Lou + Chris’s Palm Springs Air Museum Wedding
Today is sort of a big deal, guys – it’s one we’ve been waiting on for nearly nine months! Actually – scratch that, this has been a work in progress for nearly two years!! You see, Ashley met Lou + Chris in the summer of 2014 when we first moved to California, when they asked her to take their engagement photos and it was such an amazing experience; they are two of the sweetest guys, so lovely to just be around and the love in their relationship is just totally moving. After the session, quite a few publications picked up their session and at one point, one of the producers from Kinetic Content saw their engagement session somewhere and reached out to us to see if Lou + Chris would be interested in possibly being on TV in a new documentary series.
… What!??! Is this for real??!
Thinking it was totally a long shot, we forwarded the info to Lou + Chris and a few months later, we got the call: they were cast on the FYI Television Network‘s newest docu-series, Bride and Prejudice! And, they asked us if we would give them the honor of being there.
Again, we said: … What!??! Is this for real??!
Finally, the big day came after the guys had their engagement process entirely documented for the TV show. It was one of the most fun, beautiful and meaningful weddings we’ve ever witnessed; in fact, the wedding took place only days after gay marriage became legal all across America, and being able to be part of something so historic was something we couldn’t be prouder of, and to be able to work with Lou + Chris for their wedding was a dream come true.
Luna with Arrangements Floral & Party Design did a marvelous job at creating a beautiful reception site inside the hangar of the Palm Springs Air Museum, with beautiful lanterns, succulents, air plants, agate stones and himalayan salt rocks lining the tables. Lou’s college roommate and best friend, Tim, put together a beautiful dessert table with tons of homemade tasty treats, with the pièce de résistance – a gorgeous dulce de leche naked cake by local cake artist, Roman Blas of Over the Rainbow Bakery!
So, we’re very excited to finally be able to share these photos, now that we’ve made our national debut and their wedding aired last week! Enjoy!!


Photo by Randy + Ashley, www.ashdurham.com
Special thanks to Lou + Chris’s amazing vendor team!
venue | Palm Springs Air Museum
hotels | Riviera Palm Springs + Avalon Hotel Palm Springs
officiant | Andrew Childers
florist | Arrangements Floral & Party Design
dessert table | Tim Tsao
groom’s cake | Over the Rainbow Bakery
beverage catering | The Events Society
dinner catering | Rio Azul Mexican Bar & Grill
bartending | Mint Bartending
hair + makeup | MLR Artist Management: Noel McKinnon, Nestor Luis Cruz, Peter Veth, and Chimene Ebode-Messi
invitations | Minted
styling | Kathy Benharris
suits | Zara
bowties | Michael Costello
shoes | Salvatore Ferragamo
jewelry | Happylaulea
song performance | Nestor Luis Cruz
violinist | Rhett Price
DJ + Photobooth | Audio Flow Entertainment
assistant photographer | Stefani Ciotti
And of course, a big thanks to the entire production team at Kinetic Content, and the folks over at FYI Television Network, for this unbelievably amazing experience!
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What a beautiful wedding!
Congrats, guys!! I’ve been looking forward to finally seeing this post! I am obsessed with the aviation theme 🙂 My husband and I almost got married at an airport – it sits close to my heart!
Gorgeous photos – as always!!
What a cool aviation inspired wedding! And that picture of then jumping into the pool is absolutely incredible!
So stunning!! You guys did a great job!
WOW WOW WOW! This is so amazing, and these are absolutely GORGEOUS!!!
Looks SO fun!! Great job you two!!
Well that’s super exciting!!! Great job you guys!
congrats guys!!
So awesome!! So excited for you guys!! Beautiful photos!!
Beautiful photos, beautiful couple, beautiful wedding!! So honored to have been even a little part of it. Congrats Lou & Chris, you two are so unbelievably sweet and I wish you guys all the best!! And congrats Randy & Ashley for knocking this one out of the park (as always)! Such an amazing day! <3
HOW AMAZING IS THIS!!!!!! What a fun wedding, and an amazing couple!!
AHHH! I’m so excited to finally see this!! You guys killed it, and it looks like it was a very special day! 😀