“Alex and I have never felt anything like it,”he told PEOPLE. “Our friend Dr. Oz gave us advice on having a successful marriage. Alex’s best man and my best friend gave speeches that touched on a deep personal level. The inspiring and soul-awakening speeches mirrored the love and affection coming from everyone.”
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“Visually it was one of the most exciting weddings I’ve ever planned,” says wedding planner Mikie Russo ofMichael Russo Events. “The coloration was pretty neutral—beige and creams — but for the flowers we did all orange, so it was a ton of marigolds, which is truly an indigenous flower of Santa Fe.”
Duran, 55, agrees that visually, the affair was stunning. “There was so much color and energy,” he says, adding that he wore a “neon reddish-pink Versace blazer that was so bright you could see it from outer space.” Carr, 39, wore a Dolce and Gabbana safari-themed blazer, a nod to his job as a zookeeper at the Staten Island Zoo as well as his love of safari.
After the guests watched the traditional cake cutting ceremony and dined on the vanilla cake with Italian cream and a caramel piñon filling, they took to the dance floor where drag queen Tiffaney Wells acted as MC, keeping guests laughing all night. “We danced and drank tequila until 2 a.m.,” says Duran. “No one wanted to leave. There was too much love in the room!”
As for what’s next for the newlyweds? The couple enjoyed a short honeymoon in Mallorca, Spain, and then went right back to work in New York, where Duran has been the host of Z-100 for over two decades. His memoir,Where Do I Begin:Stories from a Life Lived Out Loud,hits shelves Oct. 1.
As for any kids in the future, Duran says it’s not happening anytime soon. “Not in the immediate future,” says Duran. “Max keeps us busy enough!”
For more on Elvis Duran and Alex Carr’s wedding, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now.
source: people.com
