Taika Waititi Revealed Rita Ora Proposed to Him for Marriage!
- Taika Waititi said that Rita Ora proposed to him.
- The proposal took place while on their vacation in the summer of 2022.
- They ultimately tied the knot at their LA home on August 4.
Rita Ora popped the question to Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi surprised fans by saying that Rita Ora proposed to him.
The Thor: Love and Thunder director, 47, opened up about his engagement during an interview with Vogue to celebrate their one-year anniversary that the 32-year-old British songstress was the one who flipped the script on their engagement.
Waititi confessed,
“She proposed to me, and I said ‘yes’ instantly,”
Per Vogue, the couple initially met at a barbecue that the director hosted in Los Angeles in 2018. However, they started dating just three years later while both were filming in Australia.
The Let You Love Me proposed to Taika Waititi in Palm Springs during their summer vacation in 2022.
Just a few weeks later, the couple tied the knot in Los Angeles on August 4.
Taika Waititi said that the intimate wedding consisted of a few people including his sister Elena and daughters Te Kāinga o te Hinekāhu, 11, and Matewa Kiritapu, 7.
Rita worked on her new music right after the wedding
Ora walked the aisle with her sister by her side in a stunning Tom Ford lace gown Lorraine Schwartz jewels and a sheer veil that touched her knee for the ceremony.
She also paid a special tribute to her mother by wearing a pearl bracelet that her mom got married in.
After saying I DO in front of their special ones, they had an amazing dinner and danced the night away at a close friend’s house for the afterparty.
Taika Waititi also said that one friend even got an Elvis impersonator to serenade the couple during the party.
Rita admitted that the event was so low-key that “it was almost like another day. We just all dressed up and got married.”
In an interview with People last month, Ora said just a day after the wedding, she went to the studio and created the romantic title of her new album You & I which contains special details about the couple’s intimate wedding.
The 50 Shades of Grey star said,
“I was like, ‘Listen dude, I got married yesterday. I’m very hungover, but I think we should write the ultimate wedding song,’”
“My biggest supporter and advocate is Taika,”
She also expressed her desire to have a family of their own one day, adding, “That’s always been a dream of mine.”
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