Selena Gomez is getting in some quality family time with her younger sister, Gracie.
On Saturday, October 25, the “It Ain’t Me” singer, 33, shared a sweet photo of herself sitting alongside her sister, Gracie, to her Instagram Stories. Gracie, who the singer has often described as a close friend, could be seen leaning on her big sister’s shoulders while the pair were in a booth at an undisclosed restaurant.
Gracie, 12, was recently honored at Gomez’s September 27 wedding to her now-husband Benny Blanco. After the music producer, 37, read his vows to Gomez, he turned and addressed Gracie, too.
Blanco then gifted Gracie a coupon book that she can use for “whatever she needs,” an insider told Us Weekly in September.
“If she needed something from them like a day to hang out or a shopping spree, Gracie could use a coupon with them for whatever she needed,” the source shared. “It was very sweet, and everyone was crying over that, too.”
The source also shared that Gomez was especially emotional while reading her own vows during the pair’s ceremony, which caused a bit of a ripple effect among the attendees.
“Everyone there was sobbing, and it was extremely emotional,” the source explained.
The insider also described the decor at the wedding as “very eclectic.”
“It was very much his style and was similar to the decor in their Beverly Hills home,” the source added. “He is very into design and loved doing it.” The decor included Persian rugs and brown, white, and red florals, and both Blanco and Gomez were spotted walking barefoot.
“They had rugs and carpet everywhere because Benny does not like to wear shoes,” the insider explained, adding that both Blanco and Gomez had their shoes off for the majority of the evening. In fact, the duo even completed their first dance barefoot.
Gomez opened up about her decision to wear three different dresses at the wedding during an October 21 appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show.
“I tried to do this sneaky thing and I’m sure you can relate,” the actress and singer told Hudson. “I didn’t want anyone to get photos of my wedding unless it was from me,” she explained. “I keep my life as private as I can.”
She continued: “So that [first] dress was initially for the look,” she said, referencing a custom Ralph Lauren dress featuring a halter neckline and pleated A-line skirt. She added that her “favorite dress” was the one she wore during the ceremony, which featured a lace neckline, a see-through skirt and a corset bodice. Gomez later changed into a midi dress for the reception.
A source previously told Us Weekly that it was very important to Gomez that she was the first person to post photos from the event on social media.
“She wants to be the first one to post her bridal look before she walks down the aisle and doesn’t want it ruined by paps/drones, etc.,” the insider said.
To pull that off, Gomez didn’t tell her guests specific location details of the wedding until only days before it happened. “Selena had nerves before doing her first look with Benny, but from that moment on, she was radiating joy,” the insider shared. “You could tell how happy she was, and she did not stop smiling or crying tears of joy the entire day.”
