Mexican Enchantment: Mélissa & Ramzi in Riviera Maya, Mexico
Business professionals Mélissa Léveillé and Ramzi Mansour met in 2010 while getting their MBA degrees in Montreal, Canada. After spending days and nights studying together, they realized they were falling for one another. After graduating, the jet set pair moved to Lyon, France, before calling Beirut, Lebanon home, where they currently reside. Last year, they took a trip to Mexico, where Ramzi asked Mélissa to marry him during a beautiful sunrise in Tulum on January 8th.
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The bride wore a Monique Lhuillier gown fit for a fairy tale. "When I saw this style at L'Atelier Blanc Beirut with its tiered tulle and the most beautiful lace, I immediately fell in love," she says. "I was especially fond of the fact that you could see my shoes in the front, thanks to the high-low hem."
Business professionals Mélissa Léveillé and Ramzi Mansour met in 2010 while getting their MBA degrees in Montreal, Canada. After spending days and nights studying together, they realized they were falling for one another. After graduating, the jet set pair moved to Lyon, France, before calling Beirut, Lebanon home, where they currently reside. Last year, they took a trip to Mexico, where Ramzi asked Mélissa to marry him during a beautiful sunrise in Tulum on January 8th.
In a sentimental touch, the bride pinned her mother and grandmother's wedding rings to her rose and ranunculus bouquet. "They both had long, happy marriages, and I wanted to carry them with me on my wedding day as good-luck charms," she says.
Catrina dolls are a key symbol of the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
One of the bride's most cherished moments was getting dolled up with her maid of honor, four bridesmaids, mother, and mother-in-law. "Once we were all ready, I walked out of my hotel room and thought, 'This is it.' Being surrounded by my closest girlfriends was such an incredible and powerful feeling."
Mélissa's bridesmaids wore cocktail-length dresses of their choosing in silvers, nudes, champagne, and blush. Most of the girls decided on styles from BHLDN's bridal collection.
The flower girls wore ethereal floral crowns with light pink and ivory mini roses, and baby's breath.
The handsome groom donned a Paul Smith suit.
The groomsmen, clad in Ted Baker suits, show off their fancy footwork with Ramzi. He had four in total, along with a best man.
