Inside Dua Lipa and Callum Turner's wedding day: Bride walked down the aisle in a diamond-encrusted gown before newlyweds and their 200 guests partied until 6am bringing an end to couple's £1.5m weekend 62%
By Nick Pisa0% Amelia Wynne0%
6/7/2026, 7:59:08 AM
Keywords: Dua Lipa, Callum Turner, Wedding, Sicily, Elton John, Donatella Versace, Villa Valguarnera, Fireworks, Party
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Dua Lipa and her new husband Callum Turner partied until 6am as their £1.5 million Sicilian wedding ended with a spectacular ten-minute firework display.
The singer, 30, and the actor, 36, laid on a lavish party at the historic Villa Valguarnera in Bagheria, east of Palermo, where they exchanged vows six days after their official do at Marylebone Town Hall.
And while pictures are yet to emerge of the bride and groom on Saturday, it's clear it was the celebrity wedding of the year so far due to its grandeur.
The couple treated their 200 guests to desserts, dancing and made sure that sweet nods to their love story were a big part of the day which is thought to have cost around £1.5million.
Things kicked off in the late afternoon at 18th century mansion Villa Valguarnera with Sir Elton John performing his hit Your Song during the ceremony after jetting in via private jet from Farnborough, arriving just an hour before the ceremony.
One waiter told the Daily Mail: 'He had a person on each arm to guide him because he couldn't see but he played the piano magnificently.'
Security for the party was extreme with a double ring of steel around the venue with onlookers left disappointed as the only VIP seen was designer Donatella Versace.
She created two white dresses that Dua wore for the event - the first a 'glittering' diamond encrusted one for the ceremony - and the second another white one for the wild party.
Insiders said two drones had been brought down by security inside the venue after being spotted by staff.
Music could be heard thumping from the speakers but so as to not disturb residents' speakers were pointed inwards towards the villa.
Police manned roadblocks and security staff with clipboards and earpieces checked off staff entering the grounds with waiters being asked to hand over their mobile phones.
One told the Daily Mail: 'We had to put stickers over the camera and microphone of our devices and then put them in plastic bags.
'I handed mine in at 11am and didn't get it back until gone midnight - it's the longest I haven't had my phone with me and probably did me some good !'
Sources said there was also a nod to Dua Lipa's Albanian heritage with Albanian music and dancing from a local Albania community and her mum and dad clapped and danced enthusiastically.
The exchange of vows - which had no legal significance as they had officially married last weekend at Marylebone registry office - was for the benefit of 150 family and friends.
A semi-circle of chairs had been set up in front of Villa Valguarnera with a gazebo in the centre where they said their vows.
In what was the final part of a three-day extravaganza, the bride arrived around 6pm Sicilian time, making a spectacular entrance along a 650ft drive lined with bougainvillea trees.
As the temperature nudged 30c guests used fans left on the chairs and embroidered with the letters 'D' and 'C' to stay cool as well as mopping their brows with handkerchiefs that had the phrase 'Stay mad with me forever' stiched on them in red.
Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception on the terrace before sitting down to a three course dinner in the halls of the villa created by Michelin recognized chef Tony Lo Coco.
They dined on Anelletti alla Norma (a Sicilian pasta with aubergine), panelle (Sicilian chickpea fritters), and crocché (deep fried potato balls).
Then for dessert it was traditional cannoli and cassate (traditional Sicilian sponge cake).
Inside, the villa was decorated with peonies and hyacinths, with photo booths set up for souvenir pictures to be taken by guests.
The pretty curtain over the booth was embroidered with 'Dua&Callum'.
One guest named Antoine Billore shared some of these details on his Instagram including of a beautifully decorated table inside the villa.
Just before 11.30pm, a spectacular 10-minute firework display lit up the night sky above Villa Valguarnera.
Gold, white, and blue rockets lit up the inky black sky as onlookers craned their necks upwards to watch the incredible pyrotechnics.
As explosions rocked the night locals pulled over to watch and clapped and cheered shouting a traditional good luck message in Italian of 'Vivi gli sposi' long live the bride and groom.
The couple were toasted with Blanc de Blanc champagne at midnight and a few minutes later some of the more elderly guests began to leave.
Songs from Carl Cox, Martin Garrix, David Guetta, and Peggy Gou were playing as people took to the dance floor to dance the night away.
An insider said:'Donatella and Elton left after the dinner they didn't stay for the fireworks and some of the older guests left just after midnight.
'But the younger ones partied on, there was a dance floor inside but then the afterparty moved on inside with DJs playing music and the late shift workers were told it would be going on until 6am.'
There had been suggestions Madonna, Harry Styles and Robbie Williams would turn up but there was no sign although there were still plenty of A list guests including Charlie XCX and her husband The 1975 drummer George Daniel.
Actor Joe Alwyn, Mark Ronson with his wife Grace Gummer, Kevin Turner, Laura Vandall, Edgar Kerri, and singer Olivia Dean are also believed to have attended.
Guests left Saturday night's party in a fleet of blacked out Mercedes Vito people carriers at the end of the party which brought the curtain down on three days of celebrations.
It appears that every detail was accounted for by celebrity wedding planner Alessandra Grillo.
The attention to detail for the wedding began with their welcome party on Friday night where the square where they hosted a cocktail party was decorated with bookcases - a sweet nod to how they met.
Despite having nearly met many times before, Dua and Callum first crossed paths while dining separately at The River Cafe in London, where they were introduced by Ruthie Rogers, the owner of the famed restaurant.
The encounter was brief, and nothing came of it - until they ran into each other again a year later in 2024.
When asked if she felt it meant they were destined to be together, she told Vogue: '1,000 per cent.'
Callum elaborated on the moment during an interview with The Sunday Times Style magazine in October 2025.
'We sat next to each other and realised we were reading the same book, which is crazy,' he said.
'It's called Trust, and I had just finished the first chapter and I told her, and she looked at me and said, 'I just finished the first chapter too.''
On Saturday night the bride and groom's families were driven from Palermo to the villa – though the trip nearly ended in disaster for Dua's mum, Anesa, when a driver admitted to leaving her shoes in his car.
Locals pulled over in their cars to watch and beeped their horns shouting in Italian: 'Viva gli sposi' - long live the bride and groom.
Dua and James Bond favourite Callum arrived in Palermo on Thursday, and were joined by singer Charli XCX as well as the singer's parents Duji and Anesa and Mr Turner's mum Rose.
On Thursday night guests, who were staying at the £1,000-a-night Igiea hotel in the city, were treated to a yacht party.
And on Friday the couple hosted a party at Galleria Moderna.
The bride stunned in a custom-made Bottega Veneta dress.
Her handbag was also by the designer, with feathers added to the £2,580 Andiamo clutch.
However, Palermo locals were not impressed by the festivities.
They put posters up saying: 'Palermo is not for rent.
Public spaces belong to everyone.'
Another read: 'Our square is not your living room,' and 'Palermo is not for the rich.'
Villa Valguarnera was formerly a Mafia lair but has since been taken over by Vittoria Alliata Di Villafranca who still lives in the magnificent 18th Century baroque residence.
In the 1980s the local mob briefly controlled the property and had plans to convert it into a casino and famously stole a statue of Cyclops using a helicopter.
On the villa's website, the Princess wrote: 'I never imagined I'd have to defend, tooth and nail, this priceless cultural heritage from the deadly incursions of politicians and Mafiosi.'
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