John Legend, Chrissy Teigen and their four kids.Photo:John Legend/Instagram
John Legend/Instagram
John Legendcan always count on his family.
While chatting exclusively with PEOPLE about his partnership withPfizerand encouraging people to get this season’s latest COVID vaccine, the singer, 44, also opens up about why involving his four children in his 10-year wedding anniversary celebrations with wifeChrissy Teigenwas so important.
“It was just us having a party and a celebration, and they were a part of all of it,” Legend explains. “We didn’t let our guests bring their kids, but we wanted our kids to be there. It really made a big difference for us.”
“The biggest difference we felt between the wedding and the anniversary party was really the presence of our children,” he adds ofLuna Simone, 7,Miles Theodore, 5,Esti Maxine, 10 months, andWren Alexander, 4 months. “We got pretty emotional just seeing them there.”
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend in Los Angeles in July 2023.Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LOVED01
Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LOVED01
Legend and Teigen, who tied the knot on Sept. 14, 2013, kicked off their 10-year anniversary celebrations last month with a brunch at Villa Pizzo, the site of their first wedding ceremony in Lake Como, Italy.
Later during the event, “[John and Chrissy] came out onto a balcony and greeted all the guests,” the insider noted, explaining that Legend also “held a brief speech later, after the dinner."
“There was dancing and there was a lakeside bar that was a big favorite. The food was appreciated,” the source continued, adding that there were “flowers everywhere” at the romantic celebration, calling it a “very elegant, very classic event.”
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend in Las Vegas in April 2022.Getty
Getty
Teigen, 37,told PEOPLElast month that her 10-year wedding celebration with Legend was “really special.”
“[It was] way more emotional than I anticipated, but really so good,” she said. “And I just feel so lucky and so blessed and in all the corniest of terms. It was so f—ing sweet and amazing.”
As for whether or not the couple plan to renew their vows to mark every decade of marriage they reach, Teigen joked, “My business accountant says that I can do it every 25 years.”
“But no, I would, but you want to make it special too,” she continued. “And I really don’t like celebrations, whether it’s my birthday or anything. But I do love gratitude and I love thanking the people that have been there for the past 17 years of our relationship. To me, that was everything.”
source: people.com
