Glowing in one of her own creations, the Aussie fashion queen marries her younger beau in an intimate Italian setting.
Bathed in the radiant light of the Italian sun and framed by an archway of bougainvillea blossoms, designer-to-the-stars Collette Dinnigan secretly wed her handsome hotelier beau, Bradley Cocks.
Collette, 45, said “I do” to Bradley, 34, in a romantic July 8 ceremony atop the cliffs of Positano, a picturesque fishing village in Campania overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. “We are ecstatic, it’s beautiful,” a thrilled and clearly besotted Collette said, moments after tying the knot. “The sun is shining so we couldn’t ask for anything better.”
The whirlwind wedding followed Bradley’s June 10 proposal during a holiday at the couple’s hideaway on the NSW South Coast. The 12.30pm civil ceremony took family and friends completely by surprise.In fact, there was only one guest invited, six-year-old Estella, Collette’s daughter with the Today show’s Richard Wilkins. Collette wore an exquisite hand-embroidered gown featuring lace ribbons on silk tulle that she had created especially for the occasion.
Estella made an especially cute flower girl, proudly wearing a design from her mother’s children’s range, Enfant. Resplendent under an arch of vivid purple bougainvilleas – Collette’s favourite flower – the newlyweds were serenaded by local musicians playing classical guitar and a mandolin.
Read more about Collette’s beautiful wedding day and see more pictures in this week’s Woman’s Day, on sale July 18, 2011.
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