Blair Underwood married longtime friend Josie Hart.Photo:Martin Ameztoy Photography
Martin Ameztoy Photography
Blair UnderwoodandJosie Hartcelebrated their wedding with a cake just as sweet as their 43-year friendship.
TheSex and the Cityalum and his longtime friend tied the knot on June 24 atCasa de Campo Resort & Villasin theDominican Republic.
The couple and their 100 guests finished the night with a five-tier, French vanilla and buttercream frosted cake fromFlor Reposteriabakery. The cake was filled with alternating layers of sweet guava cream and white chocolate cream. Plus, each of the five tiers of the dessert were adorned with a Swarovski crystal ribbon.
Blair Underwood’s wedding cake was filled with alternating layers of sweet guava cream and white chocolate cream.Martin Ameztoy Photography
Before the dramatic dessert, guests — including actress Kim Fields and actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner — enjoyed a cocktail reception featuring a menu of Dominican ceviche, coconut breaded shrimp and grilled bacon wrapped plantains. They also sipped on the bride’s signature drink, Prosecco with a splash of grenadine.
Blair Underwood’s wedding menu included Dominican ceviche, coconut breaded shrimp and grilled bacon wrapped plantains.Martin Ameztoy Photography
“The first time I saw her in the dress, she looked like a princess,” Underwood tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “She was so beautiful. The deep emotions that were displayed during the ceremony, the lightness and fun of the reception, it all felt humbling because it all just fell into place. It was amazing.”
“It just feels so right,” Blair Underwood tells PEOPLE of marrying his bride Josie Hart.Martin Ameztoy Photography
Underwood first met his bride when he was 16 and the two began a friendship that would span the next 43 years. “My mother loved and adored her. We lived separate lives on separate coasts. We never saw each other a lot. But when we talked, there’s always such a strong connection of just understanding each other,” he says.
They began dating after their respective divorces andUnderwood proposed last fall. “It just feels so right,” he adds. “I just feel like it is the next step in moving forward in my life, and doing it together in our lives together.”
source: people.com
