As our Jennifer O’Connell reported earlier today, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-French Laundry) hasn’t been seen in public since October 27, the day he received his COVID-19 vaccine booster. Newsom had been scheduled to travel to Glasgow for the COP26 conference on climate change two days later. However, his trip was abruptly canceled. Some speculated at first that Newsom realized it was absurd to travel across the world to address a conference on climate change when he could participate online. Then, Newsom’s office claimed he was attending to “unspecified family issues” and his office wouldn’t elaborate when asked by the press. By Sunday night, his wife posted a tweet shaming people who were asking where the state’s chief executive was, calling them “haters” and telling them to “get a life.”
Monday’s California COP26 delegation did not respond to questions about Newsom’s participation, or the location of his residence. On Monday night, the Lieutenant Governor. Eleni Kounalakis claimed Newsom couldn’t go to Scotland because he has young children.
JUST IN – Newsom deputy says the California Governor could not make it to the #COP26Because he has young children, he is a “climate Summit”.pic.twitter.com/JV5rQyf2KW
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) November 9, 2021
Kounalakis, who flew to Glasgow in Newsom’s stead, said:
“It’s unfortunate that he couldn’t make it…you know, the Governor has a young family. I think it’s really important for everyone to understand that when you’ve got young kids it’s sometimes hard to come halfway around the world…”
He knows he has work to do regardless of how old his children are. Having young children didn’t keep him from going to El Salvador in April 2019 to bash Donald Trump’s immigration policies and “study migration.”
Well, having a young family didn’t keep him from another event, it seems. Quietly buried in a Vogue story about Ivy Getty’s weekend “Fantasy” wedding, at which Nancy Pelosi officiated, was this paragraph:
“San Francisco’s City Hall is designed to inspire awe—a symbol of the city’s power and resilience after the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, with its white marble detailing and soaring dome that looms more than 300 feet overhead,” Hamish [Bowles, Vogue contributing editor]Notes. “But despite the architectural magnificence—and the panoply of state, with Nancy Pelosi officiating and Governor Newsom and Mayor Breed in attendance—the ceremony managed to feel extraordinarily intimate and personal, with Tobias’s charming vows and his passionate kiss that dislodged Ivy’s crown!”
This was clear considering that Newsom had been rumored to be suffering from an injury due to vaccines and was possibly being admitted.
An exclusive look inside Ivy Getty’s wedding weekend, which began with a British Invasion Mod Party at The Palace of Fine Arts https://t.co/gXWuAGLIgM
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) November 8, 2021
The article contained 99 photographs, with a Gavin Newsom-looking man in two. In one photo he’s standing next to a blonde woman who looks like his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
This is Twitter. @GavinNewsomIs it? Look to the right side of the bride in the first pic. The couple on the second row is I believe. Gavin and Jen next to London Breed. The 2nd photo shows the groom’s father. Ivy Getty is bride. https://t.co/kUOcWI5NQA pic.twitter.com/tZu9HeeDJC
— Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) November 9, 2021
Obviously this wouldn’t explain where Newsom’s been every other day since October 27, but if he’s seemingly healthy and was attending a “family” wedding this weekend, why wouldn’t he just acknowledge that?
It could be that even more than the French Laundry dinner – which occurred exactly a year before this wedding – this ostentatious wedding, which took place in the City of San Francisco and at which hundreds of unmasked guests practiced absolutely zero social distancing – highlights Newsom’s hypocrisy and complete disconnect with the suffering most people in California are enduring.
Ivy Getty’s wedding was a weekend-long event with multiple themed parties. Three outfits were worn by the bride at her first wedding party:
The British Invasion Mod Party, held at The Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco on Thursday night, kicked off the wedding. Stanlee’s inspiration for the first night of festivities was BarberellaJean-Claude Forest’s 1968 sci-fi movie, titled. It took Stanlee’s team seven days to reimagine what normally feels like an airline hanger inside into a full-fledged nightclub, complete with shiny silver walls. “I knew the walls were silver the day before, I didn’t know anything else,” Getty admits. “I didn’t tell them anything specific. Everything has been a complete surprise.”
Guests arrived on the scene in short, sexy sequins, gogo boots, and big half up, half down hair—ready to party just as soon as their vaccination cards were checked and their phones were locked and stowed away in pouches. Mark Ronson was the DJ and dancers performed in clear bubbles. Eventually, Earth Wind & Fire took the stage.
On Friday, wedding guests were treated to a picnic lunch – complete with IV drips for those who had a hangover:
The following day, guests joined the couple for a picnic lunch at the Log Cabin on Presidio, overlooking the city—IV drips were at the ready for anyone in need of help recovering from the night before. “Butterflies are sentimental to Ivy, and so we incorporated them wherever possible,” Goldberg says of the bride’s look for this daytime event. “This archive Alexander McQueen gown from Pre-Fall 2016 had her name all over it….”
Friday night was the rehearsal dinner, an “intimate” event that most likely was even more expensive than that French Laundry dinner, then Saturday began with a “pajama party” for the bride and her entourage.
San Francisco City Hall was the venue for the ceremony, however it wasn’t your usual City Hall wedding.
Stanlee and his crew carpeted City Hall’s entire rotunda with bright pink and teal Persian rugs. This transformed the area completely. “We draped all the archways on the second floor and first floor with turquoise and rose pink velvet drapes with 12” long gold thread fringe,” he explains. “We hung in waterfall fashion off the grand staircase railings, from top to bottom, thousands of pale pink dendrobiam orchids. Through the rotunda, large stone urns with pedestals and pastel roses were placed on top of the staircase. I wanted to channel Ann,” Gatti says. “The colors, patterns and fabrics were a nod to Ann.”
After they were announced husband and wife, Ivy’s crown fell off for just a second. Once that was fixed:
Queue Myra is the famous singer for “In” The Princess Diaries—she started playing “Miracles Happen” from the balcony, and the bridal party, led by actress Anya Taylor-Joy, broke into dance. The moment was surreal and could easily have happened in Genovia.
Following the reception, the group left the Getty Mansion for their departure.
The room was shared by the Pena Pachamama and Latin bands. A rose garden was also created for the DJ dancing party. Maison Margiela provided a second look for the bride, a couture piece with a draped aquamarine necklace that complemented the natural edge of her gown.
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As guests mingled from room to room sampling various buffets, there were moments…that felt like a typical family wedding at home, complete with eccentric cousins and all. The setting was important and Ann and Gordon Getty accumulated a collection that is museum-quality of European antiques. They also had Venetian paintings and French textiles. The rooms are covered in Impressionist paintings, including those by Matisse, Degas and Cassatte. Deep couches are covered in decorative pillows, made with Lyon silks and Chinese brocades.
Newsom planned to fly to Glasgow to advocate for ending the use of fossil fuels, but ended up enjoying every luxury possible – thanks to Big Oil money.
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