The bride also wore Tiffany & Co. for the rehearsal dinner and Kwiat jewelry for her wedding day. She worked with Diane Buzzetta on beauty, opting for “natural glam” using Chanel Beauty throughout the weekend, Ericka Verrett on hair, and Zola Ganzorigt on nails. Finneas, meanwhile, wore custom Prada. “He has always loved Prada’s suits, and was thrilled they were willing to dress him,” Claudia adds. The final detail? The couple’s dogs, Peaches and Mousse, were outfitted in Oscar de la Renta dog bows made of the same silk faille as Claudia’s ceremony gown.
On the morning of August 29, Claudia began her “very sleepy and zen” getting-ready process. “Due to my excitement, I only managed to get four hours of sleep before the big day,” she says, noting her glam team encouraged her to carve out 30 minutes for a nap. “I played peaceful spa music and FaceTimed with friends to hear how the rest of their night went after the rehearsal dinner.” While the couple chose not to have any bridesmaids or groomsmen to keep the experience intimate—and encouraged their guests to wear any color—Claudia did invite her “unofficial bridesmaids” to check in before the ceremony. (The only key player in the ceremony was Finneas’s sister, Billie Eilish, who wore a custom House of Gilles gown to serve as officiant.) “Billie, Rebecca, Tyra, Dru, Lexie, and Lucy—along with my mom, Beata, and Finneas’ mom, Maggie—all stopped by! We cried and laughed, and I recounted my night of tossing and turning while standing on the fireplace step. Finneas and I had our first look in my bridal suite, a moment I’ll never forget. After a few portraits together and with our families, it was time to get married!”
The ceremony began with nine string musicians and a pianist playing, in what Claudia describes as her favorite part of the day—as she got into position behind the hedges, they played a cover of “Angel” by Finneas, a personal request of the bride’s. As she walked down the aisle, “everything slowed down, and we were filled with emotion and euphoria,” she says. After she reached the altar, Billie asked the couple to face their guests and take them in. “We shared our vows and promises with everyone,” Claudia says. “The musicians softly started back up underneath our repeat-after-me’s, and we finished off the ceremony with our dogs, Peaches and Mousse, in hand.” Both describe it as one of the happiest moments of their lives. “A new feeling unlocked for the both of us,” Finneas says. “We will never forget it.”
Afterwards, the couple joined their guests for cocktail hour, “to say hello, hug, and cry together,” Claudia laughs. Then, they snuck into the dinner tent to check out the setup. “We wanted our dinner to feel like we were hosting it in the backyard of our home. That intention influenced our wooden tables—sans tablecloths—our pots of lavender, wood-handled flatware, and curation of candlesticks and cups. It just felt so homey and so us. After my quick change, we ran over to the putt-putt golf course and hit a few balls before it was time to join everyone for dinner as husband and wife!”
