Dua Lipa and Callum Turner were serenaded by Sir Elton John at their Italian wedding on Saturday (June 6).
The couple tied the knot in a low-key ceremony at Marylebone Town Hall in London on May 31 before flying out to Italy for three days of celebrations with their friends and family, culminating in a second wedding at the Villa Valguarnera in Bagheria, east of Palermo.
And in a “very emotional” moment, the bride’s good friend performed his classic hit Your Song after flying into Italy by private jet just in time to sing at the ceremony, Daily Mail online reports.
And Elton wasn’t the only famous face providing music for the celebrations, because DJs Carl Cox, Martin Garrix, David Guetta and Peggy Gou also performed.
The 30-year-old bride made her entrance to the wedding ceremony at about 6pm Sicilian time (Sunday, 12am SGT), wearing a gown decorated with diamonds designed by guest Donatella Versace.
The historic venue had a semi-circle of chairs set up outside with a gazebo in the centre for the wedding ceremony, and the villa had been decorated with peonies and hyacinths, with photo booths set up to capture some special moments for the guests.
An insider said: “Dua and Callum sat on a stage under the gazebo and a simple exchange of vows took place.”
The couples’ families were driven from Palermo to the villa, but there was almost a disaster when a driver left Dua’s mother Anesa’s shoes in his car.
Guests were given special souvenir handkerchiefs that had been embroidered with the phrase “Stay mad with me forever”.
Saturday’s celebrations included a 10-minute firework display at around 11.30pm, while on June 4, guests boarded a yacht for a party, and on June 5, festivities took place at Galleria Moderna, where Dua wore a custom Bottega Veneta dress.
It was previously claimed Dua and 36-year-old Callum have paid out £5,000 (S$8,608) to compensate those who live in apartments overlooking areas where there will be extra parking for the wedding after angry residents expressed their frustration at the disruption the celebrations had caused.
A source told The Sun: “It doesn’t really match the idyllic love story vibe that Dua seems to be going for.”
It was claimed that two town squares in the city have been closed to the public for the wedding and local residents have been made to sign non-disclosure agreements.
Roads were closed and no drone fly zones were being enforced ahead of the star-studded ceremony.
In response to the upheaval, Sicilians put up posters with messages such as “Palermo is not for rent” and “Our square is not your living room”.
Another read: “Public spaces belong to everyone. We reclaim the right to live them, free from private profit.”
Wedding planners had ripped down the banners, but the protesters hit back by tagging the slogan with graffiti on a wall so that it was harder to scrub off.
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