A Divine Occasion: Jes and Danielle's California Wedding

In 2005, Jes was on a business trip to Los Angeles and stranded in downtown LA. He'd missed his ride back to his hotel in Santa Monica after a company party that Danielle had also attended. And as fate would have it, he didn’t meet Danielle until he was aimlessly trying to find a way home.

A colleague spotted Jes looking for a cab (which does not exist in downtown LA at midnight) and introduced him to Danielle and her friend Erin, who were about to drive home to Santa Monica. After some playful ribbing, Danielle somewhat reluctantly agreed to give him a ride home. And that’s how it all began...

On October 3, 2009, Jes and Danielle went for a hike on the Appalachian Trail. After hours of hiking, they finally made it back to the car and began a search for somewhere to eat. While on a back mountain road, Jes hit a huge pothole and said he thought they might have a flat. He pulled into a little grassy area overlooking the Delaware Water Gap and got out of the car to check on the tire. While under the back of the car, he yelled for Danielle to come out and help. As she walked to the back of the car thinking she was helping fix a tire, she saw Jes getting down on one knee, getting ready to propose.

When Danielle first came to me, she immediately expressed her desire to capture the essence of California style into her wedding. She grew up in Southern California before moving to New York and wanted to bring her friends and family out here, to share with them what she loved so much about Orange County for her big day.

She also wanted to have the ocean as a backdrop, so this really helped in choosing a place; and the St. Regis was perfect. It had everything Danielle and Jes wanted; elegance, a California vibe, a top-notch staff and an amazing view of the ocean with gorgeous sunsets every evening.

Jes and Danielle's wedding day turned out to be truly amazing! All of their family and close friends were in attendance and Jes’s father performed the ceremony, which made it wonderfully warm and emotional.