When billionaire oil heiress Ivy Getty sealed her marriage to Tobias Engel with a kiss at San Francisco City Hall, the wedding crown she was wearing fell off her head.
It was a moment the guests quickly forgot, as they were immediately serenaded by Myra’s Miracles Happen from the hit movie Princess Diaries, but when Ivy files for divorce after just a few years of marriage, they may reflect that it was a moment of foreboding. .
Getting married in November 2021 (after a private ceremony 11 months earlier), when the Covid pandemic was still ravaging communities, meant large gatherings were risky business. However, Ivy, great-granddaughter of oil magnate J. Paul Getty, managed to make her miracle come true as she wore a mirrored John Galliano wedding dress to walk down the aisle in a ceremony officiated by Nancy Pelosi.
Ivy, who is also a model, was accompanied by bridesmaids, including actress Anya Taylor-Joy, as well as some cousins, with every detail of the fantasy union documented in the pages of Vogue.
Ivy Getty and Tobias Engel’s marriage is over, Page Six reports, as the billionaire heiress has filed for divorce.
But for Tobias and Ivy, who had met a few years earlier through mutual friends at Paris Fashion Week, the fairytale romance is over, as Page Six reports that the 29-year-old heiress has filed for divorce. in January.
Ivy previously told Vogue that she and Tobias, known to friends and family as ‘Toby’, got engaged on one of the couple’s many trips abroad, in Capri.
She revealed that they had attended a Unicef ​​dance a few days earlier, before deciding to spend time in Italy, and went out for dinner one night but, in a break from the couple’s usual routine, Toby chose the restaurant for dinner. .
Although Ivy said that she was always the one who chose the couple’s dinner plans, she was happy to accept her partner’s choice, and when they arrived at the restaurant, everything became clear.
Ivy Getty married her boyfriend in a dress designed by John Galliano and made of mirrors in a ceremony in San Francisco in 2021.
The first night of the three-day celebration was a mod-themed party at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
Ivy’s engagement ring featured a huge blue stone surrounded by smaller diamonds taken from a necklace her grandmother had given her when she was a teenager.
‘As the sun was getting ready to set, we went out to take photos of it. Toby set the timer on his iPhone and knelt down. The timer went off at the perfect time because we have the most incredible photo,” he said.
The ring was a large stone surrounded by diamonds that came from a necklace that Ivy had given her as a teenager from her grandmother, which, according to the heiress, gave it enormous sentimental value and always made her smile.
However, the couple could not yet devote themselves to wedding planning as the world was still mired in the pandemic, throwing everything into uncertainty. So, like the rest of the world, they stayed put.
Unfortunately, in 2020 Ivy lost two family members; her grandmother Ann, an interior designer, and her father John Gilbert Getty. An autopsy later concluded that John had died from a fentanyl overdose along with a heart condition.
The couple wrapped up their three-day wedding extravaganza at the Getty Mansion with the entire house providing inspiration for the celebration.
The couple held a private wedding in December 2020, before holding a more public and lavish ceremony in November 2021.
Ivy explained that the loss of two close relatives made her realize the importance of waiting until the pandemic subsided to get married so she could be surrounded by her loved ones. She also assured her that she wanted the entire wedding to be a tribute to her grandmother, which meant that part of the three-day extravaganza would take place at her home (the interiors of which had been designed by Ann).
Fast forward to November 2021 and guests arrived in San Francisco for the lavish nuptials, which included a mod party on the first night where guests, including bridesmaid Anya Taylor-Joy and Princess Olympia of Greece, were decked out with clothes from the sixties.
Other guests included designer Wes Gordon, designer Mimi Wade, influencer Marta Mae, musician Petite Meller, fashion editor Hamish Bowles, activist Marsha Molinari, model Laura Hanson Sims, British television presenter Fletcher Cowan and the filmmaker (and Kiernan Shipka’s boyfriend) Christian Coppola.
In a post on Instagram, Ivy shared photos of herself and revelers at the party, where Mark Ronson was at the DJ tables and Earth Wind and Fire performed, and thanked her stylists, photographers and artists, saying that the celebrations of the wedding was the ‘best week of my life’.
The bride’s shoes were Christian Louboutins designed in collaboration with John Galliano.
The artist and model ended her marriage to the photographer and actor after four years together according to Page Six; seen in 2022
To host the British Invasion Mod Party at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, a team of event planners led by the bride’s close friend, Stanlee Gatti, spent a week transforming the venue into the perfect space for a party of the 60s. Over the course of the night, Ivy appeared in three vintage outfits.
On the second day of festivities, guests were invited to attend a picnic party at the Log Cabin in the Presidio, a location overlooking the city.
To attend the picnic, the bride wore a black lace dress from Alexander McQueen’s 2016 collection, while guests who may have been suffering from headaches after the mod party were given intravenous drips to help them replenish their supplies.
That evening, the bride and groom attended a rehearsal ceremony at City Hall before an “intimate” dinner as they prepared for the big ceremony the next day.
That evening, the bride and groom attended a rehearsal ceremony at City Hall before an “intimate” dinner as they prepared for the big ceremony the next day.
According to court documents, this is a “contentious” divorce. That means the former couple did not reach an agreement with a mediator before Getty filed the paperwork; seen in 2023 in New York
According to court documents, this is a “contentious” divorce. That means the former couple did not reach an agreement with a mediator before Getty filed the paperwork; seen in 2023 in New York
Getty filed for divorce in January. The couple has a prenuptial agreement to protect their multimillion-dollar family’s assets; seen in 2022
As the bride and her 14 bridesmaids prepared for the big day at City Hall, they held a ‘sleepover’ to celebrate the upcoming nuptials.
The late John Galliano, who designed Ivy’s mirrored wedding dress, revealed that he also designed all 14 bridesmaid dresses, something he wouldn’t normally do because the wedding dress itself is time-consuming.
However, he said that Ivy and her stories about the women who walked her down the aisle had “bewitched” him, so he decided to make an exception.
As the ceremony took place, with Nancy Pelosi standing before the couple, guests were delighted by Toby’s vows in which he said Ivy had been the “greatest gift” of his life.
After the ceremony, guests moved to the Getty Mansion for the wedding reception, at which time Ivy donned her second wedding dress, a lace couture gown by Maison Margiela.
After a night of partying, San Francisco’s elite called it a night around 1 a.m.
Reflecting on the three-day extravaganza, Ivy said, “It’s like everything I could have dreamed of and more.”
However, two and a half years later, the couple’s fairy tale came to an end when Ivy filed for divorce, according to Page Six. The couple has a prenuptial agreement to protect their billionaire family’s assets.
“Obviously, being a member of the Getty family, Ivy is wary of legal entanglements,” a source told the publication.
According to court documents, this is a “contentious” divorce.
That means the former couple did not reach an agreement with a mediator before Getty filed the paperwork.
Ivy has since deleted several photos of Engel from her Instagram, although he still remains in some carousel posts from their wedding.