‘P-Valley’ star J. Alphonse Nicholson and longtime girlfriend Nafeesha Kausar have tied the KNOT in a STAR-STUDDED ceremony in L.A.!!
Nicholson and Nafeesha met back in 2016. Back then he was a burgeoning actor on the stage in Oakland, who also, on the complete opposite side of the country, beat on buckets as a drummer in subway stations in NYC to make ends meet. She didn’t write him off as he balanced those jobs to make a living.
“She told me and I believe her, that if that never changed she would be with me to this day,” he shared in a short speech at their wedding reception, which took place Friday, October 7, 2022 in Los Angeles. They said “I do” in front of about 150 friends and family at the Vibiana, a cathedral-turned-event-hall in the downtown LA area. They also exchanged vows in front of some famous friends, including actor Lance Gross and wife Rebecca, The Chi star Miriam A. Hyman and her partner, FX’s Kindred actress Sheria Irving, Jerry O’Connell and wife Rebecca Romijn, and were entertained with a performance by crooner Adrian Marcel.
The fête was planned by Yunmi Park, with a delicious menu (we’re talking salmon and leek, curry cauliflower, braised chicken and even chicken tenders and fries for the kids) by chef and husband-and-wife team Neal Fraser and Amy Knoll Fraser, who also own the venue.
Nicholson proposed in 2019, right before the world shut down. And while wedding plans were halted, the couple, still living long distance while he performed on Broadway in NYC when COVID first exploded, finally had the chance to spend a lot of time together. They got their first shared space in Los Angeles in 2020 and were inseparable.
For their big day, the groom looked polished in a custom emerald-green suit by Marlan Simpson. The blushing bride glowed in an off-the-shoulder white wedding gown.
Congrats to the LOVELY pair!
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