{"id":239159,"date":"2025-09-19T14:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/239159\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:56:15","slug":"the-brides-hosted-a-whimsical-los-angeles-wedding-filled-with-butterflies-and-chartreuse-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/239159\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brides Hosted a Whimsical Los Angeles Wedding Filled With Butterflies and Chartreuse Details"},"content":{"rendered":"

When fashion designer Ariel Rezek<\/a> opened up her Raya account, she didn\u2019t intend on coming across documentary photographer Lindsay Apatow<\/a>. \u201cDue to a glitch in the system, my profile, which wasn\u2019t supposed to appear in searches for women, somehow showed up on Lindsay\u2019s page,\u201d shares Ariel, the founder of Rezek Studio<\/a>. \u201cIt kind of felt like the universe was stepping in. I was intrigued and flattered, and from that very first message, there was an instant connection.\u201d The Los Angeles-based pair would not both be in the city for the following two months, so they first built a genuine friendship through conversation. \u201cThat made our eventual meeting all the more meaningful,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Lindsay says she knew by their third date that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with Ariel. \u201cI could hardly wait to propose,\u201d she says. \u201cBy the third month of dating, I already knew the exact kind of diamond ring she loved. I had the ring in my hands by the sixth month, originally planning to propose on our one-year anniversary.\u201d However, Lindsay could hardly hold back her excitement and decided to pop the question a month earlier when the couple went on a birthday trip for Ariel to The Parker Palm Springs<\/a> in April 2023. \u201cIt felt like the perfect opportunity. We\u2019d always talked about wanting our proposal to be something private\u2014something just for us,\u201d says Lindsay. \u201cSo, on the morning of her birthday\u2014with the ring safely stashed under my pillow all night\u2014I asked her to marry me before she\u2019d even had her first sip of coffee. And we\u2019ve been celebrating ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n

When it came to choosing their wedding location, Ariel already had a venue in mind. \u201cI have had photos of Tony Duquette’s Dawnridge Estate<\/a> saved on my computer since 2018 when it was a location option for Rezek Studio\u2019s first campaign,\u201d she says. \u201cIt didn\u2019t happen, but I always had it in the back of my mind as a beautiful place to one day get married. As soon as we got engaged, we had a tour planned within days.\u201d The couple fell in love with the estate\u2019s maximalist design, bold color, and Art Deco touches. \u201cStepping into Dawnridge felt like stepping into another world without leaving Los Angeles, and this was the feeling we wanted to create for our wedding guests. A night full of surprises, magic, whimsy, and romance,\u201d shares Ariel. The to-be-weds knew it was a perfect match and set the date for June 2, 2025. They also tasked Melissa Sullivan of Studio Sully<\/a> with planning the celebration. \u201cWe knew she was the perfect person to bring that dream to life\u2026 she just gets it,\u201d says Ariel. \u201cEvery detail, no matter how big or small, was executed with care, creativity, and so much heart.\u201d<\/p>\n