‘Big Brother’ Alun Ovi Kabir marries Hannah Blackwell (exclusively)

Big Brother Alum These cabir said “I do” in a fantastic multicultural wedding.

Kabir married colleagues Hannah Claire Blackwell In a “Dream Fusion” wedding in Sevierville, Tennessee, which mixed the couple’s respective Bangladeshi and southern roots.

“For me this marriage is more than a celebration. It’s a stamp of confirmation,” Kabir tells People. “That’s the moment the words” I love you “that I have told her over and over again now enrolled in the story for everyone to see.”

The lively news started with a gaye Holud on Friday August 1st, inside The glass house on Nichol’s heir. The Bangladeshian party before the wedding was filled with happy music and dance, plus purifying turmeric blessings. The couple dressed Panjabis and Lehengas and shared their culture with their closest friends and family, many of whom experienced their festive traditions, such as Mehndi (henna), for the first time.

In the same place Grand Sal The following day, Saturday August 2, was the couple’s “richly romantic” American wedding, which had thought -provoking elements of Kabir’s culture woven all the time. The aesthetic was “lively romance meets the modern garden party.”

“We met at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, so East Tennessee and Smoky Mountains are the birthplace of our love story,” says the couple. “For the past eight and a half years, this region has been filled with memories. From late night studies to the weekend’s runs through the mountains, it just felt right to return to a place that already felt at home … It felt like the perfect place to celebrate love, culture and society.”

Among the 190 guests were several stars from Big Brotherincluding Tommy BraccoThe Cat DunnThe Cutting hogand Nicole Fontanez (Anthony). Other remarkable participants include Alex RomoThe Kellye CashThe Tatum Sheppard filesThe Avery Rizzottoand Synclaire Warren.

For the ceremony, the guests were greeted by an enchanting floral lined time. The altar contained an asymmetrical, organic installation of flowers in soft shades of pink and purple, set against a forested background and views of the large smoky mountains.

The couple’s family went down in the hallway to Yoko Shimomuras “Deary loved”, the theme song in Kabir’s favorite child game, RIKE HEARTS. The wedding party followed the section “Andante Maestoso” from Pas de Deux I Tchaikovskys NutcrackerOp. 71, as Blackwell fell in love when she first heard it in Barbie in the Nutcracker.

Blackwell just went down in the hallway and emphasized his partnership with Kabir and their decision to enter their new chapter as well. Patrick Doyle’s “Harry in Winter”, who played during the Yule Ball scene in Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireSet the melody for the bride’s “magical” entrance.

“She carries this relentless pursuit of happiness in her heart and grabs my hand through everything,” Gushes. “Whether it is chasing her dreams, comes up with new ideas or simply makes dinner plans, she doesn’t lean and wait for life to happen. She goes after it on purpose.”

Felt “like a real princess” Bar Blackwell Wona concept‘S’ timeless and classic ‘ “Dedicism” dress and a custom cathedral length veil with a blusher trimmed in tip, along with Stiffened jewelry. Blackwell discovered his corseted dress with delicate lace sleeves last fall as it debuted on a track during the New York Bridal Fashion Week.

Kabir and his grooms bore all Fris Tux. The bride and groom Pet Corgi, Mowgli, even wore a mini -tuxedo for the big day. While the groom carried black suits, Kabir stood out with a white coat over his black pants. Bridesmaid showed off their individual styles by carrying different colored and structured Mac Dresses.

When Blackwell and Kabir replace their handwritten promises under the pavilion, it began to rain. In Bangladesh’s wedding tradition, rain symbolizes a blessing, which indicates to the couple that everything had adapted exactly as it was supposed to.

“All I want is to continue living the life I have lived for the last and a half years with OVI,” Blackwell tells People. “It just means so much to finally cement that in front of our entire family and friends and doing it in a way that melts our cultures.”

Kabir shares: “I am most excited to go through life with my best friend by my side. No matter what comes on our way, whether it is a hard day, an unexpected turn, a new adventure or just a quiet night on the couch and watching bad reality -TV, I will have Hannah with me through everything … ”

The ceremony was officiated by the couple’s college friend, Don Black, and included personal reflections from Kabir’s brother, pain, and Blackwell’s swogs, Adam Kemper.

The reception inside the Grand Hall glowed with soft candles and bloomed with pastel roses, clematis, lisianthus and trailing greenery.

The guests sat in white chairs at long tables draped in romantic flowers from BBJ layer. They enjoyed a lively spread of traditional Indian dishes, such as rich butter chicken and tasteful goat curry, along with southern American favorites such as crispy fried chicken and warm, buttery corn bread. There were several desserts, including a three -stroke wedding cake, and classic, chocolate and banoffe (banana toffee) bread pudding. Two Bangladeshian desserts were Gulab Jamun, which is soft, deep -fried dough balls traditionally made by Khoya, and Kheer, a creamy rice pudding.

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Kabir danced to panic! At Disco’s “The End of All Things” with Blackwell, which changed to a “glamorous, South Asian style” second look inspired by a saree designed by Thailand-based GLARLATEDESIGN.

DJ Dunny (Shawn Dunbar) “Keep the Dance Police alive” until an “unforgettable set” by King Ghoul – an alternative rock band fronted by one of the groom best friends from high school, Andy Allen – ended the night.

Kabir and Blackwell met at the University of Tennessee. At the end of the semester, Kabir sent an e -mail message to the whole class and invited them to group study causes and sent a second e -mail with his phone number just to Blackwell and logged out as “The brown boy sitting behind you on Hawaiian shirts every day.” Just a few hours before the final exam, Blackwell finally showed up to a study program and the two bound over everything except the final.

Shortly after, Kabir Blackwell took on his first date to Waffle House with only $ 10.13 left in his bank account. Years later in February 2024, He asked the question on a cobblestone road in Boston.

“For me, this marriage is a continuation of everything we have already built together, the basis for love, trust and deep understanding that has transported us through so many seasons of life,” says Blackwell. “Being with OVI has never been about big gestures or perfect moments, but about showing up for each other, day after day.”

The newlyweds will travel to Conrad Punta de MitaIn Mexico, for a week -long honeymoon.

Afterwards, they will start their search for a permanent home in the southeast, preferably in Tennessee. Their new show, What is cookin ‘Will be broadcast on the food network and stream at HBO Max this fall.

Additional credits:
Wedding Design, Planning and Production: Brindle + oak
Videography: Ollantay movies
Flowers: Wild iris
Wedding audience: Be inspired PR
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