When Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake married on October 19, 2012, in Puglia, Italy, she was literally pretty in pink. She wore a gorgeous and elegant pink wedding dress that outshone everyone with her beauty.
Let’s talk about her bodacious wedding dress and the road to her marriage to the Prince of Pop, Justin Timberlake.
Jessica Biel’s Wedding Dress and Designer
Jessica Biel chose the right designer for her dream wedding to Justin Timberlake. Giambattista Valli, a prominent haute couture specialist and a friend of her parents, designed the beautiful work of art.
Giambattista Valli, for the uninitiated, is a Paris haute-couture maven who presents his impeccable designs four times a year at Paris Fashion Week. Among his high-profile clients are ROSÉ, Arianna Grande, Balqees Ahmed Fathi, Lucy Liu, Amal Clooney, RAYE, Lindsay Lohan, Dove Cameron, among others.
It’s only fitting to wear the prettiest bridal dress when you’re getting married to Justin Timberlake, in one of the most beautiful places in Italy, right?
Blush pink may not be the traditional wedding dress, more of an evening dress or prom night color. But leave it to Giambattista and Jessica to emblazon this hot wedding with fashionable firepower.
With a petal pink color-coordinated dress and lovely pink hues all over, it was a dazzling killer. The sleeveless and strapless top featured a lovely, creased, and draped-over composition.
The bodice has a high, empire waistline, leading to a beautiful, tiered, layered, and ruffled skirt. The voluminous mousseline underskirt with light floral prints extended the drapery fabric styles.
Jessica’s accessories included a bouquet of Calla lilies, paired with pear-shaped diamond dangle earrings surrounded by a halo of smaller diamonds.
Giambattista Valli’s beautiful custom wedding gown cost $100,000. Jewelry specialists value her diamond and aquamarine engagement ring at $100,000.
Further Details About Jessica’s Pink Wedding Dress and Ensemble
Let’s get to the further details of Mrs. Timberlake’s wedding dress! Giambattista’s fusion of a prom gown and a wedding dress with his inimitable high-fashion style made it into a gorgeous custom piece.
The creased and pleated drapery-style on its bodice, made of pink silk, gave it horizontal patterns. This contrasted beautifully with the empire waistline of the A-line gown skirt.
The graceful tiers of organza layered over the ivory underskirt, which had bright fuchsia floral motifs. These motifs were large rose blossoms, and the skillful layout and composition made this unusual design even prettier.
Giambattista also created the Watteau-train styled veil. It has heirloom pearls crafted into its frame, once belonging to her mother’s wedding tiara. Jessica paired them with yellow pear-shaped dangling diamond earrings set in 18-karat rose gold, surrounded in a halo of 96 tiny pink diamonds.
Jessica and Justin’s Over the Top Wedding!
J & J’s wedding was super special and involved 100 of their family and friends. They had a weekend celebration in the super gorgeous Borgo Egnazia resort in Puglia, Italy.
The couple had guests flown in to Frankfurt, Germany, where they received instructions for their flight to the actual venue a day before.
This sprawling, wide, premier 63-room, 28-villa luxuriousness was the perfect backdrop for their dream wedding. Best of all, this huge complex was secure, away from the prying eyes of the international paparazzi.
While Jessica was immaculate in her pink Giambattista Valli custom wedding gown, Justin was super dapper and handsome in Tom Ford. The couple’s dads, groomsmen, and page boy all wore Tom Ford as well, looking très chic as the groom.
The wedding ceremony’s official wedding singer was none other than Justin himself, performing an exclusive song only for this once-in-a-lifetime occasion. He told People, “It was an original piece I wrote specifically for the evening and for her. It was a really special evening.”
The couple exchanged handwritten wedding vows with their good friend, producer Bill Purple.
Jessica and Justin’s wedding rings were custom-made specialties from Leor Yerushalmi of the Jewelers of Las Vegas. Justin wore a yellow-domed band with a hammered surface, crafted in 14-carat gold. Jessica had a set of four stackable wedding bands adorned with diamonds. She chose her favorite among the four and wore it to the wedding.
The four-day celebration was a blast, with Italian food, a reception bar, a beach party, an outdoor party with fireworks, and DJ Questlove himself playing music.
Justin and Jessica’s Love Story
Justin first met Jessica during a birthday party he hosted for a friend in 2007. He was already smitten when he saw her, hanging out with a group of friends.
Justin recalled their instant connection from his 2018 book about the first time they met.
He made a sarcastic comment, and Jessica laughed. “Nobody got it except her,” Justin said. “She laughed, and I noticed, all of a sudden, and in the way where you wonder if a person’s like you, if they have a very dry, dark sense of humor, too.”
He asked a friend to get Jessica’s number to ask her out. Turns out, you may be Justin Timberlake, but still struggle to get a date!
During a Hollywood Foreign Press conference reported on US Weekly, he recalled, “I had to be pretty persistent in order to get her to say yes. But I have a fair amount of tenacity, and if I want something, I stick to it. And in the end, she agreed.” They became public in May 2007.
The couple kept their personal lives private from the press, avoiding giving out details.
Jessica spoke with Vogue in 2010, saying, “I don’t feel the need to clear anything up. It’s the most precious thing that I have in my life, and I care about it so much that I don’t care about what anyone says or thinks. I have just not addressed it in any real way, and I’m not going to. It’s mine. And I really like that about it.”
The Proposal
The couple became one of the press’s favorites, following them from their bonding at Justin’s FutureSex/LoveShow UK tour, public appearances, to the 2009 Met Gala red carpet.
Justin and Jessica did split up for a moment in early 2011. But they knew they were meant for each other, and reunited later that year.
Justin proposed to Jessica on December 11, 2011, while on vacation in Montana. He placed the ring on his pinkie and tried to show the scenic mountain view of the snowy snowboarding spot they were enjoying.
He proposed to her with a stunning engagement ring that features a 6.5 karat cushion cut diamond, also custom-made by Leor Yerushalmi.
Jessica’s engagement ring has lovely textured motifs in blackened platinum with an antique design and composition. The sides featured smaller aquamarine gems, which are Jessica’s birthstones, all surrounded by halos of smaller diamonds on a double halo pavé ring.
Thank you, Letha!