Today is one of the most anticipated and special days for Ana Cristina Portillo (31 years old), who is finally going to marry her partner of seven years, Santiago Camacho. The designer, daughter of the deceased Sandra Domecq, is celebrating this special connection in Jerez de la Frontera, a Cadiz town where she also met her partner and future husband during the local fair. For the dress, one of the most special of her life, the young designer has had the help of a well-known Spanish couturier, betting on national talent for this emotional day in which has surprised with her sophisticated wedding dress.
Ana Cristina Portillo's wedding dress
As soon as we saw her arrive at the Cathedral of Jerez de la Frontera, the same place where she was baptized and received her first communion, we were able to see Ana Cristina's incredible wedding dress, who arrived accompanied by her father, the businessman and photographer from Cádiz Fernando Portillowho very excitedly led her by the arm to the altar.
GTRES Dressed by Jorge Acuña, the couturier who made this very special costume, the young woman surprised with a silk muslin piece with a draped asymmetrical body and striking silver embroidery made by hand on this body. As reported from 'Hello!', Ana Cristina has been clear about her inspiration for this costume from the beginning: classical Greece. The designer himself commented on it to the aforementioned media, reporting that Ana Cristina likes this style so much and feels so identified with it that “we opted for the asymmetry in the neckline, a hand-made draping that was reminiscent of Phidias' technique, an embroidery made by hand by Victoria, from Luneville, that would give texture, relief and light, a very light and airy fabric, large layers that gave movement to the silhouette, in addition to acting as a train and replacing the veil“.
Cordon Press This cape, which has also served as a veil, has been one of the most striking details of this look, and it was quite nice to see how, for her entrance to the church, her sisters, Claudia, Eugenia and Alejandra Osborne, did not They have hesitated to take this cape and have helped her in her great and notable entrance.
Gtres Furthermore, to complete the style, the designer has chosen to wear incredible Rabat diamond earringsthe chandelier model, composed of white gold with pear-cut and brilliant diamonds, choosing as footwear elegant silver shoes from Stuart Weitzman.
Jorge Acuña talks about the process of creating the dress
As mentioned in this medium, Ana Cristina did not want to feel disguised, turning to this designer to help her find one of the most important dresses of her life. “I love Ana Cristina very much, so I was very happy for her and I felt very honored because I would like to trust myself creating your wedding dress“, Jorge confessed, adding that “when Ana Cristina came to my atelier for the first time, I was very impressed by her maturity, her sweetness and her beauty. We soon became good friends as well and yes, I have been lucky enough to dress her on many occasions.”
The looks of the bride's sisters
At the doors of the Cathedral of Jerez de la Frontera we have seen all the guests arriving, who have taken out their best clothes to walk for this special day. Of course, one of the most anticipated looks in this link were those of his sisterswho have arrived dressed in different suits made with fabrics designed by Ana Cristina herselfcreator of the brand Ana Cristina Portillo Domecq Design. Without a doubt, a very special gesture and detail that has surely moved the main protagonist of the day quite a bit.
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The celebration after the wedding
Once the religious ceremony has finished, as reported by 'Vanitatis', the newlyweds and their guests, among whom will also be Bertín Osborne, will move to the Santiago farm, located on the outskirts of Jerez and which is owned by the Domecq-Williams family, where they will enjoy the banquet. This farm, very special for the whole family, was the home of the bride's grandparents, the winemaker Beltrán Domecq González and his wife, Ana Cristina Williams, and was also the place chosen by her sisters to celebrate their wedding banquets. For this day, Ana Cristina wants to choose to celebrate an intimate and simple wedding in the garden that surrounds this house.
