Lana Del Rey marries One month after Jeremy Dufrene’s romantic debut, he gets married in a shocking bayou wedding in Louisiana
Just one month after their courtship was made public, Lana Del Rey officially became a married lady on Thursday when she wed gator tour guide Jeremy Dufrene.
In Des Allemandes, Louisiana, the unusual couple exchanged vows by the water on the same bayou where Dufrene conducts his well-liked swamp boat trips.
In recently acquired images and videos exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com, the 39-year-old Born To Die hitmaker can be seen being led down the aisle by her father Robert Grant while holding a bouquet of flowers.Reportedly worth $30 million, Lana looked stunning in a flowing white bridal gown with her hair pulled back into a wavy ponytail that hung over one shoulder.
The traditional floor-length gown included a modest train that dragged on the gravel aisle, a billowing skirt, and an exquisitely ruffled neckline.
For their backyard wedding, Dufrene wore a stylish black suit, white dress shirt, and brown leather shoes instead of his go-to trucker hat.
Representatives of Lana have been contacted by DailyMail.com for comments.
Dufrene, a divorced father of three who was born in Louisiana, held onto Lana’s hand as they headed to the outside reception after saying «I do.»
One of Dufrene’s renowned swamp air boats, festooned with white flowers for the couple’s wedding and secured to the pier, was passed by the newlyweds as they strolled by.
Both the wedding and the reception took place next to the public port, where a huge number of tables were put up on the grass beneath enormous white tents.
On her big day, Lana was supported by her brother Charlie Hill-Grant and sister Caroline Grant. It’s still unknown if Patricia Ann Hill, her mother, attended on Thursday.
Lana accessorized her ponytail with a light blue satin ribbon as «something blue» for the reception.
This is Dufrene’s second marriage and Lana’s first. The ceremony takes place just hours after TMZ revealed that on Monday, September 23, Lana and her new spouse had picked up a marriage license.
The license has not yet been recorded or returned. DailyMail.com has reached out to the singer’s management seeking an update.
Prior to being seen holding hands with the father-of-two on August 25 in England, the singer first met him in 2019.
Later this month, she went to Karen Elson and Dufrene’s wedding; at the star-studded event, which included Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, the enamored couple held hands.
Only a few days prior, she had speculated about her alleged romance in a remark under an Instagram picture from @thejustnlife, breaking her quiet.
Before her appearance at Leeds Festival last month, she was previously spotted holding hands with Dufrene. Fans conjectured that she may have given a major hint about her long-rumored lover in one of her songs.
Earlier this month, a source told DailyMail.com, «She wanted to go on a boat tour because it’s big in Louisiana, but she never expected to fall for a gator boat captain.»
In March 2019, Lana’s performance at the Buku Music + Art Project in Louisiana was the couple’s first event together. When she was in town, she went on one of his boat cruises.
«They were both single and reconnected when Lana came back to the area in May to perform at Hangout Fest,» the insider exclusively revealed to DailyMail.com.
He seized the chance to ask her out, and they have been together ever since. She has a thing for older guys.
Her friendship with Jeremy originally alarmed her friends, who were certain they would learn something dubious about the three-parent divorced father.
However, they quickly discovered that he provides her with what she «needs» in a companion and treats her well.
The source claimed, «Her friends and team did some digging on him over fears he could be using her, but he doesn’t need or want Lana’s money because his business is lucrative.»
They can see that he is incredibly low maintenance and treats her fairly. He is romantic and provides her with what she wants in a partner.
After Lana’s performance at Leeds Festival on August 25, the couple became public when they were seen holding hands and enjoying a romantic dinner in London.
«She brought him to her most recent string of shows in the UK, which was a big step,» the person continued. She finds him quite attractive and he’s a wonderful man. Nobody who knows him well has anything negative to say about him; he is a nice father.
Lana posted pictures on Facebook and Instagram during her first alligator boat trip in 2019. ‘Jeremy lemme be captain at Arthur’s Air Boat Tours x,’ the Born to Die singer captioned the photo.
In one of the photos, she was sitting next to Jeremy and showing off her tongue while he assisted her in controlling the air boat.
During the tour, he also made an appearance in the backdrop of a picture where Lana was posing with her companions.
She shared a picture of the handcrafted Arthur’s Air Boat Tours sign along with the business phone number in the post, aggressively promoting Jeremy’s place of employment.
