Pentatonix’s Scott Hoying marries mannequin boyfriend Mark Manio in star-studded black-tie ceremony

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CALIFORNIA: American singer Scott Richard Hoying and Mark Manio married on Friday in an intimate, star-studded black-tie ceremony on the Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara, after six years of courting, PEOPLE reported.

Hoying sings for the a cappella group Pentatonix and can also be one-half of the music duo Superfruit. Manio is knowledgeable mannequin and social media influencer.

“I feel like all of our life experiences and choices, and ups and downs, have led us to each other and this is the moment where the people we love most get to see us truly make the leap,” Hoying tells PEOPLE. “I knew pretty early on that Mark was my dream man and I genuinely feel like the luckiest man on earth to get to marry him.”

Introducing Mr. & Mr. Scott & Mark Hoying pic.twitter.com/6PvrK5hmSs

— Scott Hoying (@scotthoying) July 8, 2023

Hoying and Manio advised that they wished a timeless, distinctive expertise when planning their marriage ceremony and have been drawn to Santa Barbara after celebrating Manio’s birthday there beforehand.

“Mark and I both have a deep love for the beach and the ocean and some of our favourite, romantic, lifelong memories together are by the beach,” stated Hoying, who popped the query within the Bahamas in April 2022.

The couple selected all-white florals for his or her ceremony and exchanged handwritten vows beneath a child’s breath archway, with singer and pal Christina Perri officiating.

Kina Grannis, a musician, was available because the grooms walked down a mirrored ground aisle, singing “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” simply as she did in a pivotal scene within the 2018 movie Crazy Rich Asians.

“That’s our favourite love song of all time from our favourite scene of our favourite movie,” Hoying stated. “We’ve had countless nights over the years of dancing in each other’s arms to this beautiful song. Sometimes we turn the movie on just to watch that specific scene, so it’s truly our dream scenario for the wedding processional and we are so grateful to have Kina lend her gorgeous talents to our big day.”

When it got here to the reception, the couple was all about music, curating their very own playlist to make sure that visitors might “dance the night away.”

Hoying even shocked Manio with a efficiency of “Four,” a track he wrote for the mannequin after their engagement final yr. The track will seem on Hoying’s new EP Parallel, which can be launched on July 28.

devoted a track i wrote for my husband mark referred to as ‘four’ at our marriage ceremony. i’ve been dreaming of this second for years pic.twitter.com/BWOGSurJMe

— Scott Hoying (@scotthoying) July 10, 2023

Though the ceremony was all-white, the reception was something however — twinkling lights and chandeliers illuminated all-black flooring and draping, whereas white and cream florals all through the ballroom added a heat contact.

“We wanted a big, epic wedding because our families are very close-knit, passionate and supportive of our love, which we think is so special,” he defined. “We wanted this to be an event that celebrates not only us but our entire families on both sides–a moment we could cherish forever. “We actually wished it to be grandiose and like nothing else we have ever skilled, similar to our love for one another.”

On the marriage day, there was an audio guestbook the place family and friends might go away messages on an outdated rotary cellphone, in addition to a tattoo artist and a photograph sales space that put visitors on the quilt of {a magazine}.

“My family absolutely adores Mark, and his family are the most wonderful, fun, warm people in the whole world,” stated Hoying. “We are so fortunate and lucky to have these incredible support systems in our lives!”

shocked my husband marky with a blackpink medley at our marriage ceremony pic.twitter.com/Y0ilcDnSTR

— Scott Hoying (@scotthoying) July 9, 2023

The couple had been courting since they met in 2017 at a pal’s party in Los Angeles. Hoying, who appeared on The Masked Singer with Pentatonix earlier this yr, arrived late to the get together as a result of a music video shoot and instantly set his sights on Manio, as per PEOPLE.

“We talked the whole night and really it off,” he recalled. “We started hanging out every single day, and I remember being blown away at how warm, wholesome and sweet Mark was. It was such a refreshing energy that I couldn’t get enough of. People always say that six years later, we still haven’t lost our ‘honeymoon phase,’ and we couldn’t agree more.”

Manio, too, is filled with reward for his husband, calling Hoying “passionate, brave, inspiring, hard-working… and caring, tender and deeply honest and sincere.”

“He is truly one-of-a-kind,” stated Manio. “He leads through life with such a unique, electrifying presence. And of course, he is the most handsome man I have ever laid eyes on. He lights up my life in every single way.”

With their marriage ceremony behind them, Hoying stated the couple will spend their honeymoon in Punta Mita, Mexico, and that they “talk every day about starting a big ol’ family.”

“Getting married to each other means everything. I think we, like so many queer people growing up, wonder if they’ll ever even come out if they’ll ever find love, and for some of us, if gay marriage would ever be legal. The fact that all of those obstacles ended up working out, in the end, is a really beautiful thing and only makes us cherish each other more,” he stated.

He continued, “What I love about Mark is that he is the most loving, gentle, genuinely kind ray of sunshine that you’ll ever meet–always! It’s like a superpower. He loves life, people, and every part of me. I just know he is going to be the most amazing father in the world to our children.”

