Kanha and Jilson perfectly fused their Dominican and Cambodian cultures in their Long Island wedding at the Vanderbilt Museum. Using a mix of glamorous wedding party style, tropical florals, and a neutral color palette, they created a crisp and dreamy ceremony and reception space in the museum’s waterfront garden and pavilion. After their vow exchange, the couple changed into traditional Cambodian wedding attire for a knot tying ceremony in which their family and friends offered blessings for their marriage. Kanha was a vision in both her glamorous Pronovias wedding dress and her red and intricate gold Cambodian dress, and the bridesmaids’ neutral gowns and single-stem monstera and orchid bouquets complemented both styles beautifully. The photography and videography team at Kapsule Co. did a phenomenal job capturing every gorgeous moment and exceptional detail of this wedding, most notably the groom’s sweet serenade to his bride before their first look! The Couple:
Kanha and Jilson
The Wedding:
Vanderbilt Museum, Long Island, New York

The most memorable part of our day was the first look. Right before we saw each other, he surprised me with a medley of songs on the guitar. The songs he picked were ones that were significant to us throughout the years. It was almost like the music was “our story” and each song was a reminder of all the little moments that brought us to that day.

We originally wanted t...