Multicultural Persian and French Destination Wedding in Barcelona

Our Love Story

We met in Dubai, our story was completely serendipitous.

I was supposed to leave to go live in New York, I had my flights booked, I was all packed and had cancelled my Dubai visa, I was searching for an apartment in Manhattan, liaising with contacts for a job. I was leaving for a new life!

And against all odds I met Nima and something held me back – so I stayed.

And here we are married four years later as happy as ever… From the day we met it became a love story we’ll tell forever.

The Style

I had my dress made; it was inspired by a Chanel bridal dress from 2009 collection. I had seen Blake Lively wear it to a premiere a few years ago and thought it was simply beautiful, so delicate and dainty with the flowers theme.

My favorite part is that I made it detachable so the bottom sheer underlay comes off (I removed it once the dancing started) – so I can keep the top section as a mini cocktail dress and wear it over and over again! I’m sure any bride would want to get a chance to wear her wedding dress again!

I kept accessories minimal as the dress itself was quite busy and I wanted to keep the focus on it – I just wore my engagement ring and drop diamond earrings that my in-laws got me.

I dared the bright red nails though which gave a lovely touch!

The Setting

We chose a venue near Barcelona called Castell de Sant Marcal.

Our heart skipped a beat when we visited it, we looked at each other and knew that this was were we wanted to celebrate our big day – the spectacular gardens and jaw dropping French orangerie instantly seduced us.

We even kept the venue a secret from the guests until the day itself.