Danger ahead for the wedding costume: Brigitte Bardot and Guapa, Spanish for pretty girl. Guapa had a Spanish name because she was rescued in Spain from children who abused her on the street. Brigitte Bardot adopted her and she became her beloved companion for the following 15 years. During filming of "Voulez-vous danser avec moi?" ("Come Dance with Me!"). Studios de la Victorine, Nice 1959.

During a break in filming "Voulez-vous danser avec moi?" at the Studios de la Victorine in Nice in 1959, Brigitte Bardot reclines in her elaborate lace wedding costume. Her dog Guapa stands on its hind legs, front paws resting on the lounge chair. Bardot rescued Guapa—Spanish for "pretty girl"—in Spain, and the dog became her beloved companion for the next fifteen years. With her voluminous tulle veil and tiara in place, the actress raises a hand to her mouth in a candid moment, her eyes accentuated with dark eyeliner.

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