In 2015, Polina and Ibrahim Shaker have been arrange by a mutual buddy in London. The 2 boldly selected Valentine’s Day for his or her first—and blind—date. It was an excellent gamble. “Inside three months we moved in collectively and have stayed that method ever since,” says Polina.
Seven years later, Ibrahim proposed to Polina on her birthday at her household dwelling in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. It wasn’t a shock to anybody, besides Polina: “All my household knew however didn’t give me any clues.”
After a small civil marriage ceremony in Gstaad, the 2 deliberate a grander celebration with assist from Lanza and Baucina Inventive in St. Moritz, the place Polina’s household has skied for a few years. They opted for the unconventional marriage ceremony month of February. “With summer time being the commonly most popular marriage ceremony season, I needed to create a unique, out-of-a-fairy-tale expertise that felt like an actual winter wonderland,” she says.
Their marriage ceremony weekend started with a welcome dinner at Paradiso Mountain Membership atop Corviglia. After taking bullshots on the base, friends arrived through chairlift to the comfortable slopeside chalet for a standard Alpine-style meal.
The subsequent day, Polina and Ibrahim wed on the ice rink of Badrutt’s Palace. Their ceremony started with a 15-person figure-skating routine, written and produced by Olympic medalist ice dancer Ilya Averbukh, that instructed the story of their romance. For the finale, Polina was escorted by her father out onto the ice whereas the waltz from Sleeping Magnificence performed. The bride wore a caped robe designed by her mom: “She is a designer, and I believed that nobody would ever put as a lot love, care, and a spotlight into the method as my mom,” the bride says. “I instructed her that I wish to appear and feel serene, and just a little bit ethereal. The costume we created was precisely that.” Ibrahim, in a Tom Ford tuxedo, waited for her below a blazing heart-shaped arch lit with sparklers. Because the snow fell, the couple kissed in entrance of their household and mates.
Afterward, friends headed into the lodge for a black-and-white Winter Wonderland-themed dinner. Polina turned into a ballet-core corset costume by Ulyana Sergeenko Couture. “We added black beaded gloves with private symbols on them: my initials, the date of the marriage, a chicken, the nickname my husband calls me, and an historical sample which represents a household union,” says Polina. Visitors have been stunned by a efficiency of tango dancers.
Then, it was time for the after-party, for which the couple turned the lodge’s cinema right into a moody purple nightclub. To match the decor, Paulina turned into her third look of the night: a velvet minidress by Nicole + Felicia Couture with white hand-made flowers on the skirt. “The friends danced all night time immersed into the ambiance of folks motives, purple velvet couches, picket bar, and cascades of flowers,” says Polina.
Now that just a few months have handed since their marriage ceremony, Polina says that she will nonetheless bear in mind each second of the day. “The reminiscences will stick with us ceaselessly, however I’m comfortable it’s over as a result of I’m excited for what’s to come back,” she says.
