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“We shockingly met at work—we each work at Who What Put on!” Editorial Director Lauren Eggertsen shares as she explains how she first met Mark Pascale, the Director of Undertaking Administration, on the Who What Put on workplace. Although they have been colleagues for years, they lived on totally different coasts so it wasn’t till work journey in 2019 that they met in individual for the primary time, and the connection was speedy. “On the time, I used to be residing in New York and Mark was residing in Los Angeles. I didn’t even actually know he existed till he took a piece journey to the New York workplace again in 2019 the place he launched himself to me. We had an on the spot connection that, at first, sparked a friendship between the 2 of us. Since on the time, we lived on reverse sides of the nation, neither of us had any expectations for the place this connection would lead, however my transfer again to L.A. in 2020 undoubtedly propelled us to begin exploring this ‘friendship’ a bit extra deliberately.” explains Eggertsen.
Their shut friendship quickly became relationship after Eggertsen’s cross-country transfer from New York to Los Angeles. “Over the course of the following yr, we continued to develop nearer [and] began relationship formally.” Eggertsen shares. “Relationship Mark felt totally different since day one. By no means in my life had I skilled such a way of peace whereas navigating a brand new relationship. Who he’s at his core is so good, it inherently makes me wish to be a greater individual for him. We stability one another in so some ways and the way in which he loves me is unmatched.”
Mark proposed in October of 2023 within the yard of a household dwelling in Leipers Fork, Tennessee. “We had been planning a visit on the market to remain at my aunt’s home with my mother and pop and to go to our associates, Sam and Zach. Little did I do know, Mark had been planning a proposal your complete time,” Eggertsen recollects. “I undoubtedly knew the proposal was occurring someday throughout the yr as a result of I used to be concerned within the design of my ring, however I didn’t anticipate it to occur on this journey. Mark lit up the attractive tree-filled property at my aunt’s dwelling with twinkle lights the place he had a mini outside theater arrange for us to look at a video he had compiled of all our candy reminiscences collectively through the years. As soon as the video ended, he received down on one knee and proposed. Our good friend Zach hid amongst the timber to take photos whereas Sam and my household have been anxiously ready inside the home for us to return again and rejoice.”
Although she didn’t know concerning the timing of the engagement, main as much as it, Eggertsen was concerned within the engagement ring design. “My pricey good friend, Octavia, the designer and founding father of Octavia Elizabeth, designed my engagement ring. It was at all times my dream to make use of the diamonds from my grandmother’s marriage ceremony ring in my very own, so we labored with Octavia to re-set the stones in a design that felt excellent for me. I very a lot loved being part of the ring designing course of,” Eggertsen says. “Octavia inspired me from the start that she believes the proposal ought to be a shock, however the ring mustn’t.”
The couple held the marriage in Los Angeles in November 2024. Although there was an opportunity of rain, solely a momentary bathe arrived earlier than the ceremony to make method for a sun-drenched day. There, the couple introduced over 150 of their closest relations and associates. They celebrated their love throughout the lush grounds of The Houdini Property tucked into the Hollywood Hills with three Danielle Frankel clothes, outfit modifications that included items from Alessandra Wealthy, Prada, and particular classic finds, and a layered Bavarian cream cake made by the groom’s sister. “Marrying this man is the best present I’ve skilled thus far on this life,” Eggertsen shares.
“Friday night time we hosted a rehearsal dinner on the Kimpton La Peer resort in West Hollywood the place we received to spend high quality time with our family and friends earlier than the massive day. Mark and I every had big bridal events which meant the visitor rely this night time was fairly excessive but someway nonetheless felt completely intimate.”
“I wore a Danielle Frankel costume this night that I purchased at LOHO Bride in Los Angeles. I labored with Christy Baird, the founding father of LOHO Bride, to supply the proper seems for my marriage ceremony weekend, together with my precise marriage ceremony costume. I had been interested by this costume since its debut in one among Danielle’s 2023 collections so when it got here time to lastly begin marriage ceremony purchasing, I needed to strive it on. I instantly fell in love with the uncovered boning and tulip-like form on the hips. This costume is me and I felt unimaginable sporting it.”
