By DAVIDO IN ATTENDANCE AS REIGNING SEXIEST MAN ALIVE, IDRIS ELBA MARRIES SABRINA DHOWRE
Reigning Sexiest Man Alive of Popular American weekly magazine; PEOPLE, is officially married, BlackBox Nigeria reports.
Idris Elba and model Sabrina Dhowre tied the knot in Morocco, after getting engaged in February 2018.
Photos As BlackBox Nigeria’s Editor In-Chief, Kayode Badmus Weds
The two exchanged vows yesterday, Friday April 26th 2019 at the Ksar Char Bagh hotel in Marrakesh, according to British Vogue. The Ksar Char Bagh is a small luxury hotel with extensive gardens in the palm grove of Marrakesh.
The bride wore two custom Vera Wang gowns for the big day while Elba kept his look classic in a black suit by Ozwald Boateng.
Before the ceremony, Elba and Dhowre hosted an extravagant rehearsal dinner at Amanjena on Thursday, according to Vogue.
To keep the celebrations going, the newlyweds, along with their friends who included popular Nigerian singer, Davido and family, will also attend an all-white party today, Saturday April 26th 2019 meant to mimic the atmosphere of a festival.
Elba, 46, and Dhowre met and fell in love while he was making his 2017 thriller The Mountain Between Us.
The film which tells the story of a man and a woman (played by Kate Winslet) who get stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash was filmed in Canada, where the London native ended up catching Dhowre’s eye.
The pair made their first public appearance together at the premiere of Molly’s Game during the Toronto International Film Festival, before stepping out at their film’s premiere shortly after.
In February 2018, Elba popped the question. Of his romantic engagement, the British heartthrob told PEOPLE that his bended-knee proposal “was the most nerve-wracking thing for me ever,” adding, “But in terms of wanting to make someone feel super special and feel my love, that was pretty romantic for me.”
Additional wedding photos is slated to appear in the July issue of British Vogue.
