Vintage Style: Alex & Rich in Napa Valley, CA
When Alex Cohen discovered that Rich Dean owned a tabletop game of Frogger and a collection of vintage radios, she knew he was the one. “I thought, ‘This is totally the guy for me,’” she says. “So it made sense that our wedding would be as quirky as we are as a couple.
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The pair didn’t feel a bit shy about incorporating vintage cars, an inflatable "bouncy house" at the reception and roller skates—a nod to Alex’s roller derby league.
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When Alex Cohen discovered that Rich Dean owned a tabletop game of Frogger and a collection of vintage radios, she knew he was the one. “I thought, ‘This is totally the guy for me,’” she says. “So it made sense that our wedding would be as quirky as we are as a couple.
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The couple, who lived in different cities—Alex, a reporter and radio host in Los Angeles, and Rich, a digital media director in Austin, Texas—decided to hold their wedding at the Villagio Inn and Spa situated in the small town of Yountville in California’s Napa Valley. Here their 90 guests could stay well entertained for the weekend—the area offers wineries, restaurants, shops and hot-air balloon rides.
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Friends on skates (from the bride’s roller derby league) ushered guests to their seats.
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On the August wedding day, guests gathered in the property’s courtyard area. There they sipped a signature cocktail dubbed the “CoDean” and took self-portraits in a photo booth until the ceremony began.
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Alex did most of the wedding planning herself, choosing a color scheme of teal, chocolate, mint and burgundy. The untraditional wedding party consisted of two “mavens” of honor, as well as a best man and best woman.
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The couple’s nieces made picture-perfect flower girls.
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The three ring bearers were accompanied down the aisle by the couple’s dogs, clad in canine tuxedos. "My husband had insisted on no outfits for the dogs—he thought they would be too silly — but once he saw them in their special attire, he loved it! They did look very handsome," said Alex.
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"I walked into the ceremony to the accompaniment of my nephew playing ‘Here Comes the Bride’ on the violin. He’d been practicing for months for the big moment," says Alex.
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