NAMES China Knight Wilson and Ben Colton LIVE IN Downtown OCCUPATIONS She’s a hair stylist and educator at Sorella Salon and Spa; he’s a healthcare consultant HOW THEY MET They were both visiting Las Vegas and happened to meet through a mutual friend WHERE THEY GOT ENGAGED At the very spot where they met: outside a pizza restaurant in the New York New York Hotel and Casino WEDDING-DAY WEATHER The all-day gray yielded a warm and pleasant evening NUMBER OF GUESTS 100 WEDDING BUDGET $50,000 DECOR THEME They scared their wedding designer with the term “elegant goth” TRADITIONAL AND NONTRADITIONAL ELEMENTS It was a modern Jewish celebration, but a classical trio played songs by Morrissey and the Smiths RECEPTION MENU Eclectic family-style meal that pleased carnivores and vegans alike followed by cake and a dessert barFIRST DANCE SONG “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon, performed by the groomsmen HOW THE DAY WAS DIFFERENT FROM HOW THEY IMAGINED IT They requested black-tie attire, but they didn’t expect their guests to show up looking as amazing as they did HOW THEY MADE IT A PARTY The open bar started before the ceremony and continued through the wee hours of the night WHAT THEY LEFT OUT Favors for guests IF THEY KNEW THEN WHAT THEY KNOW NOW They would have taken time off before the wedding; they both worked up until the day before THE DAY IN THREE WORDS (ALMOST) Friends, whirlwind, dance party HONEYMOON Still to come; they took a “mini-moon” to … where else? Las Vegas
Photographs by Michèle M. Waite Photography
CEREMONY, RECEPTION, AND CATERING Chapel
OFFICIANT Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg
WEDDING and Floral DESIGNER Steven Moore Designs
PHOTOGRAPHY Michèle M. Waite Photography
VIDEOGRAPHY Mike Astle at Pinprick Films
INVITATIONS Dolce Design
CEREMONY MUSIC Windsong Trio
RECEPTION MUSIC DJ Nature
CAKE New Renaissance Cakes
DESSERT BAR Tom Douglas Catering
GOWN Vera Wang from Marcella’s La Boutique
ACCESSORIES Rhinestone Rosie
BRIDESMAIDS Laundry from Nordstrom
HAIR Sorella Salon and Spa
MAKEUP Candice Berdichevsky for CB Beauty
GROOM’S FORMAL WEAR Armani Collezioni from Nordstrom
GROOMSMEN Men’s Wearhouse
RINGS E.E. Robbins, Tiffany and Co
TRANSPORTATION Crystal Coach
HOTEL FOR GUESTS The Westin
REHEARSAL DINNER Café Campagne
REGISTRY Honeyfund.com
