Drew Katz wedding bash wows Palm Beach

Drew Katz, the son of former New Jersey Nets owner and Philadelphia Inquirer partner Lewis Katz, married lawyer Rachel Snyder over the weekend at the Breakers in a ceremony so dazzling it amazed even the most social of Palm Beach regulars. Nearly 500 guests were treated to three days of celebrations that included heart-shaped fireworks, a ballroom filled with cherry blossoms and lamps decorated entirely with pergolas. Newark Mayor Cory Booker (who gave a salty speech) and Drew’s father, who owned the Nets until 2004, shared the role of best man, and the bride wore Oscar de la Renta. Guests included Gayle King, Milk Studio’s Mazdack Rassi, Inga Rubenstein, Dori Cooperman, Republic Records’ executive vice president Charlie Walk and wife Lauren, Joyce Varvatos, Emily and Harold Ford
Jr. and “Seinfeld” actor Steve Hytner. Some residents told us the bash was “one of the grandest we’ve seen,” The groom, the chief executive of New Jersey-based Interstate Outdoor Advertising, told us, “It was a magical weekend.”