On June 5, for a welcome party hosted at a palazzo that revealed some of her wedding guests to be Mark Ronson and Grace Gummer, Charli xcx, Troye Siv
On June 5, for a welcome party hosted at a palazzo that revealed some of her wedding guests to be Mark Ronson and Grace Gummer, Charli xcx, Troye Sivan, Joe Alwyn, and Donatella Versace, the bride wore wore a custom-made Bottega Veneta slip designed by Louise Trotter featuring the house’s eminent itrecciato woven leather technique, which is most popularly seen on their handbags.
The main ceremony took place at Villa Valguarnera, a historic 18th century Sicilian palace first commissioned in 1712 by Anna Gravina, Princess of Gravina and Valguarnera. The stunning estate sits atop a hill overlooking the Gulf of Palermo. The Sicilian wedding is reported to have cost around to $1.73M, according to reports from the Daily Mail. There have been reports that some locals are not thrilled with Lipa and Turner’s takeover of their city, which has resulted in road closures and other inconveniences. “It’s not right to block the city,” one local told The Guardian, “I could understand if it was for the pope, but not for a singer.”
There had been profuse speculation swirling in the fashion world around which designer would outfit Lipa for her nuptials. The pop star is oftentimes seen wearing custom designs or looks pulled straight off the runway, and while she does enjoy close friendships with some designers like Versace or Giuliano Calza of GCDS, she is not currently a brand ambassador for any ready-to-wear labels, which affords her freedom when it comes to who to wear on the red carpet or stage. Some rumors pointed at Donatella Versace as the possible designer of her dress, though Versace is technically no longer original director of her family label, a role that is now Pieter Mulier’s, the former Alaïa designer.
Lipa choice of Chanel is somewhat of a coup for both parties. Being a designer’s first bride, particularly for someone as universally beloved and respected as Blazy and at a house as storied as this one, is a cultural badge of honor. And for Blazy to seize what will inarguably be one of the biggest weddings and pop culture moments of the year—rivaled only, perhaps, by Taylor Swift’s upcoming nuptials expected to take place in New York this summer—is the kind of exposure most designers and brands dream of.
That said, the pop star has long-favored Blazy’s work, having worn his work for Bottega Veneta, where he worked prior to Chanel, many times including her 28th birthday celebrations. She was also in attendance at Blazy’s debut couture show for Chanel in Paris earlier this year in March wearing a full look from the collection he showed in New York in December of 2025. Lipa’s relationship with Chanel also precedes Blazy’s tenure–she was the face of a campaign for the Chanel 25 handbag in March of last year, months prior to the designer’s first-ever show for the label in October.
The common thread in Lipa’s bridal looks has been Bvlgari, the jewelry label for which she does serve as an ambassador. She wore a necklace retailing for hundreds of thousands of dollars from the brand’s signature Serpenti line for her civil wedding, and donned one of their watches at the Sicilian pre-party. Never let your wedding come between you and your brand deals! Someone has to pay for the honeymoon, after all.
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