Simon Hack, Fundador de Command Entertainment Group, and Phil Riportella, co-founder of perfume brand Snif, met thanks to Tinder in January 2016. After three dates were called off, due to different schedule reasons, the two finally went to dinner at Catch NYC at Meatpacking. New York County. “He says I made a request for his order, which I don’t remember, but I’m not surprised!” Simon laughs. “[A partir de ahí]Our relationship started slow at first, but when we got to the first year, we were inseparable.”
Simon finally proposed to Phil On Montauk Beach using oversized boulders. He collected a bunch of rocks and wrote: “Better say yes.” “Phil was incredibly surprised,” Simon recalls. “We went to Europe recently, and he was expecting something to happen at that point, but unfortunately, I waited until the coldest day in January to ask the big question. It was -8°C the day I applied.”
Due to the pandemic, the two have been engaged for about two years. “We never booked an appointment until we knew we could party,” Simon says. They finally arrived on November 13 in Los Angeles and hired the extraordinary celebrity wedding planner, Mindy Weiss, to plan the ceremony, leaving everything to her team to make sure all health protocols were followed in front of him. Covid-19.
Simon has been friends with Mindy for yearsPhil explains that he never formally worked with her at an event. “The experience was something of a fairy tale. It took the glamor of 1950s Hollywood to the next level.”
The goal, according to the bride and groom, was to make the reception feel “residential” and Mindy understood the mission from day one. “We wanted to feel As if you were invited into your friend’s elegant living room,” says Simon. In this case, the meeting featured such guests as Hailey Bieber and entrepreneurs Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner. (Simon has always been a friend of the Kardashian family, making multiple appearances on the family’s reality show.)
Phil’s mother, Marianne Reportella, Simone’s sister-in-law Jessica Hack, escorted the bride and groom down the hall. The couple invited Domenico Dolce, an old friend, and apparently both wore Dolce & Gabbana suits on their wedding day.
Simon Huck chose a very classic lookWhile Phil wanted something bolder. He wore a light velvet tuxedo jacket with black trim. Both brides chose Dolce & Gabbana shoes in glossy leather for the party, matching Lorraine Schwartz’s black diamond cufflinks.
Simon is known for his love of the Listerine bands.Phil says. “She never leaves the house without at least two packages. In honor of the wedding, we made crystal packages for all the guests.” To make sure their skin was also in perfect condition, they both received pre-wedding facials with the Augustinus Bader Methode technique, performed by Lord Gavin McLeod Valentine. Ben Thijben took care of the hair and beard.
“The celebration was unforgettable in every way,” Simon says. “One of our close friends, Melissa Wood-Tyberberg, oversaw the wedding and told our entire love story to a crying audience.” Kourtney Kardashian and Stephanie Shepherd read Bob Marley’s “It’s Not Perfect” that made everyone smile. After making it official, the bride and groom walked down the aisle with a beautiful performance of Can’t help falling in loveSung by Halle Reinhart. “It was the most exciting time of my life,” Simon says.
After that, everyone enjoyed cocktails, and then dined under a tent. For decoration, and as a topic of conversation, the couple drew caricatures of each guest present. The graphics were then framed and positioned throughout the reception tent and included in menu cards (which also served as a seating assignment card).
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For dinner, guests enjoyed pasta Cheese and pepper, grilled salmon and Fillet-fish From Black Angus. After lunch, West Coast Music band JB Project started the party, followed by DJ Nitrate.
Late into the night, the banqueting room inside the hotel was turned into a nightclub with black carpets, oversized black curtains and walls lined with oversized candles, and the newlyweds wore Dolce & Gabbana velvet loafers so they could dance the night away.
“We’re still in the clouds and enjoying every moment to the fullest,” Simon says. “Our deepest gratitude goes to everyone who was there and shared our love story!”
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The article was originally published on Vogue US, vogue.com.
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