“Those that know me know I’ve an unhealthy obsession with Prada. I wished to include the model into at the least one among my marriage ceremony seems and these inexperienced satin footwear ended up pairing completely with my rehearsal dinner costume. I cherished the surprising pop of colour in a method that was past the extra anticipated ‘one thing blue’.”
Danielle Frankel
Audra Costume
“Earlier than the rehearsal dinner began, our unimaginable photographer, Jes Workman, shot some portraits of us outdoors the resort. She ended up recognizing this lumber yard throughout the road and earlier than you already know it we have been having a full photoshoot on the lot. It was undoubtedly surprising however these images are a few of my favorites from the weekend.”
WWW Weddings tip: “If it is smart together with your funds, I like to recommend reserving your marriage ceremony photographer for at the least one different occasion previous to your precise marriage ceremony date. We had ours shoot our rehearsal dinner and it was such a good way to get to know her, get snug in entrance of the digital camera, and mainly get all of these front-of-camera jitters out earlier than it actually issues most. Mark and I should not tremendous snug in entrance of the digital camera, so this was a game-changer for us.”
“The temporary time we spent taking portraits earlier than the rehearsal dinner ended up being one among our favourite moments of the night as a result of it gave us a quick second of alone time earlier than all of the socializing started. We each actually worth high quality time so we cherished these intimate moments all through the weekend.”
“For dinner, we ate one among our favourite meals: Caesar salads, smash burgers, and French fries. Mark and I every requested two folks in our lives to present speeches on the dinner which was such a candy technique to kick off the marriage weekend. After dinner, all of us frolicked close to the firepits on the resort bar and invited further visitors who have been staying on the resort for the marriage weekend to affix us for late-night drinks. We mainly closed the place down—nobody wished to depart, we have been having a lot enjoyable.”
“I spent the morning preparing at The Houdini Property with my bridal celebration, mother, aunt, and mother-in-law. I had the beautiful Jenny Ventura do my make-up and I couldn’t have imagined a greater expertise. We did an in depth trial at my condominium beforehand to get my excellent bridal look excellent which made me really feel at peace the day of. We landed on a make-up look that felt elegant and timeless. My long-time hairdresser, Ashley Ruiz, who now works at Flore Los Angeles, styled my hair into an elongated, twisted bun. Having Ashley do my hair on a day that may generate so many nerves was such a present since I really feel so snug round her. I’ve at all times instinctually trusted her with my hair through the years and this present day was no totally different. I wore a gown that my mother had designed for me created from the material of her marriage ceremony costume. It was such a particular present and I cherished having that piece of her with me all day as my ‘one thing outdated’.”
“All of our printed supplies have been {custom} illustrated by the extraordinarily gifted Alexandra Drinkwater of One Mimosa Please. I had been a fan of her work for fairly a while and it felt surreal to have her designing all the save the dates, invitations, menus, bar indicators, and extra for our marriage ceremony day. We had her illustrate the gate on the entrance of our venue, The Houdini Property, on our invite which is unquestionably one among my favourite little particulars.”
“After my hair and make-up was finished, I transferred my vows from my cellphone to my vow guide. I wished to avoid wasting this till the morning of to actually re-center myself and dedicate time to reflecting on simply how a lot I like Mark and the dedication we have been about to make to at least one one other. I opted to put on this attractive white lace and feather assertion gown from Alessandra Wealthy for the second half of the morning. I’ll admit it—I used to be not afraid to actually ‘go there’ with my seems all through the weekend.”
“My marriage ceremony weekend seems.”
“My mother and my aunt helped me get into my marriage ceremony costume earlier than stepping out for my first look with Mark. Sharing this second with them earlier than the day started was one thing I’ll at all times cherish. Each of them wore Taller Marmo clothes and seemed unimaginable in them.”
“My marriage ceremony costume was the Danielle Frankel Remy Costume, additionally sourced at LOHO Bride, with the assistance of Christy Baird. It was the whole lot I used to be on the lookout for in a costume and extra. It stunned me. I nearly didn’t even strive it on, however thank goodness I did. The costume is technically two separate items—a bra prime and a skirt connected to a corset. I accessorized the look additional with an identical leather-based belt.”
