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A Biltmore Estate Wedding in Asheville, North Carolina

On April 15, 2013, Rebekah Gregory and Pete DiMartino were standing near the finish line of the Boston Marathon when a bomb exploded. Since that day,

On April 15, 2013, Rebekah Gregory and Pete DiMartino were standing near the finish line of the Boston Marathon when a bomb exploded. Since that day, Rebekah has endured 15 surgeries and is still at risk for leg amputation. Pete and Rebekah's son Noah also sustained injuries. Despite their traumatic experience, the two have done their best to move forward and Pete even proposed in October. When we heard about their story, we knew they’d be the perfect couple for The Knot Dream Wedding. Over the months of February and March 2014, America helped decide where the wedding would take place, the theme, the flower arrangements, the bridesmaid looks, the rings, the cake, the wedding gown and Rebekah's makeup and hair look. Voters on theknot.com chose the couple's favorite location, The Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, and an Enchanted Garden theme for the wedding of Pete and Rebekah's dreams.

America voted for Rebekah's bridesmaid look and chose the slate colored Watters Falcon Sweetheart floor-length gown with matching ruffled flower girl look.
Rebekah accessorized her Sophia Moncelli gown with a subtle necklace, gorgeous headpiece and a beaded, cathedral-length veil from Kleinfeld bridal salon in Manhattan. Her beauty look was provided by Too Faced Cosmetics and DryBar.
The wedding party stayed neutral, combining the muted slate gray of the bridesmaids Watters gowns with the black formal tuxedos from Men's Wearhosue.
Rebekah surprised Pete with a baseball-themed groom's cake, and the Boston Red Sox also surprised the couple with a heartfelt video congratulating them on their marriage.
Flowers for the Dream Wedding were provided by American Grown and the California Cut Flower Commission and designed by Holly Heider Chapple Flowers. The entrance to the tented reception area mirrored the ceremony's floral arch with garlands of roses and peonies lining a frame of birch trees.
America chose between four cakes for the Dream Wedding and decided on this white, four-tiered Ruffles and Buttons themed cake by Cake Alchemy.
Pete accessorized his Men's Wearhouse tux with a black bowtie and a classic peach and pink boutonniere.
At cocktail hour, guests grabbed champagne and other beverages with these shining purple personalized cocktail napkins from The Knot Shop with the date of the wedding.
Flower girls wore matching ruffled Watters dresses and accessorized with slate sashes that matched the bridesmaid gowns.
Ralph Lauren kindly donated these personalized, monogrammed bottles of Ralph Lauren Romance as bridesmaids' gifts for Rebekah and her wedding party.
Decorations in the reception tent mirrored the beauty of the Biltmore Estate by mimicking the cherry blossom trees and hanging their pink branches from the tented ceiling. Flowers for the Dream Wedding were provided by American Grown and the California Cut Flower Commission and designed by Holly Heider Chapple Flowers.
Flowers for the Dream Wedding were provided by American Grown and the California Cut Flower Commission and designed by Holly Heider Chapple Flowers. Keeping with the couple's Enchanted Garden theme, the ceremony aisles were sprinkled with loose rose petals in peach and blush colors and marked with bouquets of fresh peonies and roses.
Rebekah and Pete shared their first kiss as newlyweds with family and friends and all the people who voted for each part of their dream wedding.
America voted between four wedding bands by Michael C. Fina and chose the Classically Cool option, a timeless, delicate pave diamond and titanium piece.
Pete's groomsmen were clad in matching black tuxedos and bowties from Men's Wearhouse.
Statement-making bouquets of roses and snap dragons in peach and blush sat atop tall tree branches draped with crystal, keeping with the Enchanted Garden theme America chose for the couple. Flowers for the Dream Wedding were provided by American Grown and the California Cut Flower Commission and designed by Holly Heider Chapple Flowers.
The Dream Wedding couple, Rebekah and Pete, posed with Rebekah's son Noah for a family portrait. America voted on theknot.com for the wedding dress she would wear, and chose her favorite look, this beaded, strapless, sweetheart dress by Sophia Moncelli.
Flowers for the Dream Wedding were provided by American Grown and the California Cut Flower Commission and designed by Holly Heider Chapple Flowers. The chosen design for the couple was Enchanted Garden, a romantic combination of woodland aspects, light peaches and soft pinks.
Before the ceremony, guests were served refreshing Arnold Palmers with striped straws and pink personalized napkins from The Knot Shop.
Rebekah's toss bouquet included pink ranunculuses and and purple stock. Flowers for the Dream Wedding were provided by American Grown and the California Cut Flower Commission and designed by Holly Heider Chapple Flowers.
Food and drinks during the Dream Wedding were provided by the Biltmore Estate.
The couple shared a smiling trip back up the aisle as husband and wife.