Selling Sunset's Christine Quinn's Wedding Included Edible Spiders and a Bleeding Wedding Cake

Quinn and Richard's wedding took place on Dec. 15, 2019, at the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles. Vibiana was LA's first Archdiocese Catholic cathedral and is one of the city's few remaining 19th century landmarks, though now it's better known as a wedding, events, and performing arts venue.

Guests arrived to a winter wonderland-themed "welcome hour" before the ceremony, where they could enjoy lounging areas with fur throws, a harpist, four-foot 3D gargoyle ice sculptures, and a premium bar with craft "smoking" cocktails. The post-ceremony cocktail hour took place in the same space, where disembodied hands wearing rhinestone gloves served guests onyx-tinted champagne through a wall.

After the welcome hour, guests entered the ceremony space through a towering twinkle light tunnel.

Inside, guests were greeted by large crystal chandeliers, towering trees with dangling white roses, snow-covered icicles lining the aisles, a dewy covering of snow and fog on the ground, and white chiffon everywhere.

Ice sculptures were provided by The Art of Carving Ice, while Shawna Yamamoto was in charge of floral and event design. Amber Event Production was responsible for the audiovisuals, lighting, and production.

There were also two white swans in their own ponds at the altar.

Quinn arrived at the ceremony in a horse-drawn carriage with two black stallions, wearing the first of two bespoke black wedding dresses that Galia Lahav designed for her.

The aisle was fogged with snowy dew, and real snow fell as Quinn walked down the aisle while a string quartet played "Sweet but Psycho" by Ava Max.

Quinn carried a Lily of the Valley floral arrangement — the plant is known to be poisonous if ingested.

As guests sipped cocktails outside, a crew of 130 transformed the winter wonderland ceremony space into a "wicked wonderland."

Decor for the reception space included black velvet lounge areas and black mirrored tables with gold legs and accents. Large gargoyle statues and towering bare branches filled the room, and two six-foot black-and-gold thrones were set up for the bride and groom at a sweetheart table. Chandeliers were switched to black goth-style wrought-iron light fixtures.

Cathedral draping was switched from white to black chiffon, and black swans replaced the white swans.

When guests entered the reception, they were greeted with the song "Pyre" by Son Lux, while fog filled the room and red lighting set the mood.

The bride and groomed entered to a faux thunderstorm, with lightning bolts striking on the LED screens on the walls and ceiling of the venue. Later, the couple's first dance was to the Phantom of the Opera Overture, and the entire room turned into Vincent Van Gogh's "The Starry Night," where the ceiling took on a blue hue with stars everywhere.

Julie Simon made a towering 55-inch, four-tier cake that bled when cut into. The initials C+C were carved into the cake, and handmade items included a black gargoyle on top of the cake, blood-red poppies and black orchids, black lace, sequins, black velvety petals, withered branches, and black ravens — all made of sugar.

Table settings included smoke-colored glassware, gold-brushed flatware, baroque-style chargers, and hand-drawn calligraphy place cards.

The tables were also decorated with black calla lilies, red and black roses, skulls, smoked-tapered candles, and gargoyles. Each water glass had a custom ice cube with edible mini red roses inside.

The tabletops were designed by Lisa, while the calligraphy was provided by Calligraphy Katrina. Pastry Chef Chris Ford created breakable glittery chocolate skulls for guests with a custom calligraphy note reading, "Til death do us part." Guests also received a custom mallet engraved with the wedding date, which — when cracked — revealed black heart truffles, spider webs, and edible spiders.