Alex Murdaugh's son Buster marries fiancée Brooklyn White in South Carolina wedding — 4 years after family tragedy
The living son of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has married his longtime fiancée in a private, luxurious wedding ceremony in South Carolina.
Buster Murdaugh, 32, and his fiancée, Brooklynn White, tied the knot in front of family and friends at a former hunting estate in Beaufort inside the ritzy riverside community of Coosaw Point on Lady's Island, SC, Saturday, TMZ reported.
The surviving kin of the disgraced lawyer wore a white tuxedo with black pants for his big day, while his bride donned an off-the-shoulder white gown with a black bow.
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4 Buster Murdaugh and Brooklyn White listen as prosecutor John Meadors gives his closing arguments in Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse on March 2, 2023.
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The couple held a romantic outdoor ceremony on the venue's picturesque sun-drenched lawns.
After exchanging vows, Murdaugh and White celebrated with their guests in a spacious tent adorned with vibrant blue and white flowers and green tablecloths for the remainder of the evening, according to the Daily Mail.
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While the price splurged for the event is unknown, a 50-person wedding at Coosaw Point costs around $26,000 for the venue costs alone.
It's unclear how many guests attended Buster and White's wedding, but the starting price is around $100 per person for food and drinks, the Daily Mail reported.
The couple had applied for their marriage license in South Carolina in April, according to court records obtained by TMZ.
4 The surviving kin of the disgraced lawyer wore a white tuxedo with black pants for his big day, while his bride donned an off-the-shoulder white gown with a black bow.
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Buster's bride has also taken the Murdaugh last name on social media.
However, the date of their big day and details about the event were kept a secret until the two officially tied the knot in the ceremony.
Buster and his lawyer bride listed three wedding registries for guests to help fund the newlyweds.'s 'House Project Fund,' according to an online registry.
They also allowed wedding attendees to contribute luxurious homeware items, like a $365 Blackstone griddle, a $375 YETI Tundra Hardcooler, a $545 Mahjong game kit, and a $1k Dyson Robot vacuum.
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4 Alex Murdaugh arrives for the defense's closing arguments at the Colleton County Courthouse.
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It's unclear when the couple first started seeing each other, but it's believed they met when they were both studying at the University of South Carolina Law School.
White was with Buster when his father called to tell him about their slayings, jurors heard during the high-profile trial.
Murdaugh received two life sentences without parole last year.
Murdaugh has denied killing Maggie and Paul, despite a jury's conviction.
He is serving two life terms for the double murders, plus 27-year and 40-year sentences for financial crimes.
White is a native of Rock Hill, SC, but relocated to Alabama in 2014 for college. She received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Alabama, according to her LinkedIn profile.
She became a juris doctor candidate at the University of South Carolina Law School between 2018 and 2021.
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After graduation, White took up a position at the Olivetti, McCray & Withrow law firm based in Hilton Head in the fall of 2021.
4 It's unclear when the couple first started seeing each other, but Buster is believed to have met White while studying at the University of South Carolina Law School.
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Buster had been a law student at USC as well, which is also his father's alma mater, until he was expelled over an alleged plagiarism incident, the Wall Street Journal reported at the time.
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Buster has mostly stayed out of the public eye since his father was convicted of the grisly 2021 murders of his mom, Maggie, 52, and brother Paul, 22.
White was also spotted comforting the now-convicted murderer's flame-haired son during his father's murder trial in 2023.
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