Lena Dunham Got Married in Three Custom Dresses and “Claudia Schiffer–On–the–Versace–Runway” Hair

Lena Dunham shared all the special details about her wedding to musician Luis Felber with Vogue, from their engagement pinkie rings to all of the custom outfit changes.

After being engaged for just one month, the couple decided to go ahead and tie the knot. "We just wanted to get on with it, to live the rest of our lives together, in love," Felber explained. But that also meant navigating COVID travel restrictions and having to make frequent adjustments to the guest list after a handful of invitees contracted the virus. All 60 guests gathered at the Union Club, a members-only club in Soho, London, were required to take two lateral flow tests as well as present proof of vaccination. Dunham explains, "I'm immune compromised, so I take COVID restrictions really seriously." The pair got married under a chuppah covered in over-dyed, technicolor flowers where they exchanged vows they wrote themselves. "Lu did some really amazing Spanish-accented Hebrew that had the whole place in stitches," Dunham said.

For the occasion, Felber wore a custom blue suede suit designed by Emily Bode, while Dunham wore three custom dresses by Christopher Kane paired with Miu Miu kitten heels. For the inspiration behind her wedding gowns, she says, "At first my ceremony dress reference was when the Beatles' wives got married at Town Hall. Then it turned into June Carter Cash, Priscilla Presley, Coal Miner's Daughter energy. Then Christopher was like, 'You look like you're either at a first Communion or a Madame Alexander doll,' both of which I also liked!" For her third look, Kane "did a painting of the portrait of us on our wedding invitation with these sequined eyes and lips, and stuck it to the font of this beautiful A-line white silk dress. It was so beautiful, and so fun to wear, and so good for dancing because it was like a giant, chic tent."

The author's hair and makeup reference for the ceremony was "Claudia Schiffer–on–the–Versace–runway" with a light lip, cat-eye, and lots of lashes. And for her "something old," Dunham added an amulet necklace that belonged to her great-grandmother. She also revealed that her engagement ring is actually a pinkie ring that belonged to her husband's grandmother and is an Incan Peruvian ring from the early 1700s. The couple got custom wedding rings made by Carolyn A'Hearn with multicolored sapphires "because I wanted it to be a little bit like Paloma Picasso for Tiffany's, a little bit '90s." Felber also wears his wedding ring on his pinkie because "it's easier to play guitar when he wears it that way."

Dunham's bridesmaids included Taylor Swift, Myha'la Herrold, Rosa Mercuriadis, Tommy Dorfman, her cousin Jenna Hally Rubenstein, Felber's sister Alma-Kori Felber, and Dunham's podcasting partner, Alissa Bennett. Bennett also brought the "something borrowed" for the big day — a Lego soldier belonging to her son Ollie. All of Dunham's friends got ready in The Vampire's Wife dresses before changing into "go-go girl" inspired silver, pleated Christopher Kane dresses and custom Susan Alexandra purses filled with party favors curated by Dorfman. "My girlfriends have had to deal with a lot of not-so-happy things with me in our adulthood," Dunham said. "So to be able to celebrate something joyful and use it as an excuse to be together was very special."

Felber also revealed how the pair first got engaged, saying to Dunham, "Well, you were not feeling well, and I asked to visit you in the hospital, and I stayed longer than I was supposed to stay. And I just thought, that left me with a funny feeling seeing you not feeling well. And then the next day when you got back, we were in bed, and I said, 'I just I don't ever want you to go through that on your own again.' And you said, 'Oh, I want to marry you someday.' And I said, 'Why don't we make that someday, soon day? The next day, I went for a walk with my friend Tom, and he was going on about his life, and I was like, 'I think I proposed to Lena last night.' And when I got home, we made it real."

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