{"id":303474,"date":"2025-11-24T09:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/303474\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:24:11","slug":"jon-gosselin-marries-stephanie-lebo-in-intimate-pennsylvania-wedding-i-get-to-grow-old-with-my-best-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/303474\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Gosselin Marries Stephanie Lebo in Intimate Pennsylvania Wedding: &#8216;I Get to Grow Old with My Best Friend&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jon Gosselin married girlfriend Stephanie Lebo on Sunday, Nov. 23<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The couple tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at The Barn at Silverstone in Lancaster, Pa., surrounded by 180 guests<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former reality star was joined by two of his eight kids, Hannah and Collin<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jon-gosselin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jon Gosselin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jon Gosselin<\/a> has tied the knot!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former reality star and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-kate-jon-gosselin-kids-7502790\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:father of eight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">father of eight<\/a>, 48, married girlfriend <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jon-gosselin-girlfriend-talks-to-his-ex-wife-kate-and-estranged-kids-doesnt-communicate-with-them-8681071\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stephanie Lebo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Stephanie Lebo<\/a> on Sunday, Nov. 23, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IesWjCHJ9_A\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Tonight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Tonight<\/a>, which shared a video on YouTube of the nuptials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The couple tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at The Barn at Silverstone in Lancaster, Pa., surrounded by 180 loved ones, including two of Jon&#8217;s eight children, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/hannah-gosselin-how-jon-and-kate-plus-8-drove-her-parents-further-from-each-other-11734827\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hannah;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hannah<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/collin-gosselin-speaks-out-on-relationship-with-estranged-siblings-11795058\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Collin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Collin<\/a>, both 21, and Lebo&#8217;s daughter, Juliana. Collin served as one of his dad&#8217;s groomsmen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Before I met you, I never knew what it was like to be able to look at someone and smile for no reason,&#8221; Jon told Lebo during the ceremony, per ET. &#8220;I feel like the luckiest man in the world, because I get to grow old with my best friend and the love of my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The bride wore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eddyk.com\/gowns\/tasha\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Eddy K&#039;s Tasha wedding gown;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Eddy K&#8217;s Tasha wedding gown<\/a> for her walk down the aisle.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Jon Gosselin\/Instagram Jon Gosselin and Stephanie Lebo\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7b40db2f2860ec88d7348f0aebf15a45.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jon Gosselin\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p> Jon Gosselin and Stephanie Lebo<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to ET, the newlyweds are planning to take a Caribbean cruise for their honeymoon next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Jon &amp; Kate Plus 8 alum first met Lebo at a mutual friend&#8217;s backyard barbecue in August 2021 shortly after he <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/jon-gosselin-announces-split-colleen-conrad-amid-her-breast-cancer-battle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:split from ex Colleen Conrad;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">split from ex Colleen Conrad<\/a>. The pair began quietly dating soon after, and went public with their relationship in August 2023, sharing the origins of their romance in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/8723724\/jon-gosselin-new-girlfriend-love-secret-relationship\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:exclusive interview;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">exclusive interview<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/8723724\/jon-gosselin-new-girlfriend-love-secret-relationship\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The U.S. Sun;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The U.S. Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After their meet-cute at the gathering, Lebo, a former beautician and research analyst, said she \u201cgot tagged in a post about it on Instagram and Jon wrote, \u2018That was a super cool candle\u2019 and I wrote, \u2018It was super cool to meet you.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That was \u201cbasically\u201d all it took for the pair to couple up, she told the outlet. \u201cWe started DMing each other and after that we just never stopped talking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Paul Archuleta\/Getty Jon Gosselin in 2024\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/09ba86637064c9e6e984c982a4303eb3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Paul Archuleta\/Getty<\/p>\n<p> Jon Gosselin in 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the time, the now-married couple also opened up about how their past experiences brought them closer. \u201cWe have so much in common because we have both been with people who are not the best for us,\u201d Lebo told The Sun, \u201cbut we wouldn\u2019t appreciate what we have together if it wasn\u2019t for those experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lebo also said she \u201cknew about his past\u201d but didn\u2019t treat him any differently because of it \u2014 and Gosselin recalled the moment they talked about their children for the first time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cShe said to me, &#8216;I have a kid&#8217; and I just said, \u2018a kid? Who cares, I have eight!\u2019 \u201d he told the outlet. \u201cWe are really happy and in love. We are very comfortable with each other, it just fits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I feel it\u2019s taken 19 years to find Steph,\u201d he added. \u201cAll the trials and tribulations, the heartbreak, the fighting, and worrying about who is going to talk about me to the press, then finally I meet Steph.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE&#039;s free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gosselin <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jon-gosselin-engaged-stephanie-lebo-8647754\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:proposed to Lebo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">proposed to Lebo<\/a> in November 2024, but he began eyeing an engagement to the research analyst months earlier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In April 2024, the former reality star revealed to PEOPLE that she was &#8220;the one,&#8221; and shared that, &#8220;without a doubt,&#8221; he would pop the question within a year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m with my girl, she really supports me,&#8221; he said, explaining how Lebo has been there for him outside of the spotlight. &#8220;She doesn&#8217;t really want to be in the public eye, so she doesn&#8217;t come to red carpet events and those kinds of things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Jon Gosselin\/Instagram Jon Gosselin and Stephanie Lebo\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"368\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c8946e0d1eb1f5e48896223f513facec.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jon Gosselin\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p> Jon Gosselin and Stephanie Lebo<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And, though Gosselin tied the knot again \u2014 he <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/kate-gosselin-divorced-jon-gosselin-10-years-ago\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:was previously married;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">was previously married<\/a> to his Jon &amp; Kate Plus 8 costar <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kate-gosselin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kate Gosselin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kate Gosselin<\/a> for 10 years from 1999 to 2009 \u2014 he nixed the idea of having more kids. (The former couple shares twins Mady and Cara and sextuplets Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel, and Lebo has a daughter.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We&#8217;re both fixed, so it&#8217;s not happening,&#8221; he told PEOPLE at the time. &#8220;I&#8217;m not getting a reversal. It was annoying enough to get it fixed so I&#8217;m not going to go down that road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI&#8217;m 47. She&#8217;s 36,\u201d he added. &#8220;We just want to enjoy life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jon-gosselin-marries-stephanie-lebo-pennsylvania-wedding-8754123\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Jon Gosselin married girlfriend Stephanie Lebo on Sunday, Nov. 23 The couple tied the knot&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303475,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75,136211,89864,85318,94822,89865],"class_list":{"0":"post-303474","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-intimate-ceremony","13":"tag-jon-gosselin","14":"tag-kate-gosselin","15":"tag-reality-star","16":"tag-stephanie-lebo"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}