From Sweet Beginnings to Bittersweet Endings: Chance the Rapper and Kirsten Corley’s Wedding Journey

The newlyweds began dating in 2013 and share a toddler daughter, Kensli

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Chance the Rapper is a married man!

The hip-hop star, 25, wed his longtime girlfriend Kirsten Corley on Saturday at the Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, California, in a ceremony planned by Jeannie Savage of Details Details, PEOPLE confirms. Corley looked radiant in the Alma gown by Galia Lahav, hair by Yolanda Trejo of yo:u and makeup by Renee.

Guests included Kim Kardashian West and her husband Kanye West, who has long been friends with Chance, a source tells PEOPLE. Comedian Dave Chappelle and gospel star Kirk Franklin were also in attendance, according to photos posted by Chance on Monday.

Kirsten Corley Bennett and Chance the Rapper. DUKE IMAGES

Kirsten Corley and Chance the Rapper. DUKE IMAGES

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Kirsten Corley and Chance the Rapper. DUKE IMAGES

Chance the Rapper, daughter Kensli and Kirsten Corley. DUKE IMAGES

The “No Problem” rapper (born Chancelor Jonathan Bennett) also reposted a photo booth image shared by one of his pals, fellow rapper Joey Purp. Alongside the group shot, the rapper wrote, “Congratulations to my slimes @chancetherapper and kaydog love y’all God bless your union.”

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Additionally, Chance’s brother, Jonathan Bennett, shared a sweet snap of himself all dressed up in a tux, captioning the image, “The Wedding bells are ringing!”

Days before their nuptials, the Chicago Tribune reported that Chance and Corley have been legally married since Dec. 27, when they wed in a civil ceremony at the Cook County clerk’s office.

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The rapper revealed the sweet story of how he first met his bride Wednesday on Twitter. When Chance was 9 years old, he attended a party at his mom’s office, where Corley performed a Destiny’s Child dance routine — and it was love at first sight.

“I knew I was gonna marry that girl,” he tweeted of the encounter, noting he was too nervous to introduce himself that night. “Sixteen years later it’s happening. This wknd is the time, and the place is my wedding. I’m gonna dance with my wife because this is my destiny.”

Chance and Corley began dating in 2013. After welcoming their daughter Kensli in 2015, the pair split in 2016 before reconciling the next year. Then Chance popped the question on July 4, 2018 at a family barbecue in their native Chicago; he confirmed the engagement the same day as the proposal, simply tweeting: “She said yes.”

When Chance won the best new artist Grammy in 2017, he sweetly dedicated the award to Corley and their daughter.

“I wanna thank God for my mother and my father who’ve supported me since I was young. For Kirsten, for Kensli, for all of Chicago,” he said in his acceptance speech.

Although the couple are very private, last May, Chance offered some insight into their relationship when he wished her happy birthday on Instagram.

“From the beginning beginning to the end end. You are my oldest and best friend. You are responsible for everyone [sic] of the most wonderful things in my life,” he captioned a sweet slideshow of images. “I’m forever grateful that God made me find you, and even more grateful that you made me find God. Forever and ever babe.”

CHANCE the Rapper and his wife Kirsten Corley have announced they are splitting ways in a joint statement.

The rapper and influencer tied the knot in 2019 and share two young daughters.

Chance the Rapper and his wife Kirsten have announced they are splitting ways
Chance, 30, and Kirsten, also 30, shared the news that they are calling it quits on Wednesday.

The former couple took to their Instagram Stories where they posted a jointly-written statement, reading, “After a period of separation, the two of us have arrived at the decision to part ways.

“We came to this decision amicably and with gratitude for the same time we spent together,” they explained.

“God has blessed us with two beautiful daughters who we will continue to raise together.

Just months later, they welcomed their second daughter Marli, now 4.

The weekend of his wedding to Kirsten, Chance shared the sweet story of how he first met his wife with his fans.

While attending his mom’s 2003 office party, the rapper noticed a young Corley dancing with her friend to the Destiny’s Child song Independent Women Part 1.

He recalled at the time, “Now I’m locking eyes with the prettiest girl I ever seen in my almost-a-decade of life on Earth. I really shouldn’t even say locked eyes cause really, I was just staring at her.”

Despite his dad encouraging him to join the girls and dance due to his talent in the sport, he refused to steal her thunder.

“It’s ’cause I knew I was gonna marry that girl and I ain’t wanna jump the gun,” he claimed.

“So I shook my head with anxiety, moved to the back of the crowd, and never even introduced myself.”

Chance and Kirsten reunited in 2012 at the SXSW Festival in Austin and their relationship began shortly after returning home to Chicago.

The rapper proposed to the entrepreneur at a backyard party in their native city in 2018.

They said “I do” in a star-studded ceremony in Newport Beach, California a year later, with their daughter Kensli taking part as flower girl.

Chance previously opened up about fatherhood in a conversation with People saying, “I’ve been waking up daily with a newfound gratitude and being very grateful that I’m married right now.

“The fact that me, my daughters and my wife all live in one house together is a huge, huge blessing, so I’ve just been taking that in.”