Fashionโค Forward: Couple Celebrates Lake โฃComoโ Wedding in Custom Thomโ Browne
Lake Como, Italy – Annaโข Sheng and joe Baker cemented โtheir love with aโ stunning destination weddingโฃ on Lake Como, showcasing a series of bespoke โขlooks designed byโ Thom Browne. The couple, who first connected after meeting through a dating app, exchanged vows surrounded by family and friends at the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, a location they fell in love with during a previous Italian getaway.
The couple’s romance blossomed overโฃ seven years,โ navigating โanna’s workโฃ with Marc Jacobsโฃ that frequently took her to Italy. โฃA pivotal moment arrived during a โtrip to the Dolomites after Joe visited Anna in Venice.”After hiking and โrow โboating around Lago Di Braies โtogether,โ I โคrealized I was falling in love with โhim,” Anna recalled. Their engagement, proposed on March 18, 2024, in their pajamas and mouthguards after watching a reality show, preceded a month-long separation forโข Joe’s work on the film โ The President’s Cake in Iraq. An engagementโค party hosted by Joe’sโค mother, โVeronica Chen baker,โ in Singapore, โขfollowed, completeโ with aโฃ local jazz band and traditional Yam Sengs.
For their wedding weekend, the couple embraced a sharedโฃ love of travel and a desire to createโ an immersiveโฃ experience for โฃtheir guests. โ Multiple custom Thom Browne ensembles were central to the celebration, reflecting theโ couple’s creative backgrounds and personal style. Details of the specific looks have not been disclosed, but the choiceโ underscores โขa commitment toโ unique, high-fashion expressionโข for their milestone โฃevent.
“Italy has โalways been special to โขus; Joe would come toโ visit โme in โItaly throughout our relationship, andโค we would takeโข thesโ opportunities to explore the country,” Anna shared.”On one of these visits, Joe and I fell in love with Bellagio and the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni. We stayed at the Serbelloni over a weekend and had neverโ seen โขviews โฃof Como like that before. Ever since that โstay, Iโฃ thought it would be perfect for an intimate,โ but beautiful wedding.” The couple โcollaborated with Greg Kwiat of Kwiat to design Anna’s custom โคcanaryโ diamond engagement ring.