WWW Weddings tip: “Attempt on quite a lot of clothes! I went into my marriage ceremony costume search pondering I knew precisely what I wished and the costume I ended up sporting couldn’t have been farther from what I initially saved gravitating towards. Make a bunch of appointments, strive the whole lot on, and take a number of photos.”
Danielle Frankel
Remy Costume
stuart weitzman
Stuart Pumps
Danielle Frankel
Malfroy Veil
“Mark wore a basic tuxedo from The Black Tux. He additionally received prepared along with his groomsmen on the property and took a number of portraits with Workman earlier than our first look. Right here, he’s posing within the well-known ‘Monkey Room’ at The Houdini Property—one among my favourite rooms within the property.”
“Particulars from Mark’s marriage ceremony day look.”
the black tux
Peak Lapel Tuxedo
Octavia Elizabeth
Button Cuff Hyperlinks
Octavia Elizabeth
Button Tux Studs
“Earlier than heading out to fulfill Mark, my bridal celebration, mother, dad, and aunt gathered round me in prayer. Everybody took turns praying over our marriage. I used to be consistently grateful for these little moments that grounded me all through the day and made me understand how blessed I’m to have such wonderful family and friends.”
“Our marriage ceremony passed off at The Houdini Property in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. This property was our primary venue selection and really the one one we even checked out. We have been looking for that old-world really feel due to that, and The Houdini Property received our hearts immediately with its historical past, attraction, and complex grounds. The property was construct within the early 1900s and is the place the well-known magician, Harry Houdini, was identified to have practiced his magic. The property nonetheless has the unique hidden tunnels, caves, and lovely terraced gardens which have since been restored to accommodate occasions equivalent to ours. It was throughout our first look that Mark and I have been capable of actually absorb the glory of this place and couldn’t anticipate our visitors to reach to expertise it for themselves.”
“Mark and I finally determined to do a primary look earlier than the ceremony. We additionally wished to change our customized vows privately versus studying them aloud on the ceremony. We’re each fairly non-public folks so sharing our vows publicly made us really feel just a little uneasy—sharing them privately was our desire. We each nonetheless gush about how particular this second was to us—one among our favourite moments from your complete day. Having these moments alone collectively was a game-changer for our nerves and ensured we felt constantly and deliberately related all through the very busy day.”
The couple privately exchanging vows earlier than the ceremony.
“I additionally did a primary look with my dad and it was the sweetest second. My dad was so emotional all through your complete marriage ceremony planning course of, and this photograph captures that completely. Sharing this one-on-one second with him was the whole lot and extra.”
“After our vow change, we took a ton of images and movies. I had been a long-time fan of our photographer, Jes Workman, and was so excited and honored to have her seize our day. Between her pictures model and the venue’s ornate and plush backdrop, I knew these can be a few of my favourite images from the day and I used to be proper. Our good associates, Mickey and Calvin of This Union, filmed our marriage ceremony day for us which was such a present. They captured a lot of the day utilizing a Tremendous 8 digital camera and the remaining on digital. Having them by our facet to seize all of those intimate moments made the day that rather more particular to us.”
“Carrying this Danielle Frankel costume felt like sporting a murals. This costume was all concerning the particulars—the development, the draping, the lace applique, the pleats—it was all excellent. I paired the costume with minimal point-toe pumps with a fragile ankle strap from Stuart Weitzman and jewellery from Octavia Elizabeth. As I discussed earlier than, I labored with Christy Baird from LOHO Bride to supply my marriage ceremony costume throughout which I received to expertise LOHO’s new VIP room and styling companies. It was right here that Baird labored with me from the preliminary try-on appointments up till my final spherical of alterations.”
The couple poses for images earlier than the ceremony.
