<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Planning her top-secret Sept. 9 wedding to Ryan Reynolds in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina last month, Blake Lively was definitely a hands-on bride, tending to every last detail herself -- including the wedding dress!\r\nFor her walk down the aisle at Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens (where The Notebook was filmed) the Gossip Girl starlet, 25, wore a beaded gown featuring a silk tulle bodice and rose-gold embroidery -- custom-designed by Marchesa, with lots and lots of input by Lively.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Blake has such an innate style,&amp;quot; says Georgina Chapman, who heads up the celeb-loved Marchesa brand with Keren Craig.\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve worked with her so many times and know her so well,&amp;quot; Chapman, 36, told Us Weekly Tuesday night at an NYC bash launching Marchesa&amp;apos;s collaboration with the NFL. Lively, Chapman raved, &amp;quot;has a very clean sense of fashion . . .she was very involved.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nSwapping emotional vows with a Burberry-clad Reynolds, 35, Lively wore custom Christian Louboutin heels during the ceremony and party, held in Cotton Dock, a historic riverside barn (swathed in white muslin), where the reception was also held.\r\nFashionista-fave Lively &amp;quot;was a creative bride with a clear vision of what she wanted,&amp;quot; a source told Us.\r\n\r\nCollaborating with Lively was &amp;quot;great,&amp;quot; Chapman raved. &amp;quot;We&amp;apos;re friends. It was wonderful to spend time with her.&amp;quot;\r\nWedding guest (and neighbor to Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds in Bedford, New York) was suitably impressed with the couple, calling them &amp;quot;very gorgeous&amp;quot; for their special day."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/blake-livelys-wedding-dress-designer-georgina-chapman-speaks-2012310>