Lena Dunham ‘doesn't recommend’ whirlwind marriage

Luis Felber and Lena Dunham. Picture: Instagram

Luis Felber and Lena Dunham. Picture: Instagram

Published Dec 22, 2022

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The “Girls” star got engaged to musician Luis Felber four months after they began dating and they married in London in September 2021 – seven months after they first laid eyes on each other – and the actress admits the fast timeline wouldn't work for everyone.

She told “The Times” newspaper: “We got engaged after four months and married after seven months, which is not something I recommend to everybody, but it worked for us.”

The couple spent just four weeks planning their wedding before they said their vows in front of 60 guests at the Union Club in Soho, London. The bride wore three dresses on the day and pop star Taylor Swift was her maid of honour.

The newly-weds had their first dance to the Zombies' “This Will Be Our Year” and guests were treated to seven wedding cakes.

During the interview, the couple opened up about their first date in February 2021, revealing they were set up by mutual friends. Felber said he knew they would be together forever after the date lasted 12 hours.

Dunham added: “It takes a lot for me to think someone is weird, but on our first date I thought Luis was the weirdest person I’d ever met … I thought he was really beautiful looking in a vampiric, 1800s way.

“The effect of that coupled with him having absolutely no guardrails with how he engaged socially was very disarming … Of course I found Lu funny, smart and sexy and those are amazing things. But I knew this relationship was different. ”

Dunham went on to share her plans for the future, saying she and Felber were going to enjoy married life for the next few years before starting a family and adopting a brood of “rescue pigs”.