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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This article on how the created the wedding and its relationship to Consuelo Vanderbilt's wedding/marriage is worth the read: https://www.vulture.com/article/the-gilded-age-gladys-wedding-behind-the-scenes.html

Some highlights:

- They clearly could not copy the Vanderbilt wedding exactly because Consuelo married in the 1890s and Gladys' wedding is happening about a decade earlier, so it's more of an "inspired by"

- It was filmed at a gothic revival cathedral in Albany because the church Vanderbilt wed in burned down in 1901. The Albany church was designed by the same architect.

- They actually had to tone down the amount of flowers in the church and the Russell house versus real life because the real thing was so over the top it just wouldn't look elegant or appealing on the show (or would get in the way of some of the long shots they wanted to get). They also noted they do the same thing with the art in people's homes, especially the Russell's -- if the set was more true to life, it would be impossible to film in because there'd be so much priceless artwork in the background it would be distracting. These people were all about showcasing wealth to the exclusion of taste or good sense.

- IRL Consuelo was literally locked in her room in the weeks leading up to her wedding and openly weeping at the ceremony. They toned both details down in order to give Gladys more agency as a character, which I get because otherwise this storyline would be too depressing.[/quote]

Thanks so much!  I was honestly just enjoying this as a period drama.  I had heard of Mrs Astor and knew the main family was based on the Vanderbilts, but I didn’t realize how closely it followed real stories. [/quote]

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