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Usher and longtime partner Jenn Goicoechea married in Las Vegas just hours after the R&B superstar\u2019s headline appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show, according to officials and documents. The officiant who wed the pair is known to dress as an Elvis Presley impersonator.<\/p>\n
The couple married Sunday at Vegas Weddings, according to a marriage certificate made public Monday. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Ronald Joseph Polrywka, better known locally as Ron DeCar. Witnesses included Jonnetta Patton, Usher\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cCongratulations to the Newlyweds!\u201d chapel owner Melody Willis-Williams said in a statement. \u201cWe were beyond thrilled to host in this epic day for Usher and his new wife.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAs much as we love, love,\u201d the statement added, \u201cthis is the couple\u2019s news to share any further details on. We\u2019ll always be fans of Usher! Yeah!\u201d<\/p>\n
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-thru lane.<\/p>\n
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DeCar did not respond to an email from The Associated Press seeking additional information. A publicist said DeCar declined to comment.<\/p>\n
Clark County Clerk Lynn Marie Goya, the head of the county\u2019s marriage license bureau, confirmed that her office issued a license to Usher and Goicoechea last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cNaturally, they got married in Las Vegas,\u201d Goya said. \u201cWhat better place than the \u2018Wedding Capital of the World?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The document, issued Thursday, listed the couple\u2019s full names \u2014 Usher Raymond IV and Jennifer Jean Goicoechea \u2014 and showed they paid a $102 filing fee. It noted that Usher had been married before and Goicoechea had not. It also listed their business address at a commercial building in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
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Usher divorced his first wife, Tameka Foster, in 2009 after two years together, and he won custody of their two sons. In December 2018, the singer filed for divorce after three years together with his second wife and former manager, Grace Miguel.<\/p>\n
Usher\u2019s Super Bowl<\/a> halftime performance Sunday at Allegiant Stadium included guest appearances by such stars as Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Jermaine Dupri, Lil Jon and Ludacris. The Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> won the NFL championship game in overtime<\/a>, 25-22, over the San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n Usher recently ended a two-year Las Vegas Strip residency where he performed \u201cUsher: My Way\u201d at the Park MGM. He just released his first solo album in eight years, and in August he is scheduled to kick off a 24-city U.S. tour titled \u201cPast Present Future.\u201d<\/p>\n The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n