Bride Of The Week: Alexa Roda

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Written By Kaileah Christine

January 30, 2023

Alexa Roda's Beautiful Wedding Day

Alexa Roda's wedding

This week's GL Bride is the lovely Alexa Roda! She looked absolutely gorgeous as she married the love of her life in our G-401 gown from the ethereal GALA IX Bridal Collection. In the following interview, Alexa shares the details of her fairytale wedding and how an unexpected health scare reshaped the meaning of her special day.

"Finding that dress and spending that time with my mom and my sister was honestly one of the best days."

Alexa

A moment of your wedding day will you never forget?

There were so many special moments from that day, but the most unforgettable one was immediately following our ceremony. After we said our vows and walked down the aisle for the recessional, the two of us were ushered to an area off to the side of the chapel and handed two glasses of champagne. I will never forget our first embrace as husband and wife and the rush of excitement that we felt now that we were finally officially married. All our nerves were gone and we were ready to have fun and dance the night away at the reception.

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

I knew my dress was ‘The One’ when I added the overskirt to the already gorgeous gown. The combination of the overskirt with the puffy sleeves made the dress so ethereal and unlike anything else that I previously tried on. The dress was whimsical, yet romantic and I loved that I could take off the overskirt after the ceremony for a new look at the reception.
I knew my dress was ‘The One’ when I added the overskirt to the already gorgeous gown. The combination of the overskirt with the puffy sleeves made the dress so ethereal and unlike anything else that I previously tried on. The dress was whimsical, yet romantic and I loved that I could take off the overskirt after the ceremony for a new look at the reception.

"The dress was whimsical, yet romantic."

Alexa

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

It felt completely surreal. I had tried on my dress already at my final fitting but looking at myself in the mirror on my wedding day, in my dress, with my hair and makeup done, I felt like I was dreaming. I absolutely could not wait to see my husband’s reaction to our first look!
All of my family and friends gushed over how amazing and unique the dress was for the entire night.

A detail that made your wedding special/unique?

One of the things that made our wedding unique was having my cousin officiate our wedding. He knows us both very well, so he was able to make the ceremony sentimental and very personalized to us. It was a unique way of adding a more personal touch to the ceremony.

"It felt completely surreal."

Alexa