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Their very trendy love story started on a relationship app. “Freddy and I met on Hinge in August of 2018,” movie star make-up artist Nina Park shares in regards to the second she was launched to her husband Frederik Vig, a tech startup founder. “I used to be residing in New York and balancing my job with assembly new individuals was fairly difficult. Freddy was residing in NYC and managing his tech startup he based in Oslo remotely.” Park has a jet-setting schedule because the in-demand make-up artist to celebrities together with Margot Robbie, Zoë Kravitz, Greta Lee, and Kaia Gerber that takes her in all places from the Met Gala to press excursions the world over, and Vig has an equally demanding agenda as a startup founder, so their plans did not instantly align. “Our first date took a while to schedule resulting from our busy lives, however we lastly met for a spontaneous night at Noorman’s Kill in Williamsburg, bonding over grilled cheese and whiskey.”
Regardless of their on the spot connection, they began out slowly to start with. “For the primary three months, we performed the standard relationship video games—ready to textual content again, pretending to be unavailable,” explains Park. “Then, sooner or later, whereas I used to be in London for a press tour, Freddy texted me, asking if we might speak. He stated, ‘I such as you, I believe you want me too. Can we cease enjoying video games and simply be actual?’ From that second on, we have been inseparable. In 2020, we made an enormous transfer throughout the nation to Los Angeles, the place we now name residence.”
In December 2023 the couple had a romantic journey deliberate to Ojai earlier than Park’s mom got here to city from Korea for Christmas, and Park’s buddies satisfied her that Vig was going to suggest. “We spent two nights on the Ojai Valley Inn and the entire time I used to be anticipating a proposal. Every day, there have been many moments the place I believed, ‘Oh, that is it,’ however Freddy had but to ask the query,” Park remembers. “On our final evening, in our pajamas and over wine in our room, I lastly stated, ‘I really feel foolish, however I believed you have been going to suggest on this journey.’ We laughed about it, after which, to my shock, he bought down on one knee and at last requested the query.” The couple then determined upon an intimate marriage ceremony close to Sequoia Nationwide Park to have a good time their love in nature amongst their closest buddies.
“As I bought prepared with my greatest buddies, we loved music and champagne, making the second much more particular. At one level, [my friend] Stevie [Chong] started singing ‘Can’t Assist Falling In Love,’ and all of us joined in, turning the preparation right into a joyful sing-along.”
“One among my closest buddies, Miriam Park, who’s a really proficient hair stylist in NYC, styled my hair in unfastened, ethereal waves. My first assistant Yukari Bush did my make-up, making a glowy, pure look. I needed to appear and feel easy that day, and I really by no means felt extra lovely.”
The bride’s Khaite marriage ceremony costume.
“It was a sacred time for me, filled with reflection and pleasure for this new chapter in my life. I additionally spent a few of this intimate time including to my vows, making the second much more significant.”
WWW Weddings tip: “Since our marriage ceremony was deliberately small, I don’t have any tricks to supply on conventional marriage ceremony planning. Nonetheless, I’m extremely proud of how we selected to have a good time. Though it was a really non-public occasion, each second felt deeply private. We each keep in mind each element from that day. What I cherish most is the flexibility we needed to focus solely on one another and really savor each second of that day. We needed a particular ceremony the place we might absolutely take in the expertise and luxuriate in being collectively in a significant manner.”
“Freddy and I initially deliberate to get married at a courthouse after which have a good time with our households in Norway, the place he’s from, later this yr, adopted by a reception with buddies for our one-year marriage ceremony anniversary. Nonetheless, we determined that as a substitute of a courthouse marriage ceremony, we’d plan a really private and personal ceremony in a fantastic pure setting, surrounded by timber.”
“We rented a captivating home in Three Rivers close to Sequoia Nationwide Park. The home felt like a retreat, so peaceable round a lush forest. My buddies flew into Los Angeles from Chicago and New York, and all of us drove collectively to the home, making the expertise particular and memorable for everybody.
After we got here throughout Slick Rock Park in Three Rivers, we knew immediately that it was the place. With its views of mountains, flowing water, and exquisite hills, it provided a tranquil and picturesque setting that completely matched our imaginative and prescient for the day.”
“Our shut pal, Stevie Chong, officiated our marriage ceremony, and the ceremony exceeded something I might have imagined.”
“We didn’t have a selected plan for the place we needed to get married. The enjoyable of getting such a small marriage ceremony was residing within the second and discovering an ideal, serene spot in nature.”
“It felt like a film, being surrounded by our closest buddies in such a fantastic setting.”
“I discovered my costume at Khaite; I knew I needed one thing tea-length since we’d be strolling by way of grass. I cherished the silhouette and the way the costume moved. My sneakers have been from Toteme, an ideal cream satin mule with a small heel – which I later dyed navy blue to re-wear once more. I additionally wore a classic white fur coat my pal had lent me for “one thing borrowed”. I accessorized with a classic diamond necklace and a diamond bracelet that Freddy had gifted me for my birthday years in the past. Each my engagement ring and marriage ceremony band are from Jessica McCormack. I am lucky {that a} shut pal, Andrew Mukamal, who’s an unimaginable stylist, helped Freddy select the ring of my desires.”
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Diamond Tennis Bracelet
“Freddy wore a black Tom Ford go well with with a white Ledbury shirt with sneakers from Paul Evans.”
“We have been absolutely immersed in taking our vows and exchanging our rings, feeling as if we have been alone at that second. The feelings have been overwhelming, and I could not cease crying.”
WWW Weddings tip: “I hear from my married buddies on a regular basis on how their marriage ceremony glided by so quick, or they’ve fomo listening to in regards to the marriage ceremony by way of the friends as typically the bride and groom are careworn with the planning. I cherished each minute of the special occasion and wouldn’t have it every other manner. It was completely us.”
“After the ceremony, we got here again to the home to signal the wedding certificates.”
“[We celebrated] have a good time by sharing an off-the-cuff dinner collectively ready by our chef, Laurene Cota.”
The setting for the reception.
The couple with their shut buddies at their marriage ceremony reception.
“I’ll always remember Stevie’s toast again on the home. He identified that though we had chosen a non-traditional path by eloping with our closest buddies, it didn’t imply we must always miss out on a primary dance.
“To our shock, because the background music began, Ted Nunes emerged along with his guitar and started singing ‘Can’t Assist Falling In Love’ by Elvis Presley. Freddy and I have been each in full shock as we had our first dance in the lounge. Having become Uggs whereas Freddy in socks, it was a heartfelt second that I’ll cherish endlessly and be deeply touched by.”
“Though we knew our canines, Bo and Bruna, couldn’t be a part of us for the marriage, we organized a particular picture shoot with them earlier than we left for Sequoia. It was memorable and heartwarming to incorporate them in our reminiscences of our massive day. Having the picture shoot earlier than the precise ceremony took the strain off capturing the proper second on the massive day. It allowed us to totally take pleasure in each minute of it.”
Photographer: Timothy Fernandez
Videographer: Andrew Bush
Officiant: Stevie Chong
Hair for marriage ceremony: Miriam Park
Hair for studio shoot with canines: Mikey Lorenzano
Make-up Artist: Yukari Bush
Chef: Laurene Cota
Musician: Ted Nunes
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