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Sen. Cory Booker has married his fiancé Alexis Lewis in Washington, DC, less than three months after announcing their engagement in an Instagram post.

Only close family were present as the New Jersey senator, 56, tied the knot on Saturday in an interfaith ceremony blessed by both a pastor and a rabbi — Lewis is Jewish and Booker Christian, according to the New York Times.

The bride wore a couture dress by New York bridal atelier, the House of Gilles, designed by Gilles Mendel and Chloe Mendel Corgan.

Lewis, 38, who bears more than a passing resemblance to Booker’s ex, Rosario Dawson, was living in LA at the time and went on a blind date with Booker while visiting family in DC.

The pair were introduced in May 2024 by a mutual friend known for matchmaking, the Times reported.


  Booker and Lewis were introduced by a mutual friend in 2024. Paperboys Booker and Lewis were introduced by a mutual friend in 2024. Paperboys

The date lasted more than five hours and at the end of it, Booker convinced Lewis to push back her flight so he could take her out again the following night, according to the Times.

After an “even more magical” second date, in which the pair had dinner at a Newark tapas restaurant and went to the Broadway musical “Suffs,” they ended the night with their first kiss outside the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Booker told the Times.

The couple moved in together in April and fostered a dog, a shepherd mix named Cooke.


  Booker and Lewis pose on their wedding day. Paperboys Booker and Lewis pose on their wedding day. Paperboys

Booker proposed in Kauai, Hawaii, on Aug. 24, after a troupe of native musicians played Lewis’ favorite song, “Dreamlover” by Mariah Carey.

As the song ended, Lewis hugged the singers and told them how she had always dreamed the song would be played at her wedding.

“Well, honey, this is the song that’s playing at your proposal,” Booker said, before getting down on one knee, the Times reported.


  The pair announced their engagement in September. corybooker/instagram The pair announced their engagement in September. corybooker/instagram

Lewis gushed about finding love with the second-term Democrat senator.

“My girlfriends and I say, ‘Change your flight, change your life,’ because it’s exactly what happened,” Lewis told the Times.

“After so many years on my own, I’m not entirely sure I believed I would get married. But now, we’ve found each other at this stage of our lives, after epic personal journeys. And that deserves celebration,” she added.


  Booker and Lewis first dance. Paperboys Booker and Lewis first dance. Paperboys

The venue for the DC wedding location wasn’t disclosed, with Booker citing privacy reasons. 

On Monday, the pair legally wed at the US District Court in Newark, where Booker rose to prominence as mayor — with their parents as witnesses.

The couple celebrated afterward with Italian pastries and a vegan chocolate chip cookie dough cake to fit Booker’s vegan diet.

Booker, who has never married, was named as one of Town & Country magazine’s “Top 40 Bachelors” in 2013.


  Senator Cory Booker and Rosario Dawson seen in 2019. Getty Images for Earth Conscious Films Senator Cory Booker and Rosario Dawson seen in 2019. Getty Images for Earth Conscious Films

He dated “Men in Black II” actress Dawson between 2019 and 2022, and was previously linked romantically to poet Cleo Wade.

Lewis, a DC native who has a bachelor’s degree from NYU and an MBA from Cornell, previously worked in the office of former LA mayor, Eric Garcetti.

She is now a director of investments at a Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm, Brasa Capital Management.

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