“It’s been the best of all worlds,” said Lee, 42. “We can go from church to a Grammy show. We have a really interesting life.”
White House favorite Ledisi (also a client of Lee) sang Stevie Wonder’s “As” while the bride, a frequent guest on Fox 5 DC’s “Good Day DC,” walked down the aisle in a 15-layer Swarovski crystal embroidered gown it took three bridesmaids to get her into. King wore a custom designed black tux.
After the ceremony, the couple’s 340 guests, including Manigault, whom Lee met during her “Apprentice” days, headed to the Ritz Carlton Pentagon City for the reception, where the crowd of well-wishers watched dancing ballerinas during dinner and signed Christmas ornaments for the newlyweds’ first tree. The guest list was the only big decision Lee made. “That was enough,” she said. The rest of the day she left to special events coordinator Jocelyn Avery and florist Dexter Fields.
The honeymoon in the mountains of Pennsylvania will be short and sweet. The couple has to get to back to work. King will be in the pulpit on Sunday, and early Saturday morning Lee will be waving her magic wand over Shonda Rhimes for the 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors.