We’re Getting Married! Or, Uh, Dani Stahl Did, At Least

‘Tis the season, it seems, to get married. Which Dani Stahl, Nylon’s style director dutifully did and then generously let us into with her edition of New York Closets, chronicling the week leading up to her nuptials and the power suit at City Hall that came with it — the Ralph Lauren boots that walked through it, the Fendi and Chanel that punctuated it and, duh, the union that emerged from it. Watch and see! Happy Monday!

Monday

Off to the courthouse we go! I realize this is just a technicality of sorts — ya know, something the law makes you do before the actual BIG day — but to me this was MAJOR outfit opportunity #1. White Armani power suit, what else would I wear? Seriously.

Wearing: Armani Suit, Calvin Klein Tank, Louboutin pumps, Custom Edie Parker Dani bag, Oxydo Sunglasses

Tuesday

Piercing party! Woot woot! My best friends from high school decided we should all get pierced in honor of my upcoming nuptials. Now considering I’ve been talking about getting a second piercing for about a decade, Shoshanna (one of aforementioned best friends) felt it was time I take the plunge and made us all appointments at Venus by Maria Tash on Broadway. To be clear, for as much as I’ve talked about it I’ve never actually been committed to doing it. In fact, this picture is of me headed to the piercing place without any real intention of going through with it. However, once I got there I decided (peer pressure) this was the moment — plus we all decided on tiny matching gold heart studs and it was too cute to pass up. I’m obsessed. Oh and the look? Valentino floral. It felt right, naturally.

Wearing: Valentino dress, Polo Ralph Lauren boots, Hue Socks, Saint Laurent sunglasses

Wednesday

Dancing lessons! Confession: My husband-to-be and I both have two left feet when it comes to dancing — proper first-dance-dancing for our wedding. (Note that up in the club I like to think I have a few solid moves). It only seemed right that we take a lesson, and being that the wedding was only 3 days away, a double-lesson at the Arthur Murray Dance Center was in order. I had the perfect white DKNY dress for this occasion, one of my favorite dresses of the Spring ’15 season. I felt like an absolute ballroom queen, even if Dave (husband-2-B) made fun of me for getting so dressed up. But what did he think I was going to wear?

Wearing: DKNY dress, Christian Louboutin white pumps, Marie Robinson blow out (it was a good hair day)

Thursday

As a thank you to both of our parents, Dave and I planned a special pre-wedding dinner for all of us at Bouley. Bouley is a great French restaurant in New York that I have always liked for special occasions. I wore a white Fendi dress and knee-high boots. I have a heightened obsession with Fendi these days; I basically want to wear everything that has come down that runway (including that giant puffer coat from Fall/Winter). Anyhow, back to this perfect little white dress — I guess that sums it up, actually — perfect. By the way, dinner was an eight-course meal. Wedding diet, be damned.

Wearing: Fendi dress, Fendi boots, Saint Laurent glasses

Friday

The Rehearsal Dinner. We had our rehearsal dinner at 21 Club. It’s an old school New York institution (former speakeasy) and I wore Chanel, which I always knew I’d want to wear for this occasion. I saw this dress about 7 months ago when I first got engaged and couldn’t determine which I liked more: dress or marriage. The fit, the fabric, the Chanel of it all.

Wearing: Chanel dress, Chanel bag (not shown), Christian Louboutin pumps

Saturday

MY WEDDING DAY!!! MY WEDDING DRESS!!! The place: The Park Hyatt New York. The dress: Valentino. I can confidently say this is the most special dress I will ever wear. Floor length, perfectly cinched waste, cap sleeve, layers of tulle, gold and silver embroidery, and little fluoro pink beading throughout. Topped with two skinny signature barbed wire Gigi Burris headbands, Cartier diamond and pearl earrings, and last but NOT least, custom Christian Louboutin shoes with giant pink and white bows in the back! A total princess moment. I felt as if I was floating on air all night, it was even described to me that way. And the best part of it all, boyfriend now = husband!

Sunday

Last night was magical but now it’s time to leave the Park Hyatt hotel after a GINORMOUS breakfast (my other great love is room service). My look: casual chic. After all of my designer lewks from the week I am back to my usual high/lo dressing. Plus it’s Sunday, so gotta keep it real. One thing though — I just couldn’t give up my bouquet.

Wearing: Zara dress, Hurley gingham button-down, Converse sneakers, Dior shades, Chanel bag

And that smile, man, it’s priceless.

Follow NYLON Magazine Style Director Dani Stahl on Instagram, Twitter, and check out her post for wedding-perfect skin on Mario Badescu’s blog here.

Want more from our Closets series? Or you could get personal with the creators of the highly-coveted brand Tibi. If you’re seeing stripes, it’s because the Resort ’16 runway is full of them. Traveling soon? Grab a glass of Yes Way Rosé and pretend like you’re riding like a Royal Kardashian.

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