Joan Holloway Ties the Knot on Bond Street

Last night's episode of Mad Men was seriously lacking in Joan (whom the creators of said show better bring back) — but the real Joan, actress Christina Hendricks, was at Il Buco getting hitched to hubby, actor Geoffrey Arend. People reports back from the scene, but NBC explains why the Bond Street restaurant was chosen as a venue.

As the story goes, Hendricks was smitten with the chandelier in the restaurant, so "Arend approached Il Buco owner Donna Lennard about buying the fixture, which he planned to propose under, but Lennard wasn't interested. Arend would not be dissuaded, however. He approached Warren Muller, who designed the piece, to create another for Il Buco." He told the designer, "I’ll send you a check, you make a new chandelier, you bless her restaurant with love from us, and then you bring that chandelier back to me, and you bless my marriage with love.” And that's exactly what happened. Currently the Il Buco chandelier is illuminating Halloway's house in Los Angeles.

Speaking of happy couples, the real Don Draper's wife penned an article about being married to ad man Draper Daniels. Their start was less romantic; she recalls, "'I couldn’t even think about marrying someone without a year’s courtship.' 'All right,' he said. 'We’ll count today as day one, then.' And he put out his hand and we shook, as if sealing a business proposition."

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on October 12, 2009 12:47 PM

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Sommelier

Christina Hendricks is gorgeous!!! She's exactly the kind of woman that Karl Lagerfield says that men don't like: curvy. Yeah... right? Karl's idea of a woman is an emaciated teenager who physically looks more like an adolescent boy than a woman. I'll go with what I like, Karl. Stick with your... well... whatever it is you like.

JMH

I really don't drink enough milk these days.

babyhitler

damn, I didn't think anyone had a shot with hendricks but looking at her new husband it seems every man had a shot with her.

saratoga mind

what's great is that she's not the usual anorexic waif that is touted as desirable. Christinga is a real woman, with curves and softness and femininity. Total ATF!

sexisicilian

Right, isn't it a shame what some call normal, healthy women "plus size" when they are in fact normal size just because they are not anorexic ...

saratoga mind

the people link shows christina looking yummy in the white wedding dress, but click thru to the esquire link for a real hottie outfit!

chunk

Candybaarrrs...

JenChungsBaby

She's got it where it counts. But all that extra weight up front appears to be dragging down her shoulders, which are sloped oddly toward the floor.

nicemarmot

Speaking as a similarly endowed lady, having big titties is quite the strain on your back and shoulders.

JenChungsBaby

God bless you. All of you.

longacre

He should have just gotten one from Mike & Toni's Chandelier Galaxy in Lynbrook.

Guest

And I want more Hendricks on Firefly.

Kojak

National Geographic should send an expedition to Christina Hendricks cleavage. Such beautiful, mountainous terrain must be explored in depth and charted.