| Whenever you get the tell-tale wedding invitation in the | | | | you want any kind of privacy, you should rent a yacht. |
| mail, beware. In LA, a wedding becomes something | | | | What does a yacht offer that a convention wedding |
| more than a blessed union - it becomes a networking | | | | doesn't? I'll give you one guess: privacy. Privacy and |
| event for people in and around "the business." That is | | | | total control of the venue, the guest list, and the food. |
| the grim reality of LA - you can't go anywhere and get | | | | Now, if that don't beat all, I don't know what does. |
| away from the droves of people who want a slice of | | | | Unless, of course, you're in the so-called business and |
| the Hollywood pie. There are no LA wedding locations | | | | you're interested in turning your most precious day into |
| that are free from the preening, perpetually hungry | | | | a half-baked networking opportunity. Laugh if you |
| wannabes. | | | | want, but in the City of Angels, you would be |
| That said, you can do what native try to do in order to | | | | hard-pressed to find too many of them. |
| live a so-called normal life: you improvise. This is | | | | Yeah, a yacht wedding is a pretty serious thing. It |
| especially true when it comes to trying to get married | | | | sends the message loud and clear: come and be |
| in relative peace. How else do you explain the recent | | | | taken away. Don't make plans for afterward. This isn't |
| phenomenon of people trying to get married in more | | | | an event you pencil in and plan errands around. No, |
| and more remote locations. From beach weddings to | | | | when you come, you're on-board for the long haul. So, |
| mountain weddings to weddings at sea -- the trend | | | | plan accordingly and make sure there plenty of food |
| tells me one thing: don't get married in LA. Ok, it tells | | | | and booze to go around. Don't ask you guests to |
| me two things: if you're going to get married in LA and | | | | come and then keep them aboard without libations. |