Alexis Souza & Nate Farrar

Real Wedding

Alexis & Nate

October 3, 2021

It would be hard to imagine a more fi tting setting for Alexis Souza and Nate Farrar’s wedding celebration than Jamestown’s Dragonline Studios. Nate, a carpenter and musician, and Alexis, the owner of Newport’s Bohemian Bias women’s clothing store, have a singular style of their own, and the unique compound perched on a bluff with nearly 360-degree views of Narragansett Bay spoke to the two the moment they fi rst saw it he energy is what drew us in,” Alexis says.

A Stormy Start

Alexis and Nate met at Pour Judgement Bar and Grill in Newport, where both were taking refuge from a blizzard. Alexis mentioned that she was opening a shop, and Nate offered to help with the build-out. He dropped by the store on Valentine’s Day 2017 to talk about the job and asked le is to join him for a drink t was pretty much history from there, le is says wo years later, on a New Hampshire hike with their dog, Fender, Nate suddenly dropped to one knee and proposed.

Bohemian Rhapsody

Fender appeared again at the bohemianstyle wedding, escorting Alexis down the aisle to an Oriental carpet set before an arch adorned with dried fl owers from weet alk loral he bride wore a lacy ittle ock dress by ue de eine, while the groom looked dapper in a suit he purchased on sale from an online English retailer. Before and after the ceremony, guests lounged on groupings of vintage furniture that Alexis assembled for the e ent ust because you are getting married in Newport County doesn’t mean you have to have a typical Newport-style wedding,” observes Alexis, who opted for an autumnal color scheme ranging from russet to gold to bittersweet to deepest red. A mocha cake with buttercream frosting, gold leaf details and miniature dried fl orals ( eautiful and unbelievably delicious,” Alexis says) sat on a vintage hutch that her father gave them a few days before the wedding. Guests were also treated to donut holes from Knead Donuts and mini ice cream sandwiches from ricycle

Where Are They Now?

he couple enjoyed a wedding trip to Vermont, where they chilled in a historic old farmhouse before returning to their iddletown home opefully, says le is, cross-country road trip is in our future once things go back to normal!” — Paula M. Bodah

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PHOTOGRAPHERS: Carly + Elliot Pollaro, A Nomadic Love VENUE: Dragonline Studios CATERER: Blackstone Caterers BRIDAL GOWN: Everthine Bridal Boutique GROOMSMEN SUITS: The Groom Store HAIR/MAKEUP: Corinne Walker, Remedy Beauty Company NAILS: The Nail Bar FLOWERS: Sweet Talk Floral CAKE: Alyssa Koch, Thames Street Kitchen RECEPTION ENTERTAINMENT: Los Duderinos

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