THE ODDS ARE IN THEIR FAVOR!
Inside JLaw’s star-studded fall wedding to her prince in Newport, R.I.
Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney are hitched! From the grub to the star-studded guest list, Us has the details.
JLaw is lawfully wed! After an eight-month engagement, Hollywood’s homegirl tied the knot with art dealer Cooke Maroney in front of 150 guests including family and friends in Newport, R.I., on Saturday, Oct. 19. Sources say the day involved a romantic ceremony followed by a savory autumnal feast and a characteristically raucous reception to fête the beginning of Lawrence’s forever with “the greatest human being” she’s ever met.
Hours before their rehearsal dinner, Lawrence, 29, and Maroney, 35, flew on a private plane to Rose Island, the secluded area where their prewedding festivities took place. (An eyewitness saw Lawrence walk across the Newport tarmac wearing a chic beige sweater and a brown silk skirt.) Guests, including many celebrities (see next page), were greeted with a clambake under a luxurious white canopy, which sources say was designed “by one of the best tentists on the East Coast.” To everyone’s delight, the rehearsal dinner ended with a bang as a dazzling fireworks display lit up the night sky.
HERE COMES THE BRIDE
On Saturday morning, Lawrence and Maroney shirked superstitions about seeing each other before the ceremony and went to their wedding venue, Belcourt Mansion — a glamorous art deco estate built in 1894 by famous architect Richard Morris Hunt — to check on preparations for the event. Bearded men sporting suspenders and 1920s-style vests worked hard carving squash and carrots, some of the key seasonal veggies included in the gourmet menu comprised of bites like sweet potato f lat cakes, brussels sprouts with cured egg yolk, pork belly with pickled apples and salt cod beignets. The