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This Vintage Boutique Owner Wore Archival Calvin Klein for Her Intimate Backyard Wedding in L.A.
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Welcome to Who What Wear Weddings, the destination for style-minded weddings. Expect insightful tips straight from the newlyweds, shoppable elements, and plenty of must-save imagery as we share the nuptials of our favorite fashion people getting married. For upcoming features, share your submissions here. It all started at Erewhon—the salad bar to be exact. "I thought he was cute and asked him if he was going to eat his salad outside and if he wanted to sit with me, which he did," RLT owner and model Rachel Tabb recalls of her impromptu meet-cute with photographer Eric Davidson. "Very L.A." After their serendipitous lunch together in 2018, the couple dated for seven years, but Davidson knew almost instantly that they would end up together. "On our first date, he told me he would marry me, which he obviously stands by being an amazing call," Tabb says. Just like the relationship they share, the couple's engagement was warm and personal. "We got engaged in our home. I had hoped he would do something that felt like us: cozy and easy. Nothing too over-the-top, no flash mobs or Jumbotrons," explains Tabb as she reflects on their engagement. "The only 'rule' I had for him was that it was necessary that his daughter, Wylder, be involved in the proposal because it isn't just about us two. I love her so much and wanted her to feel like this was a family moment." Soon after the proposal, the wedding planning began. The couple chose places with a special connection from their time dating, including a backyard setting at the bride's family home and a local restaurant they frequent. Fashion, too, played an important role in the wedding. "As the owner of a vintage shop who is deeply preoccupied with sourcing clothes, I knew I was going to wear all vintage," Tabb explains. The bride wore archival pieces she'd collected for all of her big wedding moments—from her bridal shower to her honeymoon—including a special Calvin Klein dress that she saved for her wedding day. "I sourced a Calvin Klein dress, which I wore to the ceremony. I always envisioned myself getting married in a slip-style dress with a high neck and lower back. This was the only dress that I had any vision for when I was sourcing. Everything else just came to me as I went." "I got ready with my mom, sister, and Wylder." "To get ready, I wore this amazing white feathered robe that honestly was kind of hilarious looking back on it. I bought it years ago with the intention of getting ready for my wedding in it. It felt very Old Hollywood glam meets Frederick's of Hollywood." "For all things beauty and glam, I can be a bit boring. I know what I like, and I don't really stray from it, especially for a day that would live on in photo albums forever. My glam references were mostly Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Kate Moss, and Christy Turlington—all very clean and simple. It was very important to me that I felt like myself. "The incredible Ricky Fraser did my hair. I opted for a French twist as an ode to my mom, who wore the same hairstyle when she married my dad. Wylder gave me one of her rhinestone hairpins so we could match. It was very sweet, and it worked perfectly in the updo and something borrowed. For glam, Jen Tioseco, who is not only the most talented but also a wonderful friend, did my makeup. I knew I was in the best hands." "While I didn't have a first look with my husband (we were together the entire day), I did have a first look with my dad. It was one of my favorite parts of the day. This was when he helped me put on all my jewelry, which was very sentimental because it was his grandmother's. We are incredibly close, and it was a very special shared moment between us I'll remember forever." "For shoes, I wore Manolos with both looks. For the ceremony, my mom put a little blue heart-shaped sticker on the sole of my shoe with a special sentiment we've been saying to each other our whole lives. It was my something blue." "Before I went downstairs for the ceremony, a few of my best friends came up to my parents' bathroom where I was getting ready. We all laughed and hugged and had champagne. Wylder called it 'the girls' room' and still says it was one of the highlights of the whole day for her." "I kept my jewelry very simple; two pieces were really all that mattered. I wore a family heirloom necklace and bracelet from my great-grandmother. It has been passed down for four generations in my family. I had always dreamt of the opportunity to wear them ever since I saw my grandma in it when I was little. My grandma, Momom, is one of the most important people in my life and, undoubtedly, my number one fashion influence. She got me hooked at a young age, playing dress-up in her closet as often as I could. Wearing something that I admired on her felt so special." "Our wedding ceremony took place in my parents' backyard, a place that has held so many of our happiest memories. We've spent nearly every Saturday in the backyard as a family since Eric and I started dating, so to me, it just felt right. We wanted to do something intimate for the ceremony, so we kept it almost exclusively family." "My family came together to build the chuppah ourselves