This Jewelry-Designer Bride Created All Her Own Looks for Her Tuscan Castle Wedding

Christian DiCroce knew he was going to marry jewelry designer Rene Barnes by their third date. The real estate broker asked Rene to meet for the first time at Bar 167 on October 6, 2022. “I have this mental image I’ll never forget of him walking down the street to meet me for our first date,” says Rene. “I remember thinking how handsome he was as he walked toward me wearing a blue shirt and jeans.” Neither of them wanted the night to end. The pair continued on to Bin 152 and ended the date with a nightcap at the Blind Tiger. “At the end of the evening, he kissed me, and then asked me what I was doing the following night,” remembers Rene. “It was the best first date I had ever had.