On June 14 2008, Delaine Dee Yates, formerly of Covington, was married to Ryan Eugene Martin of Los Angeles. The wedding took place at the Saddlerock Ranch, Chateau Le Dome, at sunset in Malibu, Calif.

The ceremony and the reception were both coordinated by Donato Crowley of Donato Style Events. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Coco Stewart of the Agape International Spiritual Center of Los Angeles.

The bride wore a light ivory beaded chiffon gown from Les Habitudes on Robertson and a silk veil designed by Pronovias of Barcelona. The bouquet of parchment colored wildflowers consisted of peonies, café dahlias, lizianthis, scabiosa, and fringed tulips.

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Eugene Martin

The matron of honor and bridal attendants were Gretchen Cacioppo, Christi Browne and Carrie-Anne Roy. Each bridal attendant wore a silk charmeuse taupe colored gown by Nicole Miller and carried a bouquet of black red dahlias, sweet peas, peonies, lizianthis and dusty pink roses.

The personal flowers for the bridal party and the families were designed by Clover Chadwick and Fawn Fletcher, owners and designers of Dandelion Ranch of Los Angeles.

Best man and groomsmen were Peter Micelli, Dave Prosenko and Paul Santana. The groom and groomsmen wore dark blue pin-stripe suits with silk ties in ivory for the groom and taupe for the groomsmen.

The ring bearer was Cole Rohr, nephew of the groom. The flower girls were Billi McPherson, Chloe Rohr, Riley Browne, Sidney Browne, Emily Browne and Emma Cate Cacioppo, nieces of the bride and groom. Each wore a white cotton beaded summer dress and carried a basket of daisy and parchment rose petals.

The ceremony’s music was a live acoustic guitar performance by Lee Roy. The wedding party, led by the flower girls, walked down the aisle to a rendition of Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah.” The bride and groom’s recessional song was “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey, which all of the guests started singing together as the bride and groom exited the area.

The ceremony and the reception were both held outside in the hills and deep in the wine vineyards of the Saddlerock Ranch.

A sit-down dinner of grilled halibut and tri-tip was prepared to honor the groom’s Central Coast roots along with a cheese course and wine pairings with wines from the Malibu Family Vineyards.

The reception began with the Durell Coleman Band playing classic tunes from Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra and continued throughout the evening with their traditional funk high energy dance sets from Disco to today. The band paid tribute to the bride’s New Orleans heritage by playing the traditional Mardi Gras “Line Dance” while all of the guests participated with beads and umbrellas provided by the bride’s family.