Experts
Reverend Judy Winkler
Rev. Judy Winkler designs personalized, custom-created ceremonies which reflect our spiritual sentiments.
Dream Team Entertainment & Events
Dream Team Entertainment and Events is founded by Robert Gevrekian, one of the most in demand MC/DJs in California since 1996. Robert’s unparalleled client satisfaction and work ethic now expands to a whole company, where he is training and teaching new talented entertainers and mixing them with other top industry professionals. He is a pioneer in how parties are done today, bringing such party dances to popularity as “Footloose”, “Greased Lightning” and “Car Wash,” as well as innovating the endless party with no down time.
Photography & Videography
Anika London Media is comprised of husband and wife tag team duo Josh and Ariel Green. Ariel is the photographer and Josh handles everything video. Individually they've shot hundreds of weddings, but it wasn't until these two creative kids met on a Huntington Beach street and decided to fall in love that the true artistic magic began! Anika London Media, named after their future kid's names, started while the two were shooting a wedding as a favor for one of their friends. Soon after, the requests to shoot more and more weddings started pouring in. Before they knew it, their little photo and video business was born and has continued building steam ever since.
Tuxedos - A Better Deal Tuxedo
From Traditional to Contemporary
A Better Deal Tuxedo is a local independent formal specialist that is owned and operated by someone who cares.
They carry all of the major brands, in stock ready to see, feel and try on. Helping make men look their best is their only business.
History of the Tuxedo
The concept of a tuxedo was truly an American inspiration. For centuries, the idea of dressing up after sunset has been a fashion phenomenon. The idea of wearing black for evening wear was inspired by a British writer, Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
In 1828 he was said to have written that "people must be very distinguished to look well in black". Most gentlemen at that time dressed in traditional white tie and tails. It wasn't until the late 1800's that the "Black Dinner Jacket" became fashionable.
The Lorillardo family, tobacco magnates and members of high society are responsible for the transition. They owned land in Tuxedo, NY, a town approximately 40 miles from Manhattan. For the Autumn Ball of 1886, Patriarch Pierre Lorillardo planned to wear something less formal than the accepted white tie and tails. He designed several coats that were black without tails. The night of the ball Lorillardo did not go through with his plan; however his more impulsive son, Griswold, and his prominent friends did wear the revolutionary jackets. Due to the status of Griswold and his fellow companions, the jackets were soon imitated.
At the same time and well into the 1920's, the Duke of Windsor began wearing a black dinner coat and black tie to formal affairs. By the late 1930's his friends were copying him. By this time the jacket had taken the name of Lorilard's American birthplace, Tuxedo.
Throughout the remainder of the 20th century, the tuxedo has undergone various stylistic changes, yet still endured as the most elegant attire for men. As we begin the 21st century, it will be a new millennium for formal wear.
