Spice Girl Mel B celebrates marriage with ‘spiritual' ceremony in Morocco

Rhyl Journal

3 days ago

It comes after the 50-year-old, whose real name is Melanie Brown, married hairdresser Rory McPhee at St Paul's Cathedral in July, having announced their engagement in October 2022.
In a post on Instagram, Brown said: 'We got married, again!
'A wedding so good we keep the celebration going with our closest and dearest in our fave place at @selmanmarrakech we had the time of our lives.'
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The singer wore a red dress with crystals and bugle beads made in a collaboration between Evelie Bridal and wedding dress designer Justin Alexander at the ceremony at the Selman Hotel on Saturday.
Her choice of dress was guided by Caroline Black from London-based Evelie Bridal, who aimed to reflect her life in the US, where she is a judge on America's Got Talent.
Black told the PA news agency: '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.
Her husband wore an Alexander McQueen outfit featuring a white shirt and jacket with black trousers and shoes.
The London wedding saw Brown joined by guests including bandmate Emma Bunton, model Daisy Lowe, and comedians Tom Allen and Katherine Ryan.
The singer was previously married to Stephen Belafonte until she filed for divorce in 2017 following allegations of abuse.
They have a daughter, Madison Brown Belafonte.
Brown also has two daughters, Phoenix Chi Gulzar and Angel Iris Murphy Brown, from two previous relationships.
With the Spice Girls, the singer had nine UK number one singles and two UK number one albums. The group was best known for songs such as Wannabe, 2 Become 1 and Who Do You Think You Are?.