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Vanessa Villelais married!
TheSelling Sunsetstar, 44, officially tied the knot with fianceNick Hardyon September 3. With 69 guests in attendance, the couple held their fairytale wedding atThe Fairmont Grand Del Marin San Diego.
“I have very strong family roots within San Diego and the Fairmont was one of the favorite places for my late sister Jackie to visit. It seemed like the perfect place to bring the family back together,” Villela tellsBrides.
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After deciding on the perfect venue, the couple planned their wedding to be as “magical and cinematic” as possible, according to Villela. “We wanted the event to be intimate yet grand, and to create something that would blow people’s minds,” she adds.
Villela had an active role in selecting the designers and vendors that would make her dream wedding come to life. She personally spoke to each member before welcoming them on her team, and made sure to highlight the work of as many talented women as she could.
For the color palette, the pair selected the same blush, ivory and gold that was reflected on their wedding invitations. Candles and fairy lights created the perfect romantic ambiance at the evening ceremony.
Upon arrival, guests were welcomed into an “enchanted garden” with rows of white seats leading up to a dramatic flower-bedecked dome. White blooms were arranged to look like they had “grown in and around the dome and along the aisle,” Villela recalls.
The bride and groom recall, “When the rings were requested, no one knew who had them,” but the mystery was quickly solved when the page boy came running down the aisle with a custom-made crystal box holding the jewelry.
During the reception, guests sipped on custom cocktails and enjoyed the live mariachi band that played during the couple’s first dance.
Villela and Hardy had been dating for less than a year when he popped the question at Los Angeles’s Griffith Observatory in late January.
“One year ago I met the man of my dreams, the one [who] makes my heart skip every time, the man that makes me better in every single way, the man that I respect, adore, admire, and love with all my heart,” she wrote in the post.
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, theSelling Sunsetreal estate agent revealed thatthe couple first met onlinethrough the Raya app. “I always dreamt of finding my soulmate as a friend, because I feel like that’s the most important thing you have to have in a relationship is friendship and a strong foundation,” she said.
source: people.com
