Exclusive: Go Inside Beauty Content Creator Marjan Tabibzada's "Elegant Wedding With Couture Edge" in California

Marjan Tabibzada, an entrepreneur and the content creator behind the Instagram account YoungCouture_, first met Nomaan Vadria in 2019 by happenstance. She was dealing with teeth pain and in researching local dentists, she found Nomaan's Instagram (he was a dental student, studying to become a cosmetic dentist). While he didn't end up working on her teeth, she did follow him on social media, and when he posted a story about his birthday a week later, she took a chance and sent him a celebratory message.

"What followed was an effortless connection—one of those rare moments where the conversation just flows and something clicks," Marjan explains. They fell into an easy relationship and three years later, on June 5, 2022, Nomaan proposed in a rented home in Malibu overlooking the water. After accepting, Marjan was surprised to see both of their families waiting upstairs to celebrate.

The couple spent over a year planning a wedding in Lake Como, Italy, but when Nomaan's father faced a health challenge, the couple decided to change course and wed closer to home. "With family being everything to us, we made the emotional decision to relocate the wedding closer to home so he could be part of the day," Marjan explains. "The unexpected turn made our planning process even more intense and emotional." With the support of their wedding planner, Shadi Hashemi of Everly Rose Events, the couple chose the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village as the new site of their ceremony and reception. "The venue sets the foundation for your entire wedding, so choosing the right location is not only the hardest decision, but also the most important one," the bride says. "It's more than just finding a beautiful space—it's a decision that affects everything that follows."

On September 12, 2025, the couple welcomed 180 guests to Westlake Village, California, for what Marjan described as "an elegant wedding with couture edge." A top priority for the bride and groom? Ensuring their guests felt valued and celebrated on the big day.

Here, see the exclusive photos from the couple's elegant white and antique gold celebration, photographed by Rene Zadori.

The couple worked with Invitations by Azy for all of their wedding paper goods, including the multi-piece invitation that guests received in the months leading up to the celebration. "We worked with Azy, who was brought to us by our planner," Marjan explains. Azy, the bride says, understood the assignment and created a stunning invitation suite with elegant script, a floral motif, and an insert card that detailed how the couple first met.

"Instead of a traditional welcome party or rehearsal dinner, we celebrated with a full-blown Mehndi Night event the evening before our wedding—a vibrant and meaningful celebration that honors both of our cultures," Marjan explains. "I'm Afghan and Nomaan is Pakistani, and while planning a wedding that reflects both of our heritages came with its challenges, one beautiful tradition we both share is the Mehndi night."

On September 11, guests joined them for what Marjan describes as "a cherished pre-wedding event in both South Asian and Middle Eastern cultures" at Avanti Banquet Hall. Karina Santos Photography joined the couple for this celebration, documenting the meaningful celebration.

Marjan and Nomaan both wore custom attire from Wear Sajda. They worked closely with founder Nishi Singh for nine months to design and perfect their looks. "After what felt like a million Zoom calls and three rounds of samples, we finally brought our dream looks to life," Marjan says.

Guests were asked to wear traditional Afghan or Indian/Pakistani clothes for the event.

"The Mehndi Night is an evening filled with music, dance, heartfelt performances from both the groom and bride's side, and joyous energy," Marjan explains. "Our party was a colorful fusion of culture, two families from two different cultures coming together, and emotion. It was the perfect way to set the tone for the wedding day that followed."

The bride and groom both cite each other's Mehndi Night performances as some of their favorite memories from the wedding weekend.

Marjan is well-known for her beauty tutorials, so doing her own wedding-day makeup was a no-brainer. "For my wedding makeup look, I really wanted something clean and flawless," she explains. "I wanted my face base to look glowy, clean, and flawless and my eyes to stand out and really be the focus." Whether you're doing your own bridal beauty or working with a professional makeup artist, she advises future brides to select just one element of their look that they want to highlight—bold lips, heavy eye, or a super bright cheek—and keep the rest more understated. "If you're focusing on too many elements, it just becomes too much," she says.

To ensure her eyes popped, she went with a winged liner and wispy lashes, which she likes because it's "timeless but still impactful."

Her long hair was styled in soft, classic waves. As the night went on, she ended up having a few hairstyle changes.

Marjan worked with the team at Nicole Felicia Couture to customize the wedding dress she wore for her first look and ceremony. Her mikado ball gown featured a beaded lace bodice with a high neckline and long sleeves and a voluminous skirt. She paired the gown with a cathedral-length veil.

But finding that look took some time, and Marjan says she was torn between a ball gown and a mermaid silhouette throughout the shopping process. In the end, she decided to get both, knowing that she could wear the ball gown for the ceremony and a mermaid style for the reception.

