Telsha Anderson-Boone Wore a Dance-Ready Danielle Frankel Design for Her Miami Wedding
About a month before the pandemic, a friend reached out to the T.A. Boutique owner and buyer Telsha Anderson-Boone, proclaiming she had the “perfect person” for her. After giving her friend the green light, Telsha invited Justin Boone, who works as an assistant costume designer for film and TV as well as a stylist, to accompany her to the T.A. Boutique opening in March 2020. “Of course that was postponed due to COVID-19, and we were encouraged to get to know each other [remotely] during lockdown,” Telsha remembers. “Three months of quarantine later, we were ready to spend some real face-to-face time together, and after multiple negative COVID tests alongside months of quarantining, we spent a month together in my New York apartment. Before we knew it, we were in love!”
Holidays, birthdays, store openings, and other monumental events had passed in the blink of an eye, and Justin was eventually pulled onto a costume project based in Montana for a six-month period. “Thankfully, our time during the pandemic taught us both how to communicate when there’s distance between us,” Telsha says. “And we didn’t skip a beat during that time.”
“I had just finished working on a long project in Montana, and I wasn’t allowed to travel after arriving due to the early uncertainties and guidelines with COVID-19,” Justin says. “Telsha and I spoke every day, and we managed to get her to visit twice—but two weekend visits within four months is not nearly enough time to spend with the person you’re in love with. Telsha and I spoke about our love frequently, what that meant for the both of us, and when we would be ready to take the next step.”
Justin worked with Hoorsenbuhs, an L.A. jewelry brand, to create a custom ring for Telsha. “I collaborated with my friend at the company, Gilbert Montoya, to make a few changes to an existing design to make it more unique,” he says. “I [then] booked us a trip to Soho Beach House in Miami and began my plan.”
Justin was careful not to let any hints slip during their first night in Miami. “The morning after is when it all unfolded,” he says. “I had some flowers delivered to our hotel with careful instructions that she would have to go to the lobby in order to retrieve the bouquet. Once she left the room, I began playing a playlist that I had been preparing all month, filled with songs that I sent her every single day leading up to this moment. I prayed, and when she arrived back to the room, in equal joy and confusion regarding the flowers, I got on my knee, presented her with the ring, and then it all made sense to her. She excitedly said yes, and we got to enjoy the rest of our trip in love and peace.”
Their wedding took place in mid-October at Villa Woodbine in Miami, Florida. “After a year plus of being at home with limited access to those we hold close, Justin and I were excited to share our courtship with our friends and family,” Telsha says. “If there’s anything we learned over the past two years, it’s the importance of bringing everyone together and celebrating not only love but community. A large majority of our guests received vaccinations in time for our big day, and those who hadn’t, quarantined prior and after arrival to Florida. Justin and I are extremely blessed and had parents, grandparents, friends, extended family, and colleagues on both sides attend.”
The couple worked with Florida wedding specialist Zeiry Cortez Gomez of Events by Zeiry. “Our engagement was in December 2020 and by the time hiring a planner crossed our minds, we already had some of the big details set in stone,” Telsha says. “We were grateful to have discovered Zeiry and her partial planning services—with her help we were able to streamline every realistic and imaginary detail. Zeiry, Justin, and I passed along several texts and emails over the last few months featuring images from Pinterest or Instagram alongside random concepts we cultivated from scratch. Both Zeiry and her team recognized a need and executed with precision. We couldn’t have asked for a better group of women to handle our wedding or planning process.”
When it came to her wedding wardrobe, Telsha knew exactly what she wanted. Back in 2019, Danielle Hirsch of Danielle Frankel created a bridal design that caught her eye. “It was worn by Kelsey Asbille for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Cocktail Design Challenge, and I remember scrolling on Vogue.com and imagining myself in the dress, twirling around and showing off the pleats and the fabrication,” Telsha says. “Right then and there, I took a screenshot and placed it in my iPhone favorites for whenever the time would present itself. When we got engaged, I immediately knew who I’d be contacting and looking to wear for my big day. I booked an appointment online, sent a screenshot to Danielle’s team via email and crossed my fingers, hoping the dress would be buried in the back waiting on me.”
When Telsha arrived at her first fitting, the team at Danielle Frankel had her try on a few dresses before mentioning there was a surprise in the back. “I turned around, and there it was in full ivory/silk,” Telsha says. “The dress was so new the lace flowers hadn’t even been sewn on fully, but instead hung one by one with safety pins. I tried it on, started to dance around like I previously envisioned, and it was a done deal,” she says. “After the dress, everything else came together easily.” She wore a variety of rings from Spinelli Kilcollin and Tiffany Co., along with two sets of customized earrings from Bernard James. “It was a goal [of mine] to find a balance between traditional and non-traditional elements in my bridal look, and every brand chosen played a part in that,” Telsha says.
The bride’s hair was inspired by Rooney Mara’s look at the BFI London Film Festival. “It was important for me to pick a hairstyle with personality,” Telsha says, “that could hold up against the Miami humidity, and that would show off the dress properly. Thankfully I had an amazing bridal hair specialist, Martine Chery, the owner of Mon Cheri Hair Design. Martine took the remaining fabric from my dress and wrapped it around my hair with ease.” For makeup, she worked with Tijienene Gordon. “I’ve never had makeup last so long and perfectly,” Telsha says. “She was incredible! As for my nails, I only trust one person to do them, and that’s Miki from Akiko Nails New York City, and I got them done the day before we left to Miami. Building a team based in a different state, during quarantine, was hard but it couldn’t have worked out better.”
