Inside the Intimate Backyard Wedding of Gene Simmons' Daughter Sophie (Exclusive)
24.02.2023 - 00:45
/ etonline.com
Sophie Simmons is a married woman! On Wednesday, the daughter of Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed-Simmons said «I do» to James Henderson at her mom's Malibu home. «It was Feb. 22, a day chosen by my husband because he liked the 2.22.23 date,» Sophie shares with ET. "'Easy to remember,' he said. For me, it didn't matter what day.«The couple chose to keep the wedding intimate, with only 50 people at the backyard nuptials, and mostly family. „My husband has a lot of siblings,“ Sophie notes. Everything about the wedding was personal and family-oriented.
„My dad walked me down the aisle. We were all puddles all night,“ she says of the emotional evening with the 73-year-old KISS singer. »I also wrote the father-daughter dance song, and again, tears.«Obviously music was a big part of Sophie and James' big day. „Music was huge for us.
We really thought about what we would walk down the aisle to — the lyrical content, etcetera. And we only played oldies at the dinner,“ the 30-year-old bride tells ET.Sophie was stunning in a white lace Galia Lahav gown that the designer made „super custom“ to her style. Lahav also designed the mother of the bride's look.
„The top of her corset is actually the top of my reception dress,“ Sophie notes. „We are so close and we wanted to have a through thread in our looks!“As for her three favorite things from the magical evening, Sophie shares, „All the fairy lights, the people and the coziness. Lady Liberty Events put on the most magical, sparkly wedding we could ask for.
They even accommodated my husband's love of David Fincher films. We had soap, a groom's cake of his head in a box — a reference -- and a screening area for .“ But Sophie says her favorite part of the wedding was the toasts. „I think
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