She accessorized with a few pieces of jewelry, including a pair of drop earrings with pear-shaped diamonds. Her big-day perfume was "Valaya Exclusif" by Parfums de Marly. "I first tried it earlier this year and instantly fell in love," she explains.

Nomaan wore a black tuxedo from Zegna for the ceremony and accessorized with a Rolex that Marjan gave him as a big-day gift.

Like his bride-to-be, Nomaan wore a scent from Parfums de Marly, too. He chose "Castley," which he says is "the perfect mix of fresh and spicy. It feels like me."

The couple opted against having a traditional wedding party with bridesmaids and groomsmen; they also chose not to ask anyone to serve as a maid of honor or best man. Instead, their niece served as the flower girl and their nephews took on the roles of ring bearers.

"Planning a wedding is one of the most emotionally charged experiences a couple can go through. While there were definitely stressful moments, I’m deeply grateful for the journey," Marjan reflects. "I’m endlessly thankful for Nomaan. He was my constant through it all. Every time I felt overwhelmed, he grounded me, reminding me of what truly matters. Not the chaos or the checklist, but our love, our commitment, and the life we’re building together."

Marjan and Nomaan's ceremony took place on the lawn at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, facing a rocky waterfall. "The vision was a clean yet royal look for when I walked down the aisle," Marjan notes.

To that end, the couple's planning team dreamed up a clay-colored half-circle backdrop decorated with hundreds of cream roses and hydrangeas, arranged by the team at Butterfly Floral Design, playing off what naturally existed in the space but still creating something eye-catching and unique. A 50-foot-long white aisle popped against the lush green green, creating incredible contrast in the space, while fluffy floral arrangements tied everything together.

Ron from Virtuous Violinist performed during guest arrivals and as the couple walked down the aisle. Instead of being escorted by her parents, Marjan chose to walk down the aisle alone. "We were filled with emotions over his beautiful performance," the bride says.

After being pronounced husband and wife, guests showered the newlyweds with fresh rose petals. "Not a single detail was overlooked," Marjan gushes. "Our ceremony was a fairytale."

Before heading into their reception, Marjan and Nomaan posed for photos around the property. The groom used this as an opportunity to change into his second Zegna tuxedo jacket—this one, a white iteration.

As a nod to Marjan's career in beauty content creation, the couple created a fragrance wall as their seating chart. Two scents—one selected for female guests and another for male attendees—were displayed on a wall and tagged with each person's name and table number. "This was one of my favorite details," Marjan says. "It was important to me that our guests felt special and celebrated, and our seating chart did that. It was personal, unexpected, and something they could take home to always remember the day by."

Marjan says that the reception design—including the two curved tables—came straight from the visionary mind of her wedding planner, Shadi. "With her strong background in architecture and interior design, she crafted a floor plan that emphasized movement and flow, ensuring guests experienced different moments as they moved throughout the space," the bride notes. "Her design was never just about filling a room with tables and chairs; it was about creating curves, harmony, and a sense of dance within the environment."

The ballroom, which Marjan describes as "heaven on earth," was designed around two 50-foot-long curved tables, which were placed on either side of a round dance floor. "These sweeping lines allowed the candlelight, florals, tabletop elements, and glassware to follow a graceful, continuous flow—inviting guests to walk through a space that felt immersive, romantic, and visually enchanting," the bride says.

Round tables filled the rest of the space, where they were surrounded by either classic dining chairs or half-banquette seating. A mix of high and low centerpieces topped each table, and white roses were the predominant flower seen throughout the space, though their usage varied.

Place setting varied from table to table, but all were some form of white dinnerware with gold detailing. For dinner, guests were treated to a traditional Afghan dinner, including rice, chicken kabobs, and a lamb carving station.

The couple also served two mocktails—a virgin mojito and a virgin margarita.

Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful" played as the couple entered the reception space and Marjan debuted her second look of the night: a mermaid-style lace gown from Joli Poli Couture, which the bride describes as "bold and unapologetically couture."

After dinner and some dancing, Marjan slipped away one last time to change into her third look of the day, this one from Hana Couture. "Most brides change into something shorter, but I wanted my party dress to be elegant but still fun," the bride says. "This dress is a corset gown on top with a flowy, romantic feel to the bottom." She paired it with a feathered scarf, which she wore draped over her arms.

The bride and groom served a seven-foot-tall wedding cake, with was decorated with 3D sugar flowers and surrounded by fresh blooms in keeping with the day's design. They chose almond sponge cake with amaretto infused buttercream as their flavor.

"Let your decisions reflect your story, your values, and your joy," Marjan tells other couples. "Years from now, you won't remember the seating chart—you'll remember how you felt walking toward the person you love. Let that be your compass."