by hand, which was incredibly sentimental and something I would definitely recommend." "The ceremony was very moving. My grandmother walked me down the aisle with my dad to 'What a Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong. I loved being held by two of the most formative people in my life." "The ceremony was co-officiated by our dear friend Kelly Cole and our daughter Wylder, which was deeply meaningful. Eric had asked her to be his best man, and I had asked her to be my maid of honor. In the end, we gave her the role of the co-officiant so she would be right between us the whole time. She wore a very sentimental look: a dress of mine from when I was her age covered in purple flowers." "Wylder gave the most incredible speech—there wasn't a dry eye in the house (including mine). Eric's vows were beautiful. l wish I could've stood up there forever." "Eric wore a Ralph Lauren Purple Label suit. It felt very him—timeless and not fussy. He paired it with vintage Salvatore Ferragamo boots I had gotten him for Christmas the year prior. He looked perfect while still maintaining a sense of ease. We found his ring at the Santa Monica flea market. It was from 1907, brushed 22-karat gold with a perfect patina. His daughter and I surprised him by getting it engraved with our three initials—completely her idea." "Rarely is the ceremony the best part of the wedding, but in our case, it felt like it was. It was intimate—only 30 guests." "I found my wedding ring in Paris over the summer with my mother and grandmother. We took a girls' trip and stumbled into a vintage shop after seeing the Brâncuși exhibit. An Edwardian ring with three old mine-cut diamonds (symbolic of the three of us—Eric, Wylder, and I) set in 18-karat brushed gold. It fit perfectly. It was a no-brainer, and to find it on such a special trip to Paris was more than I could've ever hoped for." "I had very few references for what I wanted my look to be as a bride. Kate Moss at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival was a major inspiration for my bridal look. The entire glam, the thin straps, the necklace—that was my most referenced look. The other was an old Ralph Lauren ad, which I'd had saved forever. Marrying those two looks was my goal for the evening." "For the party, we rented out one of our favorite restaurants, Loreto. It was very important to Eric and I to make our celebration feel as accessible and easy for our guests as possible. When looking for a venue, I had very few specificities, but I knew I wanted the celebration to be food-centric, romantic, [and] outdoors and feel like we weren't in L.A. Loreto had all of that." "At Loreto, 100 more guests joined us. It was exactly as I described it to my planner—a big outdoor, sexy dinner. It was full of toasts, mezcal, and wonderful conversation. Everyone was laughing and dancing, and you could feel love in every corner of the room." "We had a double father-daughter dance to James Taylor's 'Fire and Rain.' Eric danced with his daughter, and I danced with my father. It was beautiful." "[For my second look, I chose] a hand-beaded Giorgio Armani runway gown—exactly what I was looking for. Something simple yet elegant while still feeling so incredibly special and very me. I fell in love with the beading patterns and the thin little straps. Not to mention, with no tailoring, it fit like a glove." "One of my closest friends, Sophia, made our wedding cake. It was delectable. We also had pavlova for our guests, which was very important to me because my grandmother and I have a very special shared love of pavlova, and I wanted to bring that to the menu. I feel so grateful I did it my way and was unconventional enough to have a wedding at a Mexican restaurant. Having my closest friends and family get to know each other over crudo, branzino, and pavlova was perfect. It was everything I could've wanted and more." "After dancing in the kitchen to it together for so many years, Eric and I had our first dance to 'La Vie En Rose' by Louis Armstrong." "[I feel] deeply grateful to my friends and family who came together to help with all the aspects, big and small, of the wedding—my friends, who did the music, designed the invitations, made the food, and made the cake; my dad, who made all the paper goods by hand; my family, who built the chuppah. It felt so warm and beautiful to have everyone come together for our day." Planner: Erika BellittPhotographer: Jamie StreetFlorist: Aris FloralHairstylist: Ricky FraserMakeup Artist: Jen TiosecoCeremony Caterer: Arlo CollectiveRestaurant: Loreto If you're interested in having your wedding featured on our site, please fill out our Who What Wear Weddings submission form here. Solve the daily Crossword
Global News
10-06-2025
- Climate
- Global News
Military evacuates hundreds as wildfires rip through northern Ontario
