Fall in love with high fashion at this gay wedding in Spain

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Offbeat Couple: David Armendariz & Jesse Gudino

Date and location of wedding: A secluded Spanish mountain top, Pico del Águila – 07/28/2020

Our gay wedding in Spain at a glance:

It was just Jesse and me. We had a flamenco gypsy group meet us on top of the mountain to celebrate and we planted a tree for our deceased dog, Darla.

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Tell us about the ceremony:

I’m Jesse Gudino and my husband is David Armendariz. We are both first generation Americans born and raised in Houston, Texas and we've had a business together (Studio A Salon) for eight years now. Our wedding had been postponed 3 times due to covid. So, we decided to take the small window of travel this summer and elope in one of our favorite countries, Spain. We googled a photographer, found Joy Zamora, fell in love with his work, and decided Valencia, Spain is where we would say our nuptials.

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Our elopement started with us bathing in an old palace marble tub, then a stroll through the city of Valencia, dressed in Versace and Fendi’s latest.

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We took a boat ride through a local lake while indulging in Valencian Paella.

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We finished our day on a secluded mountain top at sunset, El Pico del Águila in Yátova, Spain. This is where we said our vows, dressed in Alexander McQueen.

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Tell us about the reception:

We didn't have any guests. We ate a traditional Spanish picnic and had a local flamenco group dance and serenade us. Mind you, our excellent wedding planner, Lorena of Eventos Clandestine, accomplished all this in one week!