Photo: Aaron Delesie1/50We had beautiful welcome books made by the amazing Happy Menocal. They came in magazine size and were wrapped in ribbon. Inside was a map of the area with some of our favorite places, a day-to-day run of show, and a personal note to our guests. It was waiting for them in their hotel rooms inside their welcome bags.
Photo: Aaron Delesie2/50Villa Tre Ville, overlooking the water. It’s a magical place! Every corner you turn there are new treasures to be found.
Photo: Aaron Delesie3/50Our amazing welcome bag filled with typical southern Italian goodies. We wanted the contents to be fun and typical for the area and contain items that our guests could enjoy right away—which consisted of our own Limoncello made for the event in hand-painted “Limoncello Herd” ceramic bottles, lemon chocolate from Sicily, mini bottles of Aperol Spritz with tied straws and Pastiglie Leone with Aperol Spritz flavor, custom-made playing cards depicting how we met and the events we had planned for the weekend designed by Peep’s Paper Products, panama hats for the men, lemons, custom fabric fans, and even gelato coupons! The bags had our monogram embroidered on one side and Positano on the other. They were made by a local grandmother who still does this by hand!
Photo: Aaron Delesie4/50When our guests arrived in Positano, we arranged for vintage Italian cars, buses, and taxis in different colors to bring them to Da Paolino. Our car was a vintage Fiat Cabriolet. Each one had a big bouquet of balloons attached to it. The cars all played vintage Italian music, and we all departed at the same time in a procession through the marina. It was so much fun and a great way to welcome everyone to Capri! (We also had our own lemon-adorned wooden license plate placed on the back—a very cute surprise for us!)
Photo: Aaron Delesie5/50This trunk was my “wedding box,” filled with all of my treasured things—wedding day shoes, jewelry, and such that sat at the foot of the bed all week and kept everything in one safe place.
Photo: Aaron Delesie6/50Where better to wear matching Dolce & Gabbana ensembles than on the Amalfi Coast?
Photo: Aaron Delesie7/50Our rings. Michael’s is from Van Cleef & Arpels in Aspen, where we met, and I had it engraved with a special note and the date of our wedding. My ring was made by Coady Culha. Cynthia Cook Smith made the connection, and Montana created the ring I always wanted as an oval diamond band all around.
Photo: Aaron Delesie8/50Walking down to the water in one of my favorite Johanna Ortiz dresses.
Photo: Aaron Delesie9/50We went to see the coastline on a beautiful vintage Riva before all of the guests arrived. It was a special moment of calm—just the two of us.
Photo: Aaron Delesie10/50Our beautiful dinner table at Da Paolino. We couldn’t think of a more wonderful place to start the first day of the weekend than at Da Paolino, which is a restaurant located in a field of lemon trees. It is really the epitome of la dolce vita and has an intimate feel, which is exactly what we wanted all our guests to experience on the first night.
Photo: Aaron Delesie11/50Our beautiful tablescape at Da Paolino. Since it was a restaurant filled with lemon trees, we naturally had to fill it with even more lemons and added fresh bougainvillea in between. Our event planner found these beautiful straw placemats with different floral motifs that are made in Italy, along with the most beautiful hand-painted plates. On top of these, we had linen napkins with each guest’s name hand-embroidered on the top and L’amore e dolce (“Love is sweet”) on the bottom. We asked Happy Menocal to create these ’50s-inspired menus, which were painted on small envelopes. When opened, they contained lemon seeds—so all our guests could plant the lemon seeds and grow their own Capri lemon tree when they got home!
Photo: Aaron Delesie12/50Posing for a windy photo at the front of the boats that took all of us from Positano to Capri for dinner.
Photo: Aaron Delesie13/50When we arrived at dinner on Thursday night, we were greeted by a traditional Italian band, and we experienced total sensory overload walking in to see all of our friends and family!
