Nicolas Cage was seen enjoying an outing with his wife Riko Shibata in snaps taken a year before news of their marriage emerged.
The 57-year-old actor beamed as he went on a horse carriage ride through New York City’s Central Park with his then-future bride, 26, in March 2020, the couple tied the knot on February 16th 2021 in gambling haven Las Vegas.
Shielding himself from the cool Spring weather, the Oscar winner stood out in a colourful blue, red and yellow jacket, which he teamed with a brown cowboy hat.
Romantic: Newlyweds Nicolas Cage, 57, and fifth wife Riko Shibate, 26, looked loved-up in snaps taken in March 2020, a year before tying knot in a ‘small and intimate’ Vegas ceremony
Donning a pair of sunglasses, he received loving gazes from his spouse, who cut a chic figure in a grey coat and boots, while wrapping up in a blanket.
The lovebirds, who went for their ride after dining at upscale eatery Cipriani on Fifth Avenue, later made their way to Tavern on the Green for drinks.
On Friday, DailyMail.com revealed that the pair had tied the knot in Las Vegas, with Nicolas’ ex-wife and son joining in the celebrations.
The Oscar-winning actor married Riko in an ‘intimate’ wedding at the Wynn Casino and Hotel in Sin City back on February 16, with the date chosen to honour the birthday of the groom’s late father.
Beaming: The actor beamed as he relaxed in the grand white carriage with his then-future bride – the couple tied the knot on February 16th 2021 in gambling haven Las Vegas
The look of love: The couple gazed lovingly into one another’s eyes throughout their ride
Colourful: Shielding himself from the cool Spring weather, the Oscar winner stood out in a colourful blue, red and yellow jacket, which he teamed with a brown cowboy hat
Cage, whose fourth marriage to Erika Koike ended after just four days in 2019, confirmed the wedding Friday and said they were enjoying newly-wedded bliss.
‘It’s true, and we are very happy,’ he told DailyMail.com in a statement.
The bride wore a black handmade Japanese Bridal Kimono from Kyoto that required three layers.
She held a bouquet of yellow and red roses that offset her bright red lipstick, while she wore her long dark hair falling straight around her shoulders.
Cage wore a black Tom Ford Tuxedo complete with a yellow rose buttonhole to match Riko’s bouquet.
Riko walked down the aisle to her favourite song Winter Song by Kiroro before they exchanged traditional Catholic and Shinto vows with poetry from Walt Whitman and Haiku ‘sprinkled in’, a rep for Cage told DailyMail.com.
Out in style: Riko cut a stylish figure in a grey coat and boots, while wrapping up in a blanket
Outing: The lovebirds, who went for their ride after dining at upscale eatery Cipriani on Fifth Avenue, later made their way to Tavern on the Green for drinks
The happy couple were pictured surrounded by white candles and green foliage in the hotel’s Primrose Courtyard as the masked officiant Reverend Richard E. Walter performed the ceremony, before the newlyweds walked hand in hand back into the hotel.
After the wedding, the bride and groom, who met in Shiga, Japan, over a year ago, held a small celebration attended by Cage’s third wife Alice Kim – with whom he has remained good friends – and their son Kal.
A state of Nevada marriage certificate obtained by DailyMail.com earlier on Friday shows Riko has taken Cage’s name and is now known as Riko Cage.
She is 30 years younger than Cage and four years younger than his first son Weston Cage.
Official documents show that Cage and Riko applied for their wedding license on January 10 – the day of Riko’s 26th birthday – and that it is her first marriage.
Wedding: Cage tied the knot for the fifth time to Riko in a Las Vegas ceremony where his ex-wife and son joined in the celebrations, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed
Date: The Oscar winner married Riko in an intimate wedding at the Wynn Casino and Hotel in Sin City on February 16, with the date chosen to honour the birthday of the groom’s late father
Black: The bride wore a black handmade Japanese Bridal Kimono from Kyoto that required three layers. She held a bouquet of yellow and red roses that offset her bright red lipstick
Bliss: Cage, whose fourth marriage to Erika Koike ended after just four days back in 2019, confirmed the wedding Friday and said the couple were enjoying their newly-wedded bliss
Cage was first spotted with Riko in February last year on a date in New Orleans, they were seen together again in New York the following month.
Cage announced their engagement in an interview with his brother Marc Coppola on his radio show in August.
He said at the time: ‘She left New York and went back to Kyoto, Japan, and I went back to Nevada and I haven’t seen her for 6 months.
‘We’re really happy together and we’re really excited to spend that time together so I finally just said ”Look, I wanna marry you” and we got engaged on FaceTime.
‘I got her a black diamond engagement ring. Her favourite colour is black so she wanted the black gold, and the black diamond. I customised and personalised it and I actually sent it to her FedEx.’
