Usher and partner Jenn Goikochea tied the knot after the Super Bowl

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LAS VEGAS (AP) – Usher and longtime partner Jenn Goicochea were married in Las Vegas, hours after the R&B superstar appeared at the Super Bowl halftime show, according to officials and documents.

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The couple tied the knot Sunday in a Vegas wedding ceremony, according to a marriage certificate released Monday. Reverend Ronald Joseph Polrivka, known locally as Ron DeCar, officiated the ceremony. Usher's mother Johnnetta Patton was among the witnesses.

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“Congratulations to the newlyweds!” chapel owner Melody Willis-Williams said in a statement. “We are so excited to host this epic day for Usher and his new wife.”

“We love as much as we love,” the statement added, adding, “This is news that will share more details about the couple.” We will always be fans of Usher! Yes!”

Asher, 45, and Goikochea, 40, have been together since 2019 and have two young daughters. Lydia Kanuga, a spokeswoman for Usher, did not immediately respond to questions from The Associated Press, including whether the minister posed as Elvis and whether the service was held in a church, balcony or driveway.

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DeCar did not respond to an email from The Associated Press seeking additional information. A publicist said DeCar declined to comment.

Clark County Clerk Lynn Marie Goya, head of the county's marriage license bureau, confirmed her office issued licenses to Usher and Goicochea last week.

“Of course they got married in Las Vegas,” Goya said. “What better place than the wedding capital of the world?”

The document released Thursday lists the couple's full names as Asher Raymond IV and Jennifer Jean Goicochea and shows they paid a $102 document fee. There, Asher was previously married and Goikocheya was single. He also listed their business address in a commercial building in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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Usher split from his first wife, Tameka Foster, in 2009 after two years together, giving him custody of their two sons. In December 2018, the singer filed for divorce from his second wife and former manager Grace Miguel after three years.

Sunday's Super Bowl halftime performance at Allegiant Stadium drew a standing ovation and featured stars including Alicia Keys, HER, Jermaine Dupri, Lil Jon and Ludacris. The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime for the NFL Championship Game.

Usher recently completed a two-year residency on the Las Vegas Strip, where he performed “Usher: My Way” at Park MGM. He's just released his first solo album in eight years, and in August he'll embark on a 24-city US tour called Past Now Future.

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