The Jennifer Meyer wedding took place on Saturday 10 October 2026, when she married Geoffrey Ogunlesi on the lawn at Four Seasons Resort Lanai in Hawaii, and her former husband, Tobey Maguire, officiated weeks after their divorce was finalised (People). Leonardo DiCaprio, Courteney Cox, Kate Hudson and Jeff Bezos were among the guests (People, Vogue), across a five-event weekend.
As a guest, your question is black tie on a lawn in October heat. As a host, it is how people reach an island with no mainland flights, and who can legally marry you there. Wedded Concierge handles the host's side, sourcing the venue and planning guest travel.
Her father, Ron Meyer, walked her down the aisle, and her three children and the couple's parents walked it too. Meyer called having Maguire officiate "a little unconventional, but so perfectly us" (Vogue). Mindy Weiss planned the weekend, Jose Villa photographed it and Lehr & Black made the invitation.
Meyer had given birth four and a half months before the wedding and called Danielle Frankel just four weeks out, with fittings until the day (Vogue). Frankel made her custom gown and dresses for both daughters, with stylist Thomas Christos Kikis guiding every look. She wore diamond studs of her own design with a borrowed JAR diamond necklace and ring, then changed into Alexander McQueen inside the tent. Ogunlesi wore "a suit by Brioni", in Vogue's words; its cut and cloth are unpublished.
For your own gown, allow far longer. Danielle Frankel advises starting 10 to 12 months before the wedding, gives about 24 weeks for a made-to-order gown, and may charge rush fees inside eight months (Danielle Frankel).
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Bezos "embraced a classic black palette", with Lauren in a strapless dress and Jeff in a tuxedo with a bow tie, and Hola's photographs show both. No designer has been named for either.
People and Vogue name Vittoria Ceretti, Rachel Zoe and others, but no outlet describes what they wore.
Two looks are a thin record, so read them as a floor. A dinner suit with a bow tie, which Americans call a tuxedo, is black tie in every market, and all black is the safe choice when the dress code is unpublished, as this one is.
Black tie means a floor-length evening gown, or a dinner suit with a bow tie; our black tie guest outfit edit and dress code guide show the range. Only "black tie optional" opens the door to a refined midi or a dark lounge suit. If the wording is vague or the start time is missing, ask the couple before you buy: a lawn in afternoon sun and a tent after dark need different shoes and a wrap.
Nathan Tailors' Hawaii black-tie guide accepts midnight blue or very dark navy, in high-twist tropical-weight wool of about 260 g/m² or a wool-linen blend, half-lined at the back, with silk-faced peak or shawl lapels, and no linen jacket. Huntsman's midnight dinner suit is 70 per cent wool and 30 per cent mohair, but medium weight. For an island, have one made in a lighter tropical cloth, half-lined; Huntsman travels to North America and the Middle East for fittings (Huntsman).
Default to midnight or black. Gentleman's Gazette suits a white dinner jacket to formal occasions in the tropics, so wear one, with black or midnight trousers, only when the invitation asks for warm-weather black tie.
Tie the bow tie yourself; a pre-tied bow is the giveaway. At the waist, wear a cummerbund or nothing: a business waistcoat belongs to a day suit, and the same guide prefers the cummerbund in heat because it covers less of the torso. On a lawn, Nathan Tailors suggests black patent oxfords with a thin rubberised sole. Keep the jacket on through the ceremony and speeches; once the host takes his off, you may take yours off to dance.
Choose floor length in silk crepe, silk georgette, lined chiffon or a light satin, and leave velvet and brocade at home. Linen creases the moment you sit and reads as daywear, so keep it for the pool party. Black and deep colours are safe unless the couple asks for colour; white, ivory and cream are not.
A bateau or jewel neckline, long or sheer sleeves over a silk lining, a cape back and a floor-grazing hem are black tie at full strength. Make the wrap part of the look, a silk stole in the gown's colour pinned at one shoulder.