CALIFORNIA: American singer Scott Richard Hoying and Mark Manio married on Friday in an intimate, star-studded black-tie ceremony on the Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara, after six years of courting, PEOPLE reported.

Hoying sings for the a cappella group Pentatonix and can also be one-half of the music duo Superfruit. Manio is knowledgeable mannequin and social media influencer.

“I feel like all of our life experiences and choices, and ups and downs, have led us to each other and this is the moment where the people we love most get to see us truly make the leap,” Hoying tells PEOPLE. “I knew pretty early on that Mark was my dream man and I genuinely feel like the luckiest man on earth to get to marry him.”googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Introducing Mr. & Mr. Scott & Mark Hoying pic.twitter.com/6PvrK5hmSs
— Scott Hoying (@scotthoying) July 8, 2023
Hoying and Manio advised that they wished a timeless, distinctive expertise when planning their marriage ceremony and have been drawn to Santa Barbara after celebrating Manio’s birthday there beforehand.

“Mark and I both have a deep love for the beach and the ocean and some of our favourite, romantic, lifelong memories together are by the beach,” stated Hoying, who popped the query within the Bahamas in April 2022.

The couple selected all-white florals for his or her ceremony and exchanged handwritten vows beneath a child’s breath archway, with singer and pal Christina Perri officiating.

Kina Grannis, a musician, was available because the grooms walked down a mirrored ground aisle, singing “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” simply as she did in a pivotal scene within the 2018 movie Crazy Rich Asians.

“That’s our favourite love song of all time from our favourite scene of our favourite movie,” Hoying stated. “We’ve had countless nights over the years of dancing in each other’s arms to this beautiful song. Sometimes we turn the movie on just to watch that specific scene, so it’s truly our dream scenario for the wedding processional and we are so grateful to have Kina lend her gorgeous talents to our big day.”

When it got here to the reception, the couple was all about music, curating their very own playlist to make sure that visitors might “dance the night away.”

Hoying even shocked Manio with a efficiency of “Four,” a track he wrote for the mannequin after their engagement final yr. The track will seem on Hoying’s new EP Parallel, which can be launched on July 28.

devoted a track i wrote for my husband mark referred to as ‘four’ at our marriage ceremony. i’ve been dreaming of this second for years pic.twitter.com/BWOGSurJMe
— Scott Hoying (@scotthoying) July 10, 2023
Though the ceremony was all-white, the reception was something however — twinkling lights and chandeliers illuminated all-black flooring and draping, whereas white and cream florals all through the ballroom added a heat contact.

“We wanted a big, epic wedding because our families are very close-knit, passionate and supportive of our love, which we think is so special,” he defined. “We wanted this to be an event that celebrates not only us but our entire families on both sides–a moment we could cherish forever. “We actually wished it to be grandiose and like nothing else we have ever skilled, similar to our love for one another.”

On the marriage day, there was an audio guestbook the place family and friends might go away messages on an outdated rotary cellphone, in addition to a tattoo artist and a photograph sales space that put visitors on the quilt of {a magazine}.

“My family absolutely adores Mark, and his family are the most wonderful, fun, warm people in the whole world,” stated Hoying. “We are so fortunate and lucky to have these incredible support systems in our lives!”

shocked my husband marky with a blackpink medley at our marriage ceremony pic.twitter.com/Y0ilcDnSTR
— Scott Hoying (@scotthoying) July 9, 2023
The couple had been courting since they met in 2017 at a pal’s party in Los Angeles. Hoying, who appeared on The Masked Singer with Pentatonix earlier this yr, arrived late to the get together as a result of a music video shoot and instantly set his sights on Manio, as per PEOPLE.

“We talked the whole night and really it off,” he recalled. “We started hanging out every single day, and I remember being blown away at how warm, wholesome and sweet Mark was. It was such a refreshing energy that I couldn’t get enough of. People always say that six years later, we still haven’t lost our ‘honeymoon phase,’ and we couldn’t agree more.”

Manio, too, is filled with reward for his husband, calling Hoying “passionate, brave, inspiring, hard-working… and caring, tender and deeply honest and sincere.”

“He is truly one-of-a-kind,” stated Manio. “He leads through life with such a unique, electrifying presence. And of course, he is the most handsome man I have ever laid eyes on. He lights up my life in every single way.”

With their marriage ceremony behind them, Hoying stated the couple will spend their honeymoon in Punta Mita, Mexico, and that they “talk every day about starting a big ol’ family.”

“Getting married to each other means everything. I think we, like so many queer people growing up, wonder if they’ll ever even come out if they’ll ever find love, and for some of us, if gay marriage would ever be legal. The fact that all of those obstacles ended up working out, in the end, is a really beautiful thing and only makes us cherish each other more,” he stated.

He continued, “What I love about Mark is that he is the most loving, gentle, genuinely kind ray of sunshine that you’ll ever meet–always! It’s like a superpower. He loves life, people, and every part of me. I just know he is going to be the most amazing father in the world to our children.”