“Our florist was Hope Sword of Pigsty. Hope and her group nailed our imaginative and prescient completely. She helped me fine-tune a few of my concepts for my bouquet and ended up creating an association that was equal elements elegant and quirky which is precisely what I wished. That is additionally a terrific shot of my jewellery! Octavia from Octavia Elizabeth, who is an efficient good friend of mine, designed {custom} emerald and pearl earrings for me and we paired them with one among her iconic nesting gem diamond tennis necklaces. Octavia additionally designed my engagement ring and my and Mark’s marriage ceremony bands. Mark additionally wore her 18-karat yellow gold cuff hyperlinks and tux studs. I cherished with the ability to put on items completely designed by her on this present day and am so grateful to her for her expertise and friendship.”
“Our photographer, Jes Workman, was nice about scouting essentially the most attractive areas for us to take images in entrance of, together with this blue floral wall.”
“We all know—we had large bridal events, however there was by no means a query in our minds if we wished to do with out them or not. We wished to be surrounded by our greatest associates all day lengthy and it ended up making the day ten occasions extra enjoyable. The groomsmen wore conventional tuxedos from The Black Tux and my bridal celebration wore clothes in an array of mismatched hues. I helped curate a colour palette that seemed good collectively with out wanting like a rainbow and I believe it ended up wanting unimaginable. The most effective half was seeing every of my associates discover a costume that was excellent for them and their private model.”
The bride and groom pose with their bridal events.
“My veil was additionally from Danielle Frankel that I bought at LOHO Bride. We wished a veil that mirrored the pleats and lace appliqué in my costume.”
“Our ceremony was held proper outdoors of the koi pond at The Houdini Property. We have been stationed in entrance of the plush backyard space surrounding the pond which made for a surprising ceremony backdrop.”
WWW Weddings tip: “If it is smart together with your funds, rent a planner. Our planners, Abby and Caroline, made this course of as straightforward because it may very well be, and understanding they’d our again by each resolution was value each penny. Navigating the marriage house is a beast and Mark and I knew completely nothing about reserving distributors, navigating contracts, mapping out timelines, and extra—these are the belongings you need the planners to have to consider, not you. It’s because of them that our marriage ceremony was what it was.”
“Our visitors arrived on the venue and have been immediately welcomed with the magic of The Houdini Property. They entered on the decrease degree, have been greeted with Prosecco, and have been inspired to make their method up the grand staircase to the ceremony that was tucked away in entrance of the primary home. Alongside the way in which, visitors may discover the winding pathways, secret bridges, and historic statues.”
“We wished our ceremony to really feel as intimate as attainable, even with a 150+ visitor rely. Our unimaginable planners, Abby Ulf and Caroline Garcia from Abby and Caroline took our imaginative and prescient for this and ran with it. They sourced essentially the most attractive white iron chairs from Theoni to assist preserve the classic really feel of the venue and decor. The chairs have been organized in a kind of semi-circle round the place Mark and I stood and the primary row was fairly near us which we cherished. These chairs have been all I may speak about and have been value each penny.”
WWW Weddings tip: “When you’ve got a random element you’re fixating on, make it occur. I used to be obsessive about discovering a sure type of chair for our ceremony and now seeing the images of the attractive ones we selected from Theoni, I’m glad I brought on a minor fuss about this search. I’ll admit that there are some particulars I may have spent much less time stressing about, however I do suggest listening to the few that preserve you up at night time as a result of in the long run, it was value listening to my intestine.”
“We’re so grateful to Abby and Caroline for serving to us discover the proper distributors for our marriage ceremony day as a result of I couldn’t have imagined a greater group to execute our imaginative and prescient. One of many fundamental the reason why we cherished The Houdini Property a lot was as a result of it was attractive as is and didn’t want a lot decor. I used to be very eager on having florals with quite a lot of quirky and vibrant greenery and Abby and Caroline knew Hope from Pigsty would nail the look. Right here you may see how she weaved the floral preparations into the prevailing greenery and constructed it out to really feel so lush and natural.”
“Combating again tears as I walked down the aisle. This was such a surreal second. I walked down the aisle with my dad to an instrumental model of one among my favourite songs—’Promise’ by Ben Howard.”
