Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez got married in their living room, but the big wedding is still to come

No palace. No packed ballroom. No celebrity spectacle. Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez had one of the world's most anticipated celebrity weddings — and chose to begin married life in their living room. The couple tied the knot in a private civil ceremony at their home in Cascais, Portugal, on August 11, surrounded by their five children. They later revealed details of the ceremony in an interview with Vogue, which also published photographs from the wedding.

But here's the twist. That wasn't the big wedding.

Georgina has revealed that the couple plan to hold a larger celebration with family and friends in the future. So the quiet ceremony was less about putting an end to the wedding celebrations and more about making one particular day theirs.

Why the living room?

Think about the setting. This wasn't a venue chosen for its grandeur. It was the room where the family actually lives. Georgina explained to Vogue that they wanted to marry in the living room of their home — the place where they have breakfast, lunch and dinner and where their everyday family life unfolds. For her, that mattered more than having a fairy-tale venue.

She recalled that as a child she had imagined the traditional dream wedding: a huge castle, a grand carriage, a long dress and a diamond-covered crown. Now, she sees things differently. The luxury is already part of their lives. What is harder to find, she suggested, is something genuinely intimate. And so the living room won.

The ceremony centred on family. Ronaldo and Rodríguez were joined by their five children: Cristiano Jr., twins Eva Maria and Mateo, Alana and Bella. The children were dressed in coordinated beige and white outfits for the occasion, while Rodríguez wore a white silk skirt suit and Ronaldo chose a light beige suit. Rodríguez said she wanted the children to remember the moment decades from now — not because it happened in some spectacular location, but because it happened at the family table. There was even a little Ronaldo humour. When Rodríguez imagined the children remembering the wedding at that table 30 years later, Ronaldo joked that the table might not even survive that long because they could change the decor.

For a couple whose lives are usually played out on enormous stages, it was remarkably ordinary. And perhaps that was exactly what made it special.

Ten years after the Gucci store

The date carried its own significance. August 11 marked 10 years since Ronaldo and Rodríguez first met at a Gucci store in Madrid, where Rodríguez was working as a sales assistant. A decade later, Gucci was still part of the story. Rodríguez chose the luxury brand for her wedding outfit, while the couple marked the anniversary by exchanging vows at home. From a Gucci store to a living room. That is quite a journey.

The couple had kept the ceremony remarkably private. Ronaldo eventually confirmed the marriage on Instagram with a photograph of the couple's hands showing their wedding bands and the caption “C❤G”. The announcement was short. The story behind it was anything but. The couple had been together for around a decade and announced their engagement in August 2025. Their relationship has also grown around their family, including the loss of their son Ángel in 2022.

So when is the big wedding?

That remains the unanswered question. The couple have not announced a date or venue for the larger celebration. What they have said is that they intend to celebrate with family and friends in the future. So there is no grand guest list to reveal yet. No spectacular venue to announce. No date to circle. Just a promise that the bigger celebration is still coming.

For now, Ronaldo and Georgina have already done the part that mattered most to them. They said their vows. Their children were there. And they did it at home. The big party can wait. The marriage has already begun.

(With inputs from ANI)