When Kayla Innes started planning her wedding to Dan Roffman, her first, second, and third thoughts were fashion. “Definitely the outfit,” she recalls. For the uninitiated, Kayla is a celebrity stylist and owns the vintage archive Chérir Vintage, while Dan is a partner at the natural industrial diamond supplier Lieber & Solow and the founder of Rare Diamond Club, a private jewelry business. Kayla, who grew up in New York City, has made trips to Lake Como since she was a child and knew that’s where she wanted to be married. The couple, who were thrilled to find a planner who knew the area and local customs, kicked off the weekend with a pizza party held in Bellagio, a boat ride away. “It ended up storming pretty badly, so it was kind of chaotic at the end, but [still] fun,” she says. Read on for more on her custom Wiederhoeft gown, the celeb-favorite wedding venue, and gorgeous views of Lake Como.
The Venue
Kayla and Dan took a trip to Italy to look at different venues in Lake Como. When they stopped at Villa Pizzo, a 17th-century noble residence set on the promontory of the Gulf of Cernobbio, they knew they’d found the perfect location.
Getting Ready
Kayla had a relaxed morning prepping for the big day with her bridesmaids.
The Dress
Jackson Wiederhoeft is one of the bride’s favorite designers. When she met with him, they spoke about doing a custom dress. “I looked at all the big wedding designers, and I wasn’t really finding anything off the rack that spoke to me,” she says. “Jackson was able to help me bring my vision to life. I’m super happy that I did custom, because with social media and everything, you’re constantly seeing the same dresses.”
She later changed into a Vivienne Westwood dress, followed by two vintage after-party looks. “I have a vintage brand, so I definitely wanted to incorporate some vintage,” she says.
The Big Day
The wedding went until 3 A.M. The ceremony and cocktail hour were held in different areas of the grounds, while dinner and dancing took place in a glass tent. The after-party was located inside the villa. During the cocktail hour, there was a traditional Italian antipasto station, and an Italian folk trio played traditional music. “It was a pretty small wedding, and everyone there was super special to me and my husband, either close friends or family. I think being with everyone that had traveled to spend a special weekend with us was the best part,” Kayla says.
Kayla Innes and Dan Roffman’s Wedding
Adrienne Gaffney is a features editor at ELLE and previously worked at WSJ Magazine and Vanity Fair.
