LA Trip - The Main Event

As I mentioned before, the purpose of our trip to LA was for the main event - that being our pal Pink's wedding to Keith Coogan. Keith is the grandson of legendary child star Jackie Coogan, and an actor in his own right (you can catch him in "Adventures in Babysitting" and "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead", as prime examples). We were thrilled to be included in the festivities.

The wedding was on Zuma Beach, in Malibu. My first beach wedding and my first trip to Malibu, all in the same weekend! It was a vision of pink. Remember Julia Roberts's character in "Steel Magnolias"? Compared to Pinky, Julia was an amateur. Guests were encouraged to wear pink (which explains my pink blouse in earlier photos). Everyone arrived in some form of pink or red (Keith's favorite color), and gathered on the beach. The wedding party arrived wearing touches of pink, Keith arrived wearing a pink tie, and the Pinkster herself walked down the aisle a vision in pink. It was all pinkalicious! Their dog Sammy even dressed in formal wear for the occasion.

After the ceremony and a few photos, it was off to the reception, the Bride and Groom departing in a DeLorian (which sadly did not come with a flux capacitor).

Congrats Pink and Keith!

Comments

Pinky Lovejoy-Coogan said…

Hooray! So glad you guys could come (but had you stayed like five more minutes, our meet & greet ended, and I sang a surprise song to Keith!). Sneaking out so soon.... boo.... :) This wasn't a typical cultural hall reception, miss, you guys missed out on all the fun! :) I know, I know, Roscoes was calling....

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