Coach Lav Leaves His Wedding Guests at Home!
Former UCLA men’s basketball coach Steve Lavin is scheduled to marry Mary Jarou on August 17 at the elegant Montage Resort & Spa in Laguna Beach. Then comes today’s e-mail to his wedding guests, verified by an invitee who received it:
"Update from the Jarou/Lavin wedding headquarters in Newport Beach.
"Unexpectedly we have received a stunning 95% RSVP on sent out wedding invitations. As a result, our wedding guest list has far exceeded the maximum capacity for a traditional ceremony and reception at The Montage Resort.
"After giving serious consideration to alternative plans we have decided the best option at this late stage is to head to Europe to create a magical wedding day.
"Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconveniences this change in our wedding plans may have caused you.
"We are sorry that we will not be able to share our big day with family and friends. We will be sure to send you photos of our wedding upon our return from Europe.
" Please confirm that you received this email.
"Thanks in advance for your understanding.
"Warm regards,
Steve & Mary"
There’s no doubt that this is unusual protocol for a wedding, but the biggest surprise will be to the hotel. A staff member in the Catering Office told us that the event is still on their schedule!
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You've got to be kidding. And with John Wooden having agreed to be best man? Lavin will never eat lunch in this town again.
Posted by: expatjourno | July 10, 2007 at 09:25 AM
You have a source on this OTHER than BruinsNation, right? Because basically doing nothing besides cutting and pasting from a blog, while kind of sketchy already, without attribution is just plain unethical.
Posted by: Evan Garcia | July 10, 2007 at 09:49 AM
Dear Mr. Garcia:
You'll be either happy or disappointed to know that we have our own sources for our own stories, unless we credit them to someone else.
Posted by: Rich Perelman | July 10, 2007 at 10:27 AM
Mr. Perelman--thanks for the clarification. You can forgive my wondering, as BN had this a few hours before this post.
Go Bruins!
Posted by: Evan Garcia | July 11, 2007 at 09:45 AM
That's horrific! What about the wedding guests who already booked flights? What are they supposed to do? Or got advance-paid hotel rooms? How could these two be so selfish and inconsiderate to their guests? Looks like they lost more than a few friends in this tacky behavior.
Posted by: Mara | July 12, 2007 at 12:23 PM
So, if he goes to Europe to get married after originally inviting all of those people, does he get called for travelling or what?
Posted by: DaChew | July 13, 2007 at 08:35 AM
Tomorrow, Aug. 17 is (was?) the big day for the Steve Lavin wedding. Does anyone know if it is still on? Does anyone have any more info about the alleged cancellation?
Posted by: Mic Turner | August 16, 2007 at 10:16 AM
Tomorrow, Aug. 17 is (was?) the big day for the Steve Lavin wedding. Does anyone know if it is still on? Does anyone have any more info about the alleged cancellation?
Posted by: Mic Turner | August 16, 2007 at 10:18 AM