Never one to be accused of not trying, Dominika Cibulkova stuck out her stubborn Wimbledon run until Elena Vesnina saw otherwise in the quarterfinals. Away from her tennis, which was sterling in her upset of Agnieszka Radwanska in the preceding round, the storyline following the effervescent Slovakian was that she was to marry on July 9—Saturday, the day of the women's singles championship at the All England Club. Many wondered aloud whether she'd postpone the nuptial if she reached the title round.

Perhaps her remarkable Wimbledon run—following her Eastbourne title run leading up to this third major event of the season—was overshadowed by all the press surrounding her will-she-or-won't-she? wedding.

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Regardless, competing in the final didn't come to be a choice she needed to make. And so, with a gorgeous (and looong) train on her dress and Jimmy Choo heels on her grass-court-battered feet, Cibulkova donned non-Wimbledon white and married her love, Miso Navara-articolo34339.html).

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Czech player Barbara Strycova was among the invitees, and she posted a photo on Instagram of herself with the happy bride:

At least one observer made the connection between Cibulkova's wedding dress and the recent, vintage Met Gala looks of Kim Kardashian and Cher, respectively:

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That gown also bore flattering resemblances to dresses that Beyonce and Ester Satarova have worn in recent times:

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Not bad company, that. But this was Cibulkova's day, and it was a gorgeous one. Indeed, pome!

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