Paige Williams and Chris Ardoin are Los Angeles locals, but for their wedding they wanted something a little further from home — and after months of searching, they landed on Spencer’s Restaurant, tucked at the base of the mountains in Palm Springs. The mountainside setting gave them exactly what they were after: dramatic natural backdrops paired with the kind of polished restaurant elegance that makes for a genuinely beautiful reception space.
What stood out most about this wedding was how the couple treated their guests. Paige and Chris made a point of making everyone in their wedding party — and every guest — feel seen and welcomed, and it showed in the energy of the day. Paige’s bridesmaids lit up every room they walked into, while Chris and his groomsmen kept the laughter going all afternoon.
The ceremony closed with a few hundred butterflies released into the air as the couple shared their first kiss as husband and wife — one of those rare moments that’s as much fun to photograph as it is to witness. Then, at the reception, Paige — a genuinely talented singer — took the stage with a live band and performed an original song she’d written for Chris, turning the night’s final moments into something neither of them, nor their guests, will forget.
