Malibu Wedding from Callaway Gable + Contemporary Catering
When one of our LBB vendors gets married, we’re always excited to see the big day. They’re like our own little extended family. So when we heard that Nathaniel Neubraber, owner of Contemporary Catering was marrying his gorgeous bride in a fabulously beachy California affair, we were very excited to see exactly how they did it. And just as excited to see how they fed it. So when the fabulous Callaway Gable sent over the photos, we could not dig in quick enough. The wedding was even more wonderful than we imagined, with the gorgeous Malibu views, awesome color palette, and a beautiful, beautiful bride. And the food, lets just say our mouths are still watering. You won’t want to miss the gallery – where there is even more of the handsome couple, fantastic florals, and mouthwatering, amazing dinners!
We met at temple. Nace was close with the Rabbi and Rachel was working at the temple, training to be a Cantor. Nace had been watching Rachel sing for months and really enjoyed it. When the Rabbi’s wife turned 70, Nace and a few of his friends decided to hire Rachel to sing “Happy Birthday” to her as a present. Nace and Rachel went to coffee the day before the birthday party, and came up with an idea that it would be a great little gimmick if Rachel dressed up like Marilyn Monroe for the party. The next day, they began to search for a white dress (in the dead of December!) and a blonde wig, which took five hours and four Los Angeles shopping malls before they achieved success. This little search became their first date, which extended on into the birthday party, a cheese course, and four hours at a coffee shop.
Nace proposed on Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman on the first night of a vacation. Rachel had absolutely no idea, and asked Nace while packing to put her laptop into his briefcase with his own, like she always does when they traveled. He told her that he had no room…so Rachel rolled her eyes, thinking that her boyfriend was taking too much work with him on their vacation, unbeknownst to the fact that what was taking up all the room was a ring box. On the coral at the end of the beach at sunset, Rachel was staring off into the horizon and Nace casually asked her “Can I ask you a question?” as if he was going to follow up with “What are you in the mood for dinner?” It didn’t register that he had, in fact, followed up with “Will you marry me?” until she turned around to find him opening a ring box.
It was very important to Nace, as a surfer, that the wedding ceremony overlooked the ocean. The venue happens to be one of Nace’s favorite venues, and it was right across the (long, windy) hill from Rachel’s childhood summer camp. She was sold on the venue before they even finished driving up to it.
Photographer: Callaway Gable / Coordinator: Paula Gild of Gilded Events / Rentals: Town and Country / Caterer: Nathaniel Neubraber of Contemporary Catering / Venue: Rancho Sold del Pacifico / Dress: Casablanca Bridal, from Marylinn’s Couture Bridal / Shoes: Badgley Mischka / Floral: Butterfly Floral & Event Design / Linens: La Tavola Linen / Band: No Vacancy
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8 Comments about “Malibu Wedding from Callaway Gable + Contemporary Catering”
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November 4, 2011 at 8:56 am
It so so hard to go wrong with a deep purple, I am pretty sure it looks great everytime
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November 4, 2011 at 10:41 am
So much thanks to our friends Brian and Allie, Inna @ Butterfly, Paula, Dave at No Vacancy and so many others! With all the weddings I see every year. So amazing to make one my own, truly the most magical day of my life, no way I could have done it alone!
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November 4, 2011 at 10:53 am
Nathaniel has catered many events at Rancho Sol Del Pacifico and we were delighted that of all the locations he's worked at and could have selected, he chose our little bit of paradise overlooking the rugged Santa Monica mountains and waves crashing on the sand at Leo Carillo State Beach with the Pacific on into infinity. Their wedding and reception was exquisite from beginning to end and we were glad to be part of it.
Barbara and Al Rotter
RANCHO SOL DEL PACIFICO
CHATEAU SOLEIL MALIBU ESTATE VINEYARDS -
November 4, 2011 at 1:20 pm
I love the photos and I think that this wedding was so picturesque. When I see this part of me cries "Why don't you have a fantastic wedding video to capture all of your beautiful day?" Photos capture so much but they really miss the emotional connection that sound, words, and actions give.
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November 4, 2011 at 1:35 pm
@Andrea, I assure you, we had videography as well!
This was the best day ever for us and I am so glad that we can share it with the world. The vendors were absolutely spectacular across the board!!
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