Filmmaker George Lucas marries Mellody Hobson
“Star Wars” mastermind George Lucas turned Skywalker Ranch in Marin County into a bit of a love fest Saturday evening when he married Mellody Hobson in a ceremony officiated by journalist Bill Moyers.
Hobson (44) was given away by former New Jersey senator and longtime friend Bill Bradley, according to the Huffington Post, which saw its founder, Arianna Huffington, among the guests. Huffington told the Post that Moyers’ words were quite moving, while Ron Howard tweeted, that it was “nothing short of profound.”
George Lucas marries 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.”
Friends at the wedding – which took place in Marin County, Calif., where Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch is located – also shared the happy news via Twitter.
“Let’s give a Galactic shout out to Master George Lucas & his bride Melodie on this, their wedding day” – Tweeted Samuel L. Jackson, while Ron Howard Tweeted that their ceremony “was a joy to behold.”
“Bill Moyers service was beautiful, nothing short of profound. Congrats Mr. & Mrs. Lucas” – Howard wrote.