“It was Hope’s thought to do one thing totally different with our flower ladies (my cousins) and I’m so glad we did. As a substitute of the normal baskets with petals, she prompt we give them calla lily “wands” to stroll down the aisle with. They completely cherished them.”
“We have been married by our shut household good friend and childhood youth pastor, Brian Ong. I’ve identified Brian since I used to be in center faculty and have since grown up with him and his household as an enormous a part of my life. Mark received equally as shut with him through the years and we each knew that having Brian be our officiant was a non-negotiable. He gave essentially the most Spirit-filled service and included candy private touches all through as effectively. Persons are nonetheless telling us how particular our ceremony was due to how he led it.”
The couple captured leaving the ceremony after being introduced husband and spouse.
The couple sharing a kiss post-ceremony.
Octavia Elizabeth
Tennis Necklace
Octavia Elizabeth
Ivy Eternity Band
Octavia Elizabeth
Noah Band
“After the ceremony, our visitors migrated to a unique a part of the property for our cocktail hour. Since Mark and I took a majority of our images earlier within the day, we have been capable of be a part of cocktail hour and chat with all of our family and friends.”
“The setup for cocktail hour was impressed by the character of The Houdini Property itself. Abby and Caroline prompt we go for kiwi-colored velvet tablecloths for the high-top tables, white iron bistro tables to match our ceremony chairs, and vintage silver candelabras have been used for our escort show. All the leases for our cocktail hour have been from Theoni. Theoni has essentially the most spectacular curation of fashionable leases from linens to bars. They actually helped convey our imaginative and prescient to life. Within the ultimate days of planning, Hope from Pigsty had the thought to drape inexperienced amaranthus all around the candelabras and it turned out to be one among my favourite little particulars.”
WWW Weddings tip: “Create a temper board earlier than hiring your planners. Earlier than planning this marriage ceremony (and nonetheless to this present day), I knew nothing concerning the marriage ceremony trade so understanding what to even ask for when it got here to preferences throughout the board was fairly overwhelming. I made a decision to make a deck that highlighted the general vibe I wished for our marriage ceremony and would electronic mail it to planners to see in the event that they have been enthusiastic about executing it. After I met with Abby and Caroline for the primary time, they have been excited concerning the imaginative and prescient and guaranteed me they’d all the proper distributors and concepts to make it come to life.”
Friends having fun with the cocktail hour.
“Throughout cocktail hour, visitors snacked on appetizers from Whoa Nelly and indulged in drinks from The Whaling Membership. Everybody raved concerning the meals and drinks at our marriage ceremony and it’s all because of these two distributors. The bars right here have been lined in Hope’s attractive preparations and had the cutest bar indicators designed by One Mimosa Please.”
“The cigar bar we curated opened in the course of the cocktail hour and remained successful all all through the reception and after celebration.”
“A few of the best-dressed folks on the marriage ceremony have been, after all, Who What Put on editors.”
“Mark and I snuck off to seize some last-minute portraits earlier than cocktail hour started.”
“We entered our reception to a basic—’Kiss Me’ by Sixpence None The Richer—and have been so excited to lastly sit down and eat with our family and friends.”
“The reception was held within the garden space of The Houdini Property. Friends ventured down a winding path to enter the dance ground and eating space the place they have been greeted by lengthy desk preparations that bordered the dance ground. We saved the linens easy and the flowers daring. On prime of every plate was a custom-illustrated menu from One Mimosa Please that detailed the scrumptious family-style meal being supplied by Whoa Nelly. Out florist, Pigsty gracefully weaved inexperienced amaranthus all through the lengthy tables and labored with a meals stylist to include vegatables and fruits into the desk shows. I used to be so eager on ensuring the florals and tabletop design have been attention-grabbing sufficient but nonetheless pretty minimal and our planners Abby and Caroline executed this flawlessly.”
“The floral association from Pigsty on the fundamental bar of the reception was my absolute favourite of your complete occasion. I really feel like each time I take a look at one of many images I discover one thing new. Tucked away off the facet of the reception was a martini bar that served basic and soiled martinis all night time lengthy. We cherished with the ability to make the most of and spotlight The Houdini Property’s many hidden areas that our visitors had the most effective time exploring.”
