The daughter of Zara’s billionaire founder Amancio Ortega has tied the knot today in a glamorous ceremony in Spain.
Marta Ortega, 34, wowed in a fashion-forward dress by Valentino as she married partner Carlos Torretta, 35, the son of a fashion designer, at an intimate ceremony at her family home in Galicia, north-west Spain.
The Zara heiress opted for a high-neck dress with puff sleeves and a bow around the waist, which she teamed with a full-length veil and flower crown.
The bride and groom are hosting a cocktail party at the Royal Yacht Club in A Coruna, where Ortega hails from, with a lavish wedding party set to follow on Saturday.
Glamorous guests expected at the wedding include Bruce Springsteen’s daughter Jessica and heiress Athina Onassis.
Marta Ortega, 34, wowed in a fashion forward dress by Valentino as she tied the knot with partner Carlos Torretta, 35, in her father’s hometown in Spain
Marta and Carlos looked every inch the happy couple as they posed for their wedding portraits after an intimate ceremony in Galicia, north-west Spain
Marta, who is a senior creative consultant for Zara Women, was previously married to showjumper Sergio Alvarez Moya with whom she has a five-year-old son.
Meanwhile model agent Carlos, the son of Spanish fashion designer Roberto Torretta, has previous dated a string of beauties including Victoria’s Secret model Sigrid Agren and bestselling author Danielle’s Steel’s daughter Victoria Traina.
He returned to Spain at the start of last year after working in New York as a representative of models including Adriana Lima and Kim Kardashian’s half-sister Kendall Jenner.
Spanish newspapers have branded the nuptials between Marta – whose billionaire father is the fifth richest man in the world – as the ‘wedding of the year’
The groom’s father, Spanish designer Roberto Torreta, and his mother Carmen Echevarria were pictured arriving at the cocktail party in A Coruna on Friday
Forest green appeared to be a popular choice for the wedding (left), while one stylish guest opted for a stylish maxi dress for the bash
Guests including Maria Luisa Perez (left), dressed in a stylish pink mini dress, were photographed arriving at the party
Bride Marta, who is a senior creative consultant for Zara Women, opted for a stunning floor-length dress by Italian fashion house Valentino. Pictured is a sketch of the gown
Around 400 guests are expected to attend Saturday’s party at the Casas Novas equestrian centre, twice as many as six years ago when Marta married her first husband.
Those invited include Spanish model and actor Jon Kortajarena and Eugenia Silva, whose husband Alfonso de Borbon is a cousin of the country’s King Felipe VI.
While male guests have been told to wear tuxedos, Marta’s father is expected to don a black suit made at one of the local factories of his retail empirer Inditex.
Marta’s mother is Ortega’s second wife Flora Perez, a member of staff he started an affair with while still married to his first wife Rosalia.
The groom’s parents Roberto Torretta and Carmen Echevarria were seen arriving at the cocktail party celebrating the wedding of Marta and Carlos
Mother of the groom Carmen (pictured with husband Roberto) opted for a chic one-shoulder midi dress for the occasion, which she teamed with strappy heels
One guest opted for a stylish jumpsuit (left) while another opted for a printed midi dress (right) for the cocktail party at the Royal Yacht Club
Marta was educated at a Swiss boarding school, before studying business management in London.
She trained as an assistant in Zara on Oxford Street where Kate Moss, who modelled there, reportedly rebuffed her friendly overtures.
Marta’s father, now 82, is a self-made man who left school at 13 and is currently ranked the fifth richest man in the world, just behind Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, with a fortune of nearly $70 billion (£55 billion).
He stood down as president of Inditex in 2011 but is still the majority shareholder with 60 per cent of the firm’s shares.
In October 2015 and September 2016 he was briefly named ahead of Bill Gates as the world’s wealthiest person by Forbes magazine.
Juan Carlos Rodríguez Cebrián, the general director of Inditex, and Antonio Rodriguez Ortega (right) were seen arriving at the wedding
Guests arrived in a series of glamorous ensembles for a cocktail party in A Coruna, after Marta and Carlos tied the knot in an intimate ceremony
Around 400 guests are expected to attend Saturday’s party. Pictured are guests arriving at today’s cocktail party in A Coruna