Along with the photo, Jeremy sent a message on his own Instagram about Lana, saying, «I never know who I can run across on my tours but always a pleasure @lanadelrey.»
He was utterly enamored with the brunette beauty next to him in the picture as they posed with their arms encircling each other by the marshy water.
However, Lana didn’t start dating right away; after their initial encounter, she started dating 52-year-old Live PD hottie Sean Larkin.
Following that, she began dating Clayton Johnson, with whom she later broke off her engagement.
Following that, there were rumors of her having affairs with Salem rocker Jack Donoghue and, most recently, musician Evan Winiker.
Since their reconnection in May, she has had her sights set on the swamp specialist, so much so that she recruited her pals to accompany her on one of his renowned airboat trips.
She posted pictures of the swamp trip to Instagram, even tagging her alleged boyfriend in one of the posts from May 16.
«With my guy, @jeremy.dufrene, family,» Lana captioned the photo. At least since 2015, Jeremy has worked as a captain with Arthur’s Air Boat Tours.
Videos of the tour guide’s encounters with the wild alligators that inhabit Bayou des Allemandes, popularly known as the «Catfish Capital of the Universe,» are posted on his now-private Instagram profile.
While filming reels in which he feeds raw chicken pieces to alligators by hand, he exudes an air of complete fearlessness. He has names for each of the alligators and calls them his «Cajun yard dogs.»
Over the years, a number of celebrities have joined Dufrene’s exchange tour, including Kate Hudson, Emma Roberts, and Glen Powell, the hottest leading man in Hollywood.
Jeremy gushed that it was his «pleasure» to take Kate and her family out on the sea while they posed for a picture on the pier in an Instagram post from July 2019.
«I appreciate your trust in me with your family,» Jeremy wrote on Instagram, receiving a «like» from the Almost Famous actress.
Powell and he became pals in 2015, the year the Twisters star went on his first air boat trip.
On Instagram at the time, Glenn posted a cute picture of the two enjoying a beer and the sun, and he gave Dufrene a big shout-out.
G-Trash and J-Bone. Both of us are single and eager to socialize. You can find us on Craigslist Personals, at the Daiquiris To-Go store next door, or on the marsh. I apologize for having too much fun. (I apologize),» the Anyone But You star joked.
More lately, Jeremy urged his fans to «check out» his friend Glen’s May appearance on the Kelly Clarkson Show.
Dufrene’s simple existence in Louisiana is a welcome diversion for Lana, who has dated several well-known people since her mainstream breakthrough in 2011.
In November 2012, she went to the MTV Europe Music Awards with 36-year-old Scottish singer-songwriter Barrie-James O’Neill, marking her first romantic relationship in the public eye.
After Lana was seen wearing a large diamond on her ring finger in 2013, there were whispers that the couple was getting engaged. However, the pair made their breakup public in 2014.
Then, in 2014, she had a brief romantic relationship with 41-year-old Francesco Carrozzini, the former editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia.
Before the Italian photographer came from New York to Los Angeles for seven months to be with Lana, they spent the summer together in Portofino, Italy. But their romance fizzled out, and sources claim the couple called it quits in November 2015.
Lana had a brief affair with rapper G-Eazy for several months in 2017 after they first met at Coachella. That August, after G-Eazy started dating Halsey, things fell apart. The stunning New Yorker then moved on to reality TV personality and police officer Sean Larkin from the Emmy-winning documentary series Live PD.
In September 2019, the couple was first seen out on a date in Central Park. After declaring their love on Instagram in December 2019, Del Rey and Larkin went on to attend a number of red carpet events together.
Sadly, the love was short-lived. In March 2020, the couple had parted ways. That month, Larkin said in an interview with The New York Times, «Right now, we’re just friends.»
Through a dating service, Lana got to know musician Clayton Johnson, who is a part of the Johnsons, a brother trio.
Model and musician Johnson has appeared in music videos, including DNCE’s Cake By The Ocean. It even claims that the couple became engaged.
During a performance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, a rock was observed by fans on the singer’s finger.
Then, in a photo that she posted to his Instagram, the ring was seen in a passionate kiss between the two of them.
However, it seemed as though they had broken up by the fall of 2021, as Johnson removed all of the singer’s Instagram photos.
Following a reported liaison with Salem rocker Jack Donoghue at the beginning of 2022, Lana was associated with musician Evan Winiker, 41; however, the precise duration of their connection is still unknown.
