Purple Room Supper Club

The night before

Wedding Day

Welcome Drink

Ceremony

Reception

Brunch Open House

Our Wedding

Our first date was 20 years ago, April 5, 2005. Now, we're FINALLY getting our act together and getting married, 20 years later, on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the beautiful Dinah Shore Estate, a 1964 Donald Wexler landmark home in the heart of Palm Springs' oldest neighborhood. Come celebrate with us! We've come to fall in love with the town of Palm Springs - and are so excited to have it host our celebration.

Our Story

Photos

Wedding Party

Q + A

We're so excited to celebrate with everyone! The wedding will be at the Dinah Shore Estate at 432 Hermosa Place in Old Las Palmas, just behind downtown Palm Springs. Because the venue is in a quiet residential neighborhood, no neighborhood parking is allowed so we'll need guests to Uber, Lyft or taxi to the venue. Please consider that as you pick your hotel.

Flying in Palm Springs is one of the country's best small airports, with service to many major hubs in the central and western US. Alternatively, Ontario, CA is about 60 miles away, and Los Angeles (LAX and BUR) are about 120 miles, although traffic times can vary quite a bit. Las Vegas and Phoenix are about 4 hours away.

Accommodations Below are a few hotels we recommend within close distance to Central Palm Springs, the wedding venue, and Andy and Nick's home (in Vista Norte). We recommend making a reservation soon, and most hotels will have a time window within which you can cancel if you need to change your plans. Also, renting a house with a pool and mountain view is one of the iconic Palm Springs experiences we highly recommend if traveling in a group. Reach out to us and we'll be happy to make recommendations in our neighborhood, and we can point you to other great neighborhoods as well.

Brand new much-anticipated full-service luxury property in the center of Palm Springs. Great restaurant and roof deck pool/bar. Friday -&gt; Monday April rate $750 / night.

Thompson Palm Springs, by Hyatt

Luxury boutique full-service hotel just north of Central Palm springs, in an older, colonial- style building with standard and bungalow rooms, and a beautiful pool/restaurant space. Friday -&gt; Monday April rate $600 / night.

The Colony Palms Hotel and Bungalows

Recently converted traditional full-service resort (families allowed), formerly Margaritaville. Very close to Andy and Nick's house. Fri -&gt; Mon April rate $275 / night.

Riviera Resort & Spa Palm Springs

Full service budget-friendly resort just outside of Palm Springs (in Cathedral City), approx 20 minutes to central Palm Springs. Friday -&gt; Monday April rate $199 / night.

Hyatt Vacation Club at Desert Oasis

Small, 12 room boutique hotel with well-designed rooms. Adults only. Code access for property and rooms (no onsite staff during the day). Friday -&gt; Monday April rate $300 / night.

The Cactai

Small, well-appointed 15 room boutique hotel. Codes for property and room access (on-site staff only during day hours). Adults only. Friday -&gt; Monday April rate $250 / night.

Mahala

Travel

Eat and Drink

If you have some extra time, here are some great options to eat, drink and explore the Palm Springs area! Also, check out the recent New York Times 36 Hours in Palm Springs: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/26/travel/things-to-do-palm-springs.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/26/travel/things-to-do-palm-springs.html</a>

* Cartel Coffee (really the only specialty coffee place in town)&nbsp;* Farm (great breakfast and crepes)&nbsp;* Rick's Diner (A diner...but good. And hot or cold service, which is part of the experience)* Townie Bagels (Good bagels, bagel sandwiches, etc)&nbsp;* The Sandwich Place (straightforward but delicious sandwiches!)* Heyday (great casual burgers and martinis)* Tailor Shop (moody craft cocktail bar)&nbsp;* Rooster &amp; Pig (Outstanding Vietnamese fusion-ish)&nbsp;* Peninsula Pastries (Pretty legit French bakery - get there early, they sell out!)&nbsp;* Ponzu (locally owned sushi place, friendly and solid)&nbsp;* Johannes (Chef-owned, great schnitzel)* Workshop (James Beard 10 years ago - still good, still very full of itself)* Lola Rose (fun scene-y upscale Mediterranean restaurant at the new Thompson hotel)* Alice B (A gastropub by celeb chefs in an LGBT retirement home!&nbsp;Only in Palm Springs...)

Shopping

* Market Market(South Palm Canyon, an upscale marketplace feature vintage clothes/furniture, plus an outstanding wine shop called PS Bottle Shop, who's owners are from Austin) * PhyllumHip home goods store on Palm Canyon, also fromer Austinite owners! * RexConsignment shop with lots of vintage mid-century decorations. Several mid century furniture stores in the same shopping center. * Palm Springs Vintage MarketThe first Sunday of each month (so Sunday April 6) a ton of vendors from around the valley and LA come to sell vintage furniture and clothing: https://palmspringsvintagemarket.com/

Mid Century Modern Homes

Palm Springs is the epicenter of mid-century modernism (MCM).&nbsp;Some iconic homes, like the <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/opTQwjViWig4Fr4MA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kaufman house</a> (where the iconic Slim Aarons Poolside Gossip photo seen above was taken), <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/qbaLwqhMMpohMDe98" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elvis Honeymoon home</a>, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/AZEebf5QBDErDQUN7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frank Sinatra</a> home, and of course <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/ivsj4ubcxXbkdBP16" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Dinah Shore estate</a> (our wedding venue)! PS Design Museum offers Saturday morning tours of the famous Albert Frey home (Frey House II) in the hills above PS:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.palmspringslife.com/our-events/frey-house-ii-tour-museum-day-pass/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.palmspringslife.com/our-events/frey-house-ii-tour-museum-day-pass/</a> Or, just check out some great neighborhoods for walking and enjoying these classic homes: Old Las Palmas (especially Rose Ave and nearby streets), Twin Palms, and Racquet Club estates.

More Things to Check Out

An incredible experience, the tram goes to the top of Mt San Jacinto, 9000 feet above sea level. It's a forest climate, great for hiking. The temperatures will be 40 degrees cooler than on the desert floor, so plan accordingly.

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

A biannual installation across the Coachella valley, within 30 minute drive of Palm Springs (including some pieces in town).

Desert X Art Project

Paid admission - trails on Indian Reservation with waterfalls and palm groves.

Indian Canyons (Hike)

Palm Springs Art Museum

Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center

Palm Springs Air Museum

Home and grounds of the Annenberg family, over 500 acres with amazing views of the San Jacinto mountains. Reservable home and grounds tours, but also fun to visit and do a self-guided "garden" tour.

Nick + Andy