As the saying goes, third time’s the charm. On April 1, 2022, the two kicked off their wedding weekend in the City of Angels. “We wanted the weekend to feel quintessentially Los Angeles, so we really leaned into all of the places, influences, sounds, flowers, colors that feel very L.A.,” Emily says.
Friday night, they held their rehearsal dinner at Canter’s. They turned the Fairfax institution into an Old Hollywood supper club, bringing in silver towers of Ruebens, smoked fish, bagels, chicken fingers, and grilled cheeses, all set upon white tablecloths adorned with roses. A martini bar, built from scratch, served liquid courage to Lee’s comedy writer friends who gave loving roasts to the couple throughout the night. (“Lee’s friends are a real murderers row of the funniest people in the world,” Emily says. “So the roasts that evening made us both weep—from laughter and sheer fear for what they would say.”)
The bride wore a poppy-red dress by Patricia Voto of One/Of, accented with turquoise earrings from Irene Neuwirth and silk Manolo Blahnik mules.
On Saturday, the ceremony took place at a private estate in Laurel Canyon. Emily and her wedding planner, Melissa Sullivan from Studio Sully (who Emily calls “the ultimate cool girl meets incredibly competent leader”) decided on an aesthetic that would be Yves Saint Laurent’s Marrakesh home meets the Chateau Marmont lobby. Sullivan sourced hot pink benches, all adorned with Moroccan textiles, to contrast with the blue tiles on the home’s steps. Guests were given one-of-a-kind Moroccan fans while they waited for the ceremony to begin. Meanwhile, Ren of Renko Florals surrounded it all with palm trees—which acted as the couple’s chuppah— as well as Mediterranean flowers and grasses.
The decorative pièce de résistance, however, had to be the 250 feet of bougainvillea and carnation leis, made by a master Hawaiian maker. The florals were strung up above the altar and trailed down into the aisle below.
The bride wore a lace-and-yellow-bow vintage dress from Happy Isles that made her feel like a “’60s Bride Barbie.”
“I’ve long been a vintage collector, so it is the least surprising thing that I wore a vintage gown to our wedding. But it wasn’t what I planned. I was down the road on a custom dress when I saw Happy Isles post a photo of the most special little dress with a yellow bow under the bust with a matching duster on top,” she says. “I had just had our daughter two weeks earlier, so my mom was in Los Angeles. We raced over there, I tried it on, and walked out with it a half hour later.” Emily accented her dress with diamond drop earrings borrowed from her grandmother, and a cocktail ring belonging to Lee’s. In lieu of a veil, she put a petersham ribbon from the 1940s in her hair. Meanwhile, Lee wore a custom white Tom Ford dinner jacket.
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