Andy and Bec Lee’s New York City Wedding: See Who Attended and Who Missed Out

Andy Lee and Rebecca Harding marked their New York wedding with an extravagant celebration attended by major names from film, television, comedy and Australian entertainment, in a night already being dubbed the party of the year.

After 12 years together, the couple exchanged vows in the Big Apple before celebrating with a glittering, star-filled reception.

The 45-year-old comedian and 36-year-old model married at the Nine Orchard Hotel in Manhattan’s Lower East Side shortly before sunset.

Among the high-profile guests were Hugh Jackman, who attended without his girlfriend Sutton Foster, Hamish Blake and his wife Zoë, US comedian Nikki Glaser, Nova radio host Lauren Phillips with her aviation tycoon fiancé Paul O’Brien, and cricketer Dan Christian.

Following the ceremony, the newlyweds shared a kiss on the hotel’s rooftop terrace.

Rebecca looked radiant in a white strapless corseted gown and veil, smiling as she held a large bouquet of white roses and cuddled up to her new husband for photographs.

The newlyweds and their A-list guests later made their way to Chinatown favourite Apotheke for a black-tie reception. Some guests climbed into waiting vans, while others continued the celebrations on foot until 2.30am.

Exclusive photographs obtained by the Mail captured the couple looking delighted as they left the venue and made their way back to the hotel after the late-night festivities.

In a moment straight out of Sex and the City, Andy and Rebecca recreated a Carrie and Big-style scene as they ran across a busy Manhattan road in their wedding reception outfits.

Rebecca made a glamorous outfit change for the after-party, trading her dramatic white corseted wedding gown for a figure-skimming satin slip dress.

She elevated the look with luxury accessories, including white lace Jimmy Choo heels and a coordinating cream satin pouch by the same designer, which Andy gallantly carried.

Andy, meanwhile, kept his sharp tuxedo on but loosened up for the party by removing his bow tie and leaving his shirt partly unbuttoned.

The reception appeared to be a spectacular celebration, with several guests looking decidedly worse for wear as they emerged from the venue.

Hugh Jackman was seen attending the event solo, with no sign of Foster, the theatre actress he has been dating since his split from ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness. 

The actress was on the other side of the US, on the West Coast, where she has been teaching dance classes in Pasadena, California, at the Sierra Madre Dance Centre. 

The Wolverine star, 58, looked dapper in a black tuxedo and a matching black bow tie and revealed a bushy beard. 

After chatting to other guests outside the venue, he was seen leaving on his own, thoroughly engrossed in his phone.

Meanwhile, American comedian and TV host Nikki Glaser, 42, proved she was one of the best dressed guests as she arrived at the bash.

The statuesque blonde, who hosted this year’s Golden Globes, showed off her sensational figure in a navy blue satin gown.

Elsewhere, beauty entrepreneur Zoë Foster Blake, 46, turned heads in a quirky green beaded frock.

She was spotted in the sea of people arriving at the reception behind Glaser, while her husband, Hamish—Andy Lee’s groomsman and co-star—was seen chatting to a mate. 

Meanwhile, Lauren Phillips, 39, and her fiancé Paul O’Brien looked ready to party as they arrived in their black tie ensembles.

Lauren opted for a baby pink draped gown while Paul dressed in a tuxedo, and the pair appeared exhausted when they left the reception in the early hours of the morning.

Australian actress Jessica McNamee, 40, and husband Patrick Caruso were also in attendance, with the blonde beauty looking sensational in a very low-cut ice blue gown.

Socialites Rey and husband Johnny Ingham made a rare public appearance, arriving at the reception in matching black ensembles.

Andy Lee’s parents, Michael and Margaret, looked proud as punch following the nuptials as they were seen with other family members of the happy couple, including Bec’s sister Poppy, Andy’s sister Alex, and his brother Cam, who was one of his groomsmen. 