Safiyaa's Onaise long dress is the structured choice: a polyester and elastane crepe column under a cape that holds its line but not the breeze, so keep it for a tented dinner after dark. Rami Al Ali's embroidered long-sleeve gown sets sheer sleeves over a fitted scuba bodice.
Block heels or refined flat sandals hold on grass, stilettos sink, and a non-slip sole matters on wet decks and paths. Humidity undoes a blow-dry quickly, so a low chignon or braid holds better than loose hair. In salt air, fine jewellery outlasts plated pieces, and with a high or caped neckline, one statement piece at the ear or wrist does more than a hidden necklace.
Carry the gown or dinner suit in a garment bag on the long-haul flight, and land two days before the black-tie evening, not one. The spare day covers pressing, a hem check and jet lag.
Vogue covers five events: a pool party, a luau with speeches and décor by Mindy Weiss, the rehearsal dinner, the lawn ceremony with a tented reception, and an after-party Meyer ended in slippers.
Give each event its own dress code and keep black tie for one night. On the invitation, "Black tie" with "tropical weight" beneath it gives guests both the standard and the cloth. The other nights need a line each, such as "Luau: resort wear, flat shoes for the lawn". Leave out "Hawaiian formal", which can read as florals.
Four Seasons Resort Lanai has 213 rooms and suites (Four Seasons press facts). Eighty guests need roughly 40 to 55 rooms, depending on couples, families and suites, so exclusive use commits you to far more than your list. The resort offers complete buyouts of Malibu Farm and VIEWS "for larger wedding parties" and private dining for up to 24 at ONE FORTY and NOBU LANAI (Four Seasons Resort Lanai). Room minimums and whole-resort terms are not published, so ask the wedding sales manager in writing how many rooms you must hold and which spaces close to other guests.
The wedding sales manager works "with you or your wedding planner", and an on-site events manager runs the menu, linens and timeline, so the resort names no planner requirement (Four Seasons Resort Lanai). For island customs worth building into the weekend, read wedding traditions in Hawaii. Write privacy into the contract: photography by other guests, drones, and a closed lawn during set-up and the ceremony.
The events are yours to host. Beyond them, decide which of transfers, room nights and flights you cover, and say so on the guest page. Set a fixed arrival day and departure day so guests can book leave, say early whether children are invited, and get any minimum stay and the release date for unbooked rooms in writing.
Guests fly to Honolulu or Kahului on Maui and connect to Lanai Airport, with Lanai Air the fastest link from Honolulu, or take the Expeditions ferry from Lahaina Harbor to Manele Harbor, roughly an hour with five round trips a day (Go Hawaii). The resort arranges airport and harbour transfers for you and your guests (Four Seasons Resort Lanai).
Mokulele Airlines also flies Honolulu to Lanai, capping personal items at 15 lb and checked bags at 70 lb (Mokulele Airlines), so a gown makes the hop folded in tissue in a checked case. Ask guests to land in Honolulu the day before, so a missed connection means a later crossing, not a missed ceremony.
The Central Pacific hurricane season runs 1 June to 30 November, so an October date sits inside it (National Weather Service Honolulu). Ask guests to insure when they book flights and to check how the policy treats a named storm, and agree in writing with the resort what happens if one forces a change. Wind is the likelier problem on an open lawn, so pin the veil low, weight the florals and test the sound system outside. Walk the covered backup and set two decision times: the day before and the morning of.
The Hawaii Department of Health requires every officiant to be licensed by the State before performing a marriage, through online registration (Hawaii Department of Health). A friend, a relative or a former spouse qualifies once registered, so register yours as soon as you choose them; the marriage office in Honolulu is on (808) 586-4544.
Your own licence is simpler. Apply online, then collect it together in person with government photo ID within the 30 days before the ceremony, because it is void 30 days after pickup. The fee is US$65, with no waiting period, no proxies and no residence or citizenship requirement. If either of you divorced less than 30 days before pickup, bring a certified copy of the decree.