Photo: Aaron Delesie14/50We had beautiful iron candelabras hanging above the tables that were covered with greenery and bougainvillea and lots of tea lights, which gave a warm glow to the tables. We also hung hundreds of candles from the lemon tree branches. It all set the scene and gave the evening the most romantic feeling. This photo really captures the intimacy and family-style vibe we wanted our guests to experience on the first night.
Photo: Aaron Delesie15/50We were on our way home through the streets of Capri at 3:00 a.m., and this stairwell was right before we got to the boat. Our photographer suggested I run up for a picture of the dress’s train. It is one of my favorites, as it was spur of the moment and candid!
Photo: Aaron Delesie16/50Walking down to the pier for the boats to take us to our rehearsal dinner, in an Oscar de la Renta gown.
Photo: Aaron Delesie17/50These were the adorable wooden boats, also known as gozzi, that were especially decorated for the weekend, with details changed each night. The boats transported our guests to either the venue, their hotel, or to the other larger boats. Some of them had tiny string lights attached to them, and others were decorated with bougainvillea and lemons. Our planner searched high and low to make sure all the boats had brightly colored striped awnings, and each day the wooden “fish” attached to the top of each boat changed according to which venue it was going to that night.
Photo: Aaron Delesie18/50We all rode over, and I took the last and final boat. It was surreal pulling up to the Tre Ville Beach Club—we had transformed it into a festival of lights for our rehearsal dinner, and I loved watching all of our family and friends taking in the surprise.
Photo: Aaron Delesie19/50We love Aperol Spritzes and served them everywhere with these striped straws.
Photo: Aaron Delesie20/50Guests on their way down to the boats, after being greeted with music and Aperol Spritzes.
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Photo: Aaron Delesie22/50This was the setup of Villa Tre Ville’s Beach Club before guests arrived. For this evening, we wanted to create a fun festival feel, like you might typically see in southern Italy. The venue is a beach club, and we wanted to emphasize that while still ensuring that a distinct southern Italian twist showed through. We had special striped bancarelle, or stalls, filled with homemade formaggi, salumi, and dolci set up, and brought in lots of lemon trees.
Photo: Aaron Delesie23/50This is how it looked at night when the special lighting really came alive. The beach club is located in an area that is very dark at night, so the lighting looked spectacular and could be seen from far away. The entire evening was designed around guests getting to know one another, so we didn’t have a formal seated rehearsal dinner. We wanted guests to mingle and have fun, so the entire evening consisted of food being served nonstop, sometimes even in the middle of the dance floor. We wanted each event to have a different kind of seating plan so that it wasn’t always the same old seated dinner each night.
Photo: Aaron Delesie24/50Aaron snapped this photo of me on the beach toward the end of the night.
Photo: Aaron Delesie25/50This is another example of the beautiful lighting we created for the evening. Here the lighting had a slight ’50s feel. We wanted to play on our names, hearts, and also the location. The first one said “Positano,” then you walked under one that said “Villa Tre Ville,” then the final one was “W <3 M.”
Photo: Aaron Delesie26/50One of the best moments of the weekend: putting on the dress and having my mom and sister help get me all zipped in, buttoned up, and ready. A moment I’ll always cherish.
Photo: Aaron Delesie27/50My Edie Parker “Mrs. Herd” clutch!
Photo: Aaron Delesie28/50Putting on my custom Marlo Laz earrings that my lifelong best friend, Jesse Lazowski—the designer behind the label—made me for the day.
Photo: Aaron Delesie29/50This is Mr. Isaia and the team dressing Michael in his Isaia tuxedo—we loved that he took the time to make sure Michael and all the boys were styled and taken care of.
Photo: Aaron Delesie30/50The beautiful views from the Villa . . . the most stunning place on earth.
