sls beverly hills wedding

We had the best of both worlds with our wedding plans.  We got to have the most magical, intimate ceremony in South Africa while on a safari with just our families, and then a spectacular reception back home in Los Angeles with our extended family and friends!  We adore the SLS Hotel & Bazaar by Jose Andres in Beverly Hills, so we knew it was the best venue for our celebration.  We wanted to do something different from traditional wedding receptions, so we styled the ballroom like a lounge with white, tuft couches and chairs, mirrored coffee tables, tall rectangular tables with bar stools, and a white dance floor.  We passed on doing the usual assigned seating and plated dinner, and instead let everyone go where they wanted and eat what they wanted, so we had food stations set up with a variety of delicious choices from the world-renowned chef.  Sticking with the modern, unique style of the SLS hotel, we had stunning flower arrangements with bright green cymbidium orchids submerged in water in cylinder vases, as well as white calla lilies in smaller vases.  The flowers were magnificent, juxtaposed with the royal blue uplighting and white drapery around the room.