From Ms. To Mrs: Alex Cooper Is Married!

Appears to be like like all of the love, courting, and intercourse recommendation Alex Cooper has been doling out for years on her podcast, “Name Her Daddy,” has paid off. Cooper and her fiancé, leisure govt Matt Kaplan, are married—and so they have the Vogue wedding ceremony unfold to show it.

Cooper, 29, and Kaplan, 40, had been married earlier this month in Riviera Maya, Mexico. The couple famously met in 2020 on a Zoom name. Podcast listeners, aka the Daddy Gang, had been aware about particulars of Cooper’s relationship, however with a purpose to give Kaplan privateness, Cooper solely coyly referred to him as “Mr. Attractive Zoom Man” till his id was revealed in 2023.

Cooper spilled the tea on their romantic engagement in an interview with W.

“Matt and I had talked about having youngsters collectively, however I used to be all the time uncertain if marriage was one thing that I wished. Rising up, I by no means wished to evolve to one thing that society is telling us: to get married to a person and reside fortunately ever after. So many marriages in my life are so unhealthy and unstable. Lots of people settle, and I refuse to do this,” she stated.

“However with Matt, it instantly was apparent to me, as soon as our relationship progressed to the purpose that it was time, that sure, I might like to marry him. We went to a date night time at Giorgio Baldi in November, and I instructed him that he might suggest at any time when he wished. He was beaming, as a result of he had accepted that perhaps we would not get married.”

After that fateful date, Kaplan started planning his proposal.

“We had been doing what I assumed was a shoot for W at my studio in West Hollywood. I keep in mind the shoot feeling prefer it had no path, and I might inform everybody was stalling. Little did I do know that this was a pretend photoshoot that my publicist and Matt set as much as maintain me out of the home, out of my sweatpants, and in hair, make-up, and nails so I’d really feel proud of the photographs. Once I got here dwelling that night time, my complete home was coated in candles, lit throughout, music taking part in, and a scavenger hunt resulting in Matt proposing.”

Their wedding ceremony was simply as stunning and heartfelt as their engagement. They instructed Vogue they wished the marriage to be an intimate expertise with shut household and pals.

“‘We weren’t seeking to have a proper wedding ceremony. We wished it to really feel relaxed and genuine to us and the placement, so from the decor to the festivities all of it was very naturally curated,’” Kaplan stated.

“‘We wished to decide on a vacation spot that was non-public, romantic, and felt like a trip for not solely us however all of our visitors,’” Cooper continued. “‘It was actually essential to us to maintain the visitor record small so we could possibly be current with one another and the individuals who we love probably the most and who’ve helped us change into who we’re as we speak.’”

Cooper donned a customized Danielle Frankel robe and a brief blusher veil, which she described as a “dream.”

In true “Father Cooper” style, as she’s affectionately identified by CHD listeners, she bucked custom with a couple of particulars. The {couples}’ beloved goldendoodles, Henry and Bruce, served as ringbearers. And Cooper selected to stroll down the aisle alone.

“‘At the start of wedding ceremony planning, I actually rejected the idea of being walked down by a person to be handed to a different man. Though to make clear I’ve such an unbelievable relationship with my father and each of my mother and father—it wasn’t about that. To me personally, I simply by no means cherished that custom. It’s previous and antiquated. My mother additionally walked herself down the aisle, so in a way, I suppose we’re creating our personal custom for the ladies in our household.’”

All in all, the whole day was precisely what the couple imagined.

“‘It was every thing we wished it to be. It was emotional, heartfelt, and we tailor-made it to precisely how we all the time envisioned it,’” stated the bride.

Cooper and Kaplan’s union isn’t simply of the romantic sort. It’s additionally in enterprise, as the 2 are the cofounders and co-CEOs of Trending Media Firm, a media firm that targets Gen Z viewers.