Posts from: September 2008

We all want our wedding to be unique and special, but there’s nothing wrong with taking a bit of celebrity inspiration and making it our own. Wedding trends abound – groom’s cakes, on-site after-parties featuring a last round of food at the end of the night, and snapping formal photos before ceremonies so couples can spend more time with their guests at cocktail hour – but here we’ve selected our four favorite celebrity weddings that have spurred trends in weddings that don’t attract the paparazzi. We talked to the top wedding experts – in some cases, the ones who actually worked with the celebrity brides – to get you the best tips and advice on how to incorporate Hollywood details into your personal affair.

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Finding a creative way to propose to a wedding planner is a challenge, but when Kim Stone’s fiance, David Berkowitz, a clinical pharmacist, decided to pop the question to the director of weddings for Rafanelli Events, he knew the surefire way to her heart.

Berkowitz worked undercover with Stone’s assistant to hire a florist and a caterer to create the perfect setting for his proposal. “I came home to find event lighting in the hallway, a table for two in the living room, flowers everywhere, and a fully catered meal,” Stone says. She said yes to Berkowitz, and friends came over and toasted them with Champagne.

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WHAT: A dinner party tres chic, with cuisine prepared by L’Espalier chef Frank McClelland, to celebrate the opening of Louis Vuitton’s Boston store.

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Supporters came together to honor an exceptional woman and a special cause.

WHAT: The third annual House Party to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, a private evening of cocktails, dinner, and dancing to celebrate the achievements of Linda Whitlock, the organization’s Nicholas president and CEO, who stepped down on June 30 after 10 years.

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From abstract conception to flawless execution Bryan Rafanelli is The King of Romance.

Transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary comes naturally to designer Bryan Rafanelli. You could say it’s in his blood.

“I come from a big family and every day my mother would find a reason to celebrate,” says the owner of Rafanelli Events.

He has fond childhood memories of him and his four siblings watching old films of her biggest celebration: her wedding day. There were men in morning coats and top hats, 14 bridesmaids, four flower girls, two dresses for the bride, and 400 guests at a black-tie reception.

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