WNBA star Cameron Brink spent last weekend celebrating her impending “I do,” gathering close friends and family at the sun-drenched St. Regis Resort at Pelican Hill for a bachelorette weekend along the Newport Beach coastline. The Pacific Ocean shimmered below the terraced villas, where long afternoons dissolved into laughter, champagne toasts, and the kind of memories that belong to the fleeting, electric moments before a wedding.

Brink and her fiancé, Ben Felter, announced their engagement in September 2024, sharing photographs from Felter’s proposal in Paris—the Eiffel Tower glittering behind them against the city’s nighttime sky.

At Pelican Hill, that sense of occasion unfolded with the effortless elegance long associated with the St. Regis Hotels & Resorts name. The LA Sparks forward participated in one of the brand’s most storied rituals: champagne sabrage. With a single sweep of a ceremonial saber, she sliced the cork cleanly from the neck of the bottle, sending a celebratory spray into the coastal air and marking the start of the weekend’s festivities.

Guests gathered to toast to the bride-to-be’s upcoming nuptials, complete with champagne, custom cocktails, and specialized culinary offerings on the Newport coast. The Resort at Pelican Hill recently announced that it will become the first St. Regis Estate, adding an additional layer of privacy and legacy to the tranquil getaway spot. The designation reflects the brand’s continued expansion of its residential-style hospitality offerings within the St. Regis portfolio.

As the sun dipped below the horizon and the sky softened into evening, the celebrations continued under the fading gold of the California coast. Weddings, after all, rarely begin at the aisle—they begin in moments like these: laughter echoing across a terrace, a saber striking champagne, friends gathered close while the future waits just beyond the horizon.