'Brides' Take Over Manhattan Beach
Aug 22, 2024 10:44PM ● By Jeanne Fratello
(A bachelorette party - where all the guests dressed up as brides - posed for photos at Bruce's Beach in Manhattan Beach. Photo credit: Lisa Kelley Remerowski)

"We had little survival goodie bags, staged a 'Vogue' photoshoot at Bruce's Beach, followed by a bridal procession - or march - down the Strand to the Manhattan Beach Pier," said Smith. "We then bar-hopped in Manhattan Beach and finished at Hennessey's in Hermosa."

"During our march on the Strand and Pier and downtown Manhattan Beach, people were just loving it," said Rohdy. "They asked to take pics with us and of us, cheered us and told us it was the coolest bachelorette idea they had ever seen. Some people thought we were all getting married and wanted to know who the bride was, so lots of congratulations."
The group had hired a professional photographer to document their adventures. However, at some point along the way, iconic local photographer Evelyn Schmitt spotted their group.
Schmitt stayed with the group and took extra pictures for them even after their hired photographer had left for the day.
By the end, "Our whole group was chanting 'Evelyn, Evelyn!'" said Rohdy, who added that she was planning to invite Schmitt to the wedding reception.
Speaking of the wedding, Rohdy wanted to make it clear that her whole reason for being in Manhattan Beach was thanks to her fiance, Amin Tavana, who is a longtime South Bay resident.
"He won me over to
move and embrace 'the bubble' from Silver Lake a few years ago," said Rohdy.
The couple will host their friends and family for a wedding weekend at the end of October in the South Bay.