Inside Alana Hadid’s Backyard Wedding In LA – Where Sisters Bella And Gigi Were Barefoot Bridesmaids

To kick off the festivities, the bride and groom had a rehearsal at her dad’s house, followed by an intimate dinner at Petit Ermitage with their wedding party, before welcoming other guests with cocktails and a vast array of desserts, from macaroons to fruit tarts and a variety of cakes. “I think my mom went a little crazy and ordered every dessert they had,” Alana laughs. For the rehearsal, the bride opted for a beaded Clio Peppiatt dress, before changing into a two-piece set by Sandra Mansour, complete with a long train. “I definitely did a lot of looks,” the bride says. “I’m 42 and waited a long time to get married!”

For her wedding dress, Alana knew she wanted something vintage – although she wasn’t sure if she’d be able to find something that would work for her height. Luckily, Tab Vintage came up trumps, with the bride settling upon an archival Vivienne Westwood dress. “[When] I tried it on, I immediately knew it was mine,” she remembers. “I think it was like a size 16 or something, which was actually so perfect, because it had no draping, no ruching – just amazing sleeves. Because it was larger, my tailor could do all the alterations and make it mine.”

When it came to her accessories, Alana opted for another family heirloom – her mother Mary’s amethyst earrings – along with a series of necklaces by Dorsey, and a custom diamond and gold wedding band by Sofia Kaman. As an added sentimental touch, the bride attached her grandmother’s ring onto her bouquet of California wildflowers, which were also stitched into her veil, in keeping with the outdoors ceremony. Meanwhile, Alana’s bridesmaids – sisters Bella, Gigi (who both went barefoot) and Marielle – all wore green dresses of their own choosing, along with Dorsey jewellery that she gifted them.

Music was an important part of the ceremony, with bridesmaids Marielle, Gigi, Bella and Alana’s brother and “male-of-honour” Anwar walking down the aisle to a Palestinian song,“Ya Tal3een” by Dana Salah, and Alana entering to “Thank You” by Led Zeppelin. “It was really about us expressing to each other and what it meant to become a family,” Alana says of the ceremony, which was officiated by one of the couple’s best friends. “It was very personal; we wrote our own vows and said something for Ross’s daughter, now my step-daughter.”