Here's an exclusive photo of newlyweds George Lucas and Mellody Hobson!
The visionary "Star Wars" filmmaker wed the Ariel Investments
president before an intimate gathering at Skywalker Ranch, in Marin
County, California, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 22.
The ceremony was officiated by journalist Bill Moyers, who famously
interviewed the writer Joseph Campbell at Skywalker Ranch for a landmark
documentary series in 1988. According to Arianna Huffington, who was in
attendance, Moyers spoke so movingly that several married couples said
afterward that they felt they'd renewed their
own vows.
"It only takes one person to have met the love of your life," Moyers,
who was a Baptist minister before launching his illustrious career in
journalism, told the bride and groom. Moyers went on to quote the
13th-century Persian poet Rumi: "When I heard my first love story, I was
thinking of you."
Lucas' longtime friend and collaborator Steven Spielberg gave the
toast from the groom's side, joking that The Force finally had a name:
Mellody. John W. Rogers, Hobson's fellow executive at Ariel Investments,
spoke on behalf of the bride. And director Francis Ford Coppola read a
poem by Maya Angelou.
Van Morrison flew in from Ireland to perform at the reception, which
took place on the Skywalker Ranch soundstage. Janelle Monae also
performed, and former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, who has known
Hobson since she was 17, gave away the bride and offered a toast before
the cake-cutting ceremony.
This is the first marriage for Hobson, 44, who wore a white dress by
Peter Soronen and changed skirts between the ceremony and the party.
Lucas, 69, has been married once before, to film editor Marcia Griffin.
They adopted a daughter together, and Lucas adopted two more children
after they divorced, in 1983. Lucas' son, Jett, was his best man, and
his daughters, Katie and Amanda, served as bridesmaids.
In
addition to serving as president of Ariel Investments, Hobson is
chairman of Dreamworks Animation and a financial contributor with CBS.
Lucas' contributions to popular culture include the Indiana Jones
saga, which he co-created with Spielberg, and "American Graffiti," which
he directed in 1973. Last October, Lucas sold his production company,
Lucasfilm Ltd., to the Walt Disney Company for $4.05 billion. "Star
Trek" director J.J. Abrams soon signed on to direct the first in a
series of planned "Star Wars" sequels, set to begin filming early next
year.