I fined wedding guests £250 if they didn’t turn up – I need to make my cash back somehow, I’d spent £8k on a dress
AFTER claiming she faked depression to get a nose job on the NHS Carla Bellucci earnt the title of ‘Britain’s most hated woman’.
But Carla is bound to be feeling pretty loved up this morning after saying I do in a luxury five star resort in Cape Verde yesterday, Fabulous can reveal.
Exclusive photographs shared for the first time with The Sun see the mum walking down the aisle to her now husband Giovanni Pincay in a gorgeous white tulle £8,000 gown.
Walked down the aisle by her son Jayden and with daughters Tanisha and Blue acting as bridesmaids the happy couple were surrounded by 30 guests who had all paid £1,500 each for the privilege of being there.
And while Carla’s nearest and dearest were delighted by her happily ever after, she says not everyone will be so pleased for her.
Speaking exclusively to Fabulous, the new Mrs Pincay says: “The moment I was buttoned into my dream designer gown I had never felt happier.
“I knew instantly that my trolls would be seething to see me getting my happily ever after and I couldn’t help but fan the flames a little.
“My wedding has cost both myself and my guests thousands but rather than opt for a modest £200 wedding dress to help cut the costs I went all out.
“My ivory dress came to no less than £8,000, but I managed to cut costs elsewhere.
“While I walked down the aisle in an outfit worth the same price as a family car my husband waited for me in a £100 suit he got in the sale.”
Carla’s wedding operated with a no expense spared policy.
Guests forked out £1,500 for their flights to Cape Verde and accommodation and were charged a £100 fee on top to contribute towards the £22k total.
Anyone who failed to show up could expect a £250 fine on top.
“It might sound like a lot but I’m not planning on doing this again,” Carla says.
“This was my one special day and I deserved the best for it, you’ve got to be selfish when it comes to your wedding and I certainly have been.
“Yes my guests have paid a fair amount to be there but they certainly got their money’s worth.”
From the moment she woke up Carla was immersing both herself and her guests in ultimate luxury.
“I started the day with a Champagne breakfast with my girlfriends,” Carla says.
“We didn’t want to spend the wedding day stressed so much of it was spent by the pool enjoying the day as you would any other day on holiday.
“The afternoon was spent beautifying in the hotel salon, ready for the beachside ceremony at 5pm where I arrived on the back of an American truck.
“I was basically the entertainment for the guests – they loved it.
“The ceremony was followed by yet more champagne and the most sumptuous banquet you could possibly imagine.
“Guests were treated to a fantastic display of beachside fireworks with a glass of champagne in hand followed by an evening of dancing.
“It was just incredible, a once in a lifetime experience and who wouldn’t pay for that?
“No one was forced to come but I’m sure they were smug that they did.”
Carla says in the weeks leading up to her big day trolls had accused her of being ‘over the top and flashy’ while the nation battles with a cost of living crisis.
But the newlywed says her conscience is clear.
“There has been so much hate towards my wedding,” Carla says.
“People will complain about the fact that we’re in a cost of living crisis but at this stage we’re going to be in it forever.
“Obviously there are some people who are really struggling but I think on the whole people need to work harder.
“I am the prime example of the fact that you can turn your life around, I have really been through hard times myself
“I never thought I would get married at a luxury venue in an £8k dress but look at me now.
“And anyone who says they don’t care will be the first people to read this article.”