Usher and longtime partner married in Las Vegas after Super Bowl half-time show

Usher and his longtime partner Jenn Goicoechea married in Las Vegas just hours after the R&B superstar’s headline appearance at the Super Bowl half-time show, according to officials and documents.

The officiant who wed the pair is known to dress as an Elvis Presley impersonator.

The couple married on Sunday at Vegas Weddings, according to a marriage certificate made public on Monday. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev Ronald Joseph Polrywka, better known locally as Ron DeCar. Witnesses included Jonnetta Patton, Usher’s mother.

Vegas Weddings on Monday in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photograph: Ken Ritter/AP

“Congratulations to the Newlyweds!” chapel owner Melody Willis-Williams said in a statement. “We were beyond thrilled to host in this epic day for Usher and his new wife.”

“As much as we love, love,” the statement adds, “this is the couple’s news to share any further details on. We’ll always be fans of Usher! Yeah!”

Usher, 45, and Goicoechea, 40, have been together since 2019 and have two young daughters. A representative for Usher, Lydia Kanuga, did not immediately respond to questions from the Associated Press, including whether the service was conducted in the chapel, on a balcony or in the drive-through lane.

DeCar did not respond to an email from the Associated Press seeking additional information. A publicist said DeCar declined to comment.

The Clark county clerk, Lynn Marie Goya, the head of the county’s marriage license bureau, confirmed that her office issued a license to Usher and Goicoechea last week.

“Naturally they got married in Las Vegas,” Goya said. “What better place than the ‘Wedding Capital of the World?’”