The Guardian (USA)

Usher and longtime partner married in Las Vegas after Super Bowl half-time show

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Usher and his longtime partner Jenn Goicoechea married in Las Vegas just hours after the R&B superstar’s headline appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show, according to officials and documents.

The officiant who wed the pair is known to dress as an Elvis Presley impersonat­or.

The couple married on Sunday at Vegas Weddings, according to a marriage certificat­e made public on Monday. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev Ronald Joseph Polrywka, better known locally as Ron DeCar. Witnesses included Jonnetta Patton, Usher’s mother. “Congratula­tions to the New- lyweds!” chapel owner Melody Willis

Williams said in a statement. “We were beyond thrilled to host in this epic day for Usher and his new wife.”

“As much as we love, love,” the statement adds, “this is the couple’s news to share any further details on. We’ll always be fans of Usher! Yeah!”

Usher, 45, and Goicoechea, 40, have been together since 2019 and have two young daughters. A representa­tive for Usher, Lydia Kanuga, did not immediatel­y respond to questions from the Associated Press, including whether the service was conducted in the chapel, on a balcony or in the drivethrou­gh lane.

DeCar did not respond to an email from the Associated Press seeking additional informatio­n. A publicist said DeCar declined to comment.

The Clark county clerk, Lynn Marie Goya, the head of the county’s marriage license bureau, confirmed that her office issued a license to Usher and Goicoechea last week.

“Naturally they got married in Las Vegas,” Goya said. “What better place than the ‘Wedding Capital of the World?’”

 ?? Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images ?? Usher performs onstage during the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show on Sunday in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Usher performs onstage during the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show on Sunday in Las Vegas, Nevada.
 ?? Photograph: Ken Ritter/AP ?? Vegas Weddings on Monday in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Photograph: Ken Ritter/AP Vegas Weddings on Monday in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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