Love: The couple were seen on a date to NYC’s American Museum of Natural History last year
Wedding venue: The hotel’s Primrose Courtyard (pictured) where the happy couple exchanged their vows in a small ceremony
Marriage certificate: A state of Nevada marriage certificate obtained by DailyMail.com shows that the happy couple exchanged vows on February 16
Offspring: Cage’s new wife is four years younger than his first son Weston. Pictured in 2016
Ceremonies at the Wynn Las Vegas wedding salons can cost between $1,590 for an ‘elopement affair’ and $29,990 for an ‘elegant affair’.
A brochure handed out by the venue states: ‘Your wedding plans may include a simple reception of cake and champagne or a seated multi-course dinner.
‘Whatever you choose, the catering staff at Wynn Las Vegas will assist you in creating a most memorable celebration.’
The venue has two indoor salons – the Lavender Salon and slightly smaller Lilac Salon – and an outdoor venue called the Primrose Court. Photos from Cage’s nuptials show the couple opted for the outdoor venue.
The wedding came less than two years since Cage notoriously asked for an annulment four days after his fourth marriage to Erika Koike on March 23, 2019.
Engagement: Cage announced their engagement in August and said he proposed via FaceTime and sent the ring through FedEx because Riko was in Japan
Wedding salon: This is the Wynn hotel and casino’s wedding salon in Las Vegas. The couple tied the knot in the courtyard then had a small celebration
Documents: Official documents show that Cage and Riko applied for their wedding license on January 10 – the day of Riko’s 26th birthday – and that it is her first marriage
The Leaving Las Vegas actor argued that he was too intoxicated to understand what he was doing.
He also claimed that Thai restaurant owner Koike did not tell him ‘the full nature and extent of her relationship with another person’.
Video footage of the moment the couple went to apply for their marriage license showed an intoxicated Cage screaming ‘She is going to take all my money’ and ‘Her ex is a druggy’.
Koike could be heard saying: ‘Baby I am not asking you to do this.’
Pics also emerged of the pair apparently having an argument outside the Bellagio just hours after they got married there.
Cage was granted a divorce from Koike in July 2020, according to official documents.
Annulment: Their wedding came less than two years since Cage notoriously asked for an annulment four days after his fourth marriage to Erika Koike on March 23, 2019
Clip: Video footage of the moment the couple went to apply for their marriage license showed an intoxicated Cage screaming ‘She is going to take all my money’ and ‘Her ex is a druggy’
The notoriously wild-living star has had a rollercoaster love life.
He married first wife Patricia Arquette in April 1995 and the couple divorced in May 2001.
His second marriage was to Elvis Presley’s only daughter Lisa Marie Presley.
The two tied the knot during a secret ceremony in Hawaii in August 2002 on the 25th anniversary of Elvis’s death.
Cage married third wife Alice Kim in July 2004 after meeting her while she worked as a waitress in a Los Angeles restaurant.
The couple had son Kal-El in October 2005 and announced they had separated in 2016 after it was revealed that Kim had been cheating on Cage with a Las Vegas bartender.
The actor also has adult son Weston Cage, 30, from his relationship with actress Christina Fulton.
Nicolas Cage’s rollercoaster love life with FIVE wives
Patricia Arquette
Nicolas Cage married first wife Patricia Arquette in April 1995 and the couple divorced in May 2001.
Patricia Arquette and Nicolas Cage attend the ‘City of Angels’ Westwood Premiere on April 8, 1998
Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas Cage
Lisa Marie Presley
Cage’s second marriage was to Elvis Presley’s only daughter Lisa Marie.
The two tied the knot during a secret ceremony in Hawaii in August 2002 on the 25th anniversary of Elvis’s death.
It was a short-lived marriage, with the pair divorcing two years later.
Alice Kim
Cage married third wife Alice Kim in July 2004 after meeting her while she worked as a waitress in a Los Angeles restaurant.
Alice is 20 years Cage’s junior
In 2005, Alice gave birth to their only child, son Kal-el Coppola Cage. Cage has another son Weston with girlfriend Christina Fulton.
The couple divorced in 2016.
Cage with wife Alice Kim in 2015
Cage filed an annulment four days after marrying makeup artist Erika Koike
Erika Koike
Cage married make up artist Koike on March 23, 2019 in an infamous Vegas ceremony.
The actor argued that he was too intoxicated to understand what he was doing and filed for annulment four days later.
He also claimed that Thai restaurant owner Koike did not tell him ‘the full nature and extent of her relationship with another person.’
Video footage of the moment the couple went to apply for their marriage license showed an intoxicated Cage screaming ‘She is going to take all my money’ and ‘Her ex is a druggy.’
Koike could be heard saying: ‘Baby I am not asking you to do this.’
Cage and new wife Riko Shibata seen in February 2020
Riko Shibata
The 26-year-old from Japan married Cage, 56, on February 16, despite the 30-year age gap.
She is four years younger than Cage’s first son Weston