WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT: A Happy Day for Amber & Joseph

Amber Elizabeth Held of Los Angeles, CA and Joseph Ken Kieley from everywhere in the Midwest, were married Friday, July 1st, 2016 at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simon Held of Los Angeles, CA. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fredrick Kieley of Minneapolis, MN. The ceremony was held on the golf course under the big Oak Tree just before sunset. The bride’s brothers, Brian and Kevin, walked the bride’s mother, Debbie, down the aisle followed by bride’s goddaughter bearing the rings in a sparkling white crystal geode. The bride’s father, Richard, escorted Amber, to the Bridal March by Vicente Avella.  She moved gracefully in her custom gown fashioned of Italian and French lace. She carried a bouquet of white orchids wrapped in her grandmother’s “old” handkerchief and secured by her great grandmother’s “borrowed” broach. She wore “blue” on the bottom of her shoes saying “I do”. Joe wore a midnight blue Ralph Lauren Black Label Tuxedo. Their rings were blessed by the 36 guests during a musical interlude of Clair de Lune.  During the ceremony Rick Dees read an excerpt from Dante’s Divine Comedy. After the newlyweds kissed, as husband and wife for the first time, they processed to an instrumental of All You Need Is Love by the Beatles.

Amber, Palisadian-Post Athlete of the Year in 2002, graduated from Boston University in 2006 where she created her own independent major in Visual Anthropology, including Dance, Photography and Cultural Studies. She currently runs her own business, Creative Cross Training teaching mindfulness and life skills through physical education.

After a year at Moorpark College, Joe worked at MCA Records, CBS Broadcasting, and Snafu Consulting. For the past 9 years he has worked with Rick Dees Entertainment where he ascended to the position of Senior Vice President of Programming.

After a honeymoon in Martha’s Vineyard, the couple will reside in Toluca Lake, CA.