Ahead of the reception, Rebecca was seen in her beautiful wedding gown with her stylist, Elliot Garnaut, and several assistants attempting to shield her with umbrellas, while Andy held her netted veil. 

For her big day, she looked absolutely breathtaking in a stylish white strapless gown, thought to be by an Australian designer. 

Her dress featured a dramatic long train and a structured bodice, and she accessorised with a pair of dainty diamond earrings and, of course, her engagement ring.

The brunette beauty wore her hair out in a romantic half-up, half-down style and let her natural beauty shine through by wearing minimal makeup.

Andy had three groomsmen by his side – Lego Masters host Hamish, one of his brothers and his best friend Michael Horgan.

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The couple arrived in the Big Apple for their wedding celebrations last weekend.

They flew first class to the US and were joined on the flight by two of Andy’s groomsmen.

On Monday night, they appeared to hold a pre-wedding celebration with their friends in Manhattan.

Andy and Rebecca were spotted strolling down the streets of New York in bridal-inspired outfits. 

Rebecca looked chic in a form-fitting cream coat over a matching mini dress, while Andy was dapper in a beige suit. 

Rebecca and Andy’s relationship began after they first met at a Melbourne café in 2014, where Andy famously left his email address for Rebecca on a napkin.

She eventually got in touch and the pair went on their first date the following day.

After briefly splitting early in their relationship, the couple reunited and have remained together ever since.

Andy popped the question after 10 years of dating in 2024, and Rebecca admitted she was genuinely shocked by the proposal, despite how long they had been together.

The comedian revealed the exciting news on an episode of his Hamish and Andy podcast.

Speaking with his podcast co-host Hamish Blake, Andy shared intimate details of his proposal, before inviting his fiancée on the show.

‘I asked Bec to marry me on Sunday,’ Andy announced.

Hamish said he was overjoyed and that he and his wife Zoë were both ‘crying’ with happiness over the news.

Rebecca also showed off the stunning diamond engagement ring on Instagram.

‘People keep saying we’ve rushed into this but we don’t care what people say!’ she captioned her post.

‘Is it a bit quick? That’s all I wanna ask,’ he also joked. 

Andy and Rebecca, who are currently undertaking a $5 million renovation project after buying a historic mansion in Melbourne’s east, went to their ‘new old house’ under the guise they needed to film videos for social media ahead of starting the build.

Pretending to get something out of the marble fireplace, Andy was on one knee when he produced a napkin – which symbolised how they met.

Rebecca and Andy went public with their relationship at the 2015 Australian Open.

In 2022, the couple confirmed they had briefly split for six months in 2016 after Rebecca felt ‘immense pressure’ dating someone in the public eye.

However, they soon realised they were meant to be during their time apart.

For years, the rumour mill spun with speculation about the pair getting engaged.

In February 2024, Andy was forced to assure The Hundred viewers he hadn’t secretly married his long-time sweetheart.

Andy made the announcement as he was responding to a joke from co-star Tom Gleeson, who brought up his well-publicised love life.

‘Andy has got something to announce, he’s just eloped!’ Tom said.

‘Gosh, Andy. She is wife material. Just saying, she is wife material,’ she told Andy, who was a guest on the program. 

He replied: ‘Has my mum been texting you? What the hell is going on?’

Engagement rumours were sparked again in 2020 when Andy posted a photo of Rebecca hiding her left hand while celebrating her 30th birthday.

‘Is there a ring she’s hiding with her left sleeve?’ one eagle-eyed follower wrote, keen to see if the pair were about to share exciting news.

‘Stick around till the end of the show, if that’s the case… It’s not the case,’ Andy hit back. 

In 2019, radio host Fifi Box questioned their marital status after the station received an email from a publicist referring to the couple as ‘Andy and his fiancée Bec’. 

A month earlier, then-Today show host Georgie Gardner had also tried to get a definitive answer on where the couple were in their personal life.

The happy couple plan to split their time between Melbourne and New York, where Andy part-owns an Australian pub called Old Mates.