Dua Lipa and Callum Turner kept their London wedding intimate, but their reported Sicily celebration has a Palermo backstory.
The couple married on May 31 at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London, then headed to Sicily for what has been reported as a three-day celebration with friends and family. People reported that Lipa and Turner were spotted in Palermo on June 5 ahead of the Sicilian festivities, almost a year after they shared photos from a romantic trip to the same city.
The location is not random. Palermo had already appeared in the couple’s public story before it became the center of their reported wedding weekend.
Sicily Was Already Part of Their Love Story
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Lipa and Turner visited Sicily in 2025, shortly after confirming their engagement, and Lipa later shared a carousel of photos from the trip on Instagram.
People noted that the 2025 post showed the couple posing together in Palermo, taking in the city’s architecture, spending time by the water, heading out on a yacht, and eating local food. Lipa captioned the post “Palermo in my ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡.”
That caption now has a different weight. The same city that appeared in their vacation photos is now the backdrop for the couple’s reported larger wedding celebration.
The London Ceremony Came First
Before Sicily became the center of the wedding conversation, Lipa and Turner chose a smaller civil ceremony in London. Vogue reported that the couple married at Old Marylebone Town Hall with a small group of friends and family present.
The London ceremony had its own fashion moment. Lipa wore a custom Schiaparelli Couture look by Daniel Roseberry, paired with Christian Louboutin heels, gloves, and an oversized white Stephen Jones hat. Turner wore a navy suit and tie, giving the first wedding a sleek city-hall feel before the reported Italian weekend began.
The Reported Sicily Weekend Is Much Larger
The Sicily plans have been described as a very different kind of event. Cosmopolitan reported that the weekend is expected to run from June 5 to June 7, with guests reportedly staying at Villa Igiea in Palermo and the main celebration connected to Villa Valguarnera in Bagheria.
The magazine also noted that festivities began with welcome drinks at Palazzo Valguarnera Gangi on June 5. Lipa arrived in a white Bottega Veneta look with an open back and feathered train, setting a high-fashion tone before the main reported celebration.
The Guest List Has Already Drawn Attention
Part of the fascination comes from who has been spotted in Sicily. People reported that Charli xcx, George Daniel, Grace Gummer, and Joe Alwyn were among the stars seen at the pre-wedding bash in Palermo.
Cosmopolitan also listed Mark Ronson and Troye Sivan among the celebrities who had reportedly arrived for the celebrations. The couple has not publicly released a full guest list, so the safest wording is that several famous friends have been seen around the festivities while the complete list remains private.
The Venue Rumors Add Old-World Drama
Villa Valguarnera, the reported Bagheria venue, gives the celebration a setting with serious Sicilian atmosphere. The estate sits outside Palermo and has been described in wedding coverage as a historic villa with sweeping period character.
People reported that the villa was commissioned in 1712 and is associated with Princess Vittoria Alliata di Villafranca, the first Italian translator of The Lord of the Rings. That kind of venue gives the reported second celebration a more specific setting than a standard celebrity destination party.
The Dress Speculation Is Still Mostly Speculation
Lipa’s fashion choices are one reason the wedding coverage has become so intense. After Schiaparelli in London and Bottega Veneta in Palermo, fans are already guessing what she might wear for the main Sicilian celebration.
Cosmopolitan noted that some followers have speculated about a custom Atelier Versace gown because of Lipa’s long friendship with Donatella Versace. That theory makes sense as fashion speculation, but it has not been publicly confirmed, so it should stay in the rumor category unless Lipa or the designer shares the final look.
Palermo Gives the Weekend a Personal Thread
Lipa and Turner already had the private legal ceremony in London. Sicily appears to be the place where the marriage becomes a larger celebration with friends, family, fashion, and several days of events.
The Palermo connection gives the weekend a cleaner hook than another celebrity guest-list roundup. Lipa posted the city as a romantic memory in 2025. One year later, she and Turner returned for the reported wedding weekend, with welcome drinks, famous guests, and a main celebration tied to one of the area’s historic villas.