On September 1, Tunisian model and actor Rym Saidi celebrated her marriage to Lebanese TV host Wassim Breidy in a lavish wedding reception surrounded by 800 guests at Lebanon’s Chateau Rweiss. For the occasion, the bride wore a fairytale Georges Hobeika wedding dress to tie the knot. “I am a very simple person and love elegance. This is what I see in Georges Hobeika’s designs,” Saidi tells Vogue Arabia. “I already had prior experience wearing some of his gorgeous designs and was so happy to create my wedding gown with a phenomenal designer that I stylistically connect with,” she says, referring to the Lebanese couturier.
Watch: the making of Rym Saidi’s wedding dress
The look was inspired by Andalusian nights, and was reminiscent of Georges Hobeika’s Fall 2017 Haute Couture collection. The 31-year-old’s custom-designed wedding dress took approximately three months to create. The result was a beautiful mermaid gown featuring white silk tulle, exquisitely embroidered with transparent sequins and colored oval beads, and replete with an extravagant, hooded cape fully embroidered in crystals, multi-colored beads and thousands of silk organza, laser cut flowers.
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“I am honored to have my wedding gown crafted by an artist of Mr. Hobeika’s caliber and knew that it would result in a truly spectacular dress that perfectly reflects my inner spirit and personal style.”
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