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“It looked like America threw up all over my wedding — and I’m not sorry,” newlywed Audra Johnson tells her local Fox 17 station. The unblushing bride wed US Marine veteran Jeff Johnson with a Trump-themed ceremony in Kalamazoo, Mich., on the Fourth of July.
Church met State at the couples’ #MAGAPatriotWedding, with Johnson debuting a “Make America Great Again” fishtail-cut halter party gown by Andre Soriano, whose head-scratching creations have graced the Grammy’s red carpet by way of singer Joy Villa.
The bride wore traditional white when she walked down the aisle — but the couple’s Americana palette got much more colorful from there.
Among the jaw-dropping details of the unabashedly patriotic nuptials: “Don’t tread on me” cufflinks for the groomsmen, a red, white and blue bridal manicure to match Johnson’s “Trump”-embroidered gown, artillery (just for pictures, the bride says) and — on each reception table — a petition in support of the “fetal heartbeat bill.”
Husband Jeff — who served two combat tours in Iraq — kept it understated by wearing his Marines dress blues for both the ceremony and reception, MLive reports.
The groom’s father, however, chose not to attend the ceremony for political reasons. The bride is also estranged from her brother on account of her right-wing views. Others, like Johnson’s lifelong friend and maid of honor, a Democrat, made concessions for the big day’s pictures in order to dodge endorsing the 45th president.
“We did what most adults do and compromised,” Johnson says. “She wore a red hat and I said, ‘That’s perfect.’ ”
Despite political tensions, Johnson says “a lot of people supported us and showed up” for a piece of their white wedding cake decorated with strawberries and blueberries.
“It wasn’t a political stunt — it’s legit what we wanted. It wasn’t to make a political statement,” the bride tells MLive. “I want people to realize that it was such a diverse group of people that got together that day. We were able to understand that we don’t all have to agree to still share love together. I think that’s what people are missing out on.”