Shawn Johnson Talks Wedding Plans, Reveals Which Dancing With the Stars Pals Are Helping With Her Big Day

Bride-to-be tells E! News about upcoming nuptials to fiancé Andrew East

By Rebecca Macatee, Lindsey Caldwell Nov 24, 2015 8:00 PMTags
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Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and fiancé Andrew East's wedding day won't only be about the bride and groom—it's a celebration for their family and friends, too!

Shawn's custom gown from Nashville-based stylist Olia Zavozina is already in the works for her Spring 2016 "I do's," and as the bride-to-be told E! News recently, she's got some friends from her Dancing With the Stars days on hold, too!

Mark Ballas (Shawn's season 8 DWTS partner) and Derek Hough (her all-star edition, season 15 partner) will have to wait to see if their invites arrive in the mail leading up to the big day. As Shawn told E! News, though, "one of those first things I had to do after we got engaged" was to place a call to her hair and makeup stylists from the show!

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"My biggest fear was that they wouldn't be available because [the wedding] is during Dancing With the Stars," she explained. "So I was like, I can fly you in [to Nashville, where the Johnson-East wedding will be taking place] on Friday and out on Saturday, so you're back there [in L.A.] for Sunday dress rehearsal. They're both coming, so they're the best in the world!"

The bride will be ready for every closeup, that's for sure! Don't expect her wedding dress to look anything like her past Dancing With the Stars costumes, though. Olia Zavozina, the stylist personally designing Shawn's dress for the big day, told E! News the dress will be "timeless, unique, and different, but at the same time be something that she can look back at those pictures 20 years from today, and say, 'Wow, I made the right choice!'"

As far as the wedding goes, it's going to be one big celebration! Sara Fried, of Fête Nashville who is planning the celebration tells E! News, "Shawn & Andrew are both very close with their families, so even through their wedding is expected to have 350 plus guests, it is important that both the ceremony and reception remain very intimate. Lots of candles, flowers and touches of gold will create a romantic setting."

Watch: Shawn Johnson Shares Upcoming Wedding Details