Lana Del Rey marries alligator tour guide Jeremy Dufrene in surprise wedding – a month after going public
LANA Del Rey has married her alligator tour guide boyfriend Jeremy Dufrene in a surprise wedding.
The Summertime Sadness singer, 39, tied the knot in a romantic ceremony by the water in Des Allemandes, Louisiana.
It comes just a month after it was revealed the pair were dating.
Lana walked down the aisle with her dad Robert Grant, wearing a stunning white bridal wedding gown.
The pop star had her hair styled in an elegant updo with her long curls resting on her shoulder.
She was seen beaming as she approached her partner, who is a divorced father of three, in the outdoor ceremony.
They were joined by their friends and family at the reception at a public harbour, decorated with a huge tent and several tables.
Lana’s sister Caroline Grant and brother Charlie Hill-Grant also joined in on the celebrations.
The songstress later added a blue satin bow to her ponytail – as a nod for her “something blue”.
Lana stepped out publicly for the first time with Jeremy for friend Karen Elson’s wedding in New York City earlier this month.
Their appearance came after several low-key sightings snapped by fans in recent months.
Jeremy is a father to two daughters and a son and works as a tour guide at Arthur’s Air Boat Tours, a small business in Des Allemands, Louisiana.
Court documents from St. Charles Parish show Jeremy, 49, was previously married to his ex, Gina, and filed for divorce back in 2013.
Social media posts show she has since remarried, but remains friendly with her former spouse.
Who is Jeremy and his ex-Gina?
On May 17, Gina reposted several photographs of Jeremy and their children on Facebook at the Hangout Music Festival in Alabama, along with a snap of him posing with Lana and county star, Jelly Roll.
Jeremy had initially captioned the selection of photos on his account, “What an amazing night,” along with a love heart emoji.
Lana Del Rey and Jeremy Dufrene's relationship history explained
The couple met years ago but appear to have started dating in 2024.
May 2019 – Lana Del Rey first posted about Jeremy Dufrene on her Facebook account after booking one of his boat tours with friends in Louisiana. She captioned the pic, “Jeremy lemme be captain at Arthur’s Air Boat Tours.”
In a now private post on Instagram, Dufrene also wrote, “I never know who I can run across on my tours but always a pleasure @lanadelrey.”
May 2024 – Jeremy’s ex-wife shares a photograph of Jeremy.
with Lana and Jelly Roll at Hangout Festival in Alabama from his Facebook profile, along with photographs of their children at the event.
Lana also took another tour with Jeremy and tagged him in a caption of a photo with friends.
August 2024 – TikTok user @chrislloydart shared a video of Lana holding hands with Jeremy wearing a cap at Reading Festival in England, UK, writing, “#lanadelrey just walked past me and I lost it !!!”
The same month they were also spotted enjoying a meal at Harrod’s in London.
September 2024:
7 Sept – They made their first public appearance together as a couple with cameras flashing at the wedding of Karen Elson and Lee Foster in New York.
23 Sept – TMZ reported how Lana and Jeremy picked up a marriage licence.
26 Sept – Lana Del Rey marries Jeremy Dufrene in a shock wedding by the water in Des Allemandes, Louisiana.
Property documents seen by The U.S. Sun show Gina and Jeremy lived a very different life to Lana, who has a reported net worth of $30 million, before their divorce.
They raised their children in a four-bed, four-bath home in Des Allemands, estimated to be worth around $340,000, which was last sold in 2015.
In stark contrast, Lana has a $6 million real estate portfolio.
It is unknown where Jeremy currently lives, but he still works in Des Allemands when he’s not travelling the world with Lana, 39.
Lana hits back
It comes after Lana shut down homewrecker rumours recently after a troll on X, formerly Twitter, claimed to have been his daughter and alleged he had only just left her mother.
“[This] is how I’m [finding] out my dad is dating Lana Del Rey?” they wrote.
“He just texted our family group chat and asked how I found out. He doesn’t understand social media.
“I’m in tears. This is not f**king real. Everyone is fighting. My mom threatened to sue him. I can’t believe this is happening,” they added.
The Instagram account Just N Life picked up the story, writing, “Further details about Lana Del Rey’s Latest boyfriend, Jeremy have been revealed.”
They shared another one of the posts from the troll, which Lana replied to, writing, “No. Also, that’s not his daughter on Twitter.”
The U.S. Sun can confirm the social media user was not related to Jeremy and the user later admitted that she fabricated the story.
The singer first met swamp boat captain Jeremy back in March 2019 when she took one of his airboat tours while in the Southern State for the BUKU Music + Art Project festival.
The pair are not thought to have dated until years later when they reunited at Hangout Fest in May.
Lana once again took Jeremy’s tour and posted about it on Instagram, sharing a photo of them, captioned, “Family with my guy Jeremy Dufrene.”
Since then, they reportedly spent time together in the UK, while Lana was performing at the Leeds Festival in the north of England.
They were also seen shopping together at Harrods department store in London and dining at a local pub.
According to his company bio online, Jeremy previously worked as a chemical plant staffer and shrimp fisherman.
It reads, “After a little convincing by his family, he got his captain’s license and started running tours.
“He quickly realized that this was a great fit and he has never thought of going back to his previous career at the plant.
“Jeremy’s a great airboat captain and loves interacting with wildlife and customers.”
Lana, who has never married, was most recently linked to rocker Jack Donoghue and musician Evan Winiker.
Lana and Jeremy were snapped earlier this month after Lana invited him as her plus-one to the wedding of model Karen Elson and Lee Foster in the Big Apple.
Lana showed off her new man while wearing a satin blue halter dress with white ballet flats while leaving Electric Lady Studios.
Jeremy proved he could keep up with her glamorous lifestyle despite his job, and stepped out in a smart blue suit with a white button-up shirt and brown shoes.