Sara and Chad's St. Regis Wedding

After meeting Sara for the first time, Chad immediately called his mother and told her he had met his wife. Sara and Chad began dating two weeks later and they were engaged within seven months!

Sara and Chad are so much fun to be around and are always the life of the party! Chad graduated from The Second City, the prestigious training ground for the best in comedy like Bill Murray, Gilda Radner and Tina Fey. And Sara is a professional dancer who has danced and performed for Disney in Tokyo.

Sara loves to travel and Chad wanted to incorporate that into their engagement, so he arranged the proposal to happen as a "Half Birthday Trip Around the World." He took Sara to 17 countries through gifts, activities, restaurants and chocolates by Vosges Chocolatier. Chad asked Sara to marry him at El Matador beach in Malibu at sunset, where he had arranged for a hidden photographer to capture the moment and a limo to take them to Spago for dinner. They ended their trip around the world back home on the rooftop of Chad's Hollywood apartment by sending fire lanterns into the night sky.

Sara and Chad's wedding at The St. Regis was absolutely stunning! Beautiful white feathers were incorporated into several design elements leading up to White Flite's spectacular release of doves at the ceremony! Flowers by Cina designed Sara's bouquet with gorgeous feather accents and even the cake by Rockwell Cafe and Bakery was personally designed to go with the theme, with just touches of feather accents and two layers with the rosette design of Sara's dress.

Wedding Planner: a Divine-Occasion
Baker: Rockwell Cafe and Bakery
Beautician: Flawless Faces
Bridal Salon: Piccione Bridal
Dove Release: White Flite
Entertainment (Guitarist for Cocktail Hour): Brock Baker
Entertainment (Harpist): Pam Wing
Entertainment (Keyboard): Matt Buchanan
Entertainment: (DJ): Visions Entertainment
Florist: Flowers by Cina
Hotel: St. Regis Resort
Linens: Fusion Linen
Photographer: Jim Kennedy Photography
Rentals: Baker Party Rentals
Stationary: Sweethearts Design Studio
Tuxedo Rental: Men's Wearhouse
Videographer: Vantage Point

Laura and Michael at the Beverly Hills Hotel

Laura and Michael met in their freshman year at The University of Arizona and have been together ever since. After graduating, Laura returned to California, where she grew up and Michael moved to New York. They maintained a long distance relationship for two years because they had known from the moment they met they would eventually get married; and Michael moved to California to be with the love of his life.

On December 20^th, 2009, seven years later, Michael popped the question on a Sunday evening right before Christmas, in the couple’s West Hollywood apartment. Laura had just returned from the spa and was relaxing on the couch, talking to her mother on the phone. As she hung up the phone, Michael came into the room and moved the ottoman from her feet so he could get down on one knee to propose. It was a very emotional moment and Laura didn’t even put the ring on her finger until after they’d embraced for about five minutes.

Laura is a traditionalist who has always admired the regal style of fashion icons Princess Grace and Jackie O. She wanted her wedding to reflect an understated elegance; a timeless look she could look back on in 30 years and still admire. It couldn’t be trendy or contemporary, only classic and romantic would do. Youngsong Martin, of Wildflower Linen drew inspiration from Grace Kelly's regal style and designed a gorgeous custom linen just for our bride! She even named it "The Laura!" Thank you Youngsong!

Laura and Michael were married on November 6^th, 2010, which is an incredibly cherished day because it’s also Laura’s parent’s anniversary. They were married at the Beverly Hills Hotel, which also held a special place in Laura’s heart because it was where her father stayed when he came to visit. Laura and Michael had fallen in love with the Beverly Hills Hotel for it’s charm, warmth, lived-in beauty and it’s magical history. 

The week leading up to Laura and Michael’s wedding day was uncharacteristically warm for L.A., reaching highs in the 90’s during the day. However, the morning of the wedding, a cold front came in, and a high chance of rain was predicted to begin at 4:00, which just happened to be the exact starting time of the ceremony! But just as Laura was about to walk down the aisle, it was as if a miracle occurred! The sun came out and all of a sudden we had clear blue skies! Laura walked down the aisle to marry the love of her life and it didn’t rain at all that night! 

 

Wedding Planner: a Divine-Occasion

Photographer: Jim Kennedy Photography
Venue: Beverly Hills Hotel
Florist: Enchanted Florist
Linens: Wildflower Linen
Lighting: BIG Production
Rentals: Classic Party Rental and Revelry Event Designers
Videographer: Vantage Point
Stationary: Milkfed Press and Sugar Press
Bakery: Hansen's Cakes
Hair: Nine Zero One Salon
Makeup: Andrew Sun
Dress: Carolina Herrera
Entertainment: Chuck Wansley After Hours
Party Favors: Perfect Promotions
Officiant: Clint Hufft

Ivy and Peter

Ivy and Peter hit the jackpot when they won The Orange County Register's Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort and Locale Magazine's Sweepstakes Wedding! After making it into the final round of couples to the top five; Ivy and Peter were announced the winners at Locale Magazine's Launch Party. A dream come true, their prize was an amazing $150,000 wedding at Hilton's Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach.

We hope you enjoy this lovely video of Ivy and Peter's wedding by Cathy Steffan at Parallel Media Productions! Click here for the Ivy & Peter's Extraordinary Beach Wedding blog.

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