While this story currently takes place in coastal North Carolina, its origins formed thousands of miles away. A story of the American dream, as set out by an immigrant and a runaway.

In the summer of 2018, newlyweds Andrew and Olya packed up their life in a seventeen-foot box truck and set out across 3000 miles of America, driving from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean to imagine, design, build and become owners and operators of Slate & Cypress Weddings and Estate, located in the beautiful coastal town of Calabash, North Carolina. In pursuit of the elusive American dream, and with every penny they could scratch together from years of professional private and corporate industry, they brought with them a classic sense of California’s Napa Valley, inspired by Tuscany’s distinguished Mediterranean landscape, and infused it with the serenity of the Carolina Coast. Theirs is a burning vision which has culminated in a first-class, all-inclusive boutique garden wedding Estate unlike anything existing in the Carolinas..

“Our passion is personal service for you and all of your guests.”