“Listening to the speeches from our matrons of honor, finest man, and my dad was undoubtedly a spotlight. My purpose is to have everybody who gave a speech ship them to us so we will get them printed in a guide to have the ability to look again on through the years.”
“This was really a Who What Put on marriage ceremony! I’ve labored at Who What Put on for nearly ten years and Mark for years as effectively which suggests we have now constructed some wonderful friendships with our co-workers through the years. It was so particular to have the ability to rejoice with these from our groups who we’re closest to.”
The couple shares their first dance.
“I wasn’t planning on turning into a brand new costume for our reception, however I ended up discovering the proper Danielle Frankel costume on The Actual Actual the week earlier than the marriage (and lace Manolo Hangisi pumps to go together with it). I didn’t plan on sporting three Danielle Frankel clothes throughout my marriage ceremony weekend, however I took that TRR discover as an indication. Again once I was residing in New York, I went to Danielle’s first-ever market appointment proper as she launched her model. I bear in mind leaving the appointment and calling my mother to excitedly share that I had discovered the girl who I do know will make my marriage ceremony costume. Seems, she made all three.”
“Our photographer launched us to an unimaginable disposable digital camera firm referred to as Foto Foto that we used to seize lots of of our favourite candid moments all through the marriage night time. The cameras are manufactured from 100% up-cycled supplies and are insanely cute. Our visitors have been obsessed.”
“Becoming a lighter, extra dance floor-friendly costume was undoubtedly the transfer. Our associates love to bounce so as soon as the music began, we really by no means stopped.”
“Mark’s sister, Lauren Pascale, made our marriage ceremony cake! She is essentially the most gifted baker and having her be part of this second was so particular for us. We trusted her totally with the flavors as a result of she is at all times making us the tastiest creations and we knew this cake can be no totally different. She opted for chocolate cake with Bavarian cream, contemporary berries, and Italian buttercream frosting. The gang went wild for this cake.”
“Along with a marriage cake, we had an ice cream sundae bar that was additionally catered by Whoa Nelly.”
“Our DJs, Dart Collective, ensured nobody left the dance ground your complete night time.”
“One of many many different causes we selected The Houdini Property was as a result of we had envisioned an epic after-party contained in the property as soon as the reception ended. Our planners stuffed the lounge of the property with lots of of silver balloons with lengthy satin ribbons that created the most effective environment for hours of extra dancing.”
“I modified once more into my final look of the night time which was a feather skirt from Miss Claire Sullivan and a classic corset prime from one among my favourite classic Instagram accounts, Seduisante Classic. Discovering an after-party look that felt excellent was tougher than discovering my marriage ceremony costume! I didn’t need something too on the nostril with rhinestones and such and had at all times envisioned a feather second however couldn’t discover the appropriate look till I got here throughout this skirt. It was excellent for dancing the remainder of the night time away in.”
“Friends have been greeted with espresso martinis earlier than coming into the after celebration to make sure power stayed excessive.”
“Our good friend, one among Mark’s groomsmen, Tayler Shepherd, DJ’d the after celebration and completely killed it. He performed hit after hit and had everybody dancing till we have been kicked out. It isn’t pictured right here, however visitors have been additionally leaping within the pool at The Houdini Property of their full clothes and tuxedos. This a part of the night time felt like a home celebration in one of the best ways which is precisely what we wished.”
Photographer: Jes Workman
Videographer: This Union
Planner: Abby and Caroline
Florals: Pigsty
Leisure: Dart Collective and Tayler Shepherd
Leases: Theoni Assortment and City & Nation Occasion Leases
Make-up: Jenny Ventura
Hair: Ashley Ruiz
Catering/Cake: Lauren Pascale
Stationery: One Mimosa Please
Tailoring: Nathan David Adams
Venue: The Houdini Property, Los Angeles
Catering: Whoa Nelly
Bar: Whaling Membership
Dance Ground: Trejo Dance Flooring
Photograph Sales space: Photomatica
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