Love was in the air over the weekend at the most unlikely of places, as the son of billionaire hedge fund manager Marc Lasry was married in a ceremony that was held on the grounds of Harvey Weinstein’s Connecticut estate.
Zach Lasry, 28, wed Arianna Lyons, 29, in a circus-themed ceremony complete with acrobats, taxidermist animals and one terrifying clown who hung lanterns off his eyelids.
Even more impressive than that feat was the guest list for the event, which included former president Bill Clinton and his former secretary of state wife Hillary Clinton, both of whom are close friends of the father-of-the-groom.
Wedding bells: Hillary and Bill Clinton attended the nuptials of Marc Lasry’s son Zach in Connecticut over the weekend, with the ceremony held at the estate of Harvey Weinstein (Hillary above with two guests)
Billy boy: The Clintons were invited by Lasry, who owns the Milwaukee Bucks and has a net worth of $1.7 billion thanks to the hedge fund he founded with his sister Sonia (Bill Clinton above with two guests)
Dancing in the dark: The former secretary of state and former president shared an affectionate moment on the dance floor that was captured by one guest who then posted the photo to social media (Clintons dancing at wedding above)
Big day: Zach Lasry, 28, wed Arianna Lyons, 29, just nine months after the pair became engaged (coupel above with Lyons in vintage Dior)
Undertstated: Guests at the wedding were asked to dress entirely in white, and were greeted with a menagerie of taxidermed animals when they entered the reception tent
The Clintons were both in a festive mood at the nuptials, and in one photo posted by a guest could be seen sharing a tender moment on the dance floor.
There were also plenty of photos snapped by guests with the political heavyweights, which both Clintons were happy to oblige as evidenced on social media.
Weinstein did not make the guest list however as he was away, despite his neighbor using the disgraced mogul’s land to set up glamping tents.
Also noticeably absent were Hillary’s two favorite ladies – Huma Abedin and Chelsea Clinton.
Abedin has been laying low this summer but was spotted last week picking up her son Jordan from camp while Chelsea is overseas promoting her children’s book She Persisted Around the World.
The images posted over the weekend also suggest that the new owner has already made some major changes to the layout ahead of his planned demolitions on the property.
Weinstein has already sold all three of his properties in the area, including the two used for the wedding, which went for a combined price of $16 million.
Andrew Bentley, who purchased the two properties, already owns four other properties on the street.
The Lasry family owns three properties on the block, in addition to other residences in he town.
Their main home was bought from former shock jock Don Imus in 2005 for $14.5 million.
Guests at the wedding were asked to dress entirely in white, and were greeted with a menagerie of taxidermed animals when they entered the reception tent.
There were also an abundance of clocks in shrubbery and one very big, and very blue, wedding cake.
The entire ceremony was best described by Zachary Wright, a friend of the groom who despite his claims to the contrary managed to perfectly sum up the celebration.
‘I truly have no words to properly describe the time i has this week celebrating Zach and Arianna’s Circus of Love. I had the honor of being a groomsman and couldn’t have had more fun if i tried,’ wrote Wright on social media.
‘Too many stories and jokes and food and laughs and hugs and smiles and dances and and and and. To the parents and family of the bride and groom, i am humbled at your generosity and hospitality. To my old friends, you did even more to make this wonderful than i could’ve imagined. To my new friends, you always have a friend in me.’
He then closed out by stating: ‘And to the whole circus until we meet in the great big Tent in the sky, stay weird, stay beautiful, and don’t stay away too long.’