Model Barbara Sprouse, née Palvin, and actor Dylan Sprouse are married! The couple tied the knot this past Saturday, July 15, in her home country of Hungary on her parents’ property, Harlekin Birtok, which doubles as an event venue. The two plan to celebrate with a larger wedding in California in the fall. “[This past weekend] was supposed to be an intimate event,” Barbara says. “But we ended up having 115 guests, because there are a lot of people we care about and we wanted them all to be there.”

Barbara and Dylan first met around six years ago, when she cut him in line while entering an event. When Dylan chastised her for the bad behaviour, she responded with: “What are you—a H๏τ dog vendor?” A jokey, flirty back-and-forth followed, and while phone numbers were not exchanged, Dylan’s curiosity was piqued.

After the event, Dylan slid into Barbara’s DMs, but to no avail, as she proceeded to ghost him for the next six months. Eventually, she succumbed to his charms and replied—and three months later, she flew to China to see the actor, who was on set at the time, and to go on their first date.

By January 2019, they were living together. “Two worms officially in the Big Apple,” the Victoria’s Secret Angel captioned a selfie of her and her boyfriend in their new apartment.

The couple got engaged last September while on a camping trip with friends in California. They had stopped at a spot where you can see otters, Barbara’s favourite animal, in the wild. “It was very romantic,” she says. “I was suspicious and thought he might pop the question because he packed a shirt that was too nice for camping.”

Given Barbara’s parents’ property often serves as a wedding venue, she and her sister Anita Palvin have experience with planning. And once Barbara was engaged, Anita quickly lept into action. “We didn’t have a planner so Barbara and her sister planned most of it,” Dylan explains. “They told me my only job is to show up and say the right name.”

Barbara also carefully considered every aspect of her wedding wardrobe, wanting to wear something timeless and classic for the ceremony. Vivienne Westwood served as her starting point, and she eventually settled on a custom strapless design from the British fashion house. For wedding day jewellery, it was always Tiffany & Co., with the jeweller creating a ’90s-inspired choker for the bride that perfectly complemented the dress.

For Barbara’s second dress, she wanted to wear a look that felt young and fun and that she could dance the night away in. To that end, she chose a short style with a crisscross back by Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini. “It was the best choice,” Barbara says. “The dress made me feel like a modern princess.”

“There is also a Hungarian tradition where you have to wear a red dress after midnight—it’s called ‘menyecske ruha,’” the bride explains. “There was no question—I had to wear a Hungarian designer for this one, so I chose MERO. They created the dress of my dreams, it was Sєxy and sweet but also comfortable—exactly what I wanted.” Barbara planned all of her looks with shoe pairings by Jimmy Choo in mind, which were designed to match the colours of her specific dresses.