Gayle King is sharing an extraordinary family occasion!
The CBS Mornings co-anchor, 69, announced on the show’s June 4 broadcast that her son, William “Will” Bumpus Jr., has tied the knot with Elise Smith.
“My favorite son Will and my new favorite daughter-in-law Elise Smith tied the knot on Sunday, [June 2],” she said, as photos from the intimate wedding flashed onscreen. She then revealed the unique location of the wedding — longtime family friend Oprah Winfrey’s house.
“Oprah of course was there ’cause it was at Oprah’s house,” King continued, eliciting laughs from her colleagues. “It’s always nice when she lets us use her house.”
Among the other details King shared, the bride wore a strapless Amsale gown and the newlyweds walked down the aisle to fireworks. As she reminisced on the day, King also shared that her “favorite part” of the wedding was the exchange of vows. “They both wrote their vows and at one point, Will said, ‘I know the man I am, but with you, I know the man I want to be.’ “
Her 37-year-old son’s words “gave me goosebumps — I went, ‘Where did that line come from?’ “
King added of the newlyweds, “I have never seen a love like the two of them have. You go to weddings and everybody is in love, but there was something about these two that I thought was very epic, it was next level.”
“So, it’s always nice when you can see your own children happy and married.”
King shared that the nuptials were “strictly for family” and that seeing her ex-husband, William Bumpus, with his girlfriend was “all good.”
“I said hi and hugged and everything,” she said of her former spouse, to whom she was married from 1982 to 1993. “It was lovely. It was all great.”
King said the “beautiful day” was “filled with love” and revealed the newlyweds are planning to have a “big dance party” with their friends at a later date.
