Vin Diesel Walks Meadow Walker Down the Aisle; Credits: Thenews.com
The cutest and most heart-melting moment of this month had to be Vin Diesel walking Meadow Walker, daughter of his late friend Paul Walker's daughter, down the aisle.
Meadow's father Paul Walker had passed away in a tragic car accident at the age of 40. His friend Roger Rodas was also a part of the fatal accident. The actor was then working on the film Fast and Furious 7 and portrayed the role of Brian O'Conner. The actor was beloved for the role since 2001 and has been dearly missed by his cast members, especially Vin Diesel who considered him as a brother and became a father figure to Paul's daughter after the incident.
The chosen family moment truly warmed the hearts of countless fans as Meadow Walker shared a few precious moments from her wedding. The very best picture showed her late father's co-star from Fast and Furious, Vin Diesel, walking Meadow down the aisle as she was to wed her boyfriend, Louis Thorton-Allan.
The young bride took to Instagram to share her happy moments with her followers. The pictures showed a very happy Meadow walking down the aisle hand in hand with Vin Diesel, who looked equally proud of his found brother's daughter. The pictures also showed the couple enjoying various moments on their glorious wedding day.
The model and daughter of Paul Walker, the Fast & Furious actor who died an untimely death, had been trekking across Europe for her work when she was stranded on the continent due to the quarantine measures. She told Vogue about her days away from her boyfriend and how they reconciled.
She said, "It was the longest we had spent apart since being together, and I missed him so much." Retelling how the couple got engaged, she shared, "He flew to London to surprise me, and we quarantined together. After spending more time with his family in England, he couldn't wait for the ring we had been thinking of designing and proposed with a ring I had been given on set that day. It was so sentimental and sweet. I wouldn't have wanted it any other way."
The couple decided to have an intimate wedding with their closest friends and family members to attend their special day. They held their wedding in the Dominican Republic as the pandemic forced them to let go of their big plans, and yet the couple is quite satisfied with how their D-day turned out to be.
"The pandemic impacted our plans," said Meadow Walker, retelling how the COVID situation affected their wedding. "Louis's family wasn't able to attend. A lot of close friends whom we consider family were also unable to attend due to travel restrictions."
Still, everything was up to their dreams and desires as Meadow's aunt made sure the young bride got everything the couple wanted. "She did an incredible job," Meadow revealed. "We couldn't have imagined it to be any more perfect and personal—and honestly it was easy and simple. Louis and I knew exactly what we wanted from the start. It was a very intimate celebration."
Meanwhile, the bride secured herself a custom Givenchy dress, courtesy of her designer friend Matthew Williams. The fashionable lady shared her elation of getting to wear a custom Givenchy and said, "One of the first people I called after I got engaged was my dear friend Matt. I asked him if he would design a dress for me. He said absolutely and congratulated me. It wasn't until after the call that the shock set in that Matthew Williams had agreed to design custom Givenchy Haute Couture wedding dresses for me!"
The designer took to the task eagerly and soon contacted the young lady with all the designs he came up with. Meadow said, "I wanted something timeless, chic, and elegant. Matthew’s clear-cut and modern touch made it the perfect piece." The custom Haute couture dress was surely a very regal touch at the laid-back wedding event on the beach. The couple also held a New York City reception after their intimate wedding on the Dominican Republic beach.
Matthew detailed the dress's design and said, "We kept the train minimalistic. And the veil was so ethereal, it was barely there, which kept the focus on her beautiful eyes; face; and natural, statuesque glamour." When the couple finally got her real engagement ring apart from the one from the props from the shooting set, they made sure they had some high bling on her finger. Meadow's engagement ring was custom-made by Eduardo Saggese, a close friend of Meadow at Eclat Jewels, and paired her elegant wedding attire with Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
The wedding ceremony was followed by an intimate dinner event lit with candles, a cake-cutting tradition, and a beach party. Meadow shared, "We were all barefoot, dancing in the sand. To finish the night, there was a wonderful display of fireworks, and we lit lanterns into the picturesque night sky." The bride wore a Ludovic de Saint Sernin dress for the after-party.
