Bride Of The Week: Emily Donica Hall

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Written By Grace Yael

August 28, 2023

Emily Donica Hall's Notebook Wedding

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Meet our GL Bride of the Week Emily....Who looked absolutely stunning in our G-521 gown with custom sleeves! She and her fiancé celebrated their nuptials in a setting that holds the very essence of romance – the iconic “Notebook” house in South Carolina’s Wadmalaw Island. In the following interview, Emily shares her favorite moments and how she knew our G-521 gown was The One!

"My dress was the first dress I ever tried on and one of the only dresses I ever tried on."

Emily

How did you meet your husband? How did he propose?

My husband and I met back in highschool. I was a cheerleader and he was a football player, very cliche, but we never were in the same friend groups. We always had a crush on eachother, but it wasnt until College where he scooped my up my freshman year and we’ve been together ever since. My husband proposed where we had our first date at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. He suprised me with all of our friends and family and planned an after party as well.

How did you find working with the team at Galia Lahav, and how did you know your dress was 'the one'?

The Galia team was absolutely amazing and brought my dream dress to life. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. - I love fashion so looking for wedding dresses was so fun for me. I did a lot of research ahead of time and knew that I was a Galia girl. My dress was the first dress I ever tried on and one of the only dresses I ever tried on. I tried on 3 total and within 5 minutes of putting it on, I just knew My mom, sister, and I were sobbing and that sealed the deal for me.

"My dress is very unique and that’s what I loved about it."

Emily

A moment of your wedding day will you never forget?

We had perfect weather all day up until 20 minutes before our ceremony. Dark clouds came rolling in and we knew what was coming, but I was determined to have the ceremony I envisioned, so I chose to keep the ceremony outdoors. It ended up being my favorite moment from the wedding because it gave me my perfect “Notebook” moment. We got married where the Notebook was filmed and in the film, the famous scene is when Noah and Allie get rained on and that’s what happened with us. Shortly after the ceremony, we had beautiful skies and rainbows show up, so it was a truly once in a lifetime experience.

A detail that made your wedding special/unique?

We got married where the Notebook was filmed and that was really special to me. It was my favorite movie growing up and as a little girl I would dream to have a love like that, and now it’s my reality and I got to live out my dream.

"I couldn’t have asked for a better experience."

Emily

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