MAGA figure Alina Habba is preparing to marry Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon at a lavish Waldorf Astoria ceremony tonight, only eight months after finalizing her second divorce.
Habba, a 42-year-old New Jersey native, will exchange vows with 29-year-old Mildon during an intimate yet opulent celebration at the newly renovated New York landmark. Close friends and relatives have gathered for a weekend featuring cocktails, caviar and high-fashion glamour.
Female guests were seen arriving at the hotel in floor-length gowns, shielding themselves from the weather and clutching invitations as dates dressed in bow ties escorted them inside.
Several guests paused for drinks in Peacock Alley before being guided to private elevators leading to the Grand Ballroom, where the central wedding festivities were due to be held.
Spread across three floors, the ballroom covers almost 10,000 square feet and can host as many as 1,500 people for a reception. Its features include tiered balconies, restored Art Deco details and advanced lighting, sound and staging systems.
The grand space has hosted generations of major New York galas, weddings and social occasions, making it a striking backdrop for Habba and Mildon’s wedding reception.
The scale of Alina Habba’s wedding preparations was evident as towering glass lighting fixtures were unloaded outside Manhattan’s Waldorf Astoria hotel
MAGA figure Alina Habba, 42, is due to marry Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon, 29, tonight, eight months after her second divorce. The couple were seen arriving at an upscale restaurant in Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday night
People believed to be guests at Alina Habba and Turhan Mildon’s wedding arrive at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
People believed to be guests at Alina Habba and Turhan Mildon’s wedding arrive at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
Large displays of white and pink cherry blossoms were among the lavish decorations delivered to the landmark New York hotel before the couple’s ceremony
The attorney has been wearing a massive diamond on her left ring finger, with the stone believed to weigh at least 23 carats
Habba’s engagement ring has offered an early indication that the wedding celebrations would be anything but understated.
The attorney has been wearing a huge diamond reportedly weighing at least 23 carats. Its size prompted one source to joke that “the ring has its own zip code.”
Mildon has also reportedly lavished his fiancée with luxury presents, including sought-after Hermès Birkin bags. Habba was recently seen carrying a pink ostrich-skin Birkin estimated to be worth about $30,000.
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The wedding weekend began with a private rehearsal dinner at Aretsky’s Patroon. Guests later gathered at the Waldorf Astoria for cocktails and an assortment of lavish hors d’oeuvres, including caviar.
Although the guest list is understood to be relatively small, the preparations have been anything but modest. Our News Outlet images showed a huge box of white cherry blossoms being delivered to the venue.
Towering glass fixtures and chandeliers, sophisticated audio equipment and dramatic ice sculptures were also brought in as the hotel was transformed for the celebrations.
Guests have traveled from outside New York to attend the ceremony, with some believed to have arrived a day earlier as preparations accelerated at the landmark hotel.
Elaborate gold-colored chairs were carefully wheeled into the Waldorf as preparations continued for Alina Habba’s lavish wedding to Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon
People believed to be guests for the wedding of Alina Habba and Turhan Mildon arrive to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
Zehra arrives to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel for the wedding of Alina Habba and Turhan Mildon
The scale of the preparations could be seen inside delivery trucks, where enormous glass chandeliers destined for the celebration filled much of the cargo space
Garment racks packed with clothes were also delivered to the Waldorf as Habba and Mildon’s wedding weekend got underway in Manhattan
Teams were seen maneuvering carefully wrapped stacks of golden chairs through the streets outside the Waldorf ahead of Saturday’s lavish nuptials
Wedding attire arrived under protective covers as preparations continued for the intimate but extravagant celebration at one of New York’s most famous hotels
Habba, who was President Trump’s personal attorney, has been married twice before
The bride-to-be looked every inch the glamorous bride during the pre-wedding festivities, stepping out in an elegant ivory jumpsuit with heavily embellished shoulders, while Mildon opted for a crisp white shirt and dark trousers.
Both beamed as they posed for pictures with their nearest and dearest, looking every inch the happy couple in the hours before the nuptials.
After months of romance – and a whirlwind engagement – the couple are now preparing to make their relationship official in front of their closest circle, with the spectacular Waldorf setting providing the backdrop for their very glitzy ‘I do.’
