Josh Duhamel’s road to the altar came with an unexpected speed bump just hours before he and Audra Mari tied the knot.
In an interview withVogue Australia, Mari, 28, said the morning of their nuptials, the actor, 49, found himself in the emergency room after injuring his back the night before. She told the magazine he had been “pulling some wild dance moves on the party bus,” which caused a slipped disc.
“Cue the cortisone shot and let’s get married!” she said, remembering how they felt about the unexpected hospital visit.
The pairgot marriedearlier this month in their shared home state of North Dakota. Mari told the magazine they knew they wanted to get married in the place they both shared a connection to.
“We knew we wanted to get married in Fargo,” she explained. “It was the most important thing for us. Not only is it home to us, but it was so convenient for everyone we love to get to. I guess the romantic in me always feels like we’re just two small-town kids from North Dakota who found each other in Los Angeles. But we will always always be home, no matter where we are in the world.”
Josh Duhamel.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
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Not only did the two wed in their home state, the church they exchanged their vows in was the same place where Mari had been baptized and confirmed, the magazine added. They then celebrated their reception at Drekker Brewing Company.
When it came down to the details of the day, Mari said the most important thing to the couple was for them and their families to enjoy the day.
“At the end of the day, I just wanted to soak it in and enjoy the process, make sure our family had the time of their lives, and that we worked with as many local vendors as possible,” she said of the planning process.
She added, “It was really important to us to have the day anchored around our families, good music, good food and good drinks. So as important as the style was, it really all came down to making sure our friends and family had the best time and felt the love.”
Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari.Kevin Mazur/Getty / Adam Bettcher/Getty
Duhamel begandating Mari in 2019following hisdivorcefromFergie. The “Big Girls Don’t Cry” singer, 47,filed for divorcein late May 2019, nearly two years after she and the actorannounced their breakupin a joint statement in September 2017.
In May 2022, Duhamelchatted with PEOPLEabout his upcoming wedding day atThe Thing About Pam’sFor Your Consideration event in Hollywood, explaining at the time that he and his then-fiancée were “in full prep mode.”
When asked if he was enjoying the process, he explained that because he had been busy working, Mari had taken the reins.
source: people.com
