See How This Couple Threw a Comfortable Yet Elegant Affair at the The Adolphus Hotel

Heather Postma & Bill Vertin
October 28, 2023

Three years in the making, Heather Postma and Bill Vertin’s engagement was a family affair. It was on a trip with Heather’s family that Bill—on a balcony overlooking the ocean on an uncharacteristically rainy morning in La Jolla, California—popped the question to his bride-to-be. But the surprises didn’t end there. “We came back to our house, and his whole family was there,” Heather remembers. The Dallas natives said “I do” at the same church where Heather’s parents had wed, then celebrated their union at an elegant reception while surrounded by their nearest and dearest. “It was just so special,” Heather says of their big day. “You feel so loved when everyone you love is there supporting you.” —Rhonda Reinhart

Pearls of Love

Heather’s wedding-day jewelry held special meaning. A diamond necklace her parents had given her served as her “something old,” while her “something new” was a pair of pearl earrings Bill gifted to her as a wedding gift. And for her “something borrowed,” she wore a pearl bracelet that her father had given to her mother on their own wedding day.

Fall for You

A few weeks before the wedding, planner Whitney Bailey found out that a larger ballroom was available at The Adolphus. So she snagged the bigger space and redesigned the whole floor plan. As a result, she was able to bring in more furniture pieces, like a comfy banquette in sage green. “Because the wedding was in the fall, we wanted to incorporate rich, darker tones,” she says.