REAL WEDDING:: Daniella Mascarenhas + Ronald Tolie {MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS}

February 14, 2023
Jessica Burke
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::AS SEEN IN THE SPRING 2023 ISSUE OF NOW WEDDINGS MAGAZINE::

Written + Photography by: Jessica Burke

daniella + ronald’s story

“A mutual love of powerlifting brought us into each other’s lives,” says Ronald. “It started with an Instagram direct message about a special purple drink, phone calls until the early morning hours, and Danie’s first booked flight to St. Louis in March 2018.”

The couple’s first date was 630 feet in the air at the Gateway Arch and before long they became “Facebook Official.”

Daniella and Ronald dated long-distance for three and a half years before moving to New Orleans where they now live.

In June of 2021, Ron proposed to Daniella at the site of their first date, the St. Louis Gateway Arch.

the wedding ceremony

Daniella and Ronald said “I Do” at The Gallery Venue in New Orleans’ Warehouse District.

Daniella and Ronald chose rich jewel tones for their wedding colors. For the ceremony, their florist, Berry Blossom Flowers, decorated the venue’s exposed brick walls with lush greenery and lined the ceremony aisle with gold lanterns and candelabra and floral arrangements in vases handmade by Ronald who is a ceramic artist.

Daniella wore a lace Lillian West gown and Ronald chose a burgundy velvet tuxedo. Their wedding party wore black.

After the ceremony, the newlyweds Second Lined through the Warehouse District with their guests.

the wedding reception

While they were parading in the streets, their ceremony space was transformed for their reception. Guests enjoyed a 3 course dinner and then danced the night away.