A bride's sheer outfit complemented her wife's lace gown at their intimate wedding

Michelle was living in Philadelphia at the time, and Glover was based in North Carolina. Michelle left her friends to introduce herself to Glover.

"I couldn't help myself," Michelle told Insider. She reached out to her the next day, but Glover had already left town.

But the next week, Glover sent Michelle strawberries for her birthday, which turned into a more consistent conversation.

"We just really vibed together from the beginning," Michelle said. "We would have long conversations about life, about music, just all kinds of things."

They started dating long-distance, and Michelle moved to North Carolina to be with Glover in 2017.

Glover popped the question right after Michelle woke up on the day after Thanksgiving. She then surprised her with a luxurious bath and a breakfast cooked by a professional chef.

"It was so magical romance," Michelle said of the proposal.

As they started thinking about their wedding, Michelle and Glover imagined a small wedding with about 50 guests for May of 2020.

But when the pandemic hit, they had to push and scale the wedding back. They moved the wedding to October, and they invited a few friends to get ready with them, keeping the event extremely small.

Glover knew she wanted to wear a jumpsuit to the nuptials.

Michelle, on the other hand, pictured herself in a mermaid dress.

They didn't set firm budgets for themselves as they shopped, feeling free to invest in their outfits since the wedding itself would be smaller.

They started searching for their outfits soon after Glover proposed. Michelle shopped with her mom, and she helped Glover find her ensemble too.

Glover and Michelle initially struggled to find bridal stores with jumpsuits available in-store for Glover to try on.

Luckily, when Michelle was dress shopping, she saw a Leanne Marshall top that she thought Glover would love.

The high-neck top was made of sheer and lace fabric, and it had long sleeves. The garment balanced elegance and modernity, which was exactly what Glover was looking for.

"When I put it on, I was like, 'This is the one,'" Glover said.

The white Claire La Faye pants were flared when Glover bought them, but she worked with a tailor to get them fitted as she wanted.

After alterations, the pants had a tapered look, and they flowed seamlessly with the top.

The total cost of Glover's outfit was $4,500, with her top and pants making up the bulk of that cost.

The Pronovias gown had a low-cut, sweetheart neckline. The sheer, lace bodice flowed into a simple mermaid skirt.

Michelle told Insider the dress was better than what she had been picturing.

"It was just perfect," she said.

The dress cost around $3,700.

The Lazaro veil clipped into her updo, which had floral clips embedded into it.

Taji Natural Hair Styling did the brides' hair, while Tiwa Lawrence was their makeup artist.

Michelle wanted to wear blue Manolo Blahnik heels to the wedding as an homage to Carrie Bradshaw's wedding outfit from "Sex and the City," but she didn't think they were perfect for the ceremony.

"Brit and I are pretty much the same height, so I didn't want to tower over her," she said.

Michelle decided to buy the heels as well as a pair of white Saint Laurent sneakers, which she wore to the ceremony.

The dress and shoes cost approximately $6,000 together.

Glover and Michelle didn't intend for their outfits to coordinate, but they were glad they did.

"We definitely didn't plan to both be in lace," Michelle said. "It just worked out that way."

Glover worked with Dustin Byrd to make sure her outfit was perfect, and she thinks hiring a stylist is a good idea for anyone getting married.

"I see it as kind of like that missing thing for everyone," she said, adding that the look will come together exactly as you want it to when you're working with a professional.

"I really wanted that to be our time," Michelle said. "We didn't ever want anyone to hear our vows. It's private to make promises to each other."

Glover said their loved ones were supportive of their private ceremony.

"You think people would be so devastated, but they were so happy for us," Glover said. "It was like, of course you want this moment."

"How most people have their celebration at night, we celebrated that morning," Glover said. "I had a blast."

The group ate together, and then their friends took Glover and Michelle to separate areas so they wouldn't see each other getting ready.

After they helped them get dressed, their friends left.

"They had the best time," Glover said.

"I felt like a superstar," Michelle said. "I felt like a queen. It was just so much fun to be in that wedding dress, even better than I thought. It was perfect."

Glover echoed Michelle, saying she felt like herself in her outfit.

"We felt good in our clothes, but I think we did all day," she said.

"I was totally blown away," Glover said of how she felt seeing Michelle in her wedding dress. "It was just so breathtaking. It's going to be in my head forever."

Michelle felt the same way as she walked down the aisle toward Glover.

"I walked out and saw her and I truly lost my breath," she said. "She's gorgeous."

Nemonmarcus played for the couple.

"We had them play our favorite songs, and it sounded so nice," Michelle said.

The Gathering Co. planned and designed the event, and Ellie McKinney photographed the event. Petal and Fern WNC provided the flowers.

Glover said getting in the car and driving off into the sunset with the love of her life was the best part of the wedding day for her.

"We had this awesome female driver driving us around," she said. "There was no cheesy part."

"We had a picnic that was literally made for us with all of our favorite things," Glover went on to say. "I just looked at Adrienne and was like, 'This is the best day ever.'"

"Britney loves cigars," Michelle said. "In a special moment or evening, she'll have a cigar."

The wedding definitely qualified as a significant occasion, so Glover had one during their post-wedding photo shoot, as did Michelle.

"I got to enjoy every moment of it," Glover said.

"You are your best on your wedding day, your absolute best, but you also equally want to feel like yourself," Glover said. "Whatever it is that makes this special for you, don't skip out on those details because those are the details you remember."

"Just really get what you want," Michelle agreed. "Even when it came down to the shoes, I was like, 'I'm never going to have another moment like this.'"

They both also reinforced the importance of a stylist.

"They can really help you execute your vision," Michelle said.

About a week before the wedding, Michelle found a gold chain her grandfather frequently wore.

She gave it to Glover to wear on their wedding day, and she wore it during their brunch.

"I just started crying because I just realized like, wow, we're really family," Michelle said of the significance of seeing her wife wear the chain. "We're really married."

"I just love how loving we are every day or just really accepting of all the pieces," she said. "It's just really being able to love someone else fully."

"It's like an admiration that we have for one another," Michelle agreed. "We're true partners."

"I don't just love hanging out with her," Michelle said. "I really love her, and I want to make her proud."

"Participating actively in the partnership that we have feels really rewarding," she went on to say. "It makes you excited about life. Like when I say we're going to be grandma's together, I'm so hype."

You can follow Glover and Michelle on Instagram, and you can see more of McKinney's work here.