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\n\tThe couple had officially wed at her twin sister\u2019s house on May 21 in Palm Beach. Although President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump<\/a> skipped the festivities, Ivanka, Eric, and Tiffany Trump were among the few dozen guests, as well as the bridegroom\u2019s five children from his first marriage.<\/p>\n \n\tAnderson\u2019s more low-key reveal could be chalked up to such factors as the union was her husband\u2019s second, as well as the ongoing political unrest and cost-conscious consumers. In addition, Trump\u2019s ex-wife Vanessa had announced her breast cancer diagnosis a few days before the Bahamian bash.<\/p>\n \n\tThe timing of the news may have come from the Safiyaa team. Readers of Patrick Radden Keefe\u2019s latest nonfiction book \u201cLondon Falling\u201d about the mysterious death of Zac Brettler in 2019 may recognize Karnuts\u2019 name. Her husband Akbar Shamji\u2019s relationship with Brettler is central to the tome\u2019s storyline. Media requests to Safiyaa seeking comment about \u201cLondon Falling\u201d were not acknowledged. Whatever the reason for holding off on the big reveal, the 39-year-old, first-time bride showed off her sense of style.<\/p>\n \n\tOn board with the two-dress wedding day trend that millions of brides have been embracing in recent years, Anderson chose a bespoke French silk slipdress with a soft V-neckline and a low back. Reminiscent of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy\u2019s Narciso Rodriguez-designed wedding gown<\/a>, Anderson\u2019s choice was true to the minimalism of the 1990s, which somehow remains very much of the moment in the summer of 2026.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tThe slip dress from Safiyaa was reminiscent of the Narciso Rodriguez-designed dress that Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy wore to wed John F. Kennedy Jr. in 1996.<\/p>\n \n\tThere was also a handwritten message imprinted on a label in the interior of the bespoke wedding dress. A photograph provided by Safiyaa showed that the saying started with \u201cI have found the one..\u201d and a reference to the \u201cSong of Solomon.\u201d Just as Bessette-Kennedy was a fan of the headband (especially Charles J. Waba\u2019s tortoise shell one<\/a>), Anderson opted for a more bridal style. The 39-year-old sported a satin one with a hand-crocheted net veil that served up an understated take on traditional wedding day bridal attire. Anderson helped to envision the custom grid-inspired embroidery, which was a 75-hour undertaking for the artisans at the London-based Safiyaa.<\/p>\n \n\tAnderson, who worked as a model, switched up her style for the second part of the Little Pipe Cay celebration, by changing into a two-piece ivory double silk organza ensemble. The structured top with a straight neckline, a soft V-back with side slits and a fitted miniskirt were inspired by the 1950s and 1960s photography of Slim Aarons. That was when the lensman captured the social set at their leisurely and often strikingly dressed best.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tBettina Anderson<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto Courtesy Safiyaa<\/p>\n \n\tAarons, a former World War II combat photographer, first visited Palm Beach in 1952 for the long-shuttered magazine Holiday. After his military experience in North Africa and Europe, he set out to photograph\u00a0\u201cattractive people doing attractive things in attractive places.\u201d\u00a0C.Z. Guest, Peter Pulitzer and Laddie Sanford were among the Palm Beach-ers that he immortalized with his striking colorful photos. He was so taken with Palm Beach that he dedicated a chapter in his first book, \u201cA Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life,\u201d to it.<\/p>\n \n\tPalm Beach\u2019s social scene is familiar terrain for Anderson, who, along with her five siblings, grew up in \u201cOasis Cottage,\u201d a lakeside seven-room estate that was previously owned by the fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer and her first husband Peter. The latter was a close friend of Anderson\u2019s father Harry Loy, who became the youngest bank president in the U.S. by assuming the presidency of the Worth Avenue National Bank in 1970 at the age of 26. Fishing in the Bahamas was reportedly a shared pastime. Her mother Inger, a former Ford model, runs the gift fruit shipping company Palm Beach Groves. In 2016, the family\u2019s home reportedly was sold for $11.88 million nearly three years after Anderson\u2019s father died.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\tAlthough Anderson posted a teaser video of her Bahamian wedding weekend including frolicking in a bikini in the ocean with Don Jr. a few days later, she did identify her wedding dress designer. Dua Lipa <\/a>also took a similar approach to the big reveal after tying the knot with Callum Turner on May 31, waiting a few weeks before identifying Chanel\u2019s Matthieu Blazy as the designer of her extravagant gown with a reported 480,000 beads and 25,000 feathers.