Before Lana Del Rey surprised the world with her wedding to Jeremy Dufrene in September 2024, the star tried to get in touch with bridal designer Macye Wysner, founder of the Los Angeles-based brand Cinq—though it look Macye a while to realize it.
“Lana had DMed us a few months prior to us actually meeting in person,” Macye tells Vogue. “She had tried DMing us and even calling us on Instagram, and we never saw her message. It was so funny, because it was a few months later that she then again tried to reach back out to us. Her stylist, Molly [Dickson], emailed us and was like, ‘Are you guys the hottest club to get into? Like, we really can’t contact you!’”
At first, Del Rey visited the Cinq studio for her friend Val’s appointment, not her own. But after Val tried on a dress she didn’t end up picking—the River gown—it became the basis of Del Rey’s custom dress. “A fun little piece of it is that we were sitting at lunch with bridal stylist Hope Levine, and she randomly looked at me and went, ‘You’re gonna make Lana Del Rey s wedding dress one day,’” Macye remembers. “Of course, I was like, ‘Shut up, Hope.’ Like, our delusional friend Hope is so positive. And on our way home from that lunch, Lana called.”
“She was just like, ‘I love that dress. I felt like it was my dress from the moment that I saw it,’” Macye continues. “I’m actually getting married in a few months, and it just feels so serendipitous that I came in here with my friend.’”
Of course, Del Rey wanted to make sure the dress felt absolutely true to her. So she met with the designers to collaborate on what, exactly, her dream wedding dress would be. “We kind of just spent our time together sitting on the floor until 4 a.m. in the showroom,” Madelyn Wysner, Macye’s sister and Cinq’s COO, shares. “We decided to add lace to the skirt and she wanted these pickups with little bows to really put her spin on it. It was very Victorian.”
Once the sketch was complete, the designers got to work. In the end, the singer came in for five fittings to bring the look to life. “We did them all at night when she came in. We did it candlelit, had all the lights off, and made it really private and special for her,” shares Madelyn.
The Wysner sisters not only helped craft her dress, but Del Rey also welcomed them as guests at her wedding. “She ended up writing us this handwritten note and gave us a bridesmaids’ box,” says Macye. “Obviously, we weren’t bridesmaids, but she was sweet enough to include us.”
The day before the wedding, the Cinq team joined the wedding party on Dufrene’s boat. “Oh my God! We got to peek into her life with him, which was really special, and go back through the swamp,” shares Macye. “It’s such a hidden world back there that most people don’t ever experience.” She adds, “Louisiana, for us, is just a very magnetic place. We shot the first collection there, I got married there… that place is very electric.”
On the morning of the wedding, Madelyn and Macye were present to help Del Rey get into her custom Cinq gown. “We went to Jeremy’s house, where we all got ready and laced her up,” shares Madelyn. Her sister adds, “Madelyn was in charge of lacing her up in the corset, because that’s what she does best.” The designer reflects how sweet the day was—from morning to night. “We were with Lana every step of that day, and ensured that everything was perfect for her. There are so many nerves around how to keep something private, especially given what she does. So it felt like a sacred, sacred thing that we were experiencing with her.”
