Shortly after his performance at Super Bowl LVIII, Usher tied the knot with longtime girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea in Las Vegas, capping an incredible weekend. According to TMZ.
Rev. Ronald Joseph Polrywka performed the ceremony, while Usher’s mother Jonnetta Patton served as a witness. Following the ceremony, Melody Willis-Williams, the chapel’s owner, congratulated the couple in a statement.
“Congratulations to the Newlyweds! What a great game and Usher’s performance was phenomenal! We were beyond thrilled to host in this epic day for Usher and his new wife,” the statement said, via TMZ. “As much as we love, love, this is the couple’s news to share any further details on. We’ll always be fans of Usher! Yeah!”
The pair has two daughters and has been together since 2019. Associated Press Ken Ritter.
Their daughter Sovereign Bo was born on September 24, 2020. Usher captioned a photo that she shared of her tiny hand encircling his.
We are incredibly grateful and overjoyed to have our lovely baby girl, Sovereign Bo Raymond, here. Playing Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” again.
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Their second child, Sire Casterllo, arrived in 2021.
“Hi my name is Sire Castrello Raymond … I am the newest addition to the Raymond crew. I was born Sept 29 2021 at 6:42pm weighting 7lbs 13oz. Hear me roar … A.K.A Ra Ra . 👶🏽 ♎️ Gang.”
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Usher is also dad to sons Usher “Cinco” V, 16, and Naviyd Ely, 15, with ex-wife Tameka Foster.
He said that Goicoechea is “an amazing partner, a support system” for him as they raise their family in an interview with People magazine.
“Our relationship has a wonderful dynamic that allows me to remain passionate about what I do while working through some of the more difficult times I had as a young man dealing with children and the dynamics of communicating with them,” he said in an interview with People.
Credit: Today, People, USA Today, TMZ