Martin Lawrence Hinted at Daughter's Wedding Before Marriage News
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was ready for his daughter to take the next step with Eddie Murphy's son.
One day before The Nutty Professor star confirmed his son Eric Murphy and Martin's daughter Jasmin Lawrence tied the knot, the Bad Boys alum had nothing but positive things to say about his son-in-law.
'He's a great young man,' Martin told Jennifer Hudson of Eric on the May 28 episode of her daytime talk show, cheekily noting that a wedding 'might be a good idea.'
Indeed, while Martin did not go so far to confirm his daughter's nuptials, he did allude to just how involved he and Eddie had been in their romance.
'I think we are both protective,' he explained. 'We want the best for our children. We let them do their own thing and make their choices and stay out of their business and let them find their way.'
A day later, Eddie shared that their kids' latest choice involved eloping rather than hosting a big wedding following their 2024 engagement.
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'Everybody was making their big wedding plans,' Eddie explained during his own appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show May 29. 'They decided they wanted to do something quiet with just the two of them.'
Naturally, the Coming to America star also took the opportunity to playfully jab Martin—who is also dad to 24-year-old Iyanna and 22-year-old Amara. As Eddie noted, the Martin alum doesn't have to 'pay for a wedding now.'
As for the happy couple, it comes as no surprise they were eager to make their romance official.
'God truly blessed us with a love that feels like destiny,' Jasmin gushed in their engagement announcement on Instagram last November. 'We couldn't be more excited for this next chapter.
Special thank you to everyone who made this moment so beautiful!!'
Eric, for his part, has previously noted that his life would be 'incomplete' without his now-wife.
'The moments we spend together make time stand still,' he wrote in a birthday tribute to Jasmin in 2023. 'You make me a better man in every way. Thank you for being such an inspiration in my life. Thank you for being the LOVE of my life!'
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Ioan Gruffudd & Bianca WallaceJavi Marroquin & Lauren ComeauJalen Hurts & Bryonna "Bry" BurrowsJoe Exotic & Jorge MarquezKristen Stewart & Dylan MeyerTommy Bracco & Joey MacliKatie Thurston & Jeff ArcuriMelissa Rivers & Steve MitchelJonathan Majors & Meagan GoodJustin Theroux & Nicole Brydon BloomGabby Windey & Robby HoffmanJustine Lupe & Tyson MasonSt. VincentMichael Zegen & Jennifer DamianoStephanie Rice & Mark LasseyAngelo Massagli & Caitlin HaleBriana Cuoco & Brian Logan Dales
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