Mark and Robin’s Stylish & Unique de Young Museum Wedding

Joyful grooms piggyback ride during wedding celebration

Mark and Robins love for each other shined through their beautiful wedding at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, and it has stolen our hearts! Their modern decor was the right amount of masculine meets organic for one stylish affair.

Whether you can't get enough of their intimate ceremony, or their fun and earthy reception, we have an entire gallery right here filled with even more up close and personal moments beautifully captured by Larissa Cleveland. Enjoy!

Mark and Robin wedding invitation with rings closeup Calla lily boutonnieres in burgundy and white flowers

Smiling groom in grey suit with bowtie and pocket square Bespoke Indochino suit with personalized wedding date Custom Indochino suit jacket with wedding date inside Groom in blue suit with purple tie looking out window

Becoming better together

From the groom: Mark is a creative hairstylist who enjoys the moment, while I am a logical software engineer who is constantly worried about the future. We have had very different paths in life, and though the first year of dating long distance was tough, we simply just loved being around each other. After Mark moved to California to be with me, we slowly learned that we could learn a lot from our differences, Mark needed to be more practical, while I needed to stop being so neurotic and enjoy life. Over the next four years, we slowly realized that we were making each other better people, and that's how we knew we were going to be spending the rest of our lives together.

Gay couple walks hand in hand under palm trees wedding day

Outdoor wedding ceremony seating with wooden chairs

Wedding aisle decor with moss balls and white branches Green moss ball hanging on bare tree branches indoors Groom couple walks hand in hand near outdoor art piece String quartet performing outdoors with violins and cello Close-up of purple succulent in flower arrangement

Outdoor wedding ceremony guests and couple on stage

Intimate, personal and uniquely them

When we started planning the wedding, our number one priority was to make sure that this wedding clearly represented Mark and Robin. For the ceremony, we wanted it to be intimate, personal, and uniquely us. We felt the traditional wedding ceremony setup was too formal, so we arranged our ceremony such that our guests would sit in a circle surrounding the stage where we would get married. We also opted to skip vows, which can sometimes sound a little too formal and cliched, and chose to go a much more personal route of reading heartfelt letters to each other.

Groom laughs during humorous wedding vows outdoors Wedding guests signing a unique puzzle piece guestbook Grooms hugging on wedding day with guests watching

Groom kisses his laughing partner on their wedding day

Wedding party celebrates the grooms with hands raised

Groom grooms sit on steps in suits and colorful socks

Amazing details

For the reception, we tried our best to inject our personalities into the details as much as we could. Mark is a huge Star Wars fan so we entered our reception to The Imperial March and our best men saluting us with light sabers. Robin's dream is to be a contestant on The Amazing Race, so we had guests sign a globe, in place of a guestbook, asking where we should go when we get on the show (ahem, if the Amazing Race casting director is reading this, please call me ASAP and we'll be at the starting line!). Needless to say, we had no qualms with throwing the traditional wedding out the window and really made it our own, unforgettable evening.

Globe with markers for travel destination planning Globe signed by wedding guests, showing various locations

Wedding reception table with succulent centerpieces

Rustic wedding reception table decor with succulents Close-up of succulent plants and floral arrangement

Succulent centerpiece with name card and wine cork holder

Succulent centerpiece adorns elegant wedding table Table setting with flowers and air plants in glass vases Grooms playfully wield lightsabers, celebrating their wedding Two men in suits dance and laugh at a party

Two tier wedding cake with red dahlia flower decoration

In a heartbeat

Our big day flew right by! While our favorite moments include tearing up to each other's ceremony letters and being toasted (and even roasted) by our best men's speeches, we would have to say that our favorite part of the wedding was just being in a room with the people who we love the most.The day after our wedding, Mark, with a huge grin on his face, asked me, "Can we get married again?" I couldn't help but smile back. Honestly, I would do it again in a heartbeat.

Elegant wedding reception with purple lighting effects Two grooms toasting with champagne at their wedding Grooms embracing at wedding reception dance floor