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Olivia Culpo Shares Behind-the-Scenes of Her ‘Dream Bridal Shower’ Ahead of Wedding to 49ers Christian McCaffrey
The model’s bridal shower took place in Malibu, California, over the weekend
Olivia Culpo is almost ready to walk down the aisle!
The model, 32, is gearing up to tie the knot with fiancé Christian McCaffrey, and on Saturday, May 25, she celebrated their upcoming nuptials with a Malibu bridal shower.
Culpo kicked off the event by sharing a “Bridal shower GRWM” video in which she rapidly showed off her two white dress options for the celebration while revealing that she was “very late.”
After trying both on — one short, strapless dress and one floor-length gown with puff sleeves — Culpo opted for the longer option to cover up bruises she collected on a recent bike ride.
She also let McCaffrey, 27, select her accessories — even though he’s color-blind, as she pointed out.
Later on her Instagram Stories, Culpo gave a closer look at her bridal shower festivities, sharing a look at a table adorned with gorgeous flowers and ribbon details, plus a picturesque ocean view.
She also revealed that the shower was made complete with a “bloom bar,” where guests could use a wide variety of flowers to build their own “DIY bouquets.” It featured sweet pictures of Culpo and McCaffrey and labeled vases for each guest.
More florals could also be found outside at the Malibu celebration, where a wall and table made of flowers — blue, pink and white — enveloped the shower’s cake — a simple, two-tiered confection.
The former Miss Universe also shared some sweet videos of herself interacting with guests, including a video of her initially walking in and reacting to her “dream bridal shower,” plus a video with Kathleen Messier, the fiancée of McCaffrey’s brother, Max McCaffrey.
“The future Mrs. McCaffreys,” she captioned the sweet clip of the duo
Later in the celebration, McCaffrey made another appearance to give his wife-to-be a hug as she partied by the ocean. “I adore you,” Culpo wrote of the NFL star in a video.
The pair — who began dating in 2019 and got engaged in April 2023 — also snapped a sweet couple pic together by the flower wall, which Culpo simply captioned, “Husband,” with a heart emoji.
Earlier this month, Culpo chatted with PEOPLE about her upcoming wedding and revealed the one thing she won’t be doing when it comes to saying “I do.”
“I know for sure we’re not going to do a first look, so he won’t see me until I’m walking down the aisle,” she told PEOPLE, adding, “I think that that’s a little less common these days.”
The model also previously revealed that she’s planning to have her dog Oliver play a part in her nuptials, explaining, “I think he’ll be the ring bearer.”