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Ashley Dockery
& Joe Roberts
hese college sweethearts dated for eight years before tying the knot at the
iconic Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore on May 21, 2011. The couple
met while attending the University of California, Santa Barbara, and
while returning to their alma mater for Alumni Weekend, they decided to
have a drink at Bella Vista, The Biltmore’s popular eatery. “As we sat at a
booth overlooking the ocean, we knew this was the perfect place for our
wedding,” says the bride.
Ashley and Joe, who had their first date at the Big Yellow House
in Summerland, have resided in several places in California; they first
moved to San Francisco after college, and then to San Diego, where
they currently live. On the eve of their move from San Francisco to San
Diego, Joe planned what he pretended was a going away party; instead
he surprised Ashley the night before with a candlelit proposal – and a
beautiful round cut solitaire diamond ring – at the Fairmont Hotel in Nob
Hill. The weekend turned into an engagement celebration with family and
close friends, the perfect way to say goodbye to San Francisco and a great
start to their new life in southern California.
After a rehearsal dinner at Arnoldi’s Italian Restaurant in downtown
Santa Barbara, the Roberts’ intimate spring wedding at The Biltmore
featured vintage touches with mercury glass votives and gold-plated frames
featuring California towns instead of table numbers. White and green
hydrangea, pale roses, peonies and dark purple anemones adorned the
tables in The Biltmore’s La Marina room, while Anthony Ybarra played
Spanish guitar for the occasion. The officiant of the ceremony, which took
place in the Mariposa Garden, was a good friend of the bride and groom,
and had collected short anecdotes about the couple from the bridal party,
weaving them together to create
a personal and intimate marriage
ceremony for the 165 guests.
The couple honeymooned
in Turks & Caicos for two weeks
following the ceremony, relaxing
at the Gansevoort Hotel and the
Regent Palms, both situated on
Grace Bay Beach.
Photo Credit: Aaron Shintaku Photography
Vendors: Lindsey Hartsough of Magnolia Event Design, NLC Productions,
La Tavola Linens
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