Arden Cho and Christopher Lee Tie the Knot in Florence
Actress Arden Cho, known for roles in KPop Demon Hunters, Partner Track, and Teen Wolf, married orthopaedic surgeon Christopher Lee in a multi-day wedding celebration in Florence, Italy, over the weekend. The couple exchanged vows at Villa Cora, featuring a hanbok welcome party, two wedding ceremonies, and a reception attended by family and friends.
A Fairytale Celebration
Cho described Florence as a meaningful location for the couple. "We fell in love with Florence and wanted the weekend to feel like a beautiful vacation where everyone could slow down, celebrate, and make memories together," she said. "Italy is special to us, not only because of the food and culture, but also because this is where I decided he was my person. It became less about the event itself and more about bringing all of our favourite people together in one magical place." She added, "I never imagined a wedding could truly feel like a fairy tale, but somehow it did. It was everything I had hoped for and more."
Overcoming Challenges
Despite meticulous planning by wedding planners Nancy Park and Paean "Pae" Wang of So Happi Together, the couple faced unexpected hurdles including lost luggage, delayed and cancelled family flights that forced postponement of the traditional Korean pyebaek ceremony, and a record-breaking heat wave. Cho admitted the setbacks left her emotional. "Looking back, this is what made the weekend so special, life isn't perfect, but the people in our lives came together to make it feel like it was," she said. Referring to a Korean expression, she explained, "In Korean, there's a saying, which roughly means that a small hardship spares you from a much bigger one. That's exactly how we choose to remember our wedding weekend." Lee said the challenges strengthened their marriage: "In many ways, it felt like the perfect beginning to our marriage. We learned that even when things don't go according to plan, we can face them together, with the love and support of the people around us —and still end up with something even more beautiful than we imagined."
From Dating App to Forever
The couple largely kept their relationship private before revealing it publicly through Vogue. Although both had lived in Los Angeles for nearly two decades, they first met through a dating app. Lee proposed to Cho in Maui in March 2025. Announcing the engagement on Instagram the following month, Cho wrote, "Spoiler alert: I said yes! Life's wild, love is wilder. He fixes bones, I tell stories. He's the calm to my chaos, the steady hand in my whirlwind life. Thank you for surprising me with the most magical night in my favourite place. We found our way to forever, together." She later shared that Lee intentionally went through airport security separately so she would not discover the engagement ring before he proposed.
The Wedding Attire
Earlier this year, Cho revealed the couple planned to marry in Italy and was searching for a wedding dress that was "beautiful but also comfortable." For the ceremony, she wore a custom gown by Vera Wang, followed by a custom Natalya Valentine mini dress for the reception.
