CNN’s Ana Navarro has tied the knot!
The happy couple said “I do” at a waterfront venue in Miami Beach, Florida.
Ana Navarro and Al Cardenas.Ciro Gutierrez
Numerous famous faces attended the ceremony and reception, including CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon; actress Eva Longoria and husbandJosé Bastón; singer Gloria Estefan; senators Mitt Romney and Bob Menendez; and anchors fromThe View.
“They’re my friends. They’re special not because they’re famous, they’re special not because they’re celebrities, they’re special because they’re special in my heart,” she tellsPEOPLE en Español.“We’ve gone through good and bad, we’ve gone through ups and downs. I call on people like Eva Longoria, like Gloria Estefan, for advice, for support.”
Guest, José Bastón and Eva Longoria.
Estefan, 61, says she and Navarro go back “decades,” and that her friend’s day went off without a hitch.
“I think they made an amazing team. [The wedding] couldn’t have been more beautiful,” the singer tells the outlet. “One of those special Miami afternoons that you know, the sun, the weather, could not have been better.”
Navarro also makes note of how important it was to have her mother and father travel in from Nicaragua to attend.
“My mom is in very frail health,” she explains toPEOPLE en Español. “That’s part of the reason why I did this so quickly, because I wanted her to be there.”
Last October, Navarro, 47, confirmed the happy news that Cardenas, 71, had popped the question.
“Yes, I have some happy personal news to share. And now, I have a wedding to plan!!! So much to do. So many options. So much to decide. Where do I start? #Bridezillatina 💍 👰🏻” she captioned an Instagram photo of her diamond sparkler on Oct. 11.
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“Happy birthday, Al Cardenas. Can’t wait to say, ‘I do,’ ” she captioned a Jan. 3 photo of herself giving Cardenas a kiss on the cheek.
Cardenas gushed over his future bride toPEOPLE en Españoljust before the ceremony, calling the day a “marvelous, wonderful (and) fulfilling” one.
“We’re just a perfect match and she truly is my best friend,” he said. “She’s earned every ounce of my love. It’s just hard to express my happiness.”
source: people.com
