Becca Bloom Spills the Wedding Tea

16 September 2025

Becca Bloom, whose real name is Rebecca Ma and who’s become known online as the “queen of RichTok,” recently walked through everything that went sideways during her Lake Como wedding to software engineer David Pownall. On August 28, 2025 the ceremony at Villa Balbiano looked like it was pulled straight from a fairy tale in photos. But in a new TikTok video Bloom revealed how rain and weather changes forced several last-minute swaps behind the scenes.

The dress was right, the venue was right, the florals were dreamy enough to make anyone gasp at first glance. Her dream was to have both ceremony and reception outdoors. But because the forecast predicted thunderstorms that same day, the plan had to be adjusted. The ceremony still happened outside, and Bloom said the skies cleared “at the exact moments they needed to.” But for the reception her team shifted everything into a glass marquee.

That switch meant scrambling. The florist had to redesign much of the decor at the last minute. Many of the floral pieces Bloom had planned were cut. Ballet dancers and violinists who were supposed to perform outside on Roman columns had to be moved indoors. A plan to cut the cake outdoors with fireworks was cancelled entirely. Still, Bloom shared a romantic moment, saying she and Pownall danced alone in the rain just the two of them instead. It was imperfect, but it felt real.

One change Bloom said turned out for the better was moving the “first look” that moment when bride and groom see each other for the first time on wedding day to the day before the ceremony. Because of that, Bloom said they got a lot of photos out of the way earlier and spent more quality time with family and friends on the wedding day.

Bloom reflected that even though a lot was supposedly going wrong none of the guests probably noticed the changes. She says she was a very “Type B bride” meaning she was laid-back enough to roll with what happened. Bloom says that any of the details she worried about weren’t things people would even spot. What mattered was the feeling, the presence, the love. She closed by saying that flexibility is underrated in weddings.

Rebecca Ma and David Pownall.Rebecca Ma/Instagram

Putting her wedding on view has never just been about aesthetic though. Bloom is known for showing off luxury: lavish dresses, grand venues, designer picks, upscale decor. The images from Villa Balbiano, the truffle pasta, the champagne, the firework exit those are all things people expect from her. But the behind-the-scenes realities show something less curated, more human. She let slip how even a luxury wedding needs backup plans, how weather is not Instagram-controllable.

Despite the rain-driven changes the wedding has been praised online. Her posts and the Vogue feature show how much attention went into detail: custom gowns by Oscar de la Renta, vintage Chanel pieces, jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, meaningful motifs like peony embroidery to honor her Chinese heritage. All of it planned with intention, even when things didn’t go exactly as visuals might suggest.

Some critics pointed out imperfections: because of shifting venues decorations were scaled back, dance and performance elements moved indoors, the fireworks idea for the cake cutting was shelved. Bloom acknowledged all of that. But she frames it in a way that emphasizes experience over perfection. She says moments like stepping into the rain with her husband, dancing despite soggy shoes or soggy anything made the day more vivid, more memorable. It’s the difference between a perfect snapshot and a story you remember.

In sharing what went wrong Bloom also seems to share what she wants people to learn. That weddings are in part what you plan and in part what you adapt. That even the best-curated events will meet surprises weather, logistics, timing issues. That how you respond matters more than how flawless things look in photos. She says she remains grateful: for her partner, her family, her team, for the moments that worked out in spite of the setbacks. And that, she suggests, is what people usually remember most.

Her story feels like a reminder to anyone planning something big that perfection might be an illusion. That sometimes imperfect moments are the ones you carry forward emotionally. And that some of the magic is in how you meet the unexpected. In Bloom’s case the Lake Como wedding was still a dream in rainfall, in rearranged decor, in unexpected dance in the rain. It wasn’t what was planned in every detail but Bloom seems OK with that. In many ways it’s what made the memory richer.