Rob Lowe’s grieving family came together over the weekend to celebrate his son Matthew’s wedding to Emily Markus at a star-studded ceremony in Santa Barbara.
The wedding took place less than two weeks after the actor’s 13-year-old niece Fiona, the daughter of Chad Lowe, died by suicide on September 29.
The outdoor ceremony was officiated by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, with Lowe and wife Sheryl Berkoff sitting in the front row, Page Six reported on Saturday.
Rob and Sheryl Berkoff are also parents to 30-year-old son John, who was seated beside them.
Photos shared by the outlet showed a number of other high-profile guests at the Santa Barbara nuptials, including Katy Perry, Adam Levine, Cameron Diaz, Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt and Maria Shriver.
Markus walked down the aisle in a strapless white gown featuring a train, paired with a sheer veil secured at the back of her head.
Rob Lowe’s grieving family gathered to celebrate son Matthew’s wedding during a star-studded ceremony in Santa Barbara over the weekend; Rob is pictured with (L-R) son John Owen, wife Sheryl Berkoff and son Matthew Edward in 2016
Matthew has married his longtime girlfriend Emily Markus (Source: emilyymarkus/Instagram)
The 33-year-old groom chose a timeless black suit with a white shirt for the occasion.
Matthew and Markus became engaged in 2025 after dating for several years.
However, wedding photos obtained by Page Six did not make clear whether Chad Lowe or his family attended Saturday’s ceremony in Santa Barbara.
Chad made a tentative return to the public eye earlier this week after stepping away from the spotlight following his daughter’s death by suicide.
The actor returned to Instagram on Wednesday by reposting an Instagram Stories video featuring Irish writer Gerry Hussey.
His post came just days after his brother Rob Lowe’s son shared a poem honoring Fiona.
The excerpt, taken from a longer appearance on Olivia Hunt’s On Healing podcast, showed Hussey reflecting on the nature of the soul after death.
‘It is a frequency. It’s an energy field. And we possess it all the time within ourselves. We are all part of the frequency,’ Hussey said. ‘We all possess direct access to that.
‘We both possess the human and the divine,’ he continued in the excerpt. ‘We are connected to everything that is. It just makes sense, and there’s nothing there but peace and love. So when we die, where do we go? We return to a state of peace and love.’
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Less than two weeks earlier, Fiona, 13, the daughter of Chad Lowe, died by suicide on September 29
Fiona was the middle daughter of 58-year-old Chad and his 52-year-old wife, Kim Painter. The couple also share daughters Mabel, 17, and Nixie, 10
Chad and Rob Lowe are pictured together at Sting’s birthday celebration in New York City in 2003
While Hussey’s words echoed the loss facing the Lowe family, Chad did not include a personal comment with the repost.
Chad’s return to social media comes after his nephew John Owen, his brother Rob’s eldest son. shared a heartbreaking poem about hope days after Fiona’s death
The actor took to his Instagram Stories over the weekend and posted Emily Dickinson’s poem Hope Is the Thing With Feathers.
‘Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all,’ the poem reads.
‘And sweetest in the gale is heard; and sore must be the storm that could abash the little bird that kept so many warm,’ it goes on.
‘I’ve heard it in the chillest land, and on the strangest sea; yet, never, in extremity, it asked a crumb of me.’
Fiona was the middle daughter of Chad, 58, and his wife Kim Painter, 52. The couple also share daughters Mabel, 17, and Nixie, 10.
The outdoor ceremony was officiated by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, with Lowe and wife Sheryl Berkoff sitting in the front row, Page Six reported on Saturday; seen in 2023
Emergency services responded to the family home at 12.10am on Tuesday, September 29, and the teen was transported to an area hospital, where the Medical Examiner said she was pronounced dead at 1.14am.
In a statement to People, Lowe and his casting director wife remembered Fiona as ‘a loving young girl who was smart, creative, and loved to dance.’
‘We are deeply heartbroken by the loss of our beloved Fiona.
‘She was adored by her sisters and she was deeply loved by her parents. In fact, she was the light of our lives.
‘Her passing is devastating for our entire family and we ask for prayers and privacy at this time.’
They directed anyone struggling with mental health to reach out to the suicide prevention helpline: ‘If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, please reach out to the 988 Suicide + Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.’