High Fidelity
Laura Hess & Brad Barrish October 2, 2010
Photography by Otto Schulze Planning by Jason Burns
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Who? A music-industry couple from Los Angeles who have worked with more famous faces than you’ve eaten hot breakfasts. Laura and Brad met through work. It took a year for their friendship to blossom into romance, fittingly at a Fleet Foxes show at the Troubadour in L.A. Where? Ceremony at the John
Denver Sanctuary, followed by reception at Eight K at the Viceroy.
What? A music fanatic’s nirvana. The couple’s shared passion for music informed every wedding decision and design choice, from the venue down to the place cards at the tables. And the moment they noticed the lyrics inscribed on the stones of the John
Denver Sanctuary, they knew they had stumbled across their dream venue. Laura and Brad couldn’t resist going all out with the music theme. The “Save the Date” referred to the wedding date as “Rocktober 2nd 2010,” Laura walked down the aisle to “Sweet Child of Mine” by Guns N’ Roses (a childhood dream), place cards were replicas of old concert tickets, and table names were vintage album covers. The ceremony itself was casual and intimate, with guests sitting on blankets and boulders during the ceremony, and guests also helped set the tone of the reception: As the couple entered, guests illuminated the room by holding up specially made lighters that read “Laura and Brad Rock.”
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PHOTOgraphy: OTTO SCHULZE PHOTOGRAPHERS
Rocktober 2010: Replica concert tickets served as place cards. Every detail counted in their music-themed wedding