A Point Dume Union With Artistic Flair, To Mark 20 Years

The intimate affair took place at an art-filled contemporary compound in Malibu

Words by CAROLINE CAGNEY
Photography by DANA FERRARO

A Point Dume union — The bride and groom.

A mutual friend’s dinner party was where it all began for Chilean former model Jocelyne Katz and art collector Alberto Chehebar. After an instant connection, the Los Angeles–based couple dated for several years and ultimately moved in together. Fast-forward two decades later: As they approached their 20th anniversary, Jocelyne and Alberto decided it was the perfect time to make their union official.

On a sun-drenched January afternoon earlier this year, as close friends and family looked on, Jocelyne and Alberto walked out hand in hand with their grandchildren as a flutist played on before they exchanged vows at their artist friend Brigitte D’Annibale’s home (and site-specific installation) in Malibu’s Point Dume. The property — which consists of a house set in a sculptural garden amid olive trees — bridges art, design, and nature and served as the ideal backdrop for the art collectors.

To execute their vision, Jocelyne and Alberto enlisted Melissa Sullivan of Studio Sully, who added balance and dimension to the venue’s open space by incorporating modern teepees to help shield guests from the sun, elegant table settings, and floral installations plush with lemon-yellow poppies and orange pincushions artfully arranged by Jenya Flowers.

After the ceremony, guests gathered for an alfresco feast that ended with the cutting of a traditional Chilean lucuma meringue wedding cake, as well as a fireside cacao ceremony, a sacred Mesoamerican ritual that promotes love and connection. From there, the evening continued with flowing cocktails, tunes by DJ Ana Calderon, and dancing under a canopy of disco balls.