Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's religious wedding ceremony

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker celebrated their religious wedding ceremony on 22/05/2022 in Portofino, Italy, hosting an elaborate multi-day event attended by family members, celebrities, and close friends. The ceremony took place at Castello Brown, a historic hilltop fortress overlooking the Italian Riviera, and marked the couple’s third wedding celebration after an unofficial Las Vegas chapel ceremony in April 2022 and a legal courthouse wedding in Santa Barbara, California, on 15/05/2022. The Portofino wedding became widely discussed for its gothic-inspired fashion styling and extensive Dolce & Gabbana involvement. Kardashian wore a short white corset mini dress with a dramatic cathedral-length veil embroidered with imagery inspired by Barker’s tattoos, while Barker wore a black tuxedo designed by the Italian luxury fashion house. Much of the wedding weekend, including clothing for family members and event styling, was curated in partnership with Dolce & Gabbana. The festivities included pre-wedding dinners, yacht gatherings, and public appearances around Portofino, drawing large crowds and international media coverage. Members of the Kardashian-Jenner family attended the ceremony, including Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Kris Jenner, and the couple’s children from previous relationships. Barker’s musical career with Blink-182 and Kardashian’s long-running television fame helped turn the wedding into one of the most heavily photographed celebrity events of 2022. Images from the ceremony circulated widely across social media platforms and entertainment publications in the days following the event. The wedding followed a highly publicized relationship that became official in early 2021. Kardashian and Barker became engaged in October 2021 after Barker proposed at a beachside setting in Montecito, California. Their Las Vegas ceremony, held shortly after the Grammy Awards in April 2022, was later described as symbolic because the couple had not obtained a marriage license at the time. The Santa Barbara courthouse wedding legally formalized the marriage before the larger religious celebration in Italy. Why This Moment Matters The Portofino ceremony reflected the increasing blend of celebrity culture, luxury fashion branding, and social media visibility during high-profile weddings in the early 2020s. The event also became a recurring storyline in the Kardashian family’s television content and reinforced the public image of Kardashian and Barker as one of the most followed celebrity couples of the period.