Ever since announcing their engagement, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have emphasized how important the idea of marriage had become to their kids. So we knew that their six children would be very involved in the wedding — but we didn't expect to see their handiwork on the wedding-day attire! Jolie wore a custom silk-satin gown by Versace, and the master tailor at Atelier Versace, Luigi Massi, incorporated artwork by the kids.
"Luigi is like family to me and I couldn't imagine anyone else making this dress," Jolie told People. "He knows and cares for the children, and it was great fun putting it together."
"It was important to us that the day was relaxed and full of laughter. It was such a special day to share with our children and a very happy time for our family," the couple told Hello! magazine.
Tell us: What do you think of the dress?
—Kristen Klein
Tip of the Day: Planning an outdoor ceremony? Ask your photographer to meet you at your venue a couple of weeks before your wedding day to figure out the best location and direction to face the altar for photographs. "Depending on the time of day, you may need to be in the shade, or face a certain direction to work with the position of the sun," says Lauren Kearns from Lauren Kearns Photography.
Your guests will also thank you!
Plus, check out 20 Ingenious Tips for Throwing an Outdoor Wedding.
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Tip of the Day: Your menu doesn't have to consist of traditional wedding fare — include foods that the two of you love to eat! "We've had clients serve chorizo corn dogs as hors d'oeuvres, host an extended 8-course dinner of small plates and craft beer pairing with each course, and a breakfast buffet at midnight complete with mini burritos, french toast sticks, a pancake bar and fun cereals," says Gina from Shi Shi Events.
"It's a wonderful change of pace for guests to experience something interesting with your menu. It's just one more layer of immersing their senses in your big day and making it an unmistakable memory for them," she adds.
Plus, check out Wedding Food That Won't Bore Your Guests.
This sign is perfect for displaying above your ceremony exit!
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Tip of the Day: How to offer a sincere toast? Support your praise with facts and fun anecdotes.
"'Larry is a generous guy' or 'Mary gives the best advice.' How do we know this is true? Tell us! You can offer a story or brief sentence. Make sure it is a quality that is relevant to being a good spouse," advise Kartin Kern and Chris Korbel of Make-A-Toast.com.
Plus, check out our Cheat Sheet for Acing Your Maid of Honor Speech.
This cake is so unique! We love how the peacock feathers cascade into cupcakes. See more amazing wedding cakes
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Tip of the Day: "The wedding industry is very bride-centered, so it can sometimes be hard to remember that you are, well, including a second person in this whole affair. That person often has opinions, even if they don’t voice them as often or as vivaciously as you do," says Carla Sancho of WeddingCollectibles.com.
Try to really talk and listen about your future spouse’s wedding expectations to make sure you’re both on the same page. If your fiancé hates large crowds and loud music, maybe your wedding shouldn’t be packing 300 people into an after-hours club. "Your wedding should be equal parts of the both of you, and it’s worth it to adjust your vision accordingly," she adds.
Plus, check out Fun Ways to Include Your Groom's Style in the Wedding.
After nearly 10 years together, Angelina Jolie, 39, and Brad Pitt, 50, are husband and wife! The actor/director humanitarians tied the knot at Chateau Miraval, their estate in France, over the weekend with only 22 guests in attendance.
Jolie walked down the aisle with two of their sons, Maddox, 13, and Pax, 10. Daughters Zahara, 9, and Vivienne, 6, served as flower girls, while daughter Shiloh, 8, and son Knox, 6, carried the rings.
The six children have been open about their desire for their parents to get married. The bride tells People that if it were up to them, the wedding theme would have been Disney or paintball!
In a recent interview with Elle, Jolie opened up about how she and Pitt "drive each other beautifully crazy": "After all these years, we have history—and when you have history with somebody, you’re friends in such a very real, deep way that there’s such a comfort, and an ease, and a deep love that comes from having been through quite a lot together.”
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My one-year marriage anniversary is next week (hooray!), and the number-one thing from my wedding that guests still ask me about is...the same-day edit video. Ironically, that was the easiest thing that my husband Jason and I had to plan. We added it to our video package because the premise sounded fun, but we honestly didn't know what to expect since we had never attended another couple's big day that had one.
The sweet video footage floored our family members and friends, and we couldn't be more thrilled with the way it turned out:
Stefania & Jason's NJ Same Day Edit (SDE) Wedding Video at The Venetian, Garfield, NJ http://www.abellastudios.com from Abella Studios on Vimeo.
For those of you who may not be familiar with them, a same-day edit (or SDE for short) is a cinematic mini-documentary that tells the story of the wedding day as it unfolds from the bride and groom's perspective. It includes footage from all of the intimate moments of your event, including the pre-ceremony preparations, ceremony, post-ceremony and first dance.
Unlike a standard wedding trailer, it's screened to all of the guests during the reception. The editing process is done on-site, usually in just a few hours, so there isn't time for reviews or re-edits (make sure you truly love your videographer's work and vision before signing on the dotted line!).
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