PHOTOS
BY ALIC IA
MAGNUS
THE BRIDES
The cold didn't bother Katie Baron and Joey Migues, as they celebrated their wedding in the freezing temperatures of Montana.
Have Wedding, Will Travel
BY CHRISTINA LEO
DESTINATION WEDDINGS BECAME DREAM DAYS FOR THESE THREE COUPLES
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be able to spend more time with the people in our lives.” Situated with clear views of the Atlantic, the Ocean Lawn at The Breakers Palm Beach resort served as the setting for Lauren and Adam’s nuptial ceremony. All 130 guests also received invitations to the rehearsal dinner, and because guests were able to meet and mingle with the bride and groom there—not to mention during time spent poolside or during other resort activities—by the time the wedding day came, the bride and groom were able to focus purely on one another without the pressure of playing host. “Since The Breakers hosts weddings all the time, the staff was able to plan our wedding in about a week,” says Lauren, who
hosted the wedding reception in the resort’s Circle Ballroom, a space dominated by a sparkling chandelier à la Beauty and the Beast. “It took a lot of pressure off us, and forced us to be decisive about details.” Katie Baron also took a fast track to wedding planning after becoming engaged to Joey Migues and organizing their ceremony for a snowy New Year’s Eve in Whitefish Montana. Katie, a Baton Rouge native and Realtor, has always loved to travel, and after the couple expressed their first “I love you” at the top of a Colorado mountain, they knew they wanted to celebrate their union in a place with a similar sense of awe. Katie chose Whitefish for its beautiful ski
slopes situated between glacial landscapes. “My husband had never skied before, so before the wedding he took some lessons with my nephews,” says Katie. “I didn’t even have time to stress because we were constantly on sleigh rides or skiing or just hanging out with everybody, and since it was a small, 45-person wedding, we got to talk with all of them instead of just seeing them for five minutes before the wedding.” For Katie, the small guest list didn’t amount to a massive sacrifice—not after beco ing an honoree at 2021’s Best Dressed Ball just a few months earlier, where she spent the night among 1,200 people. The intimacy of the Holt Stage
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rashing waves. Snowcapped mountains. Centuries-old castles. Last year, a few Baton Rouge brides brought their weddings out of the Bayou State with the goal of not only finding stunning big-day backdrops but also making memories with a small group of loved ones. “Quality time is my love language,” says Lauren Whittle, an event coordinator who married her husband Adam Coe in West Palm Beach, Florida, last September. “I’ve been to a destination wedding before, and I loved seeing how everyone bonded and formed relationships that wouldn’t have necessarily happened otherwise. That’s what I really wanted—to
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