For the reception, Allison changed into a customized version of Danielle Frankel\u2019s Lua dress, a column silhouette she wore for dinner, the cake cutting, and the first dance. \u201cI\u2019ve always been so enthralled by Danielle Frankel\u2019s innovative work,\u201d Allison says. \u201cThe intricate and delicate fabric of this gown moved so beautifully for our first dance that the dress just felt like an extension of me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following speeches from the couple\u2019s parents, Allison\u2019s maid of honor Randi, and Simu\u2019s best man Peter, the newlyweds cut into a tiered wedding cake featuring layers of matcha and vanilla. Then, their friend Rene\u00e9 Rapp took the stage to perform Etta James\u2019s \u201cAt Last\u201d for their first dance. Brooklyn Soul followed, getting guests on the dance floor before the after-party began at 11 p.m. Eventually, Canadian DJ duo\u2014and Simu\u2019s fellow Western University alums\u2014Loud Luxury took over, playing a set that included their hit \u201cBody\u201d and their remix of Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia.\u201d<\/p>\n
For her late-night looks, Allison envisioned ending the evening in something short, sparky, and made for the dance floor. She chose hand-beaded mini dresses by Rosie Etienne and Galia Lahav. \u201cI knew from the very start that I wanted to end our wedding night in shimmery, sparkling brilliance,\u201d she says. \u201cThe intricate beadwork was done so masterfully on each dress. Finding and trying on these killer party dresses with Rosie and Galia each was one of my favorite parts of the wedding process.\u201d At 1 a.m., Simu\u2019s friend and Shang-Chi castmate Benedict Wong made an appearance as his musical alter-ego, DJ Obi-Wong, keeping the party going until the early hours.<\/p>\n
\u201cLooking back, we\u2019re just so overwhelmed with gratitude,\u201d Allison says. \u201cWe\u2019re still wrapping our heads around the fact that we were able to celebrate the start of our marriage with our loved ones in a place as magical as Provence and at venues as special as Carri\u00e8res des Lumi\u00e8res and Estoublon.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the newlyweds, it was about everyone who made the weekend possible just as much as it was about the celebration itself. \u201cWe continue to be moved by the amount of time, energy, and coordination that our destination wedding required of everyone involved,\u201d Allison says. \u201cAnd we just feel unbelievably lucky as we continue to reflect on the weekend\u2019s celebrations and every precious memory it created.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the reception, Allison changed into a customized version of Danielle Frankel\u2019s Lua dress, a column silhouette she…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":932597,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75,112331],"class_list":["post-932596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-wedding-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=932596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/932597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=932596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=932596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=932596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}