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The actress, who wedBrooklyn Peltz Beckhamin April, maintains that there’s no drama with her in-laws, despite what some people may want to think.
“They’re great in-laws,” she toldGraziaof her mother- and father-in-law Victoria and David Beckham.
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“Well, I was planning on wearing Victoria’s wedding dress and I was truly so excited to be able to wear a design that my future mother-in-law created,” she toldGrazia. “I thought that was so beautiful and such a beautiful story.”
She had a plan in place long before her big day, but it started to fall apart when she said Victoria’s atelier claimed they couldn’t go through with the design Nicola had in mind.
Nicola shared that her friend, stylist Leslie Fremar, and her mother, Claudia, were working with the bride-to-be to design the Victoria Beckham gown, which she was excited for.
Nicola knows that there were claims that she didn’t wear a Victoria Beckham dress for more negative reasons than the atelier simply couldn’t make it, and she toldGraziathat those rumors really bothered her.
“When I read things that say [things like] I was never planning on wearing a [Victoria Beckham] dress or things like that, it does hurt my feelings,” she said. “I try not to let it, but it’s just not the truth. It’s just a bit of a bummer when you’re like, ‘Oh, people think that,’ but it’s just not true.”
Nicola toldVarietyin August that she wasaware of the rumored feudbetween her and Victoria — and she knew it was because of her dress choice.
“[Victoria] didn’t say you can’t wear it; I didn’t say I didn’t want to wear it. That’s where it started, and then they ran with that,” Nicola said of not wearing a VB gown.
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Nicola wore Valentino Haute Couturefor her big day in April at her family’s Palm Beach, Florida, home. Her gown had a sleeveless square neckline and a cathedral-length train, complemented with an equally long French lace veil and matching gloves. She worked with creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli for a year in creating the dress, tellingBritish Voguethat opting for Valentino was a “no-brainer.”
For their wedding, Nicola and Brooklyn planned a multi-day celebration with guestsarriving on Friday, April 8, for welcome cocktailsahead of Saturday afternoon’s wedding and reception. The nuptials included a traditional Jewish ceremony, with Nicola’s grandma serving as her maid of honor, a source told PEOPLE exclusively.
The bride and groom did their own vows in front of their nearly 600 guests and a rabbi. Guests includedMel C,SerenaandVenus Williams,Jordana Brewster,Gordon Ramsay, andEva Longoria.
Despite not wearing a Victoria Beckham gown to walk down the aisle, Nicola did wear a VB original forher engagement photos with Brooklynin July 2020. The couple posted matching Instagrams on July 11 with their big news, with Nicola clad in a dreamy yellow Victoria Beckham dress.
source: people.com
