Dua Lipa and Callum Turner are officially married. The couple exchanged vows in a quiet civil ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London — 40 minutes, a handful of guests, and a Schiaparelli Couture suit that will be talked about for years. But the London ceremony was only act one. In a matter of days, the newlyweds fly to Palermo, Sicily, for a three-day reception that reads more like a fashion-industry summit than a wedding weekend.
A London Wedding Built Around Intimacy
The ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall was intentionally small. Eight guests total — among them Dua’s parents, Dugi and Anesa Lipa, and her siblings Rina and Gjin. Sources close to the couple described Callum Turner as visibly emotional when Dua walked toward him: “in tears and shaky” as they exchanged vows. There is something quietly moving about a man who has starred in prestige productions crumbling at the sight of his partner in a town hall. The ceremony lasted roughly 40 minutes. Afterward, the newlyweds left in a classic London black cab and had a family dinner. No fanfare, no photographers waiting outside.
The fashion, though, was anything but understated. Dua chose a white Schiaparelli Couture skirt suit designed by Daniel Roseberry — an ivory cady blazer with gold buttons, an asymmetric skirt, white gloves, Christian Louboutin pointed pumps, and a wide-brimmed hat by Stephen Jones. Non-traditional in the best way: no cathedral train, no veil, all tailoring. Turner matched her energy in a sharp navy Ferragamo suit. Two people who clearly talked about what they were going to wear and arrived on exactly the same page.
What Three Days in Palermo Actually Looks Like
The Sicily chapter is a different scale entirely. The couple and their VIP guests will be based at Villa Igiea, a 19th-century Art Nouveau palazzo overlooking the Gulf of Palermo, where they have reportedly reserved an entire floor of suites. The main reception takes place at Villa Valguarnera, a 17th-century estate whose architecture has appeared in films and fashion editorials for decades. And then there is the rumored blessing site: Santa Maria dello Spasimo, a Gothic church ruin left open to the sky after a 16th-century earthquake — one of the most visually arresting spaces in Sicily, and the kind of venue you don’t stumble upon by accident. The couple reportedly first fell in love with Palermo on a summer trip: Campari sodas, card games at local bars, historic churches. They weren’t location-scouting. They were just living there for a moment, and the city apparently made an impression.
The guest list for Palermo is the real headline. Elton John is rumored to potentially perform. Charli XCX, Donatella Versace, Simon Porte Jacquemus, Mark Ronson, and Tove Lo are among the expected attendees — a cross-section of music, fashion, and film that very few people on earth could assemble. Luxury wedding planner Alessandra Grillo, one of the most sought-after in Italy, is overseeing the logistics. As for Dua’s wardrobe across the three days: both Versace and Jacquemus are reportedly involved in creating custom looks — a deliberate pivot from the Schiaparelli minimalism of London toward something more traditionally Italian and overtly romantic. Two ceremonies, two completely different aesthetics, one very considered wardrobe strategy.
