Sam Darnold Said "I Do" in California, and the NFL's A-List Showed Up to Dance
Our Seahawks QB just got married, and it wasn't some quiet affair in the Pacific Northwest. Sam Darnold walked down the aisle on April 3 at Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa in Rancho Santa Fe, California, tying the knot with Katie Hoofnagle in front of 227 guests. Both are 28 years old, and they filled the night with what they're calling "friends and family from all chapters of our lives as individuals and a couple."
The Celebrity Guest List Was Absolutely Stacked
You want to know who showed up? Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld walked in together for what was their first public appearance since announcing the birth of their baby girl just one day before the wedding. According to a source, the new parents were sweet on the dance floor and people were politely congratulating them on their daughter while they were having a blast.
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The football contingent didn't stop there. Kyle Allen, Garrett Bradbury, Pat Elflein, Kamu Grugier-Hill, Christian Kirk, Cooper Kupp, Luke Kuechly, Drew Lock, Nick Mullens, Brian O'Neill, Jordan Palmer, Josh McCown, Brett Rypien, Eric Saubert, Blake Cashman, Mike White, and Dan Feeney all came to celebrate. Comedian Adam Ray was there too.
One Night, All Energy
The dress code was all-black, black-tie to match the "classic and timeless, black-and-white" aesthetic. Darnold's marketing agent and close friend, Tee Stumb, officiated the ceremony.
When Darnold and Hoofnagle talked to PEOPLE about it, they called it "the best night" and "so much fun." Here's what they said about the vibe: "We wanted our guests to dance the night away, and from the second they entered [the reception] we had our band playing to set the energy and it never stopped."
Josh Allen and the other Seahawks teammates even helped Darnold and his new wife with crowd surfing for a good chunk of the night. Not a bad way to celebrate locking in the most important contract of your life.
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