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- Lo Bosworth married Dom Natale at her family’s home in Laguna Beach on July 20
- The couple is expecting their first child after successfully undergoing IVF treatment
- Bosworth’s wedding dress was made from scratch just three weeks before her “intimate, laid-back” wedding, and delivered the night before the couple traveled from New York to California for their nuptials
Lo Bosworth is married and has a baby on the way!
The Hills and Laguna Beach alum, 38, tied the knot with investor Dom Natale at her family’s home in Laguna Beach on Sunday, July 20. The newlyweds are expecting their first child together, they exclusively reveal to PEOPLE.
“We wanted our wedding to meet the moment of where we’re at right now,” Bosworth tells PEOPLE. “I’m about four months pregnant, and before starting our fertility journey we thought about a big, New York City wedding. Once our family plans got underway however, we changed course to something we knew would be perfect if I was lucky enough to get pregnant: an intimate wedding with our closest family members enjoyed at home. We could take off our shoes, stretch out, enjoy great food and the beautiful decor and relax.”
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The intimate ceremony was attended by 28 of the couple’s closest friends and family members.
“Getting married at home in Laguna felt right for us — inviting, calming, and full of love,” Bosworth shares. “We’ve both been in NYC for about 15 years and for me, going home to Laguna to get married feels very full-circle.”
Although the wedding was small, it was everything Bosworth and Natale envisioned.
“We wanted an understated, but colorful luncheon that felt inviting instead of stuffy. When your reception is in your backyard and you invite guests to jump in the pool, you need to be laid back about it all,” the expectant mother says.
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“Gorgeous florals” were a non-negotiable for the couple’s celebration. Gary Samuelian executed the striped design and stunning arrangements “perfectly.” Adding “just the right touch of fun” was a mix-and-match of colorful china, drinkware and florals “in unexpected places.”
“Even though we celebrated our luncheon in my parent’s backyard, we knew it should still feel elevated, unique, and special,” Bosworth says.
Cassandra Katz of Cassandra Bette Events also made planning the big day “so easy” for Bosworth and Natale.
“Hosting at home can present a unique set of challenges, and one of my big concerns was leaving very little for my parents to manage once the wedding was over,” Bosworth says. “We pulled it off with a great team and help.”
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As they exchanged traditional vows, Bosworth wore a wedding dress designed and tailored by Hailey Desjardins. She was styled by Thomas Carter Phillips, and did her hair and makeup herself. Meanwhile, Natale opted for a Brunello Cucinelli suit.
“When we set our date in July, we didn’t know if our planned IVF cycle would be successful. I bought a dress (or two) early on in the hopes one would still work if we got lucky,” Bosworth says. “Three weeks before my wedding, nothing fit and I put into a call to my stylist friend, Thomas Carter Phillips, who works with an incredibly talented tailor, Hailey Desjardins, to build me a dress from scratch.”
She continues: “At that point, I was more than three months pregnant, had gained weight from the transfer medications and was starting to show. We decided a classic look that accentuated my bump would be best. My finished dress got delivered at 8 p.m. the night before I left for our wedding, and I could not be more grateful to Tommy and Hailey for saving me in one the most extreme pinches of my life.”
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After Bosworth and Natale said “I do,” they shared their first dance to Aretha Franklin’s “Kissin’ by the Mistletoe.” Despite the wedding taking place in the summer, Bosworth wanted to surprise the Natale family with the 1962 winter song because their surname means Christmas in Italian. Plus, she and Natale met during the holidays “a few years ago.”
For dinner, guests enjoyed Mexican food served family style. For dessert were slices of five wedding cakes: lemon poppyseed, brown sugar cheesecake, flourless chocolate, carrot, and hummingbird.
Guests were also gifted towels with their name embroidered on it.
The wedding comes about a month after Bosworth revealed on Northwestern Mutual’s A Better Way to Money podcast that she and Natale would be opting for a “micro-wedding.”
The couple thought of the idea after a “spur of the moment engagement party” they had at a local bar.
“Ultimately, we decided to shift our priorities because we would like to start a family. We would like to buy a house and those things cost money and you have to plan for your future,” Bosworth said. “And so we are going to have a small, family-only wedding this summer. We’re going to get married in Laguna Beach.”
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She added at the time that they planned to go to her parents’ house “and have a celebration in the backyard with just family and keep it really special and meaningful.”
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The Love Wellness founder announced her engagement to the investor back in January on Instagram.
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“For you, my darling, it could only be a ‘yes.’ Thank you for being the best that one could be, for me. All my love, L,” she wrote alongside a black-and-white photo of her and Natale embracing each other.”
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