Supermodel Paulina Porizkova, 61, Marries Comedy Writer Jeff Greenstein in Italy in a Custom Couture Gown in a Surprising Color — Photos

The supermodel skipped a familiar bridal choice for a look designed to feel nearly impossible to define.

Paulina Porizkova, 61, married comedy writer Jeff Greenstein, 63, in Orta San Giulio, Italy, on July 3, 2026, exactly three and a half years after their first meeting. Between a forgotten bouquet and some rather determined wedding guests, her unusual couture gown was only one of the day's memorable details.

A Dating Profile With One Saving Grace

Long before Porizkova became a bride again, she built a modeling career that began when she was discovered at 15. She later appeared on the cover of the "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue" in 1984 and 1985, signed a major Estée Lauder contract, and worked with fashion houses including Chanel and Versace, according to her agency biography.

She also became familiar to television audiences as a judge on "America's Next Top Model." Yet when she encountered Greenstein on a dating app in January 2023, he was unsure why the celebrated model had shown any interest in his profile.

"Already this story is ridiculous: why would a stunning former supermodel swipe right on a gawky, bald comedy writer with a disastrous dating profile?" Greenstein joked in Vogue.

His choice of music apparently helped. Greenstein had used Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers' "Modern World" as the soundtrack to his profile, and Porizkova was a fan.

Their messages became FaceTime conversations that stretched over tea and tequila. Eventually, Porizkova sent him a very direct invitation: "On paper, you're kind of my perfect man. So when are you coming to New York?"

Exactly one month after matching, Greenstein traveled to New York City and met her for drinks at the Hotel Chelsea. She kissed him shortly after their martinis arrived, and the pair have been together ever since.

A Proposal That Temporarily Lost Its Sparkle

During the summer of 2025, Porizkova spent two months filming a movie in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Greenstein used that time to prepare an elaborate proposal around a century-old Czech Art Deco ring.

He also found a wooden music box that played Czech composer Bedřich Smetana's "The Moldau." For the location, he chose Goethe's Lookout, an 18th-century brick tower overlooking the city.

The movie's wrap party ran late, forcing them to rush to the tower before it closed. Greenstein hurried Porizkova up five flights of stairs, caught his breath, and knelt before receiving the answer he wanted.

Then he opened the music box, and the ring was missing.

Porizkova responded with practical calm, asking whether he had used American Express because it offered purchase protection. The ring was eventually found in Greenstein's bag inside the car and finally reached her finger.

Their travels after the engagement led them back to Villa Crespi, a 19th-century Moorish Revival hotel Porizkova had first visited for a photoshoot roughly 30 years earlier. She and Greenstein had returned together in 2024, and they soon agreed that the romantic property should host their reception.

The Bride Refused to Wear White

According to Vogue, Porizkova knew from the beginning that an ordinary bridal gown would not suit her. She wanted a piece created specifically for her and approached House of Gilles, the couture brand co-founded by Gilles Mendel and his daughter, Chloe Mendel Corgan, whom Porizkova knew through her son.

"I knew I wanted a dress made from scratch; not something off the rack," she explained.

White was firmly ruled out, though not for the reason some might assume. After wearing numerous white wedding gowns during her modeling career, Porizkova wanted her real bridal look to feel different.

She envisioned a shade that resisted a simple label, rather than a dress that could be easily called pink or yellow. She also wanted the fabric to "move like water around me."

For inspiration, Porizkova shared images of Lauren Hutton's Halston gown from the 1975 Oscars and Grace Kelly's blue dress in "To Catch a Thief." A photograph of Villa Crespi helped complete the visual direction.

The resulting design featured gauzy pleated fabric in a pale, cool color. Its deep neckline flowed into a carefully defined waist.

One guest offered perhaps the strangest yet most accurate assessment of the finished gown. Porizkova recalled, "In fact, at the wedding reception, one of our guests came up to me and said, 'I've recently been taking recreational ketamine, and your dress is the color of element.' Meaning a color that cannot be described, like water, which has a color beyond color."

"So I guess I got what I wanted!" she added.

Greenstein requested the coordinating veil, while Porizkova wore a flower made from the gown's fabric in her hair. Her jewelry carried a personal connection: two small teardrop earrings given to her by her sons for her 60th birthday.

