Hot summer nights, mid-July, and TikTok’s favorite couple, Shay Sullivan and Casey Johnson, turned their wedding weekend in Tuscany into some of the most-watched wedding content recently.
Photo: Rachel Santos
Content creators Shay Sullivan and Casey Johnson got engaged in May 2025, after Johnson moved up a planned proposal by a full month, surprising Sullivan on the beach in Montauk, New York, instead of the Nashville proposal he’d originally mapped out. The couple, whose large following has grown around documenting their relationship and blended family, share a son, Rome, from Sullivan’s previous relationship, and have been notably protective about keeping his face off their public content.
Ahead of the main event, the pair had a small legal ceremony at home, captioned on TikTok as getting “legally married in our kitchen,” before flying to Italy for the wedding proper, held at Castello di Celsa, a 13th-century castle in the Sienese countryside. The property’s ivy-covered tower, sixteenth-century chapel designed by Baldassarre Peruzzi, and cypress-lined Italian garden gave the week its old-world, cinematic backdrop.
How the Wedding Weekend Kicked Off
The weekend opened with a sun-soaked, distinctly unfussy day at the castle as guests spent the afternoon in the pool. Lunch carried the same easy, sunbaked energy: a long table dressed in red-and-white gingham with terracotta cups and a loose floral centerpiece. Johnson was in a long-sleeve linen shirt and beige trousers; Sullivan wore a ruched, sculptural Kim Kassas gown with a matching headscarf, another look from the same designer behind her ceremony dress, offering a first, softer preview of her bridal style.
For their wedding content, the couple tapped a full creative team: photography by Rachel Santos of Bushwhacked, videography by Karli Anne Films, and content creation by Social Brides Collective, ensuring every angle of the weekend, from posed portraits to behind-the-scenes chaos, got captured.
Photo: Rachel Santos
The Looks: From Getting Ready to the Party Dress
The getting-ready photos are the very stylish part of the whole story. Sullivan got ready in a Mirror Palais top paired with Fait par Foutch shorts, a combination that read flirty and undone in the best way, exactly the energy a wedding-morning photo should have. Mirror Palais, designed by Marcelo Gaia in New York, has built its entire identity around romantic, vintage-inflected femininity: bias-cut silk, lace, corsetry, and a nostalgic, slightly retro glamour that’s made it a favorite of Bella Hadid, Dua Lipa, and Sabrina Carpenter, and increasingly a go-to for bridal getting-ready moments specifically.
Photo: Rachel Santos
Bridesmaids were in a deliberately mismatched mix of blush, champagne, and dove-grey gowns rather than a matching set, a choice that gave the lineup a softer, more editorial feel than a typical uniform bridal party.
Photo: Rachel Santos
On the wedding day itself, Sullivan changed looks throughout the celebration rather than settling on one gown. For the ceremony, she wore Kim Kassas Couture, the label known for corseted, avant-garde bridal design that trades quiet tradition for dramatic silhouettes, voluminous skirts, and statement embellishment, exactly the kind of gown built to hold its own against a medieval castle. For the party that followed, she switched into a Drenusha Xharra feathery dress, which is a super trendy choice right now.
The Ceremony and Reception
The ceremony itself took place at the top of a stone staircase framed by a rose-covered arch, with guests seated below and a dusty-pink silk runner cascading down the full length of the steps. Sullivan’s bouquet featured the same pink roses that later appeared on the reception tables, visually tying the ceremony and dinner together.
The reception leaned fully into old-world theatrical romance. The ballerinas in pink tutus performed on the lawn as a surprise piece of entertainment. The dinner table was dressed with a towering rose centerpiece running its full length, with courses served under silver cloches for a formal, almost royal touch. The stationery that carried the same whimsy: personalized prosecco bottles labeled “Terrae Gusto,” etched with each guest’s name and table number, alongside a menu card illustrated with a white dove wearing gloves and holding a rose.
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As the night went on, the mood shifted from garden party to full celebration. The dance floor sat beneath a massive moon suspended from the ceiling, the DJ booth glowing beneath it as the couple took their first dance, and dramatic red lighting washed over the dinner area after dark, creating an entirely different mood from the soft daylight ceremony. The night closed out with fireworks over the castle grounds. The Tuscany wedding at its best!
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