An Intimate Food-Focused Wedding Day at Vibiana and Redbird
Grace & Anthony's festive Los Angeles celebration
January 6, 2023
Grace Fraser and Anthony Etchegoyen love a lot of things in life. Foremost among those are their friends and family, food and each other—all of which were reflected at their intimate wedding at Vibiana and The Garden at Redbird in downtown Los Angeles. The couple met at a party when they were both freshmen in college, and they felt an instant connection. For the next four years, they would pass their time at the beach and began to build their life together. More than a decade after that fateful party, Grace and Anthony prepared to tie the knot. Choosing where to say “I do” was easy. After all, Grace’s father and stepmom, chef Neal Fraser and Amy Knoll Fraser, own and operate Vibiana and Redbird. Very important to Grace and Anthony is their love for dining out and delicious meals, so naturally, the focal point of their wedding was food. Grace’s Aunt Tiffany, who also got married at Vibiana, officiated the ceremony, taking care to include personal details when she spoke of the couple. Cocktail hour featured the couple’s favorite magician, Hannibal, and their favorite pizza in LA from Zach Pollack, chef-owner of the restaurants Alimento and Cosa Buona. The reception featured a four-course, family-style dinner crafted by Grace’s father, Chef Neal Fraser. After dinner, the party continued upstairs in the West Room, where guests danced and hammed it up in the photo booth. Later, Grace’s father and stepmother surprised the couple with late-night bites cooked up by their friends Arjun and Nakul Mahendro, owners and chefs at Badmaash. The couple became so swept up in the festivities that they forgot their first dance, which Grace said was ultimately a blessing, considering they hadn’t practiced enough anyway. But that’s not to say they didn’t take to the floor later to dance the night away among their friends and family. “We wanted our wedding to be a celebration of our love, a feast of all our favorite foods and dancing until we couldn’t dance anymore,” said Grace. “When we woke up the next day, we both said we wished we could do it all over again.
