Usher Says Wedding to Jenn Goicoechea After Super Bowl Was a ‘Last Minute’ Decision: ‘It Was an Abrupt Thing’

Mar. 15, 2025

Usher and Jennifer Goicoechea.Photo:Rob Kim/Getty

Rob Kim/Getty

Usher’s nuptials withJenn Goicoecheaafter theSuper Bowlhadn’t always been the plan.

The “My Boo” singer, 45, revealed in a recent interview with theNew York Postfor its“Music to My Years” video seriesthat he and Goicoechea, 40, made an impromptu decision to tie the knot afterobtaining their marriage licensea few days prior to the performance.

“It was an abrupt thing,” Usher told the outlet. “We decided at the last minute to do it.”

Usher and Jennifer Goicoechea.Johnny Nunez/WireImage

Johnny Nunez/WireImage

“It was great to have immediate family there, my kids were there, my mother [Jonetta Patton] was there,” Usher shared onLive with Kelly and Markon Friday, Sept. 8. “It was wonderful. The kids had a great time.”

He added to theNew York Postthat he was “very happy” to have done it in Las Vegas, noting, “It’s probably one of the easiest ceremonies that I’ve ever experienced in my life.”

“I [was able to] really enjoy this moment between me and my wife and my children and my intimate and immediate family,” he said.

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Usher and Jennifer Goicoechea.Prince Williams/WireImage

Prince Williams/WireImage

He continued, “I was very happy to not only conclude my time in Las Vegas with the residency and then the Super Bowl, but to start on a new journey with my amazing wife.”

Usher previously opened up to PEOPLE ahead of his Super Bowl performance about hislifelong commitmentwith Goicoechea, whom he had been dating since 2019 and shares daughter Sovereign Bo, 3, and son Sire Castrello, 2, with.

“We’ve obviously made a commitment to life for life together because of our children,” Usher told PEOPLE at the time. “It wouldn’t be odd for us to get married. We already did here. You know what I’m saying?”

“And we’re going to be in each other’s lives until we die, obviously, because we have something to share. That’s beautiful. Our children,” he continued. “But not because of that. I really do feel like I have an amazing partner that I respect.”

source: people.com