European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse T Tom Cruse Ano Montt Rogers aard their vows at a " wedding two Yosra ago. The knot los Angeles times t was by All appearances an innocent if lavish qty birthday Celebration Black tie elegant invitations the Patio outside the Beverly Hills hotel Polo lounge guests flying in from new York and Hawaii but suddenly after Tho expected by today a Oasis Ine her to intend commandeer the microphone drop so one knee and. Announce 1p the crowd Susan there s something i be been meaning to ask you i Lovo you madly will you marry Mot "everybody.screamed," recalls Susan Lane his intended they Houghl of my god How fati Ulouse this is an engagement parly so then i took the microphone we d rehearsed this and i said i ton l believe in Long engagements what did you have in mind to said of big shot you to pulling me on the spot How about now " thus Loo wet i Cimer. To owner of a los an gases janitorial and parking services term and Susan Lane a bridal gown designer manufacturer hopped aboard a last spreading late 80s trend Surprise weddings according to Lane once she accepted the. instantly moved in for the matrimonial my he got up and yelled reverend the lever and Connie Dujaney was hiding in he Bushes with my Bou Hucl 1 she called the family Forward people were Otist still scr Carneng carrying on like you would t believe they a Ere Yelling things like ale you sure they d had some Campagna then she started the ceremony we have it on video they panned around and people s Mouths were just wide open pop weddings such As the Wertheimer Lane extravaganza of last july have taken place at los Angeles restaurants me Beach country clubs and even a Bowling Alley where the Blissful couple posed beneath a Budweiser sign just after the service. Within i Holasz year they Surprise weddings have come up More and Moie. It s snowballing reports Kevin Rayi. Own Erol the Bent Willow Floral shop in North Hollywood. Actually i love hem because you re not dealing Wilh crazy brides changing their minds la s a lot easier and More Tun " occasionally the nuptial equivalent of a sly Penn & Teller magic comedy act the ceremonies Are typically staged by those who say they want to avoid the hassles of traditional weddings in which Many family members Aid in the planning sometimes disastrously. As Lane puts it no one s telling you that your aunt. Millie should be invited of that your fal Cousin in Iowa needs to be a bridesmaid " couples unorthodox riles include celebrities and Nan celebs alike. Talk show Host Gera too Rivera and his producer Wile c c Dyor for instance lured family members to Cape cod in 1937. Promising them a Clam bake and family reunion says Dyer i did t want a big wedding it was Geraldo s idea everyone was really Happy about it. The Only were upset were his my Best Friend who in the same year adore Tom cruise and Muro Rogers had a Surprise wedding in upstate new York. And Anson Williams one of the stare of to s Happy Days who now directs episodes of such television shows As Hooper Man and l a Law married television producer Jackie Gerken last thanksgiving in a Surprise ceremony. They billed it As special entertainment following a thanksgiving dinner with both Miljes a a local restaurant says Gerken about a Hall hour before dinner was Over. We told everyone to meet us at the hotel Bel air. No one had a clue. Given the formality of the dinner party we knew everyone would be dressed nicely end look Good for Iho pct Ute if you try to do one of these things you have to be careful of that. My parents arrived first and even when they walked in the room end saw this big wedding cake and Champagne they still did t get it i had changed into a White Long dress and Anson had on his Lux and they still did l get it i just had to Tell them. We re be ilog married luckily there was a chair close by. My Mother s legs sort of Wen adds Williams there s something Aboul Iho traditional wedding at least for us that takes the Joy and spontaneity away. You re basically having i Lor other people not yourselves a wedding is ice Lings and sharing them with the closest people in your rather than premeditated and orchestra cd. Williams says the wedding was warm caring and emotional everybody there Houghl it was the Besl one they eve participated in. I m somewhat against the traditional Type of wedding. I Don t think it starts couples Oil on a healthy Lime Wilh their families. There s so much pressure. You re dealing Wilh everybody except your recently however a bridegroom managed of do exactly thai and still concoct a Surprise wedding last october Edward de too a Newnan calif., video editor arranged a wedding thai everybody knew about except the Bride. After he had lived with and spurned his Girlfriend s marriage suggestions for eight years de Roo says he decided to marry her. Wilh he help o her daughter and Stepson he had proper engraved Anvil Lions sent to All their friends and family members. And he had one other invitation to a phony wedding of a couple the two knew printed up just Lor his intended Linda de Roo simply thought she was attending somebody else s wedding when she showed up at the Kriol Lwood country club in los Angeles. Her daughter had the wedding bouquet. She came up to her and Sard. Mom you re gel Ting married Loday " Edward a Roo remembers she Linda gave in Back to her and said Don t be ridiculous finally she was rushed up to the Allar and Only then when she saw me standing hero did she realize it wa5 her wedding Day Bui surprises Aren t limited to Iho uninformed. Sometimes even a partner who knows a wedding is in the works winds up being surprised As Wall. Last March commercial realtor Donna Binder role totally floored her Fiance with a double whammy a birthday Pamy Surprise wedding Al a Santa Monica Bowling Alley the iwo wore engaged Folh recalls and her bridegroom Loy inventors agent Jay Roth knew o birthday party was planned for him but to had no idea where in was ii was a Shock to everybody Brand or Roth recalls who would Doit Here a Bowling Alley is dark Smokey and Dingy. Who wants to be a Bride without sunlight and Beauty she adds thai Tho event was a hit Wilh every Ono. Present. We took the wedding picture Budweiser sign we were hoping to make Bowling monthly but we did what do Eji Quetler exports think about such Surprise ladies it s Nice bul it s selfish says Letilia Baldrige who headed Jacqueline Kennedy s White House stall and has written six books on etiquette a wedding to me. Is a coming together of All Gina rations a give and take kind this is is richly for the Bride and Groom. It s their Choice and they can Doit but they re As much pleasure to the. Other people in their families " but for a dynamically charged be Emony one los Angeles Art dealer g. Ray Hawkins describes As spontaneous combustion there s nothing like slipping Anex Lra twist wedding Knol Hawkins and his wife gourmet Toad products manufacturer Susan Hawkins planned a Surprise wedding for her friends in 1985 we were two adults who been married before. To spent a lot of time will people who represent certain locations and Homos we considered All sorts of things Susan , in Tho meantime the 1 Shower was approaching and we still had t decided what we were doing or the reception. G Ray said Why Don t we jus get married Al the shower1 so the couple contacted All the males or boyfriends of the women invited to the Shower and let them in on the plan. Then after the women had lunched at a los Angeles Beverly Glen restaurant the men All entered at the same time each handing his companion a sealed envelope with a card that Road. Roses Are red Vint Cusare. Blue today s the Day the Surprise to on you. Saturday april 1,1989 the stars and stripes Page 17
