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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