Jay made his entrance, followed by the best men, the couple’s closest family members, and finally, the couple’s daughter, who stole the show as a flower girl.
“There was a moment when I was standing there in front of everyone waiting for the giant wrought iron gates to open and to see Nina but the moment kept going and going,” Jay remembers. “So I yelled out ‘Baby, you coming?’ There was another beat or two after where Nina didn’t answer, so I turned to the crowd and said ‘I guess that’s a no, there’s a space up here if anybody wants to get married today.’ And in perfect timing as everyone laughed Nina yelled out, ‘I’m coming baby!’ Everyone laughed at us and then the gate opened and I was in awe when I saw Nina in her dress for the first time.”
Nina walked down the aisle with her father as the quartet played Thinkin Bout You by Frank Ocean. “I was very emotional and tried really hard not to cry,” Nina says. “Honestly, I didn’t see anybody else but Jay—I was so focused on his eyes and just being present.”
After the ceremony, guests moved to the pool area for cocktails overlooking the hills of Tuscany, while the couple took photos with their family along with one picture with everyone at the wedding. Following the group shot, everyone was led to dinner on the back side of the villa where the Jennifer Vargas Band was playing.
“At the very beginning of the dinner I asked all the guests to take a shot of Rakija,” Nina says. “It’s a famous Serbian drink that has been a traditional drink for over a hundred years.” That kicked off an all-night party.
“I am still processing everything, but I am beyond happy that all of our friends got together to celebrate our love,” Nina says. “We just really wanted everybody to have a good time and get to know each other. And most importantly, dance. We come from two completely different sides of the world, different cultures, and backgrounds, and it was magical to see how all of that got mixed together in such a beautiful and spontaneous way with the people we love the most.”
Now that it’s all said and done, the groom can’t help but find himself in need of a little R&R. “I just feel like we need a vacation after throwing the craziest three-day party ever,” Jay jokes. “But it was amazing. After everything that everyone has been through over the last few years to bring over 190 people together for three days in Tuscany and celebrate was surreal. Seeing all of our friends from different parts of our lives together smiling and laughing, connecting, forming their own friendships was such a huge part of what we wanted out of the weekend and the celebration. We wanted to create moments and memories that would last the rest of our lives.”
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