Rebecca Harding and Andy Lee are officially married.
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Twelve years after meeting at a Melbourne café, the couple have tied the knot in a “traditional” and intimate New York City ceremony.
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The comedian and TV host, 45, and the model, 36, were surrounded by family and friends as they celebrated their long-awaited wedding.
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According to paparazzi photos, Harding wore a strapless white wedding gown with a dramatic train.
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Among the wedding party were Lee’s closest mates, his longtime comedy partner Hamish Blake, brother Cam Lee and friend Michael “Horgs” Horgan, a contributor to the Hamish & Andy podcast.
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A day before the ceremony, the newlyweds were photographed looking loved-up strolling down the streets of Manhattan at a pre-wedding celebration.
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A chic Harding was dressed in a fitted cream coat over a mini dress, while Lee matched in a beige suit.
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Hinting about the big day to nine.com.au in June, Harding said the pair were going for a “fairly traditional” wedding vibe, but also wanted it to feel like a “big, fun party”.
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Lee said the nuptials would be a smaller affair, with just 80 guests watching them marry.
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The couple met in 2014 and were engaged 10 years later.
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The wedding has been a long time coming for the Aussie couple who have been plagued by engagement rumours and marriage jokes during their 12-year relationship.
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Lee finally confirmed the news on the Hamish & Andy podcast in March 2026.
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During the episode, Blake jokingly referred to the occasion as “the royal wedding” before asking Lee whether he could officially confirm the big day for long-suffering listeners.
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“Yes, Bec and I have got our act together,” he laughed. “Mark my words, we will be married by the end of the year.”
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The wedding comes more than a decade after an old-school pick-up attempt landed Lee his first date with Harding, who he met working as a waitress at a Melbourne cafe in 2014.
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While dining, Lee was drawn to how his future wife engaged with customers, and slipped her a napkin with his email address.
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She followed him up, and they went on their first date.
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Rebecca and Andy have been dating for 12 years.
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In 2022, the couple confirmed they had briefly split for six months in 2016, after Harding felt ‘immense pressure’ dating Lee, who was at the height of his Hamish & Andy fame.
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She told Stellar, throughout their break, the pair “never stopped loving each other”, and it was time they both needed to “find [their] Feet”.
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“It was a nice time to come into myself,” she said. “I know that sounds cheesy! I reconnected with family and friends and surrounded myself with people I trusted and loved. If I saw Andy on the front of a magazine, I ignored it and let it wash over me.”
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They soon rekindled the romance, with Lee taking Harding to the 2017 Logies and the couple moving into their first shared home.
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Years later, it was a napkin trick again that sealed their fate — during Lee’s 2024 proposal.
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He convinced Harding to come to the couple’s Melbourne property, under the pretence of filming social media content, and got down on one knee with a napkin, deliberately echoing their sweet meet-cute.
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Announcing their engagement on social media, the couple joked, “People keep saying we’ve rushed into this, but we don’t care what people say”.
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In an interview with Stellar, after the engagement, Rebecca spoke about having wondered whether marriage would ever happen after so many years together.
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Andy said he had known for years that he wanted to marry her, although he had begun seriously planning the proposal around six to eight months before it took place.
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The couple spend a lot of time in New York City, both as as tourists and business owners — with Andy the co-founder of Old Mates, a popular Aussie pub in the Big Apple.
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Feature image: Getty.