La Boda de mis Sueños
Hi! Incase you’re new here…Hi, I’m Ali:) And this is a post all about my second wedding…to the same person! Haha! Let me explain: We were supposed to get married October 2020, but obvs…COVID. So instead we decided to elope and have a super small ceremony in August 2020 (if you need the full back story head to my instagram–I made several posts about our relationship–from first date to second wedding! Check it out here!) Eloping was the best decision we ever made–intimate ceremony where we can truly focus on US. I loved every single moment. But of course the extrovert in me always wanted to have THE BIG WEDDING! So thankfully this October 2021 we were able to have our DREAM WEDDING! And it was everything I hoped for and MORE! So this blog post I’ll dedicate to all of our amazing vendors and of course–my WEDDING WEEKEND OUTFITS! Because I loooooved every single one and these outfits will be in my closet forever. I cannot wait to have the opportunity to wear them again!
En caso de que seas nuevo aquí … Hola, soy Ali 🙂 Y esta es una blog sobre mi segunda boda … me case DOS veces…con la misma person! ¡Ja ja! Déjame explicarte: se suponía que nos casaríamos en octubre de 2020, pero obvio … COVID. Así que, en cambio, decidimos tener una ceremonia súper pequeña en agosto de 2020 (si necesitas la historia completa, diríjase a mi instagram, hice varias publicaciones sobre nuestra relación, ¡desde la primera cita hasta la segunda boda! Click aquí!) Tener esa ceremonia pequeña fue la mejor decisión que tomamos: una ceremonia íntima en la que realmente podemos enfocarnos en nosotros. Amé cada momento. ¡Pero, por supuesto, lo extrovertido en mí siempre quiso tener LA GRAN BODA! ¡Así que afortunadamente este octubre de 2021 pudimos tener nuestra BODA DE SUEÑO! ¡Y fue todo lo que esperaba y MÁS! Así que esta publicación de blog se la dedicaré a todos nuestros increíbles proveedores y, por supuesto, ¡a mis OUTFITS DE MI BODA! Porque amé a todos y estos atuendos estarán en mi armario para siempre. ¡No puedo esperar a tener la oportunidad de usarlos de nuevo!
First up: I have to give the biggest shoutout to my AMAZING wedding planners: Revel Wedding Company. From our very first meeting over Zoom–I knew Sam was something special. She is so down to Earth, relatable, helpful and above all listens to you and quite literally makes your dreams come true! The day of the wedding Sam and Angela were AMAZING. I can’t recommend them enough. They made the entire process so easy and I literally want every bride to work with them! Also–they respond to my texts/emails in seconds! I want them to help me organize and plan my day to day life! Go give them a follow on instagram here! And check out their website here!
Secondly: Hair and Make Up
If you all follow me on instagram then you know the DRAMA that went down with finding a make up/hair person for my wedding! I am so, so thankful for Beauty and Propaganda! These ladies were amazing to work with–so nice and fun! They made my sisters and I feel so beautiful! Also–their beauty studio is amazing! It’s such a cute and very “instagrammable” place! Go check them out here!
Next: My Videographer
I just shared my wedding trailer video on Instagram and TikTok: watch it here! When I was researching wedding videographer I stumbled upon their website and I could not stop watching their videos! It honestly feels like you’re watching a MOVIE. Molly and her husband were amazing to work with and some of the nicest human beings. I cannot recommend them enough! Their website here!
Next: My Outfits for the Wedding
Dress 1: Wedding Rehearsal
I found this dress on sale a Neiman Marcus–I wish I could find it online! I’ve looked and looked and I got nothing. But I’ve linked similar ones here! My best advice to find a dress like this at a good price is to look in stores like Neiman Marcus–their sale section is AMAZING! Outfits linked here!
Dress 2: Rehearsal Dinner
I found this dress at Gustavo Arango’s boutique in the Mall of San Juan in Puerto Rico. As soon as I saw this dress on the mannequin I knew it had to be mine! Go show him some love because this dress is amazing!! Follow him here!
Dress 3: My Dancing Wedding Dress
This dress….it has my heart! By far one of my most favorite dresses! I bought this dress so long ago that I can’t find it anywhere online but I know places like Poshmark sell them! I’ve also linked similar options as well. The designer is Giambattista Valli and while it’s definitely Luxury clothing I truly believe it was worth it for my wedding. It was just so perfect! This dress is truly MAGICAL. Here’s some links with the exact name of the dress in case you want to try and find it!
shop Giambattista Valli rose-print silk dress
shop Giambattista Valli ruffled polka-dot gown
shop Giambattista Valli strapless tulle gown
Dress 4: Wedding Brunch
This dress…a literal dream! This is by the same designer: Giambattista Valli (and slowly becoming one of my favorite luxury clothing designers). This dress screams wedding brunch to me! It was absolutely perfect and I cannot wait to wear it again! I bought this dress on sale at mytheresa.com and although it’s no longer on the website…here are some other options below!
shop Giambattista Valli floral-print off-shoulder dress
This blog post is slowly becoming way too long, so to wrap it up here’s a full list of all of our vendors! If you want more wedding info please let me know! I would loooove to talk more about the entire process of Eloping vs Wedding Planning! So if you’re interested in this please let me know! Don’t forget to follow on insta where I’ll continue to tag all vendors!
Photographer: Rachel Solomon
Florist: Lux Florist
Venue: Andaz Scottsdale Resort
