What I Wore on My Wedding Day
I didn’t start with a dress.
For a long time, I thought I would get married in a white suit. I don’t even know exactly when that idea started, but it always felt right…clean, a little sharp, effortless. Very me.
At some point, I became completely obsessed on a look from Dior…a wool skirt with a matching jacket. I kept going back to it. I loved how structured it felt, how put together it looked. But the closer I got to the wedding, the more I realized it felt… a bit too serious. Like I was trying to be something slightly more formal than I actually am.
Around that same time, I found this look from Zimmermann that I couldn’t stop thinking about. It was softer, more romantic, a little undone in a beautiful way. I remember trying it on and really loving it…but also feeling like it belonged somewhere else. Not that day.
Still, I couldn’t let go of the idea of a skirt.
I tried on so many. Some I liked, some I convinced myself I liked. At one point I realized I had bought more than I should have… just trying to get closer to something I couldn’t fully describe.
And then I found one from Max Mara.
I didn’t have a full outfit in mind when I bought it. I just knew I loved it. It felt clean, effortless, and like something I would reach for again. So I kept it…just in case.
I was doing most of this on my own.
My best friend wasn’t coming until a couple of days before the wedding, and my mom, who lives abroad, was only arriving a few weeks before. I didn’t want to leave everything for the last minute, but I also didn’t want to force it. So I kept looking, in between everything else, hoping it would come together naturally.
When my mom finally arrived, we spent days walking around Coconut Grove, all the usual bridal places. Nothing really stayed with me. It all felt like options… but not mine.
And then one day, almost randomly, we ended up in the Design District and walked into Cult Gaia.
I’ve always loved Cult Gaia…their pieces feel original and always make a statement, but in a very elegant way.
I saw the top almost immediately! the Taraji, with these soft pearl details that just fall into place. I remember trying it on with the Max Mara skirt I had been holding onto… and everything just worked beautifully.
No second guessing. No “maybe.” It felt like something I would wear, not something I was dressing up to be.
The shoes were the only thing I didn’t overthink.
I already knew I wanted the J'Adior Slingback Pump in nude. I’ve always loved them…they’re simple, feminine, and they don’t try too hard.
And that was it!
Not one big moment. Just a series of small ones that, somehow, came together at the right time.
Looking back, I think that’s why it meant so much to me.
It didn’t feel like I was playing a role.
It just felt like me…exactly as I am, on a day that mattered more than anything.
And I think sometimes you know, very deeply, what you want… even if you can’t fully picture it yet.
But if you keep looking, without rushing it…you’ll find it.
For me, it wasn’t just about wearing something beautiful, or something that looked good.
It had to feel like me. Comfortable, natural, right.
And that’s exactly what I did.
