Mel B celebrates wedding for second time with ‘spiritual ceremony' in Morocco
The 50-year-old former Spice Girl, whose real name is Melanie Brown, married Rory McPhee, a hairdresser, at St Paul's Cathedral last month, having announced her engagement to him in October 2022.
In a post on Instagram, Brown, who has been married twice before, said: 'We got married, again!
'A wedding so good we keep the celebration going with our closest and dearest in our fave place we had the time of our lives.'
For the ceremony at the Selman Hotel in Marrakech on Saturday, the singer wore a red dress with crystals and bugle beads made in a collaboration between Evelie Bridal and wedding dress designer Justin Alexander.
Her choice of dress was guided by Caroline Black from London-based Evelie, who said she aimed to reflect her life in the US, where she is a judge on America's Got Talent.
Ms Black said: 'For Mel's Morocco wedding dress, we focused on trying Justin Alexander gowns with a little extra sparkle.
'Mel loved the idea of a red dress – something bold, with lots and lots of shimmer – but it also had to feel light and easy to move in.
'We drew inspiration from a variety of dresses she tried on at Evelie South Kensington, then went back and forth brainstorming with Justin Alexander and his design team.
'After several conversations and sketches, the first design took shape. Mel gave us clear feedback on what she liked and what she didn't, and the final result was beautiful.
'Mel had such a strong sense of what she wanted – it was a joy working with her and Justin Alexander to bring her vision to life.'
The dress required a team of six artisans and took more than 850 hours to complete.
Mr McPhee, 37, wore an Alexander McQueen outfit featuring a white shirt and jacket with black trousers and shoes.
The London wedding on July 5 was attended by guests including Spice Girls bandmate Emma Bunton, model Daisy Lowe, and comedians Tom Allen and Katherine Ryan.
The singer has been married twice before, firstly to Jimmy Gulzar, a backing dancer, with whom she had a daughter, Phoenix Chi. Her second marriage to Stephen Belafonte, with whom she shares daughter Madison Brown, ended when she filed for divorce in 2017 following allegations of abuse.
Brown has another child, Angel Iris Murphy Brown, from a brief relationship with Eddie Murphy, the actor and comedian.
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