At this multicultural wedding in Greece, the bride walked down the aisle to the Jurassic Park theme song

When Adit Swarup first saw Olivia Sweeney at a dinner in Singapore, he didn’t waste time. Sweeney’s sister, Lilyrose, was hosting, and Swarup happened to be in town for just three days. “I immediately noticed her and knew I had to speak to her,” Swarup says. He sat down next to her on the couch, turned and asked, “So what do you think our wedding is going to look like?” Sweeney laughed and responded, “Andrea Bocelli will sing, of course.”

“She was only in Singapore for three days, so I asked her out to dinner the next evening,” Swarup says. “But truthfully, I already knew that I was going to marry her.” Three weeks later, they met again in Paris. “From that moment on our lives changed,” he adds.

“I planned Olivia’s proposal around Andrea Bocelli,” Swarup says. Swarup searched his tour schedule for the most beautiful setting and settled on Taormina, Sicily. With help from Sweeney’s sister, the two crafted an elaborate illusion of a fake wedding they had to attend in Sicily to surprise Sweeney. “I have never been so shocked in all my life,” Sweeney says. “It was the most overwhelming, beautiful, emotional moment.” That evening, they dined overlooking the Sicilian coast before watching Bocelli perform under the stars.

When it came to the venue, a wedding in Greece was an easy choice. “We lived there for a year before moving to San Francisco,” Sweeney says. “That time shaped us in lasting ways.” They picked Corfu, envisioning not just a single-day event but a retreat for their guests. The celebrations began with welcome drinks at Mikro Nisi beach club, hosted by Sweeney’s parents. The following afternoon, they held a traditional Western ceremony at Natura Estate, followed by a seated four-course dinner and reception.

“We both love big cinematic movies with big soundtracks,” Sweeney says. One evening in San Francisco, while watching Jurassic Park, Sweeney and Swarup looked at each other as the first notes of Welcome to Jurassic Park played. They kept it secret, finding a saxophonist, Teo, to perform it live at their wedding in Greece as Sweeney walked down the aisle. “Walking down the aisle and locking eyes with Adit felt like a perfect movie magic moment,” she says. Sweeney wore a reworked vintage 1970s gown adorned with handmade silk flowers and intricate beading. “I love reimagining things from the past and giving them new life,” she shares. She worked with her tailor in Athens to remove over eighty metres of fabric, reshaping it into a one-of-a-kind dress.