Inside Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding in the Bahamas. So, who went?
As his father President Donald Trump continues negotiations for a resolution to the conflict in Iran, his oldest kid tied the knot.
For details of the first son’s second wedding to socialite Bettina Anderson, you need only to check Instagram.
Many of the guests of the Bahamas nuptials posted snippets on their feeds; think oldest daughter Kai (with ex Vanessa Haydon); little sister Ivanka, half-sister Tiffany and sister-in-law Lara. The latter, a Fox pundit, shared a static post of her and the two generations of females on the beach, as well as one snap with husband of 11 years, Jr.’s kid brother Eric.
As for the ceremony itself, Jr., 48, and Anderson, 39, actually did the deed before jetting away to Norman’s Cay, a super private island in the Bahamas that is only accessed via boat or charter plane.
The couple’s marriage certificate, obtained by USA Today, shows that they exchanged vows on Thursday at a “secret ceremony” at the West Palm Beach home of Anderson’s twin sister, Kristina McPherson.
Anderson and Jr.’s soon to be expired Stories on Tuesday shows a mutual post. It’s a romantic quote famously uttered by Edward Ferrars to Elinor Dashwood in Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility: ”My heart is, and always will be, yours.” (Fans of the 1995 movie will recall it’s how Hugh Grant professed his love to Emma Thompson, who thought he was married).
We didn’t notice any parental units at the intimate festivities at the island, located a little over 200 miles from Miami. The bride’s mom is model turned philanthropist Inger Anderson, who is not active on social media; her illustrious banker dad, Harry Loy Anderson Jr., died in 2013.
If you’re watching headlines or the president’s Truth Social account, you already know Donald Sr. stayed in Washington, D.C., due to “circumstances pertaining to the government.” First lady Melania likewise skipped the outing.
A third wedding celebration at Mar-a-Lago is likely in the cards, we hear, but probably not the White House, as the newlyweds would like.
The pair initially wanted to bless their union at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but POTUS kiboshed it, as per Rob Shutter’s gossip Substack “Naughty But Nice.” Apparently, the divorced father of five’s trip down the aisle (again) wasn’t “important enough” to make the cut.
“In his father’s mind, the White House stage is reserved for moments that elevate him and the Trump brand,” an insider told Shutter. “This doesn’t do either.”
This story was originally published May 26, 2026 at 4:05 PM.