Jamie Schneider and Nico Mizrahi’s Wedding

Aspen was not where we initially planned to get married. But, it is a place that is so special to Nico and me. It has become a tradition to come every year for Christmas with a group of our friends. The women in our immediate families—and Erin, who married us. We gave everyone custom Hill House Home pajamas. I borrowed antique jewelry from my friend Hilary Tisch and from Broken English in Los Angeles. Also, Lorraine Schwartz was kind enough to send me jewelry for the wedding weekend. Those big dangling diamond earrings are hers—I wore them on my wedding night. They were perfect with the Marc Jacobs dress I changed into. My dear friend and hairstylist, Scott [Cunha], did my hair for the weekend. Vincent [Oquendo], who works with several of my clients, did my makeup. With both of their very busy schedules, I felt lucky to have them there. I went with my mother dress shopping and could not find anything right. I felt so fortunate to have this wedding dress made for me. Hedi [Slimane] is brilliant, and this was a dream dress. It felt timeless, modern, and sexy without being too feminine. Those sandals were once black suede. I had them re-covered in a white satin. Because we changed our venue from St. Barth’s to Aspen at the last minute, I ended up with a lot of extra options. We consider Jen Meyer family, so it’s very special that she made us our wedding bands (and helped me with the dress process). She secretly asked each of us what we wanted to engrave inside. From the start, I knew I wanted a long train. The covered buttons down the back and up the arms were such a special detail, as was the embroidery inside. Even though we didn't do wedding parties, my sister was essentially my maid of honor. Sisters are the best. Here she is helping me into my dress. Nico gets all of his suits custom-made at Klein Epstein & Parker in Los Angeles. My engagement ring was designed by James de Givenchy of Taffin. He has the same embroidery in a blue linen suit (intended for our initial wedding destination). I decided last-minute to wear a veil down the aisle. I’m happy I did. Our wedding planner, Lisa [Vorce], knew how important candlelight was to me. It was either a petal toss or candles—doing both was a fire hazard, I opted for the latter. I got dressed in a barn on the property. Family and friends came early for drinks and photos. This is my mother, some of my girlfriends, and me taking tequila shots before the ceremony. Eric Buterbaugh took fabric from my dress to wrap my lily of the valley bouquet. The flowers were flown in by a friend whose flight was rerouted to a further airport because of weather. They arrived 20 minutes before I walked down the aisle. Even though there were 200 people there, the ceremony felt very intimate and romantic. This was the best part of the entire weekend. Having our best friend (Erin) marry us made us feel comfortable and kept the mood of the entire ceremony light yet so personal. Nico surprised me, and Notorious B.I.G.’s “Hypnotize” played as we walked out of the ceremony. He probably knew I would’ve said no if he had asked me beforehand. It rained all day. I hear that’s good luck. Nico and his nephews—Rylo and Clayton. They were on the dance floor all night. Rylo finally passed out on a velvet couch around midnight, but Clay was doing the dab until 2:00 a.m. My mother and father surprised us with this local bluegrass band that played during cocktail hour. Carlos, Sara, Nicole, and Joel—it meant so much to us to have our friends there. These plates were all Lisa’s [Vorce] idea. The assorted vintage China was the perfect touch. The happily married couple. This was my parents’ cake topper—and my grandparents before them. The cake was Funfetti-flavored—not the traditional choice, but it’s my favorite. Kate [Hudson] is Nico’s oldest friend from childhood and therefore is like a sister to me. All of the speeches were a real highlight of the wedding weekend. If you look closely you can see Nico grabbing for the cake with his hands—in an attempt to shove it in my face. Everyone got really into the hora. Ashley, the transporter of the flowers, and Selby. The days leading up to the wedding allowed everyone to get to know each other. By Saturday, we were like one big happy family. This is us taking a break from dancing. I can tell because we all look very dewy. I can only hope we are as happy as we are in this picture, forever.