Bride Of The Week: Maria Villarreal
Written By Kaileah Christine
December 5, 2022
Maria Villarreal's Destination Wedding in Mexico
Our #GLBride of the week is the stunning Maria Villarreal, who walked down the aisle in our Maya gown. She and her fiance celebrated their nuptials with a lively destination wedding in Guanajuato, Mexico. In the following interview, Maria shares her favorite wedding moments and how she found her dream dress with us! As told by Maria:
"The MAYA embodied my style in every sense."
How did you meet your husband? How did he propose?
I moved to Austin, Texas to go to college at The University of Texas at Austin back in 2014, and the first weekend I moved in, Richard and I met. I went out with my girlfriends to the infamous sixth street, and we met at ‘The Aquarium”. We’ve been together ever since!
My husband proposed to me while we were out on a trip to Puerto Vallarta. We were having lunch, and we ordered dessert out to the pool. The chef brought out a small cake with two small ice cream scoops, and the engagement ring was inside one of them! I basically ALMOST ate my ring!
How did you find working with the team at Galia Lahav, and how did you know your dress was 'the one'?
They were such a delight to work with! I had always dreamed of a wedding dress with wings on the straps, and I asked for that custom alteration, and when they were able to incorporate this I was SO happy that I was able to add my own touch to the Maya dress- I tried on more than 15-20 dresses before finding the Maya dress. I was getting a bit overwhelmed by so many options, and still had 2 more appointments in 2 different cities scheduled. When I tried the Maya dress, I felt it in the pit of my stomach and my eyes automatically filled up with tears. I canceled the remaining appointments – there were no more dresses I needed to see, I had found the one.
"When I tried the Maya dress, I felt it in the pit of my stomach and my eyes automatically filled up with tears."
How did it feel when you put on your dress the day of the wedding? What was everyone's reaction to the dress?
I felt like a princess in the Maya dress. It really is the most beautiful dress I have ever seen – It embodied my style in every sense, and when my mom and my husband saw it, they got very emotional. I got SO many compliments on it throughout the whole night.
A detail that made your wedding special/unique?
We had a band play during dinner time from Mexico called “LeFunk!”, who play a mix of soul/funk/disco music. These guys have the BEST energy and know how to have a good time — they basically had everyone up from their chairs during dessert time dancing! We all hovered around the trumpet artist and sang at the top of our lungs, dancing, and having a blast. We forgot about the food, and couldn’t help ourselves, we needed to get up and dance!
"It was the absolute best day of my life."
Bride Of The Week: Maria Villarreal
Written By Kaileah Christine
December 5, 2022
Maria Villarreal's Destination Wedding in Mexico
Our #GLBride of the week is the stunning Maria Villarreal, who walked down the aisle in our Maya gown. She and her fiance celebrated their nuptials with a lively destination wedding in Guanajuato, Mexico. In the following interview, Maria shares her favorite wedding moments and how she found her dream dress with us! As told by Maria:
"The MAYA embodied my style in every sense."
How did you meet your husband? How did he propose?
I moved to Austin, Texas to go to college at The University of Texas at Austin back in 2014, and the first weekend I moved in, Richard and I met. I went out with my girlfriends to the infamous sixth street, and we met at ‘The Aquarium”. We’ve been together ever since!
My husband proposed to me while we were out on a trip to Puerto Vallarta. We were having lunch, and we ordered dessert out to the pool. The chef brought out a small cake with two small ice cream scoops, and the engagement ring was inside one of them! I basically ALMOST ate my ring!
How did you find working with the team at Galia Lahav, and how did you know your dress was 'the one'?
They were such a delight to work with! I had always dreamed of a wedding dress with wings on the straps, and I asked for that custom alteration, and when they were able to incorporate this I was SO happy that I was able to add my own touch to the Maya dress- I tried on more than 15-20 dresses before finding the Maya dress. I was getting a bit overwhelmed by so many options, and still had 2 more appointments in 2 different cities scheduled. When I tried the Maya dress, I felt it in the pit of my stomach and my eyes automatically filled up with tears. I canceled the remaining appointments – there were no more dresses I needed to see, I had found the one.
"When I tried the Maya dress, I felt it in the pit of my stomach and my eyes automatically filled up with tears."
How did it feel when you put on your dress the day of the wedding? What was everyone's reaction to the dress?
I felt like a princess in the Maya dress. It really is the most beautiful dress I have ever seen – It embodied my style in every sense, and when my mom and my husband saw it, they got very emotional. I got SO many compliments on it throughout the whole night.
A detail that made your wedding special/unique?
We had a band play during dinner time from Mexico called “LeFunk!”, who play a mix of soul/funk/disco music. These guys have the BEST energy and know how to have a good time — they basically had everyone up from their chairs during dessert time dancing! We all hovered around the trumpet artist and sang at the top of our lungs, dancing, and having a blast. We forgot about the food, and couldn’t help ourselves, we needed to get up and dance!
"It was the absolute best day of my life."