Hollys wedding pics and article

[kay80]

Montecito, CA --- "And in the end...the love you take...is equal to the love you make." – The Beatles wrote it but Holly Marie Combs (from the WB’s Charmed) and David Donoho (a key grip Combs met on the set) took it to heart. With Holly 7 months pregnant, Dave decided to make their wedding the fairy tale every bride dreams of. The couple eloped to the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, CA (the place where JFK and Jackie honeymooned) on February 14th, the most romantic day of the year! “We’re both kind of shy about saying our vows in front of a large group of people” says Combs. “We decided to make it about our commitment to our new family” says Donoho, referring to the baby boy the couple is expecting in April. To make it about their new family, the couple decided to create elements of their celebration that forge traditions they can pass down to their son. Like the urns and pedestals used at the alter area. Having a green thumb herself, Combs asked her floral designer to use containers that she could take home and incorporate into her garden. “I especially like the idea of filling the urns with flowers on our anniversary. We will definitely be using them as focal points for the larger reception we plan to have after the baby is born”. Combs also ditched the idea of saving the top tier of the wedding cake to eat on their first year anniversary an opted to start her own tradition by adorning the top tier of their cake with “cake jewelry” from www.ParisTiaras.com. Theirs is a tiara styled as a birdcage strewn with enamel flowers complete with a set of lovebirds, which Combs says “We’ll use it year after year on anniversary and other celebratory cakes”. Donoho on the other hand has his own thoughts on Holly’s new cake tradition “I hope Holly doesn’t plan to bake the cake on our anniversaries. I love her, but her baking isn’t exactly good eatin’ “.

The wedding gifts were also in the spirit of forging new traditions. The Milano family (Alyssa Milano is Holly’s co-star on Charmed) gave the couple a silver wedding cake plateau engraved with their wedding date and the famous Beatles quote "And in the end...the love you take...is equal to the love you make”. Their gift included inspiration about how the plateau could be engraved with the date and occasion each time it is used; on birthday’s anniversaries, holidays, etc.

Considering all the excitement surrounding the baby, it’s a wonder any wedding plans were hatched at all. With the help of author and expert wedding planner Allana Baroni, Floral Designer Jennifer McGarigle or Floral Art in Venice, CA and the superb staff of the San Ysidro Ranch, it came off not only “sans hitch” but also as the perfect reflection of the excitement Holly and Dave radiate about their new life together. “Their enthusiasm was permeable”, says Floral designer Jennifer McGarigle. “Holly’s love for fragrant flowers was the basis for the floral décor”. The urns at the alter area were filled with Tuberose blossoms, Narcissis, champagne to blush colored roses, antique green Hydrangea with accents of white Cymbidium Orchids. “Her bouquet was intoxicating, it left a trail of perfume as it pasted by - the gardenias and garden roses were the most beautiful I’ve ever seen”, said wedding photographer _____________. When Donoho was asked about his thoughts on the flowers he said “I couldn’t take my eyes off the person carrying the flowers”. Their wedding expert, Allana Baroni summed it up best “It’s true what they say about brides being beautiful, and when you add the glow expectant moms emanate, Dave was overwhelmed the moment he saw Holly”.
I can already read the next inscription to be engraved on their cake plateau, (maybe in honor of their post-baby celebration) “And they lived happily ever after”

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After:

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[obsessionofdrew]

omg holly is sooo beautiful she was such a beautiful bride her husband is such a lucky guy to marry such a sweet and beautiful woman!!!!!!!!

[obsessionofdrew]

awwww so sweet!!!!

[kay80]

she looks so happy.

[obsessionofdrew]

she does

[kay80]

thats what i would like when i get married,simple but traditional.

[obsessionofdrew]

me too i want just a small wedding with just friends and family i'm just not the type to go all out on anything even if it is the happiest day of my life!!!!!

[kay80]

yeah the whole point is that your marrying the one you love moneys in material.

[obsessionofdrew]

yea i know if i found the love of my life and he proposed i would marry him in a tree in a porta potty i don't care where it is as long as i marry the one i love lol!!! can you imagine getting married in a porta potty lol!!!! well i kinda wouldn't wanna get married in a porta potty!!

[obsessionofdrew]

lol i'm just trying to make a point that it doesn't matter where you marry the one you love or how big the wedding is as long as you marry the one you love and wanna be with!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kay80]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh u wanns be with drew lol.

[obsessionofdrew]

lol omg why do you always say that i mean it's true but i've never met the guy he could be the biggest jerk in the world for all we know but knowing me i'd probally still date him lol!!!

[obsessionofdrew]

because i have a weakness for really hot guys lol!!!!!!!!

[kay80]

at the end of the day hes just a person like me and you ,hes human. but would you prefer chris or drew?

[obsessionofdrew]

drew!!!!!!!!

[kay80]

doh

[obsessionofdrew]

haha!!!!!!

[obsessionofdrew]

i love holly soo much she is soo beautiful and sweet!!!

[obsessionofdrew]

she is my fave actress!!!!!

[obsessionofdrew]

and i hope i get to meet her one day but that will probally never happen!!!!!!!

[obsessionofdrew]

<tears!!>

[kay80]

it shows you can get married without cameras and helicopters buzzing over your head,holly kept it simple.

[obsessionofdrew]

yea i know but that's the only thing that sucks about being famous you can't even go outside without fans or photographers stalking you and it's hard to have a wedding because photographers always try to take pics but i'm glad holly got through it without having a nervous breakdown like "PIPER" did lol lol!!!!!!

[obsessionofdrew]

or have magic ruin the happiest day of your life lol!!!

[obsessionofdrew]

LOL LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kay80]

yeah it looks that she had her ceromony indoors with just friends and family ,verysweet.

[obsessionofdrew]

yep!!

[kay80]

good weather in usa though for an outdoor ceromony like that.

[.:~*~:.Sandy Halliwell.:~*~:.]

Holly always looks pretty... but on her wedding day, she looks like she's glowing to me!!

[obsessionofdrew]

i agree 100%!!!!!!!