Hello! Magazine UK – 19 August 2019

Andthenit wastimeforthefirst

dance, a waltz tothe 1960shit

UnchainedMelody,beforeLeona

changedintoa crystaljumpsuitfrom

Yousef Aljasmi andDJ Charles

Princegottheparty jumping.

ToLeona’sdelight,Dennis,a

formerhip-hopworldchampion

andwinneroftheGermanversion

ofrealityshowSoYouThinkYouCan

Dance, tooktothefloorwithhis

groomsmenfora surpriseroutine

filledwithflipsandlifts.

FATHERÕSPRIDE

With guests enjoying bespoke

Casamigoscocktailsmadebybar

directorLeoRobitschek,theparty

continuedwitha performancefrom

NewYorkdragqueenKizhaCarr,

whobeltedouthitsfromMariah

Carey, Germanoperaand even

Leonaherself.

Following the excitement,

Leona’sdadJoepaidanemotional

tribute tohisdaughter, saying:

“Leonahasgrownintoa beautiful,

conscientious, compassionate,

loving,caringyoungladyandI’mso

proudofher.

“When I look atLeona and

Dennis Iseetwoveryspecialpeople

that bringoutthebestin each

other. You makea wonderfulcouple.”

Fatheranddaughterthentook

tothefloortoLoveTrainbyThe

O’Jays– the restoftheguests

joiningthemgoingaroundthe

room– andDennisandhismum

dancedtotheRoyOrbisonclassic

PrettyWoman.

Dennis’sfavouritetattooartist

fromGermanywasalsoonhandto

givea permanentreminderofthe

day,withthegroomgettinga chest

tattooreading:“Tiamo[Iloveyou]”

andthedateofthewedding.

Afterdancinguntildawn,the

newlywedsstartedtheirmarriedlife

witha “mini-moon”drivingaround

ItalybeforereturningtoLA.

“I feelwitheverythingwe’vebeen

through,ourweddinghasbrought

usandourfamiliesevencloser

together,”Leonasays.

“Dennis’sdadwas therethe

wholetimeandwecherishedit

evenmore.

“Nowwecan’twaitforthenext

chapter of our life,” she

continues.“Anewadventure.”

‘We felt Dennis’s dad Lutz there and

we knew that he wanted us to do this’

H

ADDITIONAL

PHOTOS:

REX

FEATURES.

BRIDESMAIDS’

STYLING:

JODI

NELLIS.

DRESSES:

THE

WEDDING

GALLERY

LONDON

(THE-WEDDINGGALLERY.COM).

DRESS

DESIGNER:

LUCY

COLANCO

Thecoupleperform

theirfirstdance(above

right)afterputtingthe

finaltouchestoa

millefeuille

extravaganzaofa

weddingcake

INTERVIEW: TRACY SCHAVERIEN

PHOTOS: LA DICHOSA

(LADICHOSAFOTOGRAFIA.COM)

HAIR: BEN COOKE

MAKE-UP JANE BRADLEY

Leona and Dennis have dedicated this feature

to the loving memory of Dennis’s Papa, Lutz

Jauch, 10 April 1954 Ð 6 July 2019.

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