Bride wore floral costume that complemented her spouse’s {custom} swimsuit

Alex and Paige Throckmorton nearly did not meet.

Alex, 28, and Paige, 29, each studied English literature at St. Edward’s College in Austin, Texas.

Though they had been in the identical program, they did not actually meet till Alex’s final day of her senior 12 months in 2014.

“I requested Paige to come back out for a drink with me, and that was type of the tip of it,” Alex stated.

Paige proposed to Alex in Paris in December of 2018. She flew her household and Paige’s dad to France for the event.

The couple wished their wedding ceremony to embody the once-in-a-lifetime proposal.

“She truly proposed on the Luxembourg Gardens, so I actually felt like that was what we wished our wedding ceremony to embody aesthetically, in addition to our outfits,” Alex stated of their February 2020 wedding ceremony.

Paige deliberate to put on a custom-made swimsuit, whereas Alex wished to put on a nontraditional wedding ceremony costume that wasn’t white.

Since their wedding ceremony was so linked to the gardens, they each imagined themselves sporting floral patterns. 

They budgeted round $2,000 for Paige’s swimsuit and round $6,000 for Alex’s costume.

Paige bought a {custom} tuxedo made for the marriage.

Paige instructed Insider she all the time wished a {custom} swimsuit, however her wedding ceremony was the primary event she had to purchase one.

Bykowski Tailor and Garb made Paige’s three-piece tuxedo.

“I might seen their fits and walked by their store in downtown Austin, and I actually fell in love with the look and the standard of the fits and tuxedos they had been creating,” Paige stated. 

Paige designed the dark-green swimsuit along with her sister’s assist. 

“We picked out all of the materials,” she stated. “We did three fittings there.”

The totally different items of the outfit had been made with distinctive materials.

The jacket itself was a stable shade, however the lapels and the vest featured a fragile floral sample that nodded to the Parisian theme of the marriage.

“I cherished getting to select the totally different supplies,” Paige stated of designing her swimsuit. 

She additionally had a {custom} shirt designed to match the outfit, which featured a herringbone sample. 

The three-piece swimsuit ended up costing $2,500, which was barely over Paige’s funds. 

After attempting on about 5 attire, Alexandra fell in love with a floral Watters robe.

She went buying with a couple of of her mates the identical weekend Paige began designing her swimsuit.

And when Alex noticed the Watters robe, she knew it was the one. 

The strapless trumpet robe had a nude base with white flowers overlaying it. 

“I knew it was simply meant to be,” Alex stated of the robe. “It was actually dramatic and never your conventional wedding ceremony costume.”

A daring cutout on the bodice made the costume stand out.

The costume featured a cutout within the middle of the bodice that dipped all the best way to Alex’s navel, making a dramatic look. 

A layer of sheer cloth saved the 2 items of the costume collectively.

She hadn’t anticipated to desire a strapless robe, however she fell in love with it anyway.

The costume value $6,500 after alterations, so Alex went barely over funds, too.

The couple paired their outfits with assertion footwear.

Paige opted for a pair of glossy, black The Office of Angela Scott shoes for the marriage.

She wore a blue pair of the identical footwear to her sister’s wedding ceremony, and she or he had her coronary heart set on sporting them to her personal nuptials ever since. 

Alex, however, sported colourful Manolo Blahnik flats for the reception that acted as her one thing blue and allowed her to mingle with visitors with ease.

Paper Place and Minted offered stationery for the occasion, whereas Jen Krause Paper Co. was their calligrapher. 

Paige’s favourite side of her ensemble was the floral detailing on her vest and lapel.

“It was actually enjoyable to have the inexperienced jacket after which when it opened up, you bought to see the actually cool sample beneath,” she stated.

Paige additionally preferred that the floral sample matched Alex’s costume.

The couple’s outfits had been a shock to one another, so that they did not notice they’d coordinate.

“I had all the time wished a swimsuit like this,” Paige stated of her wedding ceremony ensemble.

“It is undoubtedly onerous to search out issues like that, particularly for girls,” she stated. “Having the ability to have it made and match me completely — it was precisely the look I used to be wanting.”

“It felt nice with the ability to put that on and see how properly it match,” Paige added. “It seemed nice.”

Paige instructed Insider she’s purchased extra fits from Bykowski Tailor and Garb for the reason that wedding ceremony as a result of she cherished the look a lot.

The couple did a primary look to indicate one another their wedding ceremony ensembles.

The couple did not see one another’s ensembles earlier than the marriage, so the coordinating floral components of their outfits had been a shock to them each.

“I used to be blown away by how lovely she was,” Paige stated of her spouse. “I really feel like our outfits simply actually complemented one another, however Alex stole the present.”

Alex stated she was actually emotional through the first look, tearing up as quickly as she noticed Paige.

“When she rotated, the waterworks went off,” she stated. “It was a very nice second and simply so particular between the 2 of us, seeing one another and the outfits we saved secret for therefore lengthy and labored so onerous to place collectively.”

Feather and Twine Photography captured the second, whereas Cloud Craft Studios offered videography.

The couple instructed Insider their favourite moments of the marriage day had been the intimate ones.

Paige remembers the moments proper after she and Alex stated their vows properly, after they had been surrounded simply by their shut household.

“We bought to hug one another and my sister, and it was simply the calm second earlier than the storm and having to go say hello to everybody,” she stated.

Alex’s favourite second was comparable, as she spoke of attending to have a drink with Paige privately earlier than the reception actually began.

“We had been simply sitting there, and we had been similar to taking all of it in collectively,” she stated. 

However additionally they instructed Insider they cherished their reception, which lived as much as their Parisian desires.

Dancing collectively and being surrounded by all of their family members meant so much to the Throckmortons.

“Everybody was simply so excited that we had been lastly married,” Alex stated.

Contigo catered the marriage, and Feathers & Frosting made their cake. 

Plush Party Band was the leisure for the evening. Circle J Vintage Cars offered the Throckmortons’ getaway automotive, and Krystal Luxuries did the remainder of the transportation for the occasion.

The couple’s canine additionally attended the marriage.

Stems made them {custom} floral collars for the occasion, whereas The Pet Gal served because the pet attendant.

The couple additionally instructed Insider that they had been grateful they bought to have their wedding ceremony in any respect, because it passed off simply weeks earlier than the coronavirus swept the world. 

“Now we have so many mates that needed to cancel weddings over this final 12 months or postpone,” Paige stated. “We’re simply fortunate on the finish of the day to have had the marriage.”

Paige stated she loves that she will be herself with Alex.

“I’ve a twin sister, so I clearly will be myself along with her,” Paige stated. “And that bond between us could be very sturdy, however I by no means felt like I may very well be that approach with anybody else till I met Alex.”

“I believe that I am not the simplest particular person,” Paige went on to say. “She accepts me for who I’m and makes me really feel cherished and appreciated day by day.”

Alex loves Paige’s kindness.

“Paige is the kindest, most affected person, and most understanding human that I’ve ever come throughout,” Alex instructed Insider of her spouse.

“I’m generally essentially the most impatient and cussed particular person,” she stated. “However Paige actually all the time takes the time to listen to me out after I’m being troublesome.”