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5th Aug 2019
A royal wedding of the Hollywood kind took place over the weekend when American heiress, socialite and co-founder of sustainable fashion retailer Maison de Mode, Amanda Hearst, 35, tied the knot with Norwegian film director, Joachim Rønning, 47, in regal style at Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California on August 2.
Although the iconic Californian landmark built by the bride’s great-grandfather, William Randolph Hearst, is no longer owned by the bride’s family (it was donated to the state of California in the 1950s by the Hearst Corporation), it was a fitting fairytale location for the heiress to wed her director beau.
According to Town & Country, Hearst, who is also the co-founder of animal welfare and conservation not-for-profit finn2finn Alliance, exchanged vows with the Maleficent: Mistress of Evil director in a “private family ceremony at one of the guest cottages on the property”. The bride and groom then reportedly headed over to Hearst Castle itself and made their debut as husband and wife to a “cheering crowd” (presumably comprising their friends and family) in the grand entrance of Hearst Castle.
In line with the bride’s commitment to sustainability she wore a dazzling white off-the-shoulder custom sustainable Oscar de la Renta gown, which the brand shared images and details of on their Instagram account.
“@AmandaHearst is breathtaking wearing a sustainable custom #odlrbridal gown featuring cascading florals to her wedding to @Joachimronning at Hearst Castle,” the luxury label captioned a series of stunning images of the bride and groom.
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Town & Country reports Oscar de la Renta designer, Fernando Garcia, explained the sustainability of the wedding gown was by way of the silk faille, which the designer said came from the 2017 Green Carpet Fashion Awards-winning mill, Taroni.
The designer further noted the additional ways the dress was sustainable saying, “This [the silk faille] fabric and all other elements [for the gown] were items we already had in house, so we did not have to incur any fuel usage for transportation. The boning was taken from an existing gown from a previous collection and reused in Amanda’s gown, so it was made to be completely sustainable!”
According to Town & Country, following the ceremony, the couple — who according to a post on Rønning’s Instagram met at Maison de Mode’s sustainable gala dinner in Los Angeles in March 2018 — held a reception dinner with close family and friends and after the wedding toast, the groom reportedly serenaded his new bride (although there are no details on which song he chose for the occasion).
The publication reports the bride then changed into a white halter-neck Galvan dress for dessert and dancing on “a Moroccan-themed terrace inspired by Marrakesh’s Majorelle Garden and created by event master David Monn overlooking the Castle’s famed Neptune pool.”
Congratulations to the newlyweds!