Proposing to a jewelry designer is not an easy thing to do. Austin Harris learned that the hard way when he popped the question to Loren Teetelli, founder of jewelry brand Loren Nicole, with what she calls a giant cocktail ring. "I'm going to have to throw him under the bus," she says, "but I was like, 'Why didn't you consult me?"" On the other hand, the benefit of proposing to a jewelry designer is that she can redesign the ring however she wants, which is what Loren did, taking it apart and resetting the rock, a Paraíba tourmaline, into something more wearable. "I never would have wanted a neon blue stone for my engagement ring, but it has grown on me," she says. "It's my favorite stone, so I understand why he chose it." Also to his credit, Austin incorporated seven diamonds into the ring, one for each year they had been together. Loren set them discreetly underneath the tourmaline and then put the same number of diamonds on his wedding band.<img src="https://cdn.magzter.com/1357655900/1730192842/articles/I1ZKcnq9t1731579691411/t6yiEioLy1731579832782.jpg" alt="image">Little details and hidden meanings came to define their wedding, too, which took place last September in the Italian town of Sorrento. The seaside destination appealed to the couple for more than just its Old World charm and picturesque perch on the Bay of Naples. Loren's father, who passed away two years ago, grew up in the village, and this was a poignant way to honor his memory-and ensure that his relatives, who all live in Greece, could come to the wedding. "Just having my cousins there, it was like having a piece of him," says Loren, who pinned one of Dad's evil eyes into her Monique Lhuillier gown.<img src="https://cdn.magzter.com/1357655900/1730192842/articles/I1ZKcnq9t1731579691411/_mgaIsIoB1731579838708.jpg" alt="image">Plus, her mother's side of the family is from Sicily, and Loren had spent a lot of time in Italy learning from jewelers.The distance from Southern California, where the couple live (Austin is a cinematographer), helped narrow down the guest list to just 30 friends and relatives-no awkward conversations required. Everyone stayed at Villa Astor, a clifftop property that was once the home of William Waldorf Astor; they all bonded over pizza on Friday night and mornings spent swimming in a secret grotto that wwwww was open exclusively to the group.The ceremony took place in the villa's lush exotic gardens, which are landscaped around Roman ruins. Sunset cocktail hour featured mounds of fresh burrata and plenty of Aperol spritzes, while dinner (lemon risotto, sea bass au gratin, veal with mushrooms) was by candlelight, with Sorrento sparkling in the background.Most important, Loren and Austin got to spend quality time with each of their guests."We got to be present with the people that are most important to us," Loren says. "We're both very shy, and from the perspective of just losing my dad, who I was extremely close to, it felt like what was needed." T&amp;C

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