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Petra Němcováis a mom — a few weeks earlier than she expected.
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And the shower was a smashing success. “This intimate setting and friends which are so close to my heart has createdan unforgettable loving experience,” Němcová told PEOPLE.
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The model and philanthropist had revealed a month earlier, on Aug. 2, that she and Larretche had gotten married “in a private ceremony with our spiritual guide in a sacred site of Cathedral Rock” in Sedona, Arizona.
Sharing aphoto on Instagramof the wedding, she wrote, “This location is very special to us because of its powerful energy field and its rich indigenous traditions. ✨?✨During our sacred union all the elements & angels gathered together and created magical golden cloud above us. ?We were moved beyond words. ?”
“We are so excited to join our paths and co-create our future together. ✨?✨We thank everyone for your love and we send you many blessings. ???,” Němcová added.
The supermodel also posted asnapshot of the couple embracingat the site and captioned it in part, “My soul is dancing with joy celebrating our sacred union and our blissful magical love in the presence of this majestic cathedral. The Cathedral rock represents the divine feminine, which is so needed within each of us and in the whole world.”
Němcová is thankful to have a second chance at love. In 2004 she was on vacation in Thailand with her then-boyfriend, photographer Simon Atlee, when the2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamistruck. He didn’t survive.
Ten years after the tsunami, Němcová toldNBC Newsthat surviving the disaster “gave me the drive to help children every day since, because that day I didn’t have a choice and now I have a choice.”
source: people.com