Previous to their alfresco marriage ceremony in Los Angeles, Isabel Yeo and Benjamin Yeung had constructed a strong basis over the earlier 17 years, as they first met at their dormitory whereas attending the College of Southern California. “We shortly found our mutual pursuits and shared love for historical past, touring, and studying about different cultures,” confirms Isabel, who grew up in Singapore whereas Benjamin grew up in Hong Kong.
Since they traveled collectively continuously and went on one massive journey every year all through their relationship, Isabel thought nothing of it when Ben deliberate a visit to Turkey. Nonetheless, “below the guise of an early-morning photograph shoot, Ben drove me to a wonderful cliff overlooking the well-known Göreme panorama of rock caves, the place a sea of hot-air balloons have been taking off,” she describes of the setting the place he received down on one knee.
When it got here time to plan their marriage ceremony, Isabel and Ben employed a wedding planner – a choice they recommend each couple makes – and labored collectively together with her to prepare their dream day. “Ben was wholly concerned within the planning course of,” affirms the bride. “I’m so glad our marriage ceremony turned a shared challenge.”
Since they first met in Los Angeles and it’s the place they’ve constructed their life collectively, they selected to say “I do” at a famed lodge in Bel-Air. “A hang-out and hideaway for the likes of Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe, we fell in love with its serene magnificence, privateness, and the way a lot of Hollywood’s Golden Age is carried behind its storied partitions,” shares the bride. “We wished our marriage ceremony to be fashionable, but in the end be rooted in historical past.”
