The following day, in the gardens overlooking the Tuscan hills, Shah and Massoud held a Hindu wedding ceremony. The bride wore a bespoke red Arpita Mehta sari with a matching corset blouse and silver kitten heels from Dolce Vita. Her veil featured a quote that translates to, “On his peaceful land, my flame found rest,” their horoscope symbols and the word Om, while her mehendi by Suhenna Creations included their zodiac signs and constellations. “It was important for me to support a female Gujarati designer whose designs were modern yet honoured our traditions, and Arpita and her team were a dream to work with. I paired the handmade sari with my ba’s diamond bangles, a custom mangalsutra from Modern Mangal with a ruby and diamond set consisting of earrings, a bracelet, and a nose ring from Sanzany,” shares Shah.

To complete her look, she wore her hair in voluminous waves styled by Senada Ceka, with mauve eyeshadow and kohl-rimmed eyes by her friend and make-up artist Austin Ryde. Massoud wore an ivory and silver Manish Malhotra outfit, a necklace by Sanzany, Marc Nolan shoes, and a Rolex Hulk. A sangeet-style reception followed that evening, with music by Luxor Music, Indian fare by Crown of India in Florence, and cocktails featuring Dharma Indian Dry Gin. Shah changed into a gold Itrh outfit, then a silver mesh Shona Joy dress for the reception and after-party.

To honour Massoud’s faith, the couple also had a Coptic Christian ceremony the next day, officiated by Father Pishoy, his childhood priest from Toronto. Groomed by Ashley Cornett for all his looks, Massoud wore a custom Zegna tuxedo with Christian Louboutin shoes and an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. Their wedding bands were custom-made by Bhindi Jewelers of Los Angeles. The bride walked down the aisle in a bespoke Lihi Hod gown with a veil, Louboutin lace bridal heels, and her grandmother’s diamond tennis bracelet. She later changed into a custom Marquise Bridal dress for the reception, accessorised with a Maya Brenner tennis necklace, diamond drop earrings and bracelet.

“We had a four-course Italian dinner catered by Florence’s oldest caterer Guidi Lenci, paired with Sticciano wine, and followed by classic Italian millefoglie cake which we made live in front of our guests.” There was also an after-party where we had ‘The Massoud’s Martini Bar’, and truffle and margarita pizzas as midnight snacks,” says the groom. Shah, now in a Rosie Etienne mini dress with silver Tieks flats, ended the weekend dancing to Arabic music in the estate’s wine-cellar rave cave. “I was rocking corsets all weekend, and it felt appropriate to end the celebration with a corseted mini,” she quips.