Tyson Fury showed his softer side as he walked his 16-year-old daughter Venezuela down the aisle during her glamorous wedding to Noah Price.
The former heavyweight champion, 37, was every inch the proud father as his eldest child married 19-year-old Noah at the Victorian Royal Chapel of St John’s on the Isle of Man, where the Fury family now live.
Although the family had insisted it would not be a “big fat gypsy wedding”, the celebration was still packed with eye-catching details — from Venezuela’s lace fishtail gown with a dramatic 50ft train imported from Italy, to 18 bridesmaids, 20,000 flowers, vintage cream cars, a towering 12ft wedding cake and a reception fit for a king and queen.
Tyson, who recently returned to the ring, admitted before the ceremony that the day would be deeply emotional for him. He said: “Our first born, our daughter Venezuela, getting married will be a very happy, emotional day. I’m a big softie but if your children are happy that is the best thing, which they are. Marriage is for life, so we wish them all the happiness in the world.”
After the ceremony, Tyson told waiting spectators: “It was beautiful. She’s no longer a Fury. Time goes quick. We don’t realise it but it does. She’s a married woman now.”
The emotional moment continued at the reception, where Tyson and Venezuela shared a sweet father-daughter dance to My Girl by The Temptations.
Rain failed to spoil the big day, with Tyson joking: “You can’t really help it, can you? If we wanted sun we would have gone to Spain.”
Venezuela, now Mrs Venezuela Price, later sat with her husband on gypsy king and queen-style thrones at the reception — a striking detail reminiscent of David and Victoria Beckham’s famous wedding thrones in 1999.
The bride’s dress was one of the biggest talking points of the day. Venezuela said: “It was exactly what I wanted. It was so comfortable, not heavy. I love it. It was beautiful. I wanted it all lace and fish tail fitted right to my knees. It then sticks out, it is quite big down to the floor. It’s got a massive clip-on train behind me that goes to about 50 foot long and arms like wings.”
Her mother Paris, 36, admitted she was initially stunned by the bold design. She said: “When she told me she wanted wings I was like, ‘Oh my God’. I said, ‘You’re being too eccentric now’. But Venezuela told me, ‘No I have a vision, I know what I want’.”
Paris also revealed that Venezuela had asked her to be her “best woman”, joking that it was because “no one else was old enough to be a witness.”
The family mixed lavish touches with down-to-earth choices. While the wedding featured 20,000 flowers, a giant cake and a performance from Peter Andre, the bridesmaids’ shoes came from Shein. Tyson also chose not to provide a free bar because he did not want guests getting too drunk.
Netflix cameras were present to film the big day for the family’s show At Home With The Furys.
Venezuela and Noah married in front of around 120 guests. Molly-Mae Hague also travelled to the wedding with her daughter Bambi, who served as one of the child bridesmaids, while Tommy Fury missed the celebration because he was in boxing training camp in Manchester.
At the reception, guests enjoyed grazing boards, macarons, fruit, champagne, music from a harpist and singer Nicole Lawrence, followed by a three-course meal, sandwiches, curry and chips, and bacon butties at midnight.
Paris said the relaxed seating plan reflected the family atmosphere, explaining: “We didn’t do a seating plan. It’s such a tight, close-knit family wedding. We will all know each other. There’s no awkwardness, so everyone can sit with everyone and nobody gets upset.”
She added that she was pleased her daughter had married within the traveller community, saying they shared “the same important traditions and cultural values”.
For Tyson, however, the most powerful part of the day appeared to be the simple realisation that his little girl had grown up. From walking her down the aisle to dancing with her at the reception, the Gypsy King’s biggest fight of the day was holding back the emotion.