Photo: Aaron Delesie31/50The weather didn’t cooperate, but nothing could take away from our just wanting to get married. Our florist planted these amazing fuchsia wildflowers that are typical of southern Italy to create a flower field feeling. We didn’t want a traditional floral arch—we wanted the ceremony florals and setup to feel natural to the space and organic. The benches were custom made and placed in a circular arrangement so that all of our guests could surround us and have a view of the sea and Positano all at the same time. We loved that the ceremony didn’t feel like a typical ceremony setup. It was very intimate and true to the area.
Photo: Aaron Delesie32/50With my amazing bridesmaids, moments before walking down the aisle.
Photo: Aaron Delesie33/50Walking down to the water so that we could take photos together.
Photo: Aaron Delesie34/50The happy couple!
Photo: Aaron Delesie35/50My dad walking me down the aisle, to beautiful music. A surreal and special moment.
Photo: Aaron Delesie36/50The view from above. This photo captures how we had all of our friends and family surrounding us. There was not a dry eye on that cliff!
Photo: Aaron Delesie37/50Officially husband and wife; we had dozens of colorful balloons come up from the water into the moonlight. As we kissed, the music started. It was magic!
Photo: Aaron Delesie38/50Our beautiful reception on the outdoor terrace of Villa Tre Ville and the incredible view of Positano. We loved this setup and the amazing greenery and bougainvillea we created cascading above all of the tables. We wanted the florals to feel natural, lush, and local to the area. Going in, we didn’t want to use typical hanging flowers. If we were going to do this, we wanted it to have an almost bohemian feel that wasn’t too manicured, as the area and florals on the property have a wild look to them, and we wanted this to be re-created for the reception.
Photo: Aaron Delesie39/50Here you can see the special tiled tables we created. The tiles were all locally hand-painted and based on a design from the ’50s. We didn’t want the reception to feel too “wedding-ish” and decided not to use tablecloths but showcase the beauty of the tiles instead. One day, we hope to use these tiles in our future kids’ rooms—they’ll have such special meaning for us! The napkins were embroidered with the name of each guest, the Happy Menocal menus were hand-painted with swirls using the same pattern on the tiles, and the chargers were hand-painted in Capri with a special palm leaf motif. Below the napkin you can see some of the plates made for us by Laboratorio Paravicini and others by L’Objet.
Photo: Aaron Delesie40/50Guests dining under candlelight and moonlight!
Photo: Aaron Delesie41/50Laughing at one of the many hysterical and heartfelt toasts of the night. Everyone went from laughing to crying!
Photo: Aaron Delesie42/50The special lighting that gave an amazing glow inside Salone Bianca of Villa Tre Ville. It’s hard to believe that we partied until 6:00 a.m. in this space!
Photo: Aaron Delesie43/50Some of the many lanterns we used to emphasize the Syrian-Moroccan influence in the venue—they were placed everywhere and gave the room a beautiful warmth.
Photo: Aaron Delesie44/50Me and my “dancing dress” by Naeem Khan—excited to see guests coming into the party!
Photo: Aaron Delesie45/50Views from above the custom dance floor, with our monogrammed railing overlooking the sea. Guests were having fun and dancing to the music.
Photo: Aaron Delesie46/50The bronze tinted dance floor we had made outside, which had a slight mirrored effect and lent a glamorous touch to this part of the evening. We danced and danced on this floor overlooking Positano—it was magical!
Photo: Aaron Delesie47/50Our cake—millefoglie made with fragoline and chantilly cream. It was made from scratch in front of guests on the main terrace. It took approximately 45 minutes, and guests could watch as the pastry chefs created it from the very beginning to the moment when we finally cut the cake. It was so delicious—we couldn’t get enough!
Photo: Aaron Delesie48/50Laughing hysterically as the “cake knife” was in fact a butter knife. So this is Michael cutting the cake and me assisting while laughing and enjoying Champagne.
Photo: Aaron Delesie49/50Kissing under our neon sign that we had made for the archway!
Photo: Aaron Delesie50/50On Sunday we hosted a recovery brunch with an electric violinist. The weather was beautiful after storming the day before. There was something magic in the air, and we are just soaking up all of the love on our last day.
