And yet for the supermodel, it was love at first sight.
We fell in love like in the old daysby correspondence, sending notes and letters.
We wrote to each other a lot.
Photo: Elio Rosato
We chatted for six hours once as we were getting to know each other.
Thats how we fell in loveslowly.
The connection was immediate, even before we had a proper date.
Photo: Elio Rosato
Each part of the dress uses different pieces of lace in different shades.
It started, therefore, after we chose the location, Bagheria, a small city in Sicily.
We did a lot of research, which is one of the things we love to do most.
After that, everything came together.
In New York, Domenico and I chatted and looked at books, she recalls.
The jewelry was also created by the Dolce & Gabbana atelier.
We settled on a porcelain rose crown, worn as if it were a crown of thorns.
I was a true martyr of romance.
The look was completed by gloves and a bustier.
The boots were hand-embroidered and designed especially for me, and they evolved from fitting to fitting.
They, too, look like they were assembled from lace from a familys trunk.
We also wore family jewelry.
Especially me: I always wear a chain that my mum gave me.
The wedding rings were by Pomellato.
The look was completed by a wool muslin tab collar shirt and leather slip-on evening shoes.
The groom also wore a 1930s Pennisi brooch in platinum and diamonds by Kutchinsky from Gioelleria Pennisi.