The other route is to sign the legal papers at home and let a friend lead a symbolic ceremony, which needs no licence.
At a second marriage, settle who walks and who speaks before you settle the guest list; Meyer gave the aisle to her children. Agree with your celebrant how, or whether, earlier marriages are mentioned. A short list of family and close friends keeps the day private and the spaces easier to hold.
Prices change, so confirm when you book.
Qantas and Alaska Airlines fly Sydney to Honolulu direct in about 9 hours 55 minutes (Kayak). Australians need an approved ESTA under the Visa Waiver Program (US Department of Homeland Security), which can take up to 72 hours (Smartraveller). An overseas marriage is generally recognised in Australia if it was valid where it took place and would have been valid here (Attorney-General's Department), though it cannot be registered here (Smartraveller).
P Johnson's black peak lapel tuxedo jacket in S110 merino twill is A$1,200 for the jacket alone, with trousers and shirts in its evening tailoring range. For hire, GlamCorner carries designer evening wear, among it Bec + Bridge's long-sleeve Diamond Days maxi in black.
Your passport, not your residency, decides how you enter the US. The UAE is not on the Visa Waiver Program list, so UAE nationals need a US visitor visa well before the wedding, while British and Australian passport holders in Dubai travel on an ESTA (US Department of Homeland Security). There is no direct Dubai to Honolulu flight: the shortest trips connect once, often through Incheon, in about 22 hours, and Honolulu is 14 hours behind Dubai (Kayak). On this route, the two spare days before the black-tie evening matter most.
For covered black tie, Rami Al Ali's showroom on Al Wasl Road in Jumeirah (Rami Al Ali) takes private appointments, and its embroidered long-sleeve gown comes in six to seven weeks in pre-order sizes, so order three months before you fly. Elie Saab's boutique on Fashion Avenue at The Dubai Mall publishes no lead time, so ask at your appointment, with silk-lined sleeves and a hem set for lawn shoes. Safiyaa's rest-of-world shipping is a flat £50 (Safiyaa); duties are not stated, so ask before you order.
British citizens travel on an ESTA under the Visa Waiver Program (US Department of Homeland Security). There is no direct London to Honolulu flight: the shortest trips stop once, most often in Los Angeles, and take at least 16 hours (Kayak). Hawaii keeps no daylight saving, so Honolulu is 11 hours behind London in British Summer Time and an hour less in winter (Travel and Time).
If you divorced less than 30 days before collecting the Hawaii licence, the certified decree it asks for is, for a divorce in England or Wales, your final order or decree absolute (GOV.UK). Whether you also need a certificate of no impediment is a separate check on GOV.UK's documents service.
Huntsman bespoke takes 14 to 16 weeks from the first appointment, with two to three fittings (Huntsman), so book about five months out. Norton & Sons at 16 Savile Row quotes 12 to 15 weeks, with suits from £6,600 (Norton & Sons). Huntsman's ready-to-wear midnight dinner suit is £3,295, made to order in six to eight weeks when your size is out (Huntsman). Safiyaa's Onaise long dress is £1,995, dispatched within eight weeks (Safiyaa).
Delta, United and Alaska Airlines fly New York to Honolulu nonstop in about 11 hours, and Honolulu sits six hours behind New York in daylight-saving months (Kayak). East Coast guests should take the Honolulu night, so the long flight and the island hop fall on different days.
Danielle Frankel's studio at 260 West 39th Street sees brides by appointment, with a US$150 consultation fee credited towards your purchase (Danielle Frankel).
Wedded Concierge puts the resort enquiry and every guest's island connection with your Wedded Advisor. On qualifying Four Seasons stays, Wedded Privileges adds breakfast, credits and upgrades where available, so ask your Wedded Advisor which stays qualify.
Guests who dress for the mood of the day will like the 2026 wedding guest dress code. Browse makers and venues on the Wedded Marketplace, see more ceremonies in our celebrity weddings coverage, and read our guide to booking Four Seasons Resort Hualalai for a wedding on Hawaii Island.
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