Congratulations, Lily and Shaun!

…who are that most rare of creatures these days: Highschool sweethearts. The wedding was at the Oviatt penthouse on Friday, which is starting to feel like my second home. 125 people, chiavari chairs, and brown satin tablecloths and napkins. The colors were brown and various shades of pink – very beautiful, very elegant. They had two favors – golf tees with their names on them, which Shauntold me they ordered from weddingchannel.com, and little brown boxes with pink ribbons on them, filled with small pastries. The cake was from Holly’s – vanilla cake with tres de leche filling and fresh strawberries. Lily wore a lace-covered dress with a train and full cathedral length veil, that she had made for her. The bride and groom did actually see each other before the ceremony for pictures, but they had a private moment before that, and they were so cute! One of my favorite parts during any wedding is the first time the groom sees the bride in her dress, and Lily and Shaun were just glowing.

Flowers were by Hector Martinez and Edwin Portillo, huge arrangements of pink roses and an arch at the altar, 4 small vases with flowers at each table. The bouquets and boutenierres, were, of course, lillies. Gorgeous, gorgeous, 310-936-7409. They supplied the linens as well. The DJ did the lighting as well (Chris at cjdumapias@yahoo.com), uplights for the altar, pinpoints for each table, and the music, well – my key for everyone having a good time is a full dance floor and a long line at the bar, and both were in evidence. Photographer was Toni Rosati, www.orchidphoto.net, and she was great. I’ve heard of her before, but hadn’t worked with her, yet, so I can’t wait to see the pictures in a couple of weeks. The vidographer were family friends from Northern California,and they were married by Lily’s uncle. Catering was by Capri in Pasadena, 626-796-7652. This was the first time I’d done a wedding at the Oviatt where there was a buffet, and yours truly had to call everyone up by table. I wasn’t sure it would work because it can be a tight fit with so many tables, but we were able to keep the line moving. Great food.

So, yeah,it was a very cool wedding. But they always are, actually.