A bride looked stunning in a custom dress with an oversized, removable bow at her 10-person wedding

"We were inseparable basically ever since our first date," Barr, 29, told Insider of herself and Klein, who first met at a bar in Brooklyn, where they're based, in 2016.

Barr works in sustainable investing, while Klein, 30, is a lawyer.

Klein proposed in 2018.

Barr and Klein originally planned to get married in September 2020 at Barr's childhood home in Vermont, but they canceled the event in April as the coronavirus spread throughout the United States.

The couple had been staying in Vermont since the beginning of the pandemic, so they decided to go forward with a smaller event at the house in August, using the same vendors they had booked for their big wedding.

Just 10 people attended the intimate celebration, which was planned by Willow Hill Design Co.

She started looking for a dress soon after she and Klein got engaged, going to almost every atelier in New York.

"I just wasn't finding what I wanted, and I don't think I entirely knew what I wanted," Barr told Insider.

She pictured herself in something classic, but she was struggling to figure out exactly what that meant for her.

Eventually, Barr ended up at Markarian, which she was drawn to because the brand often works with sustainable fabrics and because of the customizable options they offer.

"They take their silhouettes, and you can mix and match them," she told Insider.

Barr opted for a silk dress with a simple silhouette.

The A-line gown had a scooped neckline with round straps, a corset top, and a structured waist that flowed into a slim skirt.

Because she could customize the dress, Barr was able to make the dress fit with the vibe of her wedding.

For instance, she had the hem shortened when she realized the wedding would be more laid-back.

"We were going to do a full-length skirt, but we ended up having it be midi-length for the occasion," she said.

The dress featured a scooped back with tapered straps, leaving Barr's back open above her waistline.

She had an oversized, removable bow added to the gown to bring some drama to the look. The train, which was also removable, looked like ribbons flowing out of the bow.

The gown cost around $6,000, and it was a gift from Barr's grandmother.

Alterations from The Tailor Shop in Vermont cost an additional $200.

Barr liked the idea of wearing a headpiece instead of a traditional veil. As she was working out the details of her custom dress, the staff at Markarian mentioned to her that the designer had done multiple collaborations with the millinery Gigi Burress.

"They were able to make me this custom headband that used the same fabric as the dress," Barr told Insider.

It created a sense of cohesiveness in the classic look. Amanda Hopcraft did Barr's hair and makeup.

The birdcage veil clipped onto the headband, giving Barr two looks in one.

"Up until the last moment before I walked down the aisle, I was taking it off and putting it on," Barr told Insider. "I was being very indecisive about wearing it, but ended up wearing it."

"I didn't want to wear anything so overpowering since it was just family and it was in my backyard," she added of the veil. "It just felt a bit more casual than a large cathedral veil."

The headpiece cost $800.

Barr wore Castañer's bridal espadrilles.

"I've been wearing them for years," she said of the brand's shoes. "They're my favorite shoes that I wear to my friends' and family members' weddings. I just think they're so pretty and summery."

Barr loved her outfit, though it wasn't exactly what she expected herself to wear.

"I was surprised with the casual style of the dress," she told Insider. "It was more of a courthouse-style dress versus a large, full skirt, ball gown type of thing."

"I definitely was surprised that I went that route, but obviously I did not anticipate the 150-person wedding would be canceled," she added.

The dress ended up fitting the occasion perfectly.

"I always knew that I was going to customize a dress to a certain extent," Barr told Insider. "I wouldn't just pick a dress off the rack."

Barr initially thought she would just alter an existing designer dress, but getting to mix and match pieces from Markarian gowns ended up being ideal for her.

The light suit matched the summer vibe of the wedding.

Klein opted for no tie or socks with the laid-back look.

Ferro provided both Barr and Klein's rings.

On the inside of his collar, Klein had "H & W" embroidered to signify him and Barr.

Their wedding date was embroidered into the inside of his jacket as well.

A family friend made their chuppah, which was then placed under a weeping willow tree that Barr's father had planted in his mother's honor after she passed away.

Birds of a Flower provided flowers for the event, covering the seating and chuppah with whimsical florals.

Katie Jean Photos and Josh Bernales documented the wedding.

Barr told Insider that Klein was emotional when he saw her, which was surprising.

"I had actually only seen Wills cry probably once before in the entire time we had been together, and he was hysterically crying when he saw me, which made me in turn just start the waterworks," she said.

"It was just such an intimate setting, both physically with the people that we were with but also just the actual venue and space itself being my childhood home," Barr said of why she thinks they got teary.

"And no one has really been together in a year," she added. "Everyone has been so isolated. So it was just a really special moment."

"It was pouring rain when we woke up, and the forecast had been rain for weeks," Barr said. "I was very stressed about it because everything was outdoors."

"But around noon, it just became the most beautiful day," she added. "So that was really a highlight."

Rain or Shine provided the tents and rentals for the event, and Linen Shop provided linens.

The couple also made use of antiques from Barr's mother's home for the reception.

They ate and danced with their closest loved ones to celebrate their nuptials.

North Country Cakes made the desserts, one of which was a humorous cake made for Klein.

Neither cake was very large because of the small event, but both were beautiful.

The Hindquarter catered the reception.

"I went shopping with my grandmother, my mother, my mother-in-law, and my sister," Barr said of the first time she shopped for a dress.

"The one thing I would have done differently is I would have gone by myself initially just to get a lay of the land and to better understand what I wanted instead of dragging them around the city for a stressful day," she said.

She also said she wished she had shopped with a few of her friends a bit earlier in the process, since she's close with them, as well as done more research on what stores to go to.

But Barr wouldn't have picked a different dress.

"It still can be really special and really beautiful, even though it's not like what you initially thought it would be," Barr told Insider of microweddings.

"Generally speaking, when you have like 150 to 200 people at a wedding, you're not really spending time with the people that you would probably really want to, which is your family and your close friends," she said.

"Being able to have those intimate moments and share that with them, I think is really unparalleled and really special," Barr added.

She told Insider that seeing the house she grew up in decorated for her wedding was emotional for her.

"It was just so stunning," she said. "The florist did an absolutely incredible job capturing exactly what I wanted."

Having family touches incorporated throughout the day, like the willow tree, made the wedding even more special for Barr.

Family is a priority for both Barr and Klein, but it felt extra important to put them at the center of things when they got married.

Klein's father was immunocompromised at the time he and Barr got married, which is one of the reasons they decided to go forward with a smaller wedding instead of postponing.

He passed away a few months after the wedding, which made Klein and Barr even more grateful they went ahead with their nuptials, ensuring he was there.

He has always been a comfort to her, but the pandemic really solidified that for Barr.

"We left our home in the city that we had spent years building together and just moved up here kind of abruptly," Barr told Insider of herself and Klein's journey in the pandemic.

"I never felt unsettled. And I always say to him — I know this is kind of cheesy — but our home is wherever we are together," she said. "It didn't really matter that it wasn't our home."

"We're partners in everything that we do," Barr said.

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