Usher is planning an “incredibly extravagant” second wedding after marrying Jennifer Goicoechea in Las Vegas.
The 45-year-old pop star married his long-time girlfriend on Super Bowl Sunday (Nov. 24) last month while the two were in Sin City to watch his performance at the big game. The ceremony was kept secret and intimate, with only close family members in attendance.
However, the couple is now planning a much bigger second wedding to celebrate properly. Usher told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “We’re going to have an incredible, over-the-top wedding, but this (the first ceremony) was the crowning glory of an incredible Las Vegas tour.”
Usher, who was performing in Las Vegas until December, revealed that the couple had kept their plans secret even from their closest family members until the time came to get married.
He explained: “My mother was there, her mother was there, our children were there, our immediate family was there.
“In fact, everyone was surprised. I said, ‘No, no, no, we’re having a wedding.’ They said, ‘What?’ I said, ‘Yes, yes, right now. Let’s go. Elvis is going to perform the wedding for us.’ But it was great, yes.”
The ceremony took place in an outdoor chapel called Vegas Weddings’ Terrace Gazebo, which can accommodate 30 guests, and Usher’s mother, Jonetta Patton, served as the couple’s maid of honor.
Usher has been dating music manager Jennifer since October 2018 and the couple have a daughter, Sovereign, born in 2020, and a son, Sire, born in 2021.
Previously, he was married from 2007 to 2009 to Tameka Foster, the mother of his sons Usher “Cinco” Raymond V (16) and Navid Ely (15).
Before his wedding at the Super Bowl, Usher spoke to PEOPLE about his relationship: “Listen, when you find someone who you know is going to be a great partner, of course it’s an honor and a pleasure to be able to share life with someone who wants to share it with you and loves you for who you are.”
“We’ve obviously committed to being together for life because of our children. It wouldn’t be strange if we got married. We’ve already done that here. Do you know what I mean?
“And we will be part of each other’s lives until we die, of course, because we have something to share. That’s beautiful. Our children. But not because of that. I really feel like I have a great partner who I respect.”