[custom_adv] Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, wed her media mogul fiancé, Jared Kushner, on October 25, 2009 at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ. In true Trump fashion, no expense was spared for the Preston Bailey-designed event, which was put together in three months. [custom_adv] Ivanka and her vendors gave BRIDES a glimpse at what went into the big day and we're looking back on all the over-the-top moments of one of 2009's most opulent weddings. For Ivanka's wedding dress, she turned to Vera Wang to create a custom gown, inspired by Grace Kelly's iconic bridal look. The sophisticated and ladylike gown featured layers of Chantilly and Lyon lace. [custom_adv] For jewelry, the desinger looked to her own collection — Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry — for a platinum, mized-cut diamond hair piece for $45,000, a platinum, art deco link diamond estate bracelet for $90,000 and mixed-cut platinum cluster earrings for $130,000. The bridesmaids, including sister Tiffany Trump, wore dresses by Carolina Herrera. [custom_adv] Famed wedding cake artist Sylvia Weinstock created the over-the-top 13 layers of cake that stood 70 inches tall. "Each layer was ringed with flowers. We had lisianthus, roses, peonies, Lilies of the Valley, baby's breath — all in the coloring of whites, creams, pinks ivory and flush tones," Weinstock told People. Guests were given several options when it came to flavor: chocolate, carrot, almond and yellow cake. [custom_adv] The star-studded guest list included politicians like Rudy Giuliani, Andrew Cuomo, and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell. Friends from the entertainment world included Barbara Walters, country singer Jamey Johnson, and actress Emmy Rossum and her Counting Crows beau Adam Duritz. [custom_adv] Ivanka’s stepmother Melania Trump wore a purple Dior Haute Couture gown. It cost around $100,000, weighed 50 pounds, and required 28 seamstresses to make. Ivanka’s mother Ivana Trump wore pink, as did the mother of the groom. [custom_adv] In her 2019 book ‘Kushner Inc’, Ms Ward wrote: “Ivanka’s wedding was a ‘shock’ to her father, according to a friend. “Women were given shawls when they arrived, and Ivanka’s dress covered her shoulders in keeping with conservative Jewish tradition. [custom_adv] Donald's daughter wore an estimated $210,000 worth of jewelry from the Ivanka Trump Collection, including diamond-and-platinum earrings and an art deco diamond bracelet. [custom_adv] Ivanka wanted the feel of her wedding to be "airy," so wedding designer Preston Bailey used roses and hydrangeas to create the look. His services cost anywhere from $5,000-500,000.
