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A tech titan married a Playboy model in a wildly lavish wedding ceremony

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Hope Dworaczyk Robert SmithTech investor Robert Smith, the founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, married Hope Dworaczyk, Playboy’s 2010 Playmate of the Year, in an over the top ceremony this weekend on Italy’s Amalfi Coast.

Congrats to Mr & Mrs Smith! @hopedworaczyk you are the most beautiful bride! #dropsthemic #hopeandrobert

A photo posted by Marianna Hewitt (@marianna_hewitt) on Jul 25, 2015 at 11:49am PDT on

 The pair wed at the exclusive Hotel Villa Cimbrone

"The drive to the secluded retreat has been called 'daunting,' so 'helicopters had to fly in each piece of equipment, making over 100 trips back and forth to the five-star resort overlooking dizzying views,'" reports PageSix.

But judging by the Instagram photos, it appears the effort was worth it for the celebrity perfomances alone.

John Legend serenaded the bride down the aisle.

The beautiful @hopedworaczyk walking down the aisle 💍✨ @johnlegend serenades #HOPEandROBERT #JohnLegend

A video posted by Caity Michelle Rose (@caitydariotis) on Jul 25, 2015 at 6:38pm PDT on

He later sang "All of Me" during the ceremony.

#aboutlastnight #johnlegend #mrandmrssmith #hopeandrobert #ravello #music #weddings #overthetop #matrimonio #italianwedding

A video posted by Amedeo Scognamiglio (@amedeokingofcameos) on Jul 26, 2015 at 9:56am PDT on

 It was the couple's first dance.

🙏🏻 TO A STUNNING WEDDING AND A TRULY MAGICAL UNION WITH TWO OF THE BEST SOULS I KNOW🎉 ILOVEYOU #HOPEandROBERT @hopedworaczyk ❤️💀❤️ #mrandmrsSMITH

A video posted by jOYCEBONELLi™ (@joycebonelli) on Jul 25, 2015 at 6:09pm PDT on

Seal performed his hit, "Kiss From A Rose."

Most magical night @sealofficial #HopeandRobert 🌹

A video posted by - Carla DiBello (@carladibello) on Jul 25, 2015 at 6:21pm PDT on

And Brian McKnight sang, too.

Brian McKnight #hopeandrobert #ravello #italianwedding

A video posted by Amedeo Scognamiglio (@amedeokingofcameos) on Jul 24, 2015 at 3:11pm PDT on

The bride even got behind the DJ booth with DJ Cassidy.

Dancing the night away with DJ Hope & @djcassidy #HopeandRobert

A photo posted by - Carla DiBello (@carladibello) on Jul 26, 2015 at 3:24am PDT on

 But the most special guest was the couple's seven-month-old son.

💔❤️ 💍MRS S M I T H #BabyHENDRIX @hopedworaczyk #HOPEandROBERT #LIFETHROUGHMYEYES 📷

A photo posted by jOYCEBONELLi™ (@joycebonelli) on Jul 25, 2015 at 3:31pm PDT on

 The setting and decor were over the top.

The most fabulous wedding of the year at the enchanting Ravello! #hopeandrobert #mrandmrssmith

A photo posted by Thuda aka Marianna's Mom (@stripesnchanel) on Jul 26, 2015 at 1:16am PDT on

 

 

V I L L A C I M B R O N E 🇮🇹 #HOPEandROBERT 💞

A photo posted by jOYCEBONELLi™ (@joycebonelli) on Jul 24, 2015 at 5:15pm PDT on

 

Rehearsal Dinner for the beautiful @hopedworaczyk ✨ #HOPEandROBERT

A photo posted by Caity Michelle Rose (@caitydariotis) on Jul 24, 2015 at 11:36am PDT on

 There was a wall made for Instgramming.

#HopeAndRobert #MrAndMrsSmith #wedding was the most spectacular experience! 🇮🇹 I wish them #Love, #Light and eternal Happiness! ❤️🙌🏻

A photo posted by Amanda Vanderpool (@checkoutamanda) on Jul 26, 2015 at 10:21am PDT on

 And the cake was outrageous.

#repost @mr.edkavishe wearing #Armani Just Couldn't resist the temptation with this beautiful #WeddingCake for #MrandMrsSmith @hopedworaczyk #Ravello #HopeandRobert

A photo posted by Fashion Wire Press ® (@fashion_press) on Jul 27, 2015 at 10:31am PDT on

But it was all nothing compared to the numerous designer gowns the bride wore throughout the weekend.

 

 

ILOVEYOU 💜 @hopedworaczyk #HOPEandROBERT 🇮🇹 💍💞

A photo posted by jOYCEBONELLi™ (@joycebonelli) on Jul 24, 2015 at 4:48pm PDT on

 

 

Day before our wedding. Friends + family. Poolside glam. Romper & cape by @naeemkhannyc. #mrandmrssmith #wedding #hopeandrobert

A photo posted by Hope Dworaczyk (@hopedworaczyk) on Jul 24, 2015 at 9:19am PDT on

 

The most beautiful fairytale wedding any woman can want!! Congratulations to one of our fave #beauty #fashion #bloggers @hopedworaczyk #mrandmrssmith #HopeandRobert

A photo posted by Amitie Clothing (@amitieclothing) on Jul 25, 2015 at 6:23pm PDT on

 

So who exactly is the couple behind the lavish wedding weekend?

Robert F. Smith, 52, is the founder of Vista Equity Partners, "a firm with $8 billion under management that deals exclusively in the unglamorous business of enterprise software," according to the New York Times.

"Much of Vista’s success can be traced to the unconventional tactics of its hands-on chief executive, Robert F. Smith, who has delivered investors a staggering 31 percent average annual rate of return since co-founding Vista in 2000," the NYT wrote in a 2014 profile on Smith, which detailed his unique rise to becoming one of the "75 Most Powerfu Blacks on Wall Street."

Robert Smith30-year-old Dworaczyk, meanwhile, is the host and co-producer for "Inside Fashion" for the E! channel in Canada and appeared on "Celebrity Apprentice" in 2011.

Hope DworaczykIn 2010, she was named Playboy's Playmate of the Year.

Playboy Hope Dworaczyk
In 2009, she was Playmate of the month and appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine's April issue with Seth Rogen.

Playboy Hope Dworaczyk seth rogen

Cheers to the newlyweds!

 

 

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