Actress Bonnie Somerville recently tied the knot with her
creative director fiancé, Dave McClain, on April 8th at the beautiful
Hummingbird Nest Ranch in California's Santa Susana Mountains. The 49-year-old
actress has been seen in several popular TV series, including Blue Bloods, The
O.C., NYPD Blue, and Friends.
Bonnie's mother, Maureen, was her escort as she walked down
the aisle, which played the score of their favorite movie, Out of Africa. The
two share a close bond, and Maureen raised Bonnie alone, so the bride was
thrilled to have her by her side on her big day. "She raised me alone, so
she's my best friend and both mom and dad to me," Bonnie shared. "She
always jokes 'Now I can die in peace!' She loves Dave, and they have an amazing
bond. She calls him her son."
Bonnie and Dave's ceremony was nontraditional and included
two "bridesmen" and eight bridesmaids. The groom's two daughters
escorted him down the aisle, and the bride's mother walked her down to the
stunning backdrop of the Santa Susana Mountains. Dave's sister officiated the
ceremony, and the couple exchanged personal vows.
Guests enjoyed a cocktail hour with passed appetizers that
included mini tomato soup cups with grilled cheese sandwiches, mini poke bowls,
chicken satay skewers, and pigs in a blanket. The sit-down dinner was a feast
of filet mignon, pistachio crusted halibut, and a vegetable risotto. "We wanted
really good food," Bonnie shared. "It was my biggest concern besides
music and the venue!"
Following dinner, a dessert station with Coolhaus ice cream
sandwiches, cookies, and brownies was served. The bride and groom's first dance
was to a cover of "Umbrella" by Ember Island, a song that had special
meaning for the couple. "When we first met, it was two weeks before
lockdown, and we would just play music," Bonnie recalled. "Dave plays
guitar, and I sing. It was pretty much all we could do during lockdown! We both
loved the song, and the lyrics really are us," she said.
The newlyweds even surprised their guests with a mini
musical performance. "Dave has never performed in front of a crowd,"
Bonnie said. "I have a million times, but that's a big part of our relationship
and how we passed the time during lockdown, so it's fitting."
Bonnie and Dave first connected on the dating app Bumble.
"I hadn't been on the app very long, and never checked in," she
explained. "I was shooting Blue Bloods and was showing an actor how the
dating apps work, and I randomly saw a message that this guy used his one-time
extension to meet me." She added, "There were ten minutes left for me
to reply. It was so random because had I not logged in to show my friend, I
never would have met him! I saw his smile and said 'I'm gonna swipe for this
guy!' We texted, then moved to an hour and a half call, then I got back to LA,
we went out for our first date, and that was that! I knew right away he was the
one."
Before meeting Dave, Bonnie had accepted the thought of
being alone. "I truly was at a place in my life where I was okay with the
thought of being alone. After seeing all my friends get married years ago, and
have children, and many failed relationships, and bad decisions, I made peace
with the fact I might never meet 'the one.' And then I met Dave."
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