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tThe influencer posted a BTS video on Instagram a few days after the Bahamas reception.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto Courtesy<\/p>\n \n\tThe more understated Anderson worked closely with Safiyaa\u2019s founder Karnuts, director of client development Navarre Rice and the design team \u201cto refine the proportions, mood, and details of each look so that every piece felt distinct, personal, and true to her,\u201d according to the company. She and Karnuts have known each other for many years, so the collaboration was \u201cbuilt on friendship, mutual trust, and a shared appreciation for timeless style,\u201d according to Safiyaa.<\/p>\n \n\tAnderson also sported Safiyaa for the \u201cEnchanted Garden-themed\u201d bridal shower that Audrey Gruss, Amy Phelan and Yaz Hern\u00e1ndez threw for her at Mar-a-Lago in late April. The custom cocktail dress was inspired by a style from Safiyaa\u2019s fall-winter 2022 collection, which drew from the elan of the American socialite and fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt. (Some know Vanderbilt as CNN newsman Anderson Cooper\u2019s late mother.)<\/p>\n \n\tAnderson\u2019s dress featured an overlay with hand-applied crystals and pearl embroidery that required 10 hours of finessing. The lithesome Anderson stood through multiple fittings to get the degree of understated glamour that she was after, according to Safiyaa. Other Trump family brides have also opted for designer wedding gowns including Ivanka\u2019s Vera Wang one<\/a>, Tiffany Trump\u2019s Elie Saab<\/a> choice and Melania\u2019s John Galliano<\/a>-designed Dior<\/a> couture style. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tThe Palm Beach socialite worked closely with Safiyaa\u2019s founder on her selections.<\/p>\n \n\tFounded in 2011, the luxury<\/a> house is helmed by Karnuts whose company specializes in heavy crepe that is offered in 200 colors. With by-appointment showrooms in New York and London, approximately 60 percent of Safiyaa\u2019s business involves customizations or bespoke commissions, which reflects clients\u2019 increasing demand for \u201cunique pieces tailored to their individual needs, occasions, and lifestyles,\u201d according to the company. The luxury label is named for Karnuts\u2019 daughter. Fashion types may know Shamji\u2019s son, who is also called Akbar, as a model for Louis Vuitton and Burberry among other brands. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tHaving worked as a model, Anderson did multiple fittings with the Safiyaa team.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto Courtesy<\/p>\n \n\tAs for one of the current First Sons, Donald Trump Jr.\u2019s wedding to Anderson made him the first son of a seated president to marry, since John Quincy Adams\u2019 son John Quincy II did so in 1828. The first White House wedding for the child of a president was held eight years prior for James Monroe\u2019s daughter Maria. Although there were rumblings of a White House celebration for Anderson and Don Jr., that did not pan out. The newlyweds did attend another type of blowout at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue earlier this month \u2013 UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn.<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tWhile the advent of mass media accelerated the public\u2019s interest in First Family weddings, the fervor of social media has spiked that to new heights. Asked about the public\u2019s ongoing zeal, Providence College professor of communications Andrew McDonnell noted that although politics have become \u201cso personalized,\u201d weddings can always bring people together in a way that they are \u201cfailing to experience in other aspects of American life right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tAn imprinted inscription was sewn into the interior of Anderson\u2019s wedding dress.<\/p>\n \n\tIn addition, given the parasocial relationships that some fans have with their favorite luminaries, celebrities function \u201cas an extension of a family\u201d for millions, she said. \u201cOf course, with celebrities we\u2019re not actually going to a wedding. But by feeling that you\u2019re vicariously participating in that ceremony, there\u2019s a unifying force. It also makes us feel more connected to the celebrities,\u201d McDonnell said.<\/p>\n \n\tFlagging how another political scion\u2019s wedding \u2013 Edward Kennedy III\u2019s to Rose Esselstyn, was covered by the media (including by Vogue), she said, \u201cThere\u2019s this tradition of American celebrities being our own type of royalty, especially when that intersects with politics. That can keep people fascinated. 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