Magical Downtown Los Angeles Wedding: Tabitha + Gavin
Magical Downtown Los Angeles Wedding: Tabitha + Gavin
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There's really, truly only one perfect word to describe Tabitha + Gavin's wedding at Grand Park in Downtown Los Angeles: FUN. And a fun + magical day was just right for these two whimsical souls, who planned their entire celebration - by themselves - in under three months. Sure, it helps that Tabitha is a creative kind of gal, owning and operating the party design + styling firm, Winston & Main, but she and Gavin really went the extra mile to incorporate lots of meaningful, personal little details that makes their day stand out from the pack.
Tabitha shares, We met, fell in love, and live in DTLA, so our day really showcased our love of our neighborhood, Gavin's Scottish heritage and cheesy nachos. We were excited to spend our resources and time in our own neighborhood and show our closest family and friends everything that we love doing here - mainly eating, drinking, making art, and exploring with our pup. We made our day about the two of us with pretty much every decision we made- from our intimate guest count, to our flower dog, popsicle hour, and bagpiper led parade through downtown LA; it felt very much like us.
Big thanks to Marble Rye Photography for the gorgeous captures below!
Tabitha also designed all the florals for the day, and we're LOVING the bright + bold hues in her pretty rose + protea bouquet!
Guests loved all the thoughtful touches, like the fun wedding flags by Ink & Thread, which they waved constantly from ceremony right through dinner!
We walked into our ceremony together and a close friend (who is also an amazing stand-up comedian) officiated, which included two sets of vows- our real/personal vows, and also funny vows from Flash Gordon. It was hilarious. That sense of playfulness + joy+ theatricality felt just like us and carried over into our parade through downtown following the ceremony, where it felt like we got to celebrate with the entire city, thanks to all the honks, cheers, and well-wishes of strangers. 
Post-ceremony, T + G hosted a popsicle hour in the park, with ice cold treats from Mom & Pop Shop!
How is it we haven't mentioned Tabitha's perfect, whimsical bridal look yet?! She wore the Agata Swing Dress from BHLDN with vintage hairpieces and custom shoes by Sevilla Smith. We are in love!
Following the parade through downtown, we ended the evening with a four course (and 4 dessert course) Tex-Mex feast in the private room at Ledlow. (Fun fact- we live just upstairs, so we really kept it local!) We had drinks in this spot the first night we met, and had always talked about having a small wedding dinner there. Done! Needless to say, we frequent the place often and love the chef, Josef Centeno, and the fact that we could pick the food from any of his 4 restaurants to be served in The Penny Ante. We chose Bar Ama, his interpretation of Tex-Mex and plied our guests with four courses of delicious tex-mex, including the BEST queso. And then 4 more dessert courses. And wine, lots of wine. It was the best! 
photography: Marble Rye Photography // venue: Grand Park Los Angeles, California // event design + florals: Winston & Main // dress: BHLDN, Agata Swing Dress // hairpieces: Vintage // shoes: Sevilla Smith, custom // hair + makeup: Teresa Tran // groom's suit: Custom + Family Kilt // paper goods: DIY // catering: Ledlow // desserts: Good Gravy Bakes // popsicles: Mom & Pop Shop // day of coordination: Ravayna Coe // bag pipe: John Mclean Allan // wedding flags: Ink & Thread
