Lucky for me, he happily agreed.

At that point, Michele was still relatively new to his position.

Alessandro is incredible, and he knows me very well, so the dresses he presented were all beautiful.

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We tweaked a few things here and therethe process was heavenly!

Should we do the wedding dress firstand get to the exciting part?

Karen clapped her hands together with joy and gasped Im going to cry!

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while smiling from ear to ear.

I am not a girl who wants to be uncomfortable in clothes.

Thats what I do for a living.

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This is precious cargo!

Karen said, admiring the garments intricate embroideries.

We talked about having a pop of colorwould it be a green or a yellow?

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Karen and I have known each other for many years, Alessandro says.

She is an extraordinary person to whom I am very close and that I love very much.

She is not only a great interpreter of 1990s and 2000s fashion, but an artist.

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She was the honoree of a show that I am very attached tomy first cruise collection in New York.

Enough people were saying it that we thought maybe we should go on a date.

In the fall of 2023, Lee surprised Karen with a proposal in upstate New York.

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And obviously we said yes because we love him.

We had just gotten the keys to our beautiful farm upstate, Karen says.

He was very sneaky as I wasnt expecting it at allit was the most beautiful moment.

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Hes put his heart and soul into [Electric Lady], Karen says of Lee.

Its really his home.

She was the wedding planner extraordinaire, Karen says.

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(The groom, meanwhile, wore a suit by Hedi Slimane for Celine.)

Im also excited to have so many people from both of our lives in one place, Karen says.

This is the one time when we actually get to enjoy being celebrated.

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