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Jan 03, 2024

Their wedding was a love letter to their community, a celebration of Black culture

Tristan Thompson and Tyla Wade pose with their bridal party following their

Tristan Thompson and Tyla Wade pose with their bridal party following their wedding in the New Orleans Botanical Gardens on April 23, 2023. (Rare Siting Photography/Devonte Williford)Devonte Williford

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Dressed to the nines in their "Sunday best," wedding edition, 166 of Tristan Thompson's and Tyla Wade's close family and friends swayed and sang along to a live gospel performance as they awaited the arrival of the bridal party.

The group's chairs were arranged in a circle around the stage where Thompson, 31, and Wade, 29, would soon proclaim their love for each other and tie the knot in the picturesque New Orleans Botanical Gardens.

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