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Fashion designer Marc Jacobs weds Char Defrancesco

Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss among wedding guests

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7 years ago

April 8, 2019

**Char Defrancesco** and Marc Jacobs. (Photo via Instagram)

Fashion designer Marc Jacobs married Char Defrancesco in a ceremony filled with celebrity guests in New York City on Saturday.

Jacobs, 55, and Defrancesco, a 35-year-old candlemaker, said their “I dos” in front of models Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen, Kaia Gerber, Bella and Gigi Hadid, Kate Moss, Emily Ratajkowski and Amber Valletta, singers Maya and Rita Ora, rapper Lil Kim, actresses Christina Ricci and Chloe Sevigny and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, among others.

Jacobs proposed to Defrancesco on Defrancesco’s birthday last April at Chipotle with a surprise flash mob to “Kiss” by Prince.

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Congratulations to newlyweds @TheMarcJacobs and @CharDefrancesco ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ Wishing you both a lifetime of love, happiness and joy. #MarcandCharsWedding

A post shared by Marc Jacobs (@marcjacobs) on Apr 7, 2019 at 8:00am PDT

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Our ride. A 1962 Rolls Royce Phantom. Gorgeous. Our attire bespoke @huntsmansavilerow My suit, shirt and tie cut, overseen and designed with the lovely, incredible Ralph Fitzgerald. Charly’s dinner jacket, trousers and dress shirt also cut, and looked after by Ralph. This man has always come thru for us and we love Huntsman. Bespoke sneakers by the incredible @louboutinworld and my boots custom @gucci by the amazing @alessandro_michele

A post shared by Marc Jacobs (@themarcjacobs) on Apr 7, 2019 at 6:36pm PDT

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God is in the details. Sixties David Webb enameled lion head cuff links (and my wedding band)! @cartier @davidwebbjewels #dontfloataway

A post shared by Marc Jacobs (@themarcjacobs) on Apr 7, 2019 at 10:20am PDT

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