MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-anchors Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski tied the knot in a secret Saturday ceremony officiated by a top Democratic congressman in the rotunda of the National Archives.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., married Brzezinski, 51, and Scarborough, 55, in an intimate affair set in the historic building, according to Vanity Fair. Cummings, who is likely the next chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is a former colleague of Scarborough’s, dating back to when the TV personality served as a Republican congressman from Florida.
The bride, wearing a lace Milly dress by Michelle Smith, met the groom in the middle of the rotunda to Handel’s “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.” They then said their vows in front of a small group of family and friends, including Scarborough’s four children from his two previous marriages and Brzezinski’s two daughters with her ex-husband. Brzezinski’s daughter Emilie’s dog was also in attendance, providing Brzezinski’s “something blue” with the color of its leash.
“We did an event there more than a year ago, and we were just blown away, seeing all these documents and how we felt seeing them,” Brzezinski said of their choice of wedding venue, a first for the institution. “It makes sense now more than ever, given what we stand for as a couple, what we do for a living, and what we’re worried about as a country.”
“He’s a representative of the movement forward, of getting the country back,” Brzezinski added, referring to Cummings.
Scarborough and Brzezinski later invited about 40 guests to join them for their reception at French bistro Chez Billy Sud in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, where attendees ate a 20-layer crepe cake.
The couple, who got engaged in 2017 in France, are now on a five-day honeymoon at an undisclosed location before they host an event together next Saturday in San Francisco for Brzezinski’s “Know Your Value” series.
Brzezinski, the daughter of Zbigniew Brzezinski, former President Jimmy Carter’s national security adviser, will take Scarborough’s name. The pair, who were once friends with President Trump, are now among his toughest critics.
