My friend Katharine Sabine Karabian wed Luca Giovanardi at the Grand Hotel Quisisana in Capri this weekend.
In a bold move, Katharine (who graduated from Beverly Hills High school, class of 1997) and Luca one-upped the Sultan of Brunei, who shut down his newly purchased Hotel Bel Air last year with no warning to jilted brides (Katharine found out the news from her trainer), and moved the entire wedding to Italy.
Note to Bel-Air, Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Chambers of Commerce. The next time you decide to allow a foreign operator to buy and shut down an L.A. landmark before the wedding of one of Los Angeles’ oldest, largest, and well-monied families (Katharine’s mother is Carole Doheny, once married to the late Edward Lawrence Doheny IV), please consider the possibility that they will simply give their money to some other country.
Luca Giovanardi was raised in Italy, attending ASU for college. Groomsmen included Brad Beck, Ben Karabian, and Marco Giovanardi.
Katharine’s two half-brothers, Sean Doheny and Ryan Doheny (from the marriage of Carole and Edward Lawrence Doheny IV) gave her away at the wedding. Trey & Leigh Doheny, are cousins to Katharine by marriage.
Katharine’s father is former Assemblyman Walter Karabian. He was the youngest state legislator in California history and was majority leader for the Democrat party. He retired from politics before her birth and has been a corporate attorney Downtown ever since.
Katharine’s brother, Ben Karabian, is a deputy city attourney (Loyola ’96, USC ’00, USC law ’06).
Katharine and I met three years ago at Kellen Okeefe’s Park City home during Sundance after Kari Feinstein Style Lounge and before the Butter after hours. I fell in female bromance love at first sight with her and her friend jewelry designer Courtney Miller.
Other guest in Capri for the wedding include bridesmaid Jennifer Sarnoff, aunts Trish Hilton and Linda Niven (also from the Doheny family), Jeana Vartan, Mauricio Sastre , cousin Darren Bogoshian (an agent at UTA), Laura McNulty and Darlene Hutton.
The couple is currently on honeymoon in Sardinia and Porto Cervo for a week and heading down to San Felice Circeo and finally to Rome before heading home at the end of the month and will return to Los Angeles for the first time as Mr. & Mrs. Katharine Sarine & Luca Giovanardi! Congratulations!!
The groom Luca with neices Giulia, Emily and nephew Matteo | Katharine & Luca | brother of the bride Ben Karabian
Katharine, Carole Doheny in red, Katharine
Carole Doheny with daughter Katharine and nieces
Katharine's bridal shower
Lisa Spiritus, Lauren Popeil, Katharine Sarine Giovanardi, Jennifer Sarnoff, Andrea Rapke
Luca Giovanardi & Katharine Karabian
"Happiest moment of my life!"
