Destini and Jason meet in line at Subway. “Not knowing downtown L.A. at the time, I got lost and was asking people on the street where the nearest Subway was because I knew they would be fast,” remembers Destini. “Everyone kept sending me to different subway train stations. I finally, super frustrated, just yelled to whoever would listen ‘I mean Subway sandwich!’ A stranger looked at me like I was crazy and pointed, ‘It’s two blocks that way.’ So, I ran to Subway and got in line. That’s when the most handsome man I have ever seen got right behind me. I’m so happy God and faith were on our side and I didn’t find the Subway right away.”
Once Jason popped the question, the couple began planning their wedding. “I wanted vintage furniture and chandeliers,” shares Destini. “I’d always dreamed of an outdoor, chic but elegant wedding.”
Shopping for her wedding dress with her mother-in-law was one of the bride’s favorite moments of the planning process. “I lost my mom when I was young and my mother-in-law flew out to California from New Hampshire to dress shop and bought the dress for me,” she says. “It was a magical moment for me because growing up I thought I would never get a moment like that. I was so happy to have her there.”
Jason and Destini took dance classes in advance of the big day. “A bunch of friends and family said it was the best wedding dance they had seen,” she says of the final results. “Now, they could have been being nice but let’s just say we nailed it!”
The couple exchanged vows in front of giant trees and a beautiful country setting. “There were amazing huge, old, wood doors that opened up for me to walk through; what an entrance!” says Destini. “I wasn’t nervous; I was just super excited to marry my best friend.”
Things got extra fun at the reception. “There was a pile of wigs, and Jason’s Uncle David put on an ’80s long-haired rocker wig, and, along with my Aunt Linda, started a huge conga line,” says Destini. “Everyone was going crazy. Dancing with both of our families was so much fun—everyone was getting along and getting down.”
—Darren Elms
