Vogue’s Hamish Bowles Hits Giovanna Battaglia’s Over-the-Top-Glamorous Capri Wedding Inline

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    The dramatic views beneath the lighthouse of Capri, where the ceremony took place.

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    Bianca Brandolini (in Giambattista Valli) and Noor Fares (in Dolce & Gabbana) arrive through the verdant arch created by Belgian flower maestro Thierry Boutemy.

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    Giovanna Battaglia, in organza ruffles and dense embroidery (an Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton creation), with her newly wed husband, Oscar Engelbert.

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    The “G” and “O” heart-shaped emblem lit the way to the wedding dinner.

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    Giovanna with her sister, the bag designer Sara Battaglia.

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    After the dinner, Giovanna changed into a second wedding ensemble: a cotton lace minidress with a vast chiffon train with matching thigh-high boots, created for her by Giambattista Valli, here with the bride.

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    Belles of the ball: Lauren Santo Domingo in 1985 Christian Lacroix for Jean Patou and Sabine Getty in 1988 Mugler.

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    For the Saturday night festivities, the dress code was “extravagant” and dancing shoes! Sabine Getty wore Iris van Herpen.

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    Aboard the party barge: Giovanna, here with one of the Dutch entertainers, wears Prada.

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    An entertainer strikes an odalisque pose on the party barge.

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    The photo booth featured the “G” and “O” heart.

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    Yours Truly, in Gucci, with Marjorie Gubelmann.