Photo: Kerri Lynne Photography
Ray was a bridesmaid for the very first time at Burrell’s Oct. 16 nuptials to Stuart Claxton at theWindridge Estates Redbarn 20in Cazenovia, N.Y.
“My beautiful bridesmaids!!” Burrell wrote on anInstagram photoof the group ahead of her wedding. “I feel so grateful to have such an AMAZING group of smart, strong, funny and just AMAZING people around me. I am truly a lucky girl !!!”
Burrell’s maid of honor was her sister, Jane, and her wedding party also included bridesmaids Aura Carpenter and Melissa Rosenfield, founder of theIFP Communicationspublic relations agency.
Ray, Rosenfield, and Jane all wore burnt orange “classic fifties-style party dresses” with an A-lined, tea-length skirt, while Carpenter wore a black and floral off-the-shoulder gown.
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE before she said “I do,” Burrell said she had the orange dresses custom made because she had a hard time finding exactly what she liked.
Anne Burrell with bridesmaids (from left) Aura Carpenter, Melissa Rosenfield, Jane Burrell and Rachael Ray.Kerri Lynne Photography
“I was looking around at bridesmaids dresses and everything just sort of seemed shapeless, and pastels. And I’m like, ‘That’s not really my jam,'” she said.
The end result also had a lining of tulle underneath the skirt in a different color for each bridesmaid. “We’ll only see that though when they’re sitting down, or when they’re dancing,” said Burrell. “So we’ll see that little pop of color, and each one is individual.”
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“I don’t care about the cheese factor. Every time I mention the horse and carriage Stuart laughs a little bit,” said Burrell, “and I’m like, ‘Alright, whatever. It’s my moment and I mean to have it.’ "
Burrell and Claxton had a “pre-moon/bachelorette situation” in Europe before the wedding with the bridesmaids and their spouses. They traveled through Spain and Italy, stopping in Rome for a few nights before the men went home and the women continued on toRay’s home in Tuscany.
“I don’t know if I would say it was very bachelorette-y, but it was exactly what I wanted,” said Burrell. “I will give up a Vegas vacation to stuff my face full of carbonara in Rome any day of the week.”
source: people.com
