star tied the knot with creative director and photographer Nick Hardy at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego, California.
And while the couple calls their big day «magical and cinematic,» it didn't exactly go off without a hitch.«When the rings were requested, no one knew who had them!» the newlyweds, who got engaged in January 2022, tell . «The ceremony stopped and the flower girls appeared from the back.
They arrived, but they didn't have the rings. At that point the page boy, Lucas St John ran out shouting, ‘I have the rings!’ He walked down the aisle holding a custom-made golden crystallized box by Elena Honch from the Ukraine containing both.»Villela and Hardy pulled out all the stops for their wedding, which included a dove release, a mariachi band, and 250 large church candles.«We wanted the event to be intimate yet grand, and to create something that would blow people's minds.
Just like our love, this event had to reflect their fairytale love story,» says the bride and groom. Needless to say, the moment Villela walked down the aisle was emotional for Hardy. «Turning around and seeing Vanessa walk down the aisle for the first time took my breath away,» he tells . «I felt like I was going to pass out.
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