Move over Kate– there’s officially a new Mrs. Gosselin on the scene!
Former Jon & Kate Plus 8 star Jon Gosselin and fiancée Stephanie Lebo tied the knot on Sunday in an intimate ceremony held at The Barn at Silverstone in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, according to People.
The couple, who’ve been engaged for nearly a year and dating for more than four, were joined by 180 loved ones on their big day, including Stephanie’s teenage daughter and Collin and Hannah, two of the eight children Jon shares with ex-wife Kate Gosselin.
While exchanging vows in front of friends and family on Sunday, 47-year-old Jon referred to himself as “the luckiest man in the world” for getting to “grow old with my best friend and the love of my life.”
“Before I met you, I never knew what it was like to be able to look at someone and smile for no reason,” he told his 36-year-old bride.
Following the ceremony, the newlyweds spoke to Entertainment Tonight, during which, Jon revealed that he cried upon seeing Stephanie walk down the aisle.
“I was such a loser,” he joked, with Stephanie claiming that she didn’t shed a tear during the ceremony.
According to Jon, Stephanie has taught him how to be a more patient and sympathetic person, claiming he “was very non-sympathetic” following his tumultuous divorce from Kate. Jon revealed that in his second marriage, he found someone who’s “the polar opposite person and I fell in love with her.”
“It’s a lot easier when it’s someone that is in line with all your morals and ideals and family values,” he added.
Collin, who served as one of his dad’s groomsmen, told ET he was excited for his dad and Stephanie’s life together, noting that his dad deserves happiness after “everything he’s been through.”
“He’s really deserving of this,” Collin said, later revealing that his dad’s wedding day left him feeling “freed,” while recalling that his dad “hasn’t really had it easy in the past.”
“So it’s good to see this, it’s nice to see this,” Collin said. “ … I was crying when I first saw him up there getting married, I was in tears. It’s very emotional and usually I don’t cry, but I just couldn’t hold it back, especially when he read his vows, I just lost it.”
Collin said it was also “really nice” getting to see his sister– and fellow sextuplet– Hannah at the ceremony. (As The Ashley has previously reported, Collin is estranged from his mom and all of his siblings except Hannah. Jon became the primary guardian of both Collin and Hannah in 2018, while the six other Gosselin children remained in Kate’s care until they turned 18.)
“I think despite any differences or ways we see things, I think today kind of signified the fact that we both love our father and we understand how much he deserves this,” Collin said.
Jon’s other six kids did not attend the wedding, something Collin was sad about.
“It would have been nice to see my other siblings here,” he said. “I love them and I hope they know that we would love to see them here and I hope they understand how important marriage is … and how happy it made me and Hannah to see our dad get married today.”
As The Ashley previously told you, Jon revealed in December that all eight of his children would “definitely” be invited to his wedding, including the six from whom he’s estranged.
“I would definitely send an invite to them all,” Jon told ET. “You know, they are my kids. It’d be nice for [Stephanie] to meet my other kids.”
While Jon remains estranged from the majority of his children, he and Stephanie reiterated over the weekend that they won’t be adding any children to their blended family.
“There are no kids in MY future, hopefully not [in] hers either,” Jon joked, with Stephanie going on to confirm her husband’s stance on the issue. “We are ready to live our lives … no babies.”
Kate and the other Gosselin kids have yet to speak publicly about Jon getting married again.
Watch Jon and Stephanie exchange wedding vows below.
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Who even cares tho 🤷♀️
I truly wish all of the children nothing but the very best. My heart especially goes out to Colin. I hope he can find real peace in his life very soon. It seems that peace might come more easily if Kate could offer him what he longs for so deeply: a sincere apology. I’d like to believe that most parents would do whatever it takes to bring comfort to their child, yet it appears Kate has chosen a different path. As someone on the outside looking in, that feels profoundly sobering. I can only imagine how heavy and difficult this must be for Colin, and my thoughts are with him.
Shame that the children are all adults and still are unwilling to speak with Jon.
Most of America really dislikes Kate.
Yeah Jon is a douche too but Kate is a whole other level.
That the other kids didn’t come says a lot. I’m not entirely sure what it says about whom (kids afraid of setting off Kate, John burning bridges harder than he realized by talking to the media, etc.) but something is clearly being communicated by all six being absent.
Do you know anyone that has a narcissistic parent? Do you have one? My best friends mom is like Kate but Kate seems worse honestly, and she’s managed to basically turn everyone against my best friend since a very young age. Even my best friends dad. It’s sick and my best friend is a genuinely good person and her sisters are piece of shit and just like their mom. Completely self absorbed and self centered. She (my best friends mom) is also an eternal victim. So, in my personal opinion, yes maybe it’s weird that the other six aren’t there, but that doesn’t mean anything in terms of Jon being a “bad” dad/person. It likely means they are all heavily manipulated and have been pitted against him and that Collin, who she conveniently isolated against the rest of the family, and Hannah, are just strong individuals that see through Kate’s BS and haven’t been convinced that Jon is a bad dad/person. That is my strong belief…