Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel tie the knot in a super intimate wedding.
Miranda wouldn’t let anything ruin her perfect day!
Flowers, jewels, a white gown… and metal detectors. It might not be the most traditional check list for a bride on her big day, but then again, Miranda Kerr’s intimate wedding to Evan Spiegel was never going to be conventional!
The Australian model tied the knot with her Snapchat founder fiance last week in a romantic but modern ceremony on the grounds of their LA home, but the day was not without drama.
When it came to planning their secret ceremony, we’re told Miranda, 34, and Evan, 27, spent a huge amount of time – not to mention money – ensuring a meticulous security presence.
With circling helicopters and body pat-downs for guests and catering staff, it was very clear safety was as much a priority for the happy couple as romance when it came time to say “I do.”
There was good reason for such an extreme level of caution, too. Late last year, one of Miranda’s security guards was stabbed as he tussled with a man attempting to break into the mum-of-one’s Malibu property. The intruder was subsequently shot by the guard. Both men went to hospital but made a full recovery.
Miranda wasn’t home, but the incident is said to have left her so frightened she’s beefed up her personal protection ever since.
And while she and Evan were determined to make the day an intimate occasion – inviting just their closest family and friends – we’re told she was adamant both she and her guests felt safe, no matter how extreme her security measures may have seemed.
Thankfully, the gorgeous event passed without a hitch and Miranda’s six-year-old son Flynn is said to have enjoyed the day as much as the newlyweds! Looking dapper in a three-piece suit, the excited little boy had a wonderful time running around the property with a group of flower girls, at one point “twirling and spinning as he ran down the driveway”, according to an onlooker.
And the youngster wasn’t forgotten in the speeches, with one of Evan’s friends saying: “Congratulations you three!” in a nod to the family unit and a sure sign Evan is committed to helpingg Miranda raise her young son.
Flynn’s dad Orlando Bloom, Miranda’s first husband, was not included on the guest list, which featured fewer than 50 people.
Her mother Therese, father John, brother Matthew and his husband James all flew out from Australia for the occasion.
Therese, Miranda’s grandfather and her aunt all gave speeches – with the latter earning a laugh for advising Evan, “Remember, the woman is always right.”
While speculation had been rife that Miranda and her billionaire partner would host an extravagant wedding Down Under, insiders say they opted to keep the occasion close to home in order to make it feel more personal.
“Evan and Miranda looked at many different options for where they wanted to have their wedding, but their backyard was what felt most intimate and perfect,” a source says of the couple’s venue choice. “They kept it small with only those people that mean the most to them.”
A marquee on the couple’s property was decked out with farmhouse tables, benches and chairs, and adorned with large arrangements of white and pink roses.
And at the end of the evening, romantic Miranda serenaded her new husband with Shania Twain’s You’re Still The One.
‘They kept it small with only those people that mean the most to them’