More than 900 people have been evacuated from a remote community in northern Ontario using massive military transport planes as out-of-control wildfires spread across the province. On Sunday, Ontario asked the federal government to dispatch military personnel to help evacuate the community of Sandy Lake after a nearby fire expanded, doubling in size toward the edge of town in a few hours. Defence personnel said they had evacuated more than 900 people by Monday afternoon. The evacuations mark the latest twist in an already busy fire season in the province, one critics argue the Ontario government failed to prepare for. Data from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre shows that the area of Ontario burned so far this year is already 38 times higher than it was last year. Story continues below advertisement The province has recorded 174 fires to date, compared with 97 last year. The 174 fires so far this year are above the five- and 10-year average for Ontario. For years, advocates, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and internal documents have all warned Ontario is unprepared for a major fire season. A government task force report in 2016, for example, warned that wildland forest fire rangers were quitting at an alarming rate and were being replaced with a dwindling number of inexperienced recruits. An aging fleet of waterbombers and other firefighting planes has also been hit with problems that saw them grounded for periods last summer. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Advocates and the union representing front-line firefighters have advocated for better pay to attract more full-time firefighters. They have also pushed to be reclassified as an emergency service to improve cancer coverage and for more year-round career opportunities. As of Monday, Ontario is mounting a full response to six out-of-control fires and another seven under control. The 13 fires total 216,225 hectares in size. With the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre rating the province's current ability to respond as 'poor,' the province has been forced to call in fresh resources. Two CL-415 water bombers were sent to the province Monday, according to the fire centre. Firefighters from other provinces were also shipped in to help, along with a team of five from Wisconsin. Story continues below advertisement Those fighting fire on the front lines have experienced close to three-week work stints without a break and fear burnout. 'Short staffing hasn't meant we have more fire on the landscape than we would have if we were fully staffed, but it means we're already on our second group of imported crews from B.C.,' said Eric Davidson, Ontario Wildfire Association president. Davidson, who has been fighting fire in Ontario for 12 years, spoke to Global News to share his experience, not on behalf of the Ontario government or its firefighting operations. 'It means many crews are already on their second 19-day stretch,' he continued. 'If the summer continues like the spring, it won't take long to burn everyone out. Right now, crews get off a fire and are right back into the top of the alert rotation.' Ontario NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa, whose riding includes the Sandy Lake community being evacuated, said the government had ignored warnings that the fire program was unprepared. 'I think over the last few summers, we've been warning people, letting the government know that we need to be prepared,' he said. 'We need to have the proper resources, proper planes and also planning to do the evacuations.' He suggested that, with better resources, the worst of the current fires 'perhaps could have (been) avoided.' Story continues below advertisement Global News asked the government about short-staffing on crews, but the Ministry of Natural Resources did not address the question. A spokesperson said there were more than 50 helicopters and water bombers involved in the firefighting.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Sport
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Inaugural pickleball tournament to be held in Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Professional Pickleball Association will host the inaugural season of its Challenger tournament series in Rochester. The PPA Tour Challenger Series will begin with the PPA Challenger Flower City Open at the Fairport Pickleball Club from June 27 to June 29. The tournament is a part of the PPA's vision to 'foster growth and development within the pickleball community' by encouraging new talent and bringing the emerging sport to a new space. The Fairport Pickleball Club has been open to the sport since 2023, providing a space for players of all levels to enjoy. 'We opened Fairport Pickleball Club with a dream of becoming the premier pickleball club in Western N.Y. With the Professional Pickleball Association bringing their Challenger Series here for the Flower City Open, our efforts to bring world-class pickleball education, events, and facilities to the Rochester area are being rewarded,' Eric Davidson, General Manager of Fairport Pickleball Club said of the collaboration. Heart coming to CMAC this summer with special guest The tour series will have 15 stops around the country where players will compete for victory and earn the chance to play professionally at the Caravana PPA tour. Each Challenger event includes a grand prize of $10,000. The schedule includes: Friday, June 27: Men and Women's Singles Saturday, June 28: Men's Doubles & Women's Doubles Sunday, June 29: Mixed Doubles Early registration is now open and encouraged for pickleball players with a registration fee of $70. The fee includes tournament participation and grounds access. At this time, the PPA estimates to see up to 500 registrants. Tickets are available for those who would like to attend here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
