When your wedding is inspired by Iman and David Bowie’s, it’s pretty much guaranteed to be one for the history books. Nicola and Brooklyn Peltz Beckham’s three-day Palm Beach extravaganza, which saw 500 guests party in no-expense-spared marquees in front of the ocean, was one such wedding.
Here, the bride and groom, who wore the biggest brands in fashion to become husband and wife, share their favourite party pictures with Vogue. From the poignant father and son moment shared by Brooklyn and David prior to walking down the aisle, to the couple’s first dance and every happy tear shed in between, here’s your insider’s view of the wedding of the season.
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The happy couple love to match and so family friend Kim Jones created his-and-hers Diors suits for the rehearsal dinner.
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A close-up of the bride’s wedding weekend glam, which was inspired by her favourite ’90s supermodel, Claudia Schiffer.
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The father and mother-of-the-groom on the first night of the Palm Beach wedding festivities.
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The Williams sisters were just two of 500 high-profile guests who journeyed to Florida to celebrate the marriage of Nicola and Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn’s brothers, Romeo and Cruz, raising a glass to the happy couple.
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The Williams sisters and Derek Blasberg working the room.
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Peltz’s grandmother was her maid of honour on her big day.
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The Dior-clad groomsmen heading to the ceremony.
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Nicola’s stylist, Leslie Fremar, said that the bride’s wedding gown, with its spectacularly ornate French lace veil, was the most beautiful dress she had ever seen.
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The groom sheds a happy tear in front of the wedding party.
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Fremar said the Valentino haute couture veil was “a work of art”.
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Bette Midler’s “Wind Beneath My Wings” soundtracked the father-daughter dance.
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Nicola gave a special shout out to her mother “who really put this whole thing together” so she and Brooklyn could party with their loved ones.
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South African singer Lloyiso performed Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love” for the couple’s first dance.
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David and Harper share a tender moment on the dance floor.
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The father and mother-of-the-bride, who was outfitted in custom Versace the entire weekend.
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“The highlight of the whole wedding for me was seeing Nicola for the first time in that dress,” shared Brooklyn. “It was the first time ever in my life when I felt like I couldn’t catch my breath.”
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One of a trio of Versace dresses the bride commissioned for the celebrations.
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The couple said that spending the night before the wedding apart was dramatic because usually they are totally inseperable.
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David was all smiles as he was thrust into the air for the traditional wedding chair dance.
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The groom in the middle of the throng.
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“It was amazing to be in the presence of so many people we love again,” said Brooklyn.
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The groom wore a diamond chain by Anita Ko, a gift from his new in-laws.
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“Treat your Mrs like gold” was David’s fatherly advice to his son.
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Brooklyn was very clear about what his Dior wedding suit should look like, according to Jones.
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“I grew up here and I have the best memories,” said Nicola of her Miami home.
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The bride and groom making their entrance in front of the ocean.
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“The wedding we were most inspired by was Iman and David Bowie’s,” explained Mr and Mrs Peltz Beckham.
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Industry friend Kiernan Shipka with Nicola.
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Guests said that they had never been to a wedding like Nicola and Brooklyn’s
