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Conor Kennedy and Giulia Be Celebrate Wedding in Rio
The couple fell for each other over months of WhatsApp messages before meeting in person in Los Angeles; the festivities ran three days, so the buffet had a long negotiation.
On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN NewsroomPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “Conor Kennedy and Giulia Be Celebrate Their Wedding in Rio de Janeiro”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 1:10 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Conor Kennedy.
- BBN covered this story before: Fox and the Post both pick up Kennedy's Rio wedding (October 18).
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- The New York TimesConor Kennedy and Giulia Be Celebrate Their Wedding in Rio de Janeiro
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorConor Kennedy and Giulia Be celebrated their marriage with three days of festivities in Rio de Janeiro, the New York Times reports, and I want everyone to stay calm.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwo parties exchanged messages on WhatsApp for months before ever meeting face to face, in Los Angeles, at what historians will call the summit.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, it's Conor Kennedy and Giulia Be. They fell for each other over text, and then they got married in Rio de Janeiro.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThree days of festivities.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBlending both families' traditions, which is the sweetest thing in this whole story, and you are treating it like a trade deal.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA merger of traditions is a trade deal, Vera, and someone had to read the fine print on the food.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou could just say congratulations.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCongratulations. The messaging was the real wedding, and the party was paperwork.
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The story so far
- White House probes claims of missing Kennedy Center money · Axios
- Former UFC fighter Tim Kennedy recovering after Congo ambush · New York Post
- Trump invokes executive privilege in Kennedy Center legal fight · CBS News
- Trump invokes executive privilege in Kennedy Center court fight · NBC News
- Conor Kennedy and Giulia Be celebrate three-day Rio wedding · Fox News
- Fox and the Post both pick up Kennedy's Rio wedding · New York Post
- Conor Kennedy and Giulia Be Celebrate Wedding in Rio (this story)
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