The Groom Traded Logo T-Shirts for Bespoke Wool

Greenstein needed more help with his own outfit. Before meeting Porizkova, he said his usual "comedy writer's uniform" consisted of jeans and logo T-shirts, and he was not certain he even owned a respectable suit.

Stylist Sean Spellman recommended a bespoke design that would properly fit Greenstein's 6-foot-7 frame. The groom chose a traditional silhouette made from blue wool, despite initially questioning the fabric due to the weather.

"Wearing wool in 90-degree heat seemed insane to me, but he was right. It looked crisp, sharp, and classy," Greenstein said, as reported by Vogue.

He paired the suit with Church's black Oxford shoes that, he joked, cost more than his first car. Suspenders kept everything in place while he danced, and his treasured 1946 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback completed the look.

Legal Paperwork and a Borrowed Bouquet

Porizkova and Greenstein organized the celebration themselves, with help from Villa Crespi's Chiara Ferrari in finding local vendors. Their guests received Art Deco-inspired paper invitations designed by Greenstein's brother.

Attendees were asked to dress formally while accounting for the Italian summer. The colorful parasols supplied by their friend Jacquie gave the gathering what Porizkova called a "Fitzgerald-y" appearance.

Getting legally married in Italy, however, required far more effort than choosing the décor. Although others suggested holding a symbolic ceremony abroad and completing the legal process in the United States, the couple refused.

Porizkova liked the romance of working for the marriage. More importantly, both wanted to leave the ceremony legally wed.

The weekend began with dinner at Pan&Vino, a trattoria in central Orta San Giulio. Its "no pizza, no pasta, no panini" signs amused Porizkova, while a full menu page devoted to tinned fish won over the Czech-born bride.

On the wedding day, guests gathered on the lakeside garden patio behind the town hall. Porizkova then discovered that her bouquet was still at the hotel.

Two friends began pulling flowers from the ground and constructing an emergency replacement under the watch of city official Roberta Mattioli. Mattioli allowed the rescue operation to continue.

Family Music Carried Them Down the Aisle

Porizkova's sons and stepson performed "The Moldau" on violin and guitar as the wedding party entered. Greenstein's sister Jill and Porizkova's brother Kym served as officiants.

Jill and Kym also wrote the couple's vows together from Maine and Texas. "For me, family is my sense of safety, so having family walk us through the vows was profound," Porizkova said.

Greenstein stomped on a glass at the ceremony's close, and the newlyweds kissed at least four times. They left to The Raspberries' "Go All the Way" before completing the short civil portion that made the marriage legal.

The song played again once the paperwork was finished. Rather than posing for a conventional wedding portrait session, the couple gathered everyone for one large photograph on a cobblestone street.

The celebration then continued at Villa Crespi, where chef Antonino Cannavacciuolo prepared the wedding dinner. Many guests reportedly called it the best meal they had eaten at a wedding.

A Ransom, a Hora, and One Final Czech Prank

The reception tables were named for Italian film directors, with one honoring Czech filmmaker Miloš Forman. Porizkova and Greenstein chose "Moon River" for their first dance because a lyric from the song had appeared on the card accompanying the flowers he sent after their first date.

Greenstein's son Henry was scheduled to deliver the only speech. However, the groom's brothers also spoke, followed by Porizkova's sons and her mother. The supermodel said Greenstein's own remarks would have made her fall madly in love with him if she had not already been.

After the toasts, the guests filled the dance floor. The festivities included an impromptu Jewish hora set to Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now." Another Czech custom soon sent Greenstein across the street after Porizkova's 53-year-old son, Eron Otcasek, informed him that his bride was being held at a bar for ransom.

Henry paid the €55 tab because Greenstein had forgotten his wallet. Meanwhile, Argentinian soccer fans watching the World Cup drew their flag on the groom's face.

The couple later cut a cake topped with figurines previously used on Greenstein's parents' wedding cake 63 years earlier. Porizkova pushed two pieces into his mouth and joked that he became quiet for possibly the first time in their relationship.

Upstairs, they discovered that all the furniture in their hotel room had been stacked on the bed, another Czech tradition intended to teach newlyweds cooperation.

The celebration reflected the people and memories closest to them, while Porizkova's seemingly changeable gown gave the wedding its most visually striking detail.