Charli XCX and George Daniel Aced Beachy Formalwear for Their Second Wedding Ceremony in Sicily
They say it’s safer to tie a knot twice. Perhaps this was the logic behind Charli XCX and George Daniel’s encore wedding held in the Sicilian village of Scopello—known for its coastal views and 13th century tonnara, or tuna fishery—over the weekend.
The wedding itself, though intimate, was reportedly much larger than the couple’s first knot-tying ceremony in London earlier this summer. In Sicily, the star-studded guest list included Daniel’s The 1975 bandmate, Matty Healy, and his fiancée, Gabbriette Bechtel, as well as his mom, English TV personality Denise Welch. Also in attendance were Bechtel’s fellow “360” music video stars Alex Consani and Rachel Sennott; buzzy musicians such as Shygirl, Beabadoobee, and Clairo; and GQ’s very own columnist, Chris Black. Per paparazzi photos, several guests sported tan lines and sun-kissed noses.
Departing from the more dressy-club-rat-coded looks of their London ceremony in July, the newlyweds shifted towards warm, end-of-summer tones for the Sicilian leg of their wedding tour. Charli XCX wore a sheer, billowing Danielle Frankel number, sans veil, and walked down the aisle to Enrique Iglesias’s “Hero.” In a similarly stripped down style, Daniel donned a custom taupe suit by American designer Carter Young that was designed in collaboration with Daniel’s stylist, Patricia Villirillo.
The groom wore no tie, and left his shirt both untucked and unbuttoned. Chains and chest exposed. Boutonniere solidly in place. Very Brat, and, all told, a big win for the indie menswear heads.
Mrs. XCX commemorated the second ceremony with a chaotically strung-together Instagram post that included a portrait of a martyr by the Baroque painter Pietro Novelli, photos of fairy lights in a graffitied alleyway, a couple’s dance under an opulent, aging chandelier, and copious rolled cigarettes paired with cocktails oozed an Italian grunge apropos of such a union.
Per The Sun, partygoers in “rave caves” allegedly stretched the afternoon ceremony into an up-until-9-a.m. rager, with firework shows and performances from friends throughout the evening. Enough stamina, some might speculate, to get married again. And again.
