Home Celebrity Interviews Gayle King Shares Extra Photographs from Son’s Ongoing Wedding ceremony

Gayle King Shares Extra Photographs from Son’s Ongoing Wedding ceremony



Gayle King’s son is constant his celebration of affection after not too long ago tying the knot!

On Tuesday, June 25, the CBS Information journalist, 69, couldn’t assist however gush over her one and solely son William “Will” Bumpus Jr. marrying his now-wife, Elise Smith, earlier this month. 

“The @willgb3 & @elisemariesmith marriage ceremony celebration continues! They referred to as it WE LOVE reason behind their initials and their love,” King captioned a festive Instagram carousel

Bumpus and Smith mentioned their “I do’s” on June 2, however the love birds have but to come back down from cloud 9. 

“The happiest couple on the planet now wished to rejoice with their mates. Their request? Kicking off the weekend with a great ol vogue dance get together with nice music,” King added to her put up, thanking DJ Suss One and Abbott Elementary’s Janelle James for offering leisure for the night.

Gayle King’s son’s marriage ceremony.

Gayle King/Instagram


Within the first carousel photograph, Bumpus and Smith posed in entrance of a big floral association exterior on the Terranea Resort — an oceanfront escape alongside California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula. The second slide was a video of the couple being welcomed by their visitors. 

Additionally within the add, King posed for a selfie with actor David Oyelowo and his spouse Jessica Oyelowo. 

Earlier than the recap concluded, the proud mom shared a video of Bumpus and Smith in additional informal clothes, dancing to Beyoncé’s 2011 single, “Love On High.”

“It was a WOW second!” King wrote, promising there was “Extra to come back.”

As for the dance portion of the festivities, King beforehand mentioned on a June 4 episode of CBS Mornings that the official marriage ceremony was “strictly for household,” however the couple would have “an enormous dance get together for his or her mates afterward.”

She additionally revealed that the festivities had been held at a really particular location, with a really particular visitor. 

Gayle King, son and Oprah.

Gayle King/Instagram


Oprah, in fact, was there, ‘trigger it was at Oprah’s home,” King mentioned, incomes laughs from her colleagues. “It is all the time good when she lets us use her home … the costs are very affordable.”

In images of the massive day shared solely with PEOPLE, the newlyweds posed on the seaside carrying matching slides with photographs of their engagement images printed on them.

There was additionally a photograph from later within the night of Bumpus twirling his mom across the dance ground.

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And naturally there was extra dancing from the bride and groom — who had been seen in one other Instagram put up from King partying to Alicia Keys’ “If I Ain’t Bought You” with the remainder of their visitors whereas musician Moses Lin performed guitar. One other video confirmed Bumpus and Smith dancing to Earth, Wind & Hearth’s “September.”

“The evening ended with an impromptu dance get together in a room that didn’t have a dance ground! Black individuals all the time discover a manner—particularly my household AND @moseslinmusic on the controls ! 💃🏽🕺🏽,” King wrote.



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