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A Fairy-Tale Wedding at a Country Home in Spain

June 15, 2017

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My dress was designed by Isabel Nuñez. She is so talented and perfectly captured my style!
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Antique lace adorned my waist and wrists.

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Picking the shoes was easy: I fell in love with these Christian Louboutin embellished pumps a month after getting engaged, before I even had the dress!
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My sister Carmen and I getting ready.
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Eva Villar made me feel like the best version of myself. She kept my makeup simple yet elegant, and put my hair up in a beautiful textured updo.

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Carmen, wearing Valentino, helping me get dressed.
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My dress was very simple and romantic; the lace details were so elegant.
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My Balenciaga-inspired veil was by Mariana Barturen, and the earrings were my grandmother’s.

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Moments before leaving the Finca
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My handsome groom! He wore a morning suit he had made by his favorite tailor in Bilbao, Lander Urquijo.
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Les garçons! Hervé and his groomsmen.

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My family and I right before the ceremony.
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Floreale worked on the florals and greenery for the wedding, and created my beautiful bouquet.
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My father helping me out of the car in front of the church. The ride over was such a special moment.

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As I did not have bridesmaids, our flower girls and ring bearers were the ones who walked down the aisle before me. Their outfits were designed by Los Encajeros. Here are my cousin and her daughter, as well as my little cousins about to walk in!
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I walked in to “Zadok the Priest” by Handel. My father was incredible; he kept me calm and made me laugh the entire time.
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The beautiful church, San Bernabé Apóstol in El Escorial.

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I was blown away by the beautiful arrangements that were placed in the church by Floreale.
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I couldn’t stop smiling the entire ceremony.
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We do!

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Making our exit after the ceremony.
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Our wedding planners, Atípica, brilliantly sourced a vintage Morgan for our wedding day. Hervé’s dream!
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Hervé and I having a moment to ourselves before everyone arrived.

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In the entrance of la Granjilla.
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The dress, veil, bouquet, makeup, everything felt right—I felt like myself.
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The entrance to the Finca was decorated with green ferns and candles, leading the guests through the property.

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Our incredible wedding planners also took care of designing the save the dates, wedding invitations, ceremony programs, menus, and overall wedding materials.
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We focused on shades of green, white, and hints of blush for the dinner.
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The presidential table in the cloister.

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We loved the idea of adding a touch of color to the tables by using green water glasses. It really brought everything together.
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We decorated the entrance to the cloister with the same wreath used in front of the Finca.
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We fell in love with the cloister right away. We knew we would host the dinner there.

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This is one of my favorite pictures from this day (aside from the ones with Hervé). My mother and I are very close, and she was so incredible throughout the wedding planning process. On the day of the wedding she wore a dress by Valentino.
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As the sun set during cocktail hour, we lit the façade with an amber glow.
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My grandmother’s brooch was turned into a comb by Mariana Barturen. It’s my favorite part of the outfit.

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Guests enjoying drinks in front of the Finca.
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Hervé and I waiting to make our entrance as our guests headed toward the cloister for dinner.
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This was one of my favorite moments from the evening! Our song “September” started playing before we walked in to the cloister, and ground fireworks went off behind us. Even though we knew it was coming, it was so much better than what we expected! I think my face says it all!

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Our friends making a toast.
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For our first dance we chose “Save the Last Dance for Me” by The Drifters and sang along the entire time!
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After dinner, I took off the brooch and put on a headpiece by Lucia Echavarria.

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The party lasted until 7:00 a.m., in true Spanish form.
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My raffia crown by Magnetic Midnight was the perfect accesory for the party.
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A kiss on the dance floor.