At last the great day has come. This Saturday, April 6, 2024, José Luis Martínez Almeida and Teresa Urquijo passed through the altar. The couple, who began their relationship in May 2023, thus takes another step in their relationship. The ceremony took place at 12:00, and was carried out in the Parish of the Sacred Heart and San Francisco de Borja, also called the Jesuits of Serrano church. There, the bride looked spectacular and radiant, wearing a dress that belonged to her grandmother, while she surrounded herself with all her loved ones and her great love, the mayor of Madrid.
The wedding had more than 500 high-level guests and the banquet cost around 90,000 euros. The wedding was celebrated in style, and the reception will take place in Colmenar Viejo, on her family estate, where the couple’s loved ones will travel, including several well-known faces from both politics and the Spanish aristocracy.
Among the notable guests are also faces such as Isabel Díaz Ayuso, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, José María Aznar and the presidents of Aragón and Murcia, Jorge Azcón and Fernando López Miras, respectively. Although if anyone has caught everyone’s attention it has been her girlfriend, who has worn a design with a long train that her grandmother wore during her wedding day. A tender nod to one of the most special people in Urquijo’s life.
It was in 1961 when Teresa Urquijo’s grandmother, Teresa de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, married Íñigo Moreno y de Arteaga. She did it dressed in a dress created by Pedro Rodríguez. This dress had also been worn by Teresa Urquijo’s mother, Beatriz Moreno de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, at her wedding in 1995. At that time, she made some alterations to it.
It is a dress made of satin with brocades and silver thread weaves. The cut has a bateau neckline, three-quarter sleeves, a marked waist and a skirt with a huge train, which is also finished off with a large tulle headdress adorned with tiny orange blossom flowers.
Although if something caught attention it was the veil that Teresa Urquijo wore, since it was several meters long. Made from delicate tulle and trimmed with exquisite lace, this stunning veil added a touch of elegance and sophistication to her bridal look. A different touch to the style that, despite passing from generation to generation, has managed to be totally different thanks to this accessory.
It was in early 2023 when the couple met for the first time. It was during the FLECHA contemporary art fair, as reported by the Look portal. So, it was she who approached Almeida. After several meetings at different events, she was encouraged to ask him for a first date, which finally took place on May 12. Then, there was a political campaign, so the mayor wanted to wait until it was over to make the relationship public.
Finally, it was in June 2023 when José Luis Martínez-Almeida officially presented Teresa Urquijo as his partner, and he did so by going accompanied by her to Las Ventas, in the event that puts an end to the San Isidro festivities. From then on, their relationship grew by leaps and bounds, until they became engaged and married. “Once they asked me about sentimental questions. I answered that neither rush nor resign, it is obvious that I have not rushed, but I was almost resigned. Until she appeared. And Teresa told me yes,” the mayor wrote on his Instagram profile , revealing their engagement last January.
