Wolfgang Van Halen
“Barbie” musician gets married in his living room
Andraia Allsorp and Wolfgang Van Halen have been a couple for eight years.
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For the “Barbie” film he played the guitar strings. Now Wolfgang Van Halen has married his long-time partner – in the living room.
After their engagement in the summer of 2022, they have now finally said “yes” to each other: The American musician Wolfgang Van Halen (32) and his sweetheart Andraia Allsorp (32) got married on the anniversary of their first date in their home in Los Angeles. The groom is the son of the legendary rock star Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020) and the actress Valerie Bertinelli (63).
The late Eddie Van Halen was also included
The wedding took place on October 15 – exactly eight years after their first date. The couple got married in the living room. There they had privacy and could therefore really enjoy the moment together with everyone, said the bride. The celebration then took place outside in the backyard decorated with fairy lights and flowers. One of Van Halen’s closest family friends, whom the 32-year-old says he has known “for almost three decades now,” officiated the wedding. “He’s the father of one of my best mates and he’s just an important man in our lives.” The ceremony was attended by 90 guests.
The bassist, who wore a tailored three-piece black suit for the event, walked down the aisle with his mother to a song with very special meaning. “The song my dad wrote for me is an instrumental called 316. It’s a nice way to include my dad.” Eddie Van Halen died of throat cancer at the age of 65. He was also remembered with an empty chair during the ceremony. “Ed would have been absolutely beaming and so proud of the man Wolfie has become and is becoming, and so happy that he found Andraia, someone who truly understands Wolfie, who he is and who he wants to be and who supports him wholeheartedly supported it,” said Valerie Bertinelli, who was married to the founder of the hard rock band Van Halen from 1981 to 2007.
The bride chose her grandmothers as flower girls
As the bride walked down the aisle on her father’s arm, Dean Martin’s “Everybody Loves Somebody” played. She explained the song choice: “Dean Martin is one of my favorite artists and I thought, ‘Oh, that’s a perfect song. I need a Dean Martin song.'” Allsorp also decided to use her grandmothers as flower girls. She wore a dress from bridal label Eva Lendel with sheer long sleeves, lace details and a V-neck. “My goal was to feel comfortable all day and all night long.”
The couple crowned their eight-year love with the family celebration. The two met via Instagram. In July 2022 he announced then also in the social network announced that he had proposed to his partner. “She said yes!” was his comment on an intimate selfie of the couple, which also included a glimpse of the sparkling engagement ring.
He contributed to the song “I’m Just Ken”.
Wolfgang Van Halen followed in his father’s musical footsteps. He played in his band, but also pursued solo projects. With his band Mammoth WVH, he set a musical monument to his father in November 2020 with his debut single “Distance” and the accompanying music video with a collection of home videos. Wolfgang Van Halen recently recorded the song “I’m Just Ken” for the “Barbie” film together with Slash (58) and Josh Freese (50). It was sung by leading actor Ryan Gosling (42).