REAL WEDDINGS
THE COUPLE Keltie Colleen,
32, correspondent for The
Insider, and Chris Knight,
34, music manager
THE WEDDING In a friend’s
backyard in Los Angeles on
August 17, 2013
THE BUDGET GOAL $15,000BY JAIMIE SCHOEN PHOTOGRAPHS BY STUDIO CASTILLERO$PENDING WELL
BACKYARD BOHEMIAN
THROWING THE “COOLEST DINNER PARTY EVER” COST MORE THAN
THIS L.A. COUPLE EXPECTED, BUT IT WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY
K
eltie Colleen once told her then-boyfriend, Chris Knight, that she’d always imagined when she
met the One, a heart would light up over their heads. So when he was ready to propose, Chris
brought her to the garden of their friend’s Los Angeles home, flipped the switch on a giant heart that
he’d made out of Christmas lights, and got down on one knee. On August 17, 2013, they returned to
the same backyard to say “I do” in front of 50 guests. Keltie walked down the aisle as her best friend,
Christina Perri, sang her hit “A Thousand Years.” For the first dance, singer Matt Nathanson sur-
prised the newly weds, performing Keltie’s favorite tune of his, “Little Victories.” Guests sat at tables
topped with loose centerpieces and had tacos and margaritas, then ate cupcakes and homemade
pies for dessert. A DJ spun rock and pop hits as guests danced and floated wish lanterns in the pool.
But Chris had one more thing up his sleeve: “He picked up a guitar and sang ‘Sunshine,’ by Jonathan
Tyler,” says Keltie. “It was so romantic. I’ll never forget it.”482 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2015 BRIDES.COM