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332

Viceroy Anguilla

BEAUTY

247 FRESH & PRETTY

Want to look as radiant as a J.Crew

model at your wedding? We asked the

genius behind the brand’s beauty

looks, Troi Ollivierre, how you can

DIY the same flawless finish.

250 THE SECRET TO THAT

BRIDAL GLOW

For a gorgeous complexion, start

with a miracle cleanser tailored to

your skin type.

256 HEAD TURNERS

Delicate but dramatic hair jewelr y

was all over the runways this

season, and we’ve got 15 pretty picks

for your walk down the aisle.

262 THE TRUTH ABOUT

CLEANSES

We road-tested six popular detox

programs. (Some even include food!)

DETAILS

289 WINTER WHITES

Texture plus seasonal blooms equals

one gorge cold-weather bouquet.

290 PICK YOUR PALETTE

These stunning, sophisticated color

combos will elevate any affair.

298 HOW TO INVITE RIGHT

Star stationer Ellen Weldon solves your

trickiest invitation-wording dilemmas.

304 PLAN LIKE A PRO:

WEDDING PLANNER

Annie Lee, the genius founder of

Daughter of Design, shares all her

big-day do’s and don’ts.

316 THE ULTIMATE GUIDE:

WHAT TO PLAN FIRST

Just engaged? Overwhelmed? Let us

help you prioritize with the five big-day

tasks you need to tackle out of the gates.

By Courtney Balestier

358 THE BEST VENUES

IN AMERICA

You can’t throw a kick-ass wedding

without an awesome location. We

sur veyed more than 1,500 brides and

grooms to find the 50 most fab places

to tie the knot from coast to coast.

GETAWAY

331 PARADISE FOUND

Whether you want to chill on white sand

or shut down the clubs, we have a

Caribbean island for ever y personality.

352 LOS CABOS THREE WAYS

A mix of desert cool and beachy glam, this

chic Mexican escape is a bachelorette,

wedding, and honeymoon hot spot all

rolled into one.

YO U ’ R E

INVITED

424 MARRIED IN MAUI

Fashion blogger Kimberly Pesch,

of Eat.Sleep.Wear, went full-

on Aloha State for her ultraglam

destination I do’s.

428 GO BIG AND GO HOME

New Orleans linebacker Dannell

Ellerbe and his bride headed to North

Carolina for a glitzy bash filled

with love, family, and major details.

(Oh, hey, five-foot-tall cake!)

430 SPENDING WELL

This California couple’s 250-person-

plus guest list was too big for their

church—and their budget. Find out

why they still wouldn’t change a thing

about their wine-countr y wedding.

PICTURE PERFECT

What’s the one thing Svetlana Lazareva would

change about her wedding if she had a do-over?

Maybe the date. She and Brian McSweeney

married on September 25, 2015, at a mansion

near the United Nations on its 70th anniversary,

when the city was flooded with dignitaries

and the pope was scheduled to speak. “Brian

appealed to police at the barricade, and they

kindly escorted him and his groomsmen in,”

she says. Her favorite parts of the day? Her

Amsale corset gown (“Pockets!”); the Lithuanian

food (for her birthplace) and Irish (for her

husband’s); and their Keith Haring–inspired

cake: “The characters were dancing, happy,

and in love and it seemed perfect for us.”

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