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Vanessa Williams shares photo of her wedding dress

The actress described her "very silky and streamlined" gown as "magnificent."

By Annie Martin
Vanessa Williams at the TCA Summer Press Tour on July 27, 2012. The actress shared a first photo of her wedding dress Monday. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
1 of 5 | Vanessa Williams at the TCA Summer Press Tour on July 27, 2012. The actress shared a first photo of her wedding dress Monday. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

BUFFALO, N.Y., July 7 (UPI) -- Vanessa Williams shared a first photo of her wedding dress Monday.

The 52-year-old actress posted a picture of herself in one of two gowns she wore for the occasion on Instagram. The snapshot will appear in an upcoming spread about Williams' nuptials in People magazine.

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Williams married businessman Jim Skrip in Buffalo, N.Y., over the Fourth of July weekend. Carmen Marc Valvo designed both of the actress' dresses, one of which celebrated the fact the couple met for the first time in Egypt.

"[It was] very silky and streamlined," Williams told the magazine of the flowing white dress with gold band pictured. "It was magnificent. I felt like an Egyptian goddess, and that was exactly the theme I was going for."

"We locked eyes and I got caught up in the moment," Skrip recalled. "When I finally noticed the dress, it was perfect for Vanessa: sleek, simple and sexy. She then had another surprise for me: she did a quick change into another beautiful gown for the vows ceremony. She was stunning!"

Williams was previously wed to Ramon Hervey from 1987 to 1997, and has three children, 28-year-old Melanie, 26-year-old Jillian and 22-year-old Devin, with the talent manager. She and retired NBA star Rick Fox were married from 1999 to 2005, and share 15-year-old Sasha. 

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