Rita Ora’s Husband Reveals She Proposed to Him

Taika Waititi, the husband of British singer and songwriter Rita Ora, has disclosed that she was the one who popped the question as they celebrated their first wedding anniversary and shared new details about their spontaneous wedding.

The couple, with only eight people present, organized their wedding in just two weeks.

Vogue released a series of images from the wedding day, showcasing Rita’s three different looks by British designer Tom Ford as they exchanged vows at their Los Angeles home.

Rita proposed during a trip to Palm Springs, and they reportedly got married in London.

Waititi revealed, “She proposed to me, and I said ‘yes’ instantly.”

Describing the ceremony, the director added, “There were about eight people there – just close friends and family, and parents on Zoom.”

For her big day, Rita wore three different looks from the British designer, expressing, “He’s now one of my close friends, and I adore and admire him so much. To get married in his dress was a dream come true.”

“And because it wasn’t planned, I didn’t know if the right dress was even going to be in town, and I just took the risk and went to the Tom Ford shop, and they had it perfectly waiting with the veil, in my size, no alterations needed to be done,” she added.

For the ceremony, Rita wore a beautiful white lace one-shouldered gown, followed by a dramatic frilled white dress with a plunging front for the reception, and later an eye-catching flared co-ord and lace bralet.

Rita revealed that she wore her mother’s pearls with her wedding dress, while Taika wore a suit by Brunello Cucinelli. Elena walked her sister down the aisle, while Taika was joined by his two daughters for the ceremony.

After being declared husband and wife, the newlyweds headed to their friend Guy Oseary’s house for a celebratory dinner.

In January, Rita confirmed that she and Taika had tied the knot after months of speculation, describing the nuptials as ‘perfect’ and a ‘special day.’

The hitmaker was speaking on Heart Radio Breakfast to promote her latest single ‘You Only Love Me’.

Rita said, ‘Yes, I am married. I am officially off the market, people. I chose to keep it more private and keep it to myself more, but with my new video, I am playing on what could have been’.

She continued, ‘When the rumors came out – is she, isn’t she? I wanted to play on it. I wanted to do a wedding that didn’t go to plan… that’s not to say that is actually what happened.’

Gushing about the big day Rita said, ‘It was perfect. It was exactly, exactly how I wanted.’

‘It was nice and perfect. It is nice to keep some things just to myself sometimes; it was nice and sweet… Sorry, it’s not that interesting. One day I will throw a big party.’

Rita and Taika started dating after being close friends for years. Rita said, ‘We became really good friends for about four years and then decided to f*** it all up and get married.’

She mentioned that she does recruit Taika to film her TikToks after fans spotted him behind the camera.

Rita said, ‘The fans comment, ‘I bet Taika’s filming that – good angle, Taika, good job,’ ‘He is the expert!’