The Bride Wore Alexander Wang—and 5 Other Looks—at This “Island Formal” Wedding at The Rockhouse in Jamaica 

The gown’s train was inspired by the Met Gala dress the designer had made for Hailey Bieber. “I loved the shape of it, so we used it as the blueprint for mine,” Lauren says. Her earrings were from a collection he’d designed for Balenciaga, and to top it all off, Lauren wore white Wang heels with crystal accents. “I could not have felt more beautiful,” she says. “It was our best collaboration to date!”

Guests were encouraged to wear “island formal” attire. “I have no idea what that means other than look good and dress tropical!” Lauren jokes. “We loved how seeing how everyone interpreted this. We had some people in marijuana print sneakers paired with tuxedos, others in brightly colored silk gowns, and others in see-through vintage pajama sets. We have a very stylish group of friends, and they did not disappoint!”

It rained right before the ceremony, but the sky calmed to a still gray by the time everyone lined up in rows of two overlooking the ocean at the furthest point of The Rockhouse. David and Lauren’s fathers are both Jewish, David’s mother is Indian and Hindu, and Lauren’s mother is Chamorro, Catholic and from Guam, so the couple worked to make the ceremony a multi-faith, non-denominational service.

“Before I knew it, Lauren was walking out from amongst the trees with her father to ‘You & Me’ by Penny & The Quarter,” David says. “I was waterworks all the way.” To honor David’s Indian heritage, they performed Saat Phere, otherwise known as the Seven Rounds, a northern Indian Hindu tradition. The seven rounds are performed around a fire—or candle, in this case—symbolizing the energy of the sun god, Lord Vishnu. The couple promises to be lifelong companions and the seven rounds of the Saptapadi around the fire denote that they will be united for the next seven lives. “[Our officiant] Ren had us do an extra round for good measure!” David adds. “It was so emotional—I couldn’t stop crying. It was everything I wanted to be. I love her so much it was hard to comprehend what was happening. We laughed, we cried, we kissed.”

The newlyweds made their grand entrance into the reception to Big Mountain’s “Baby, I Love Your Way,” before sitting down to a family style dinner. “After the ceremony, I squeezed in as many looks as possible,” Lauren admits. “I figured this was the one time in my life where I could really do and wear whatever I wanted. I love to shop—especially second-hand/vintage, so leading up to the wedding I was scouring the internet and consignment stores for things to wear.” On the night of the wedding, she went from her custom Alexander Wang gown to a vintage red Alaia gown, to a Givenchy see-through pearl dress to a matching airbrushed “Just Married” t-shirt that she had custom-made, to an after-pool-party bathing suit.

Somewhere between the outfit changes, the coconut and red velvet layer cake was cut, and reggae artist Taurs Riley’s band, the Silver Birds Steel Drum band, started playing dancehall music before closing with a reggae rendition of the Hora. Then DJ AMRIT took over. “My favorite part of the reception was surprising everyone with our choreographed Bollywood dance,” Lauren remembers. “We had managed to keep it a secret, so no one was expecting it at all, and David really went for it. You can see in the photos how much energy he put into the moves.”

The reception was followed by a dance party with lots and lots of disco. “We played a customary Bay Area wedding rap song—I’m only half kidding—‘The Thizzle Dance’ by Mac Dre,” David says. “And, we did the thizzle dance, ate late night snacks, and had a never-ending pool party. It’s safe to say not everyone was in a bathing suit by the time they entered the water!”