Paola Ruiz's Old Hollywood Wedding

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Written By Kaileah Christine

October 26, 2022

Paola Ruiz's Old Hollywood Wedding

Our #GLBride of the week is the beautiful Paola Ruiz, who tied the knot in our Juniper gown. Surrounded by family and friends, the couple married in a beautiful old Hollywood-themed ceremony. Paola shares her special wedding moments in this blog!

"Remember it is YOUR journey, YOUR day."

Paola

How did you meet your husband? How did he propose?

I was actually in a photoshoot and he set up everything for me to think I was working. I was modeling on a rooftop looking at the beautiful mountains in Monterrey and when the photographer asked me to turn around there he was, on one knee popping the most important question ever. We had a surprise party at my house later that night with tears and smiles all together.

How did you find working with the team at Galia Lahav, and how did you know your dress was 'the one'?

I had my cape custom-made and worked directly with the team to make it as perfect as possible! They were super understanding of my requests and desires and made a gorgeous masterpiece.

I actually never knew. I have been modeling for 10 years now and trying on wedding gowns has been a thing since I was 15 so it took me 1 day before the wedding to realize that it was actually MY dress, not a modeling campaign.

"Don’t expect or compare your process to someone else’s."

Paola

How did it feel when you put on your dress the day of the wedding? What was your favorite reaction to the dress?

This was actually very special because my dad picked out my wedding dress and it was the first one he loved but I wasn’t so convinced. I had a whole different concept in mind, but when people tell you to try on all different styles really do so!

A detail that made your wedding special/unique?

I have custom gifts made out for all my guests, slippers, personalized thermos, hangover kits, beauty bags, and food. Our guests were taken care of every second and to show our appreciation for them being with us on such a special day we had a variety of selections of music and personalized drinks with the names of our groups of friends.

"The dress will come and it might be emotional, it might not."

Paola

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