After that, Grace made an appointment with Happy Isles Salon, who had just opened up a store in Soho, and there, she discovered a Pauline Trigere dress from the 1950s. “Pauline Trigere designed for Grace Kelly, and this dress was stunning,” Grace says. “It was raw silk that landed at my toes with long sleeves that ended in a beautiful ruffle. It spoke to me and became the rehearsal dinner dress that I wore to kick off the wedding festivities.”
Yet the hunt for the perfect wedding dress continued. With only six months to go until the wedding day, she made an appointment at Monique Lhuillier and tried on a few dresses. Eventually, she found one that took her breath away. “I asked to try it with the matching bolero and that was it,” she says. “That was my dress. The only thing I wanted differently was the back to be changed from a keyhole to a V shape. They made my perfect dress, I paired it with Miu Miu shoes, and I lived the dream.”
For Hayden, the tux was always going to be Tom Ford. “I just think he does the quintessential tuxedo,” he says. For the rehearsal dinner, he wore a shirt he had taken from his grandfather’s closet after he passed away many years ago. “It was white with blue pinstripes, and I just saw it and for whatever reason really loved it,” Hayden admits. “But it had French cuffs, so I never had the right occasion to wear it. I found the occasion. His initials were still embroidered on the chest pocket as I welcomed all our guests. I wore that with my Ralph Lauren linen suit, and my off white chucks. I had always wanted a burgundy velvet suit, but lacked the audacity to hunt one down. Finally, I had the reason: my wedding after-party. It was also Tom Ford.”
Grace and Hayden have both always been obsessed with Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged, and drew inspiration from it for their ceremony. To that end, Stargazer lilies—which formed part of the set in which Kurt Cobain performed—lined the aisle, and area where the couple stood for the ceremony. “We wanted to keep things very minimal, and didn’t want to detract from the beauty of the lake and villa,” Grace says. “Also being musicians, the ceremony microphone was important, so Hayden brought his vintage RCA radio mic in his carry-on bag.”