Kiwi bridal designer's HOLLYWOOD WEDDING!

How Katie Yeung made a movie star’s romantic dream come true

- Fleur Guthrie

It was Happy Days all round when Hollywood director Ron Howard recently officiated his actress daughter’s wedding in New York’s Central Park – and it was a touch of New Zealand that made the star-studded big day even more magical!

Gorgeous bride Paige chose Kiwi designer Katie Yeung to create her stunning look after a last-minute search for the perfect dress on image-sharing platform Pinterest.

“It’s uncanny, right?” grins Katie, 43, from her Hera Couture workroom in Auckland. “Paige had actually bought her first dress in 2019, but the wedding went on hold due to the pandemic and, two years later, she felt that dress wasn’t her any more.

“During that time, she Abou-Nasr regularly walked in Central Park, and they loved seeing all the flowers and greenery throughout the seasons, so she decided she wanted a pink dress adorned with flowers.

“Paige went on Pinterest, as all brides do, and came across our Lavant gown in blush pink with hand-cut sakura [cherry blossom] petals. She couldn’t believe the dress was all the way from New Zealand.

“She sent me a message on Instagram and I was like, ‘This must be a fake account!’ But I saw that she was followed by Ron and her actress sister Bryce Dallas Howard, so we started chatting.”