Alemany and Ingram worked hand in hand to select the correct fabric and perfect shade of blue before flying in samples from their manufacturers in Italy. Throughout the design process, Alemany had a handful of references that she kept front of mind: Fellini’s dreamlike 1956 epic Juliet of the Spirits and the Disney classic Alice in Wonderland. “Once I got the dress, it felt like it fit perfectly,” Alemany recalls. “I felt like a fairytale princess.”
Photo: Lindsey Shorter
The wedding turned out to be a runaway success: blue dress and all. “The weekend was full of permission slips so people got the idea that this was not going to be a self-serious wedding,” Alemany says. “We wanted people to let loose and enjoy themselves.” The couple set a carefree tone for the wedding weekend early on as the groom’s childhood friend, and rockstar, Geordie Kieffer performed on the first night. “People came in thinking that it was going a normal rehearsal dinner, but it was actually an event open to the whole wedding,” Alemany says, laughing. “And Geordie came out in assless chaps.”
Alemany embodied her fanciful vision from the second she stepped out onto the aisle, barefoot in a sky-blue tiered strapless dress with a small veil embroidered with sequin hydrangeas pinned to the back of her hair. She even threw in a few classic bridal elements with her mother’s diamond earrings and a pair of Khaite sunglasses. (The sunglasses, it turns out, were white.)
As the night progressed, Alemany also swapped out her beloved blue gown for a classic white sequined number. “We did a recreation of Dirty Dancing, so I needed to wear a dress that he could lift me in,” Alemany explains. Her only regret? “I wish I had worn the blue dress for longer… How often do brides say that to you?”