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Lana Del Rey surprised her fans by marrying her boyfriend Jeremy Dufrene just a month after going public with their relationship.
The “Born to Die” singer, 39, met the alligator tour guide when she was performing in Louisiana in 2019 and took one of her boat tours while he was in town. The couple reportedly reconnected in May and were seen holding hands at the Leeds Festival in August.
Del Rey exchanged vows in a rustic ceremony in Des Allemandes, Louisiana, on the same swamp where Dufrene takes his swamp boat tours. Her father, Robert Grant, walked her down the aisle in a ruffled white dress with a bouquet in hand.
After the ceremony, Del Rey and the father of three hosted a reception at the public dock in a large tent, for which the “Videogames” singer put a blue ribbon in her hair for her “something blue.”
the independent has contacted representatives for Del Rey for comment.
Many fans were taken aback by Del Rey's wedding and quickly expressed their surprise on social media. “Didn't you meet this man yesterday? “What the hell did I miss?” questioned one person on X/Twitter.
Meanwhile, another concerned user added: “This takes the cake for wildness. It was as if they were seen together yesterday! Happy for her, but woahhhh.”
However, some fans showed their support for the singer, with one person writing: “This is really cute. He could probably date or marry whoever he wanted. As long as they treat her well, I hope she is happy.”
In May of this year, the “Summertime Sadness” singer tagged Dufrene in an Instagram post, calling him her “boy” in the caption, causing some fans to raise their eyebrows. The singer and her two brothers were seen posing with Dufrene in the photos, which she captioned: “Family with my boy @jeremy.dufrene @codyjay.”
When details of Del Rey's relationship with Dufrene first emerged this spring, a source told the online mail: “His friends and team did some research on him out of fear that he might be using her, but his business is lucrative and he doesn't need or want Lana's money.”
They added: “He is a good guy and she is tremendously attracted to him. “He is a good father and no one who knows him has anything bad to say about him.”
Dufrene, a tour guide for Arthur's Airboat Tours in Louisiana, is known for taking tourists through the state's local swamps and marshes, giving them a taste of the local wildlife. According to the company's website, this includes animals ranging from alligators, herons and egrets to more than 300 species of birds.
Before becoming a tour guide, Dufrene allegedly worked at a chemical plant. He is also the father of two daughters and a son from a previous relationship.
Del Rey isn't the first celebrity Dufrene has dated. In 2015, tornadoes Actor Glen Powell shared an Instagram post showing him and Dufrene on an airboat.
He captioned the post: “J-Bone and G-Trash. We are both single and ready to socialize. Find us at the swamp or Daiquiris To-Go place next door or on Craigslist Personals. Sorry about the party. (I don't feel it)”.
