Photo: Dan Lippitt1/30I met Sean Gallagher, a hairstylist at Serge Normant and my friend of 20 years, when I was an 8-year-old flower girl at my aunt’s wedding and he was the cool and charming hairdresser. Two decades later, he got to do the honors for me.
Photo: Dan Lippitt2/30I wore the most magical shoes on the planet from Monique Lhuillier, a cubist diamond bracelet from Canturi, a Pamela Love ring, and a crown from Jennifer Behr, a look that was partly inspired by Liv Tyler’s elf princess character in Lord of the Rings.
Photo: Courtesy of Audrey Gelman3/30A particularly smiley selfie taken pre-ceremony with Lena Dunham, Juli Weiner, and Katherine Bernard. My bridesmaids wore custom J.Crew and were given bracelets by Giles & Brother with their nicknames engraved.
Photo: Dan Lippitt4/30Two of my bridesmaids opted for living la vida loafer, and Lena commissioned designer Brian Kasper to add Ilan and my initials on the back of them.
Photo: Dan Lippitt5/30I embraced my tattoos on my wedding day.
Photo: Dan Lippitt6/30Me and my bridesmaid Katherine, who has one of the most tasteful and discerning eyes for flattering facial angles.
Photo: Dan Lippitt7/30A mix of white anemones, fig branches, cream garden roses, dark cranberry ranunculus, and fritillaria persica—methodically arranged by floral designer Sachi Rose.
Photo: Dan Lippitt8/30My engagement ring, an antique Art Deco mounting and mine-cut diamond from the 1920s.
Photo: Dan Lippitt9/30My mom, who wore Morgane Le Fay, and I dancing to Kate Bush (or maybe it was Trina?) to shake off pre-ceremony jitters.
Photo: Dan Lippitt10/30Lena giving me a tutorial on blocking Instagram trolls.
Photo: Dan Lippitt11/30My bag for the night and my “something borrowed,” a beautiful pearl beaded clutch.
Photo: Dan Lippitt12/30My hair vision: long and loose with little clusters of baby’s breath.
Photo: Dan Lippitt13/30Ilan’s tuxedo was custom-made by a friend, whose menswear line Éditions MR has shops in Paris.
Photo: Marissa Gawel14/30Our invitations, inspired by the hexagonal street grids of Detroit and designed by one of my bridesmaids, Sophie Mascatello.
Photo: Courtesy of Audrey Gelman15/30The exterior of our venue, the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, a museum and historic location where the first Model T Ford was manufactured in 1908.
Photo: Marissa Gawel16/30The chuppah, which seemed to defy gravity, filled with jasmine vine, Italian Ruscus, andromeda, garden roses, and peonies.
Photo: Dan Lippitt17/30I loved the traditional train on my Monique Lhuillier dress—mostly because it made me feel tall.
Photo: Marissa Gawel18/30A mid-century modern living room lounge area made everything feel more intimate and cozy.
Photo: Marissa Gawel19/30Walking down the aisle very much in my feelings.
Photo: Dan Lippitt20/30Our friend Ezra Glenn performed the ceremony. His officiating was even better than his fire Twitter.
Photo: Marissa Gawel21/30The kiss heard round Detroit.
Photo: Marissa Gawel22/30I had the biggest, most ecstatic smile on my face for most of the night.
Photo: Marissa Gawel23/30The final quiet moments before dinner on the Piquette Plant’s third floor.
Photo: Marissa Gawel24/30Guests seated for dinner before the speeches began.
Photo: Marissa Gawel25/30Lena giving her toast and quoting Robert Lowell’s letters to Elizabeth Bishop, poems we used to send each other before we were old enough to understand their meaning.
Photo: Visual Folklore26/30I loved the idea of creating a flower wall inspired by textile design. Here we are many glasses of champagne into the night. I had changed into a white satin jumpsuit designed by Katie Ermilio.
Photo: Marissa Gawel27/30Our cake, embellished with flowers and capped off with a Scully- and Mulder-inspired topper.
Photo: Marissa Gawel28/30Me and my bridesmaids dancing to Ginuwine’s “Pony.”
Photo: Marissa Gawel29/30Cutting the cake as husband and wife.
Photo: Dan Lippitt30/30Our first dance as a married couple to Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande’s cover of Crowded House’s “Don’t Dream It’s Over.”
