Firebrand MAGA supporter Alina Habba is set to marry Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon at a lavish Waldorf Astoria wedding tonight, just eight months after finalizing her second divorce.
The 42-year-old New Jersey native will exchange vows with 29-year-old Mildon during an intimate yet opulent celebration at the newly renovated New York landmark. Close friends and family have gathered for a wedding weekend filled with cocktails, caviar and couture-inspired glamour.
Female guests were seen arriving at the hotel in floor-length gowns, shielding themselves from the weather and clutching invitations as their bow-tie-wearing companions escorted them inside.
Several guests paused for drinks in Peacock Alley before being ushered into private elevators leading to the Grand Ballroom, the setting for the main wedding festivities.
The three-level ballroom covers almost 10,000 square feet and can host up to 1,500 people for a reception. It features tiered balconies, restored Art Deco details and modern lighting, sound and staging technology.
The space has hosted generations of major New York galas, weddings and social occasions, making it a striking backdrop for Habba and Mildon’s reception.
The lavish scale of Alina Habba’s wedding was evident as towering glass lighting fixtures were unloaded outside Manhattan’s Waldorf Astoria hotel
Firebrand MAGA supporter Alina Habba, 42, is set to marry Turkish billionaire Turhan Mildon, 29, tonight, just eight months after her second divorce. The couple were seen arriving at a luxury restaurant in Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday night
Large displays of white and pink cherry blossoms were among the lavish decorations delivered to the landmark New York hotel ahead of the couple’s wedding ceremony
The attorney has been wearing a huge diamond ring, seen here hovering over her left ring finger and believed to weigh at least 23 carats
If Habba’s engagement ring is any indication, the wedding celebration is unlikely to be understated.
The attorney has been seen wearing an enormous diamond estimated to weigh at least 23 carats. As one source previously joked, “that ring has its own zip code.”
Mildon has reportedly indulged his bride-to-be with a series of luxury presents, including coveted Hermès Birkin bags. Habba was recently seen carrying a pink ostrich-skin Birkin valued at approximately $30,000.
The couple’s wedding weekend began with a private rehearsal dinner at Aretsky’s Patroon. Guests later gathered at the Waldorf Astoria for cocktails and an extravagant selection of hors d’oeuvres, including caviar.
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Although the guest list is understood to be relatively small, the preparations have been anything but modest. Daily Mail pictures showed a massive box of white cherry blossoms being delivered to the venue.
Towering glass lights and chandeliers, sophisticated audio equipment and dramatic ice sculptures were also brought in as workers transformed the hotel for the celebrations.
Guests traveling from outside New York have joined Habba and Mildon for the occasion, with some reportedly arriving a day before the ceremony as preparations gathered pace at the landmark hotel.
Elaborate gold-colored chairs were carefully wheeled into the Waldorf Astoria as preparations continued for Alina Habba’s lavish wedding to Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon
The scale of the preparations was visible inside delivery trucks, where enormous glass chandeliers intended for the celebration took up much of the cargo space
Workers braved the rainy Manhattan weather to unload towering decorations as the Waldorf Astoria was transformed for Habba’s wedding celebration
Garment racks packed with clothes were also delivered to the Waldorf as Habba and Mildon’s wedding weekend got underway in Manhattan
Teams were seen maneuvering carefully wrapped stacks of golden chairs through the streets outside the Waldorf ahead of Saturday’s lavish nuptials
Wedding attire arrived under protective covers as preparations continued for the intimate but extravagant celebration at one of New York’s most famous hotels
Habba, who was President Trump’s personal attorney, has been married twice before
The bride-to-be looked every inch the glamorous bride during the pre-wedding festivities, stepping out in an elegant ivory jumpsuit with heavily embellished shoulders, while Mildon opted for a crisp white shirt and dark trousers.
Both beamed as they posed for pictures with their nearest and dearest, looking every inch the happy couple in the hours before the nuptials.
After months of romance – and a whirlwind engagement – the couple are now preparing to make their relationship official in front of their closest circle, with the spectacular Waldorf setting providing the backdrop for their very glitzy ‘I do.’
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