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"You guys are going to swoon when you see the pics from the elegant wedding of Thread designer Melissa Akey to hubby, Alex...Melissa and Alex planned their whole wedding in three-months. As someone who spent 13 months planning mine (unless you count the months and years of planning before I was engaged, which brings the tally up to, I don&amp;#x27;t know, YEARS!), I&amp;#x27;m amazed at what this sophisticated New York City couple was able to put together. They were married on December 30th and played up not only their cozy-chic setting (The Bowery Hotel) but the winter season with details like a stark white wedding cake surrounded by lovely pine cones. Their fireside ceremony was uber-romantic! Melissa wore a dreamy taffeta gown from Vera Wang, to which she added her own black velvet sash&amp;amp;#8212;the perfect touch for a December bride. She also borrowed a fur stole from Thread co-designer and BFF, Beth, to keep warm when taking posed portraits outside. Naturally, the bridesmaids all wore Thread. I love how they each had a different black dress. Melissa&amp;#x27;s closed-toe heels were from Christian Louboutin. Isn&amp;#x27;t this wedding absolutely stunning? I almost feel from the photos as if I had been there. Thank you, Melissa, for sharing some of your beautiful wedding with Glamour. More Real Designer Weddings * Rebecca Minkoff&amp;#x27;s Destination Wedding in Italy * Jessie Randall&amp;#x27;s Short Dress Style * Rachel Leigh&amp;#x27;s High-Style, Seaside Celebration More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;#x27;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow Glamour on Twitter. Photos: Christian Oth"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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