Justin Theroux and Nicole Brydon Bloom Are Married! Inside Their Laid-Back Beach Wedding in Mexico
Actors Nicole Brydon Bloom and Justin Theroux first met in 2022, when their mutual friend, actor Louisa Jacobson, introduced them at a private party at the Lower Manhattan bar The Nines. “After the party, a group of us went to grab a drink nearby,” Nicole remembers. “It was an abnormally cold night in New York City—about six degrees—and Justin very kindly offered me his gloves, which I gratefully accepted and promptly returned once we were back inside.”
The next morning, Nicole got a surprise text from Justin that said: “This yours?” with a photo attached. “It was a picture of him holding my little criss-crossed diamond ring which I had worn, and sadly assumed I’d lost, the night before,” Nicole explains. “Turns out it had slipped off my cold finger into his large gloves when I returned them. Justin put his hands into the glove the next morning and the ring slid halfway onto his finger. He likes to joke that I proposed first, the very first night we met!”
“I for sure thought leaving the ring in my glove was a move,” Justin jokes. “Which now, knowing Nicole as well as I do, it certainly was not. She has left more jewelry, jackets, and bags in places than I can count. So, definitely not a move.” Justin also remembers being smitten with Nicole within the first 10 minutes of talking to her—before even asking her name. “I pointed her out across the room to my friend Rassi and when he saw her he did a double take, turned to me and literally said, ‘She is the one,’” Justin remembers. “I had no way of knowing how prescient his comment would turn out to be. I then begged him to go over to collect her name, which like an idiot I had not gotten.”
A year and a half after they started dating, Justin proposed during a vacation on the coast of Italy. It was raining and cloudy when they arrived at Hotel Il Pellicano on the coast of Monte Argentario, and they were very jet-lagged. “We almost skipped dinner but decided to take advantage of our first evening on the coast together and ended up having a really poignant conversation over a candlelit dinner,” Nicole recalls. “While eating, a radiant, full blue moon came out and left us both in awe. Justin suggested bringing our drinks down to the water. He popped back to the room, under the guise of getting us some towels, but was really collecting the ring. We were looking out at the water and the moon when he proposed. He said some of the most beautiful things. It was wonderful—we were both crying.”
The wedding was held this past weekend at Hotel Esencia in Xpu Há, Mexico. “We spent February 2024 in Mexico and fell in love with the chic, low-key hotel,” Nicole explains. “The first time I set foot on their jungle paths that led straight out to the perfectly blue ocean, I knew I was somewhere wonderfully unique, secluded, and peaceful, so when choosing our wedding location, it seemed like the obvious place to celebrate. We wanted our friends and family to have a taste of our dream weekend in the Mayan Riviera paradise.” The couple worked with Molly Middleton and Maria Seremetis with Metier Events to bring their vision to life.
The wedding weekend began on Thursday night with a bonfire on the beach. For the first event of the weekend, Nicole chose a classic slip dress by Victoria Beckham in a custom shade of pink. “It felt so light and elegant on the beach,” she says. “My stylist Thomas Carter Phillips pulled a funky pair of silver Manolo Blahnik heels which were perfect for photos, but I ended up barefoot in the sand for most of the night—a running theme!” Indeed, Nicole notes that one of the most unique things about Hotel Esencia is that you can be barefoot everywhere and anywhere. “We wanted a destination that felt private, romantic, and very relaxed,” she says. “The best part? We had a full moon for the entire weekend. It rose directly behind us on the beach on Thursday and felt very full circle from the proposal to now.”
On Friday, Nicole chose to wear a set by Danielle Frankel, one of her favorite bridal designers, for the rehearsal dinner and welcome party. “I ended up selecting this tulle set for my rehearsal dinner because it felt very appropriate for our setting,” the bride explains. “It was wonderfully unique and the delicate detail throughout was so dreamy.” She paired the set with ivory Manolo Blahnik heels, and her jewelry held a special, sentimental significance. “I always knew I wanted to incorporate the engagement ring my dad gave my mother into my wedding weekend,” Nicole adds. “She kept it after he passed away and my gorgeous sister Christine had the round stone set in a pave necklace for her wedding a year ago. I chose to wear it for my rehearsal dinner. It felt so special to have a piece of my dad with me on such an important night. “
The couple and their guests started with cocktails on the rooftop terrace, and then made their way poolside for toasts from some of the couple’s closest friends and family. “Many tears were shed and we were overwhelmed with gratitude for the people who have made such a huge impact on our lives, both as individuals and as a couple,” Nicole says. Next, they moved over to the welcome party for drinks round two, noting that they wanted to use local vendors and musicians as much as possible. “Our band for the night, The Cubanismos, really got the party started,” Nicole says. “As did the stilt walkers!”
The ceremony took place at 5 p.m. on Saturday just off the beach. “We had initially wanted to get married down by the water, but when we woke up on Saturday morning, the wind was incredibly strong and sand was whipping around,” Nicole explains. “We pulled the ceremony back into a tucked away cove. The ocean was still visible but we were protected under a canopy of palm trees.”
The bride’s sister sang an angelic version of “Moon River” as she walked down the aisle. “It was so moving to hear her beautiful voice wafting over the soft waves as my step-father Dan McNulty and I made our way through all our family and friends toward Justin at the end of the aisle,” Nicole says. The flowers lining the aisle were wild and natural and made to look as if the had sprung directly out of the sand. “Our floral designer Vanessa Jaimes did such a beautiful job,” Nicole adds.
