This bride tried on over 150 dresses before falling for Galia Lahav

gigantic purple arch

Alex and Gal got married at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida. This romantic and ethereal wedding ceremony left guests wondering if it had all been a dream. The bride walked down a mirrored pathway surrounded by pink, white, and lavender flowers, leading to a gigantic purple arch where the vows were exchanged. The goal was to create a ceremony that felt like a wildflower garden fairytale, with soft pinks, blues, purples, and yellow wildflowers leading up to an elevated chuppah, creating an enchanting path. The dreamy, romantic white designs were saved for the wedding reception, making for a dramatic change in tone

When Alex and the bride first saw the room reveal for the reception, they were speechless: the hydrangea clouds, eclectic tablescapes, and thousands of candles filled the room with romance and warmth. The transition from the colorful ceremony to the serene and romantic reception was everything they had dreamed of and more, leaving everyone in awe.

Keep reading to see how her custom Evita gown stole the show at this luxurious celebration! All captured on photo by Ira Lippke Studios and wedding film by Sculpting With Time.

Finding the perfect fit with Galia

Galia Lahav Corset Wedding Dress

Gal tried on over 150 dresses

"I tried on over 150 dresses, and the Evita Dress from Galia Lahav was the first one that I didn’t want to take off! When I put it on, I just couldn’t stop staring at it in the mirror. It had everything I was looking for. Also, my mom and mother-in-law couldn’t stop crying, which is also a great tell.

I was so excited to put my dress on the day of the wedding. It felt like I was living in a fairytale. I was also so excited about my dress prior to the wedding that I secretly showed it to all my bridesmaids. They only saw it in pictures, but they were still so surprised to see it’s perfection in person. As beautiful as the dress photographs, its intricate lace details are truly something else to see close up.

Too many!! I think I tried on over 150 dresses. My new favorite game is scrolling through Instagram and seeing a bridal post and saying oh I tried that dress on!"

Galia Lahav Corset Wedding Dress

How was it working with Galia Lahav

"AMAZING. I mostly worked directly with Galia and Ayana. They both went above and beyond to make sure I was happy with every detail of the dress (and I truly mean EVERY. DETAIL). I’m so grateful to have worked with them, I couldn’t imagine a better process."

Shop Gail's Wedding Dress

Designer: Galia Lahav | Dress Style: Evita

Gal's wedding dress is custom based off the Evita wedding dress. Near-infinite lengths of elaborate guipure lace, plus sultry exposed boning and longline-seams on a corset gown. create a stunning statuesque effect. The illusion-paneled low-plunge back finishes with a V-shape, highlighting delicate silk-covered buttons and a cathedral-length train on a detachable matching overskirt. A separate high-neck and long sleeve French lace bolero extends the streamlined silhouette.

Galia Lahav Evita Corset Wedding Dress

Signing of the Ketubah

Favorite Wedding Moment

"Before we went down to the ceremony, our family, closest friends, and some of my family that flew in from Israel all gathered in my suite with the Rabbi to sign the Ketubah. This moment felt so special and intimate, and there were a lot of tears! After the Ketubah was signed, we were all waiting in anticipation for the ceremony, and the excitement was really filling up in the room. All our friends and family started singing “We’re going to the Chuppah and we’re gonna get married”. I couldn’t stop smiling. I looked around and I thought to myself, this is a moment I will cherish forever."

black bridesmaid dresses

Classic monochrome bridal party

To match the timeless glamor of the bride's custom gown and the groom's vintage inspired suit, the couple's bridal party was dressed in a

glass mirrored wedding aisle

My Favorite Part of The Wedding Day Was My Flowers

"The flowers!! I had so much fun planning the wedding floral designs with the Birch and YSD teams. My mom and mother-in-law were very involved in this process, which made it all the more special. We were inspired by so many incredible designs – French riviera, nautical blues, wildflowers, whimsical whites, lavender garden, and Amalfi Coast. Every event throughout the 4-day weekend had its own unique distinctive experience.

We wanted to ceremony to feel like a wildflower garden fairytale. The soft pinks, blues, purple and yellow wildflowers led up to our elevated chuppah. We saved the dreamy romantic white designs for the wedding reception which made for a dramatic change in tone. When Alex and I first had our room reveal for the reception, we were speechless: the hydrangea clouds, eclectic tablescapes and thousands of candles filled the room with romance and warmth."

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Surprise Wedding Decision

“Our wedding was so special in every single way, thanks to our amazing team. But we did add something three days before the wedding when I was looking at my parents' old wedding videos. Back then, I realized how the footage used to be less edited and more candid. I really wanted to have a home movie type of video style added to our wedding day.

Our videographers, Sculpting with Time, were able to add in another videographer that did more of a documentary style film. We wanted a videographer that acts like the funny uncle at a family gathering and just gets in people’s faces, capturing all the candid moments of the day. Although the big moments or ceremony and first dance are highlights you have to capture, it’s also the small side conversations with my grandma, parents or my best friends that make the day so special. I’m excited to have this video and to be able to see it in 30 years. It will be special for our future children to see these candid unedited moments.”

Ira Lippke Studios