner says. They delivered on every level, mixing upbeat classics, nostalgic favorites, and modern hits that kept the celebration moving well into the evening. “Their energy was infectious,” the bride adds.

Every element of the wedding reflected Sumner and Grant’s personalities: original monograms, custom prints, hand-painted stationery, and layered details inspired by art, travel, and family tradition. “We wanted the weekend to feel welcoming and lighthearted; elegant and timeless,” Sumner muses. Even the UNC-Duke game happening the same night became part of the story, though the couple ultimately chose dancing over screens.

Looking back, the most memorable moments were the quiet ones, including their first look beneath the banyan trees and a choreographed first dance to “It Had to Be You,” followed by an entrance to the Tar Heels theme song that set a celebratory tone for the night. In the end, their wedding stood as a layered reflection of who they are as a couple and became a celebration of color, creativity, family, and joy.

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