Oprah Winfrey Hosts Wedding For Gayle King s Daughter At Her California Home
Gayle announced the news of the intimate ceremony on Instagram and shared more details on it with
The proud mother of the bride posted several photos of her newlywed daughter with her new husband, Virgil Miller, to her social media page. In the pics, the bride and groom were posed on a balcony and were shown holding hands. In one photo, the bride s gorgeous veil blew in the wind as she gazed into her husband s eyes.
Gayle revealed that while a pandemic-style wedding which included dress fittings done via Zoom was not what the bride had originally planned, it was pulled off beautifully at Oprah s Montecito mansion in a secret ceremony in December.
By Marianne Garvey, CNN
Updated 9:42 AM ET, Tue February 2, 2021
Gayle King and daughter Kirby Bumpus attend the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City. (CNN)Gayle King s daughter Kirby Bumpus and her longtime boyfriend Virgil Miller tied the knot at Oprah Winfrey s house in a socially distanced celebration in December, reports O Magazine.
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Bumpus and Miller, who live on the West Coast, were forced to modify their wedding plans and decided on an intimate ceremony at WInfrey s home near Santa Barbara.
Kirby did wedding dress fittings over Zoom, but King wasn t able to get close to help her get ready in person. King said that part was really tough.
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Gayle King s Daughter Kirby Bumpus Got Married at Oprah s House
The sweet, socially distanced ceremony took place back in December. Taylor HillGetty Images
Even for those who were fortunate enough to stay healthy, the global pandemic changed a lot of plans in 2020: home schooling, canceled vacations, and lots of lots of would-be newlyweds putting their big days on hold. And while you might think that something like being Oprah Winfrey s goddaughter would exempt you from such considerations, Gayle King s daughter Kirby Bumpus and her fiancee Virgil Miller were forced to postpone their nuptials just like so many others. Until recently, that is.
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Gayle King s daughter is a married woman! The 66-year-old
CBS This Morning co-host announced on Monday s episode that her daughter, Kirby Bumpus, had tied the knot.
Bumpus and her new husband, Virgil Miller, wed at Oprah Winfrey s home in Santa Barbara, California, late last year after getting engaged in February 2019. The proud mom confessed that she s been wanting to share the news since the conclusion of Christmas break, but Kirby would not allow her. She s so picky, King joked. She said she wanted to tell her friends first before I told the audience of