DidJennifer Lawrencealready tie the knot? It’s possible.
As PEOPLE previously confirmed, the 29-year-old Oscar-winning actress and her fiancéCooke Maroneyare hosting a lavish wedding ceremony in Newport, Rhode Island this Saturday.
As out of state residents (both live in New York City), Lawrence and Maroney, 34, would need to obtain a marriage license from the town where they are getting married, according tothe state of Rhode Island.
The two, however, werephotographed at a New York City marriage bureaulast month where they obtained a marriage license — which only allows them to marry in the state of New York within 60 days of receiving the form.
In order to legally wed in Rhode Island, Lawrence and Maroney would need a license from Newport, R.I. — which would make the need for a N.Y.C. license unnecessary. If the couple does plan to get a license in Newport (and they can do so even on the same day as the ceremony), then their trip to the N.Y.C. marriage bureau also would have served no purpose.
All of which begs the question: is the couple actually already legally wed — and is this weekend’s gathering more of a ceremonial celebration rather than a legally binding contract?
Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney.Elder Ordonez / SplashNews.com
The beautiful chateau will host 150 guests for the Oscar winner’s wedding to the art gallery director — where guests are expected to enjoy an extravagant menu complete with an array of hors d’oeuvres and plenty of dessert options, including s’mores,TMZreports.
Lawrence and Maroney’s union comes eight months after a rep for the actress confirmed with PEOPLE that the pairgot engagedin February, after less than a year of dating.
“He really is, and he gets better,” Lawrence said while on Catt Sadler’s podcastNaked with Catt Sadler.
As for how she knew she wanted to marry him, the actress said, “I don’t know, I started with the basics. How do I feel? Is he nice? Is he kind? It’s just — this is the one, I know that sounds really stupid but he’s just, he’s — you know. He’s the greatest person I’ve ever met, so I feel very honored to become a Maroney.”
source: people.com
