"i used to be playing candy Crush in my pajamas, and he knelt down at the conclusion of the bed," remembers Tabitha Simmons of the surprising, down-to-earth way wherein her now-husband, Robert Livingston Mortimer, aka "Topper," proposed. The Vogue editor, stylist, and clothier of whimsically female shoes met the financier—who some had dubbed "one of the vital eligible bachelors in ny city"—practically two and half years earlier in East Hampton. put up-inspiration, Tory Burch and Lauren Santo Domingo threw them an engagement celebration at Tory's Southampton home in August. And, after that, Tabitha gave beginning to their daughter, Violet Elizabeth, on January 29. someplace in the midst of this whirlwind romance and the advent of a new addition, a marriage vital to be deliberate. "I had simply given beginning," says Tabitha, "so we knew we wanted to do it somewhere in manhattan, close to family and pals."
For each Tabitha and Topper, this changed into a 2d marriage (she turned into prior to now with photographer Craig McDean, and he turned into with actual Housewives of big apple superstar Tinsley Mortimer), so both got down to plan a comparatively low-key marriage ceremony that felt untraditional and, in particular, personal. This translated right into a ceremony on the Church of the Resurrection adopted through a reception on the Brook membership on the upper East aspect.
timber that the couple plans to replant had been the most effective decor interior the Episcopal church and, as a result, female visitors were requested to put on floral dresses on a vibrant, sunny June Saturday of what felt like the first summer time weekend in new york metropolis. pals, family unit, and the style trade—including Tory, Liv Tyler, Karen Elson, Lily Aldridge, Brooke Shields, Alejandro and Charlotte Santo Domingo, Dasha Zhukova and Stavros Niarchos, Lauren and Andrés Santo Domingo, Georgina Chapman, Theo Wenner, Katie Grand, Hamish Bowles, Sienna Miller, Bronson van Wyck, Gigi Mortimer, and Fabiola Beracasa Beckman—happily came out to assist the couple together with Topper's half-brother, Peter Davis; his sister, Minnie Mortimer; and his mom.
The bride wore an extended-sleeved Chantilly lace Victorian-impressed Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda dress and footwear of her own design. "I even have a close working relationship with [Domenico] Dolce and [Stefano] Gabbana," Tabitha explains. "There is not any one else i'd have wanted to put on for my special day. They also designed suits for my boys, who walked me down the aisle."
Escorted via Dylan, age 12, and Elliott, age 14, Tabitha walked up the aisle on the Church of the Resurrection and exchanged vows with Topper. After the union was sealed with a kiss, all and sundry decamped for the Brook membership on 54th highway. There, a seated lunch became forgone in prefer of caviar, raw bars, and Brook's distinctiveness—chook hash and poached salmon—served buffet-vogue for a extra casual, intimate feel.
After lunch, all and sundry headed to Topper's favorite upper East facet school bar, Dorrian's, a bastion of preppiness from a bygone period, for the after-party. guests danced, the Carvel cake changed into cut, and the bride debuted her 2nd seem of the day—a brief eyelet Saloni dress—along with a miss america–style sash that study "just Married" and a kitschy veil and headscarf, finished with a unicorn horn . . . the excellent accessory—worn by using a lady who most likely is aware of a element or two about accessories—for if you've in fact discovered your one and handiest.
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