Robert Kraft marries Dana Blumberg in a star-studded surprise wedding
He’s added another ring!
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft married Dr. Dana Blumberg in a star-studded surprise wedding in New York City on Friday night, Page Six has exclusively learned.
We hear the 81-year-old billionaire and 47-year-old doctor invited guests to a “Kickoff and a Touchdown” party at the Hall des Lumières in lower Manhattan and told them to dress festively, but did not disclose that they’d be tying the knot.
Sources say the couple showed a moving 10-minute video before they were introduced to the crowd of about 250 as husband and wife by the voice of NFL commentator Al Michaels.
Kraft stepped on a glass during the party per Jewish tradition and explained its meaning to the gathering, (but it’s unclear when and where the pair actually said “I do”).
We hear that Kraft told the crowd that the couple only hatched plans for the lavish wedding celebration mere weeks ago after they went backstage at Sir Elton John’s recent “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour stop at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.
A source told us of the “Rocketman” singer, “He loved [Blumberg’s] engagement ring. He said, ‘When are you getting married?'”
When the couple said they were thinking of quietly eloping, John, 75, apparently told them, “Well, when you get married I want to play as a gift!”
The couple took the rock legend up on his offer and picked the one date John had available. Said a guest, “Elton just did this as a friend and to honor their friendship. They planned this event in, like, three weeks!”
The Grammy winner announced the newlyweds as Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kraft for the first time and told the fancy gathering he flew into the Big Apple just to perform as a wedding gift, the insider dished.
The crooner kicked off his hour-long performance with “Circle of Life,” followed by “Tiny Dancer,” “Philadelphia Freedom,” “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,” “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” and more. He also did a duet with Ed Sheeran of “Candle in the Wind.”
Other performers at the elegant celebration included Sheeran and Meek Mill, spies told us. Kraft and Blumberg had a first dance as Sheeran played an acoustic number. Grandmaster Flash DJ’d the event and played the hora before it all turned into a big dance party. There was also a seven-tired wedding cake.
Guests, including former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, munched on food ranging from caviar to knishes. The NFL pro, 45, was all smiles as he arrived without wife Gisele Bündchen and was seen hanging out with Jon Bon Jovi inside the venue.
The Buccaneers star was later spotted huddling with former Pats quarterback Drew Bledsoe — whom he famously replaced on the team — as well as other ex-teammates including Andre Tippett, Vince Wilfork and Richard Seymour.
Also at the posh affair, we hear, were power players including NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Ari Emanuel, David Zaslav, Brian Grazer, Mary Erdoes, Stephen Schwarzman, Ken Langone, Shari Redstone, Lally Weymouth, Michael Rubin, Camille Fishel, Casey Wasserman, and Kraft’s sons, including Patriots president Jonathan Kraft. Also on the scene was country singer Kenny Chesney and retired NFL wide receiver Randy Moss.
Another pal said, “They wanted to get in a zone of sharing happiness with one another, and bringing people together.”
The bride wore an ivory Naeem Khan wedding dress when the newlyweds were announced, and arrived in an Elie Saab jumpsuit she helped design, a source reveals.
Kraft, for his part, wore “his customary blue sports coat,” to the bash, a pal said, before he “changed into a midnight blue velvet Armani dinner jacket. And, of course, his RKK Air Force 1 [sneakers].” Kraft is known as a major sneakerhead.
The Hall des Lumières — in the building once known as the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank — has been playing the immersive digital art exhibition, “Gustav Klimt: Gold In Motion.”
Said a source of the Kraft wedding, “They bought out the shows for five days and used it essentially as a raw space. It really was an exquisite space they transformed. People would think it was a beautiful home and a warm environment.”
Page Six exclusively revealed in March that Kraft and Blumberg, a top ophthalmologist, were engaged after designer Tommy Hilfiger announced the news and the physician was spotted wearing “a giant rock” at the time.
“It looked like it was 10-carats or more… It was as big as some of Bob’s Super Bowl rings,” a shocked source said of the engagement ring at the time.
Kraft, who has six Super Bowl rings with the Patriots, and Blumberg have been dating since 2019, when they were 78 and 45, respectively. They made their public debut as a couple at the French Open in June 2019, and were spotted again a month later at the Women’s World Cup soccer finals in Paris.
The pair then started attending major events like the the 2020 Oscars and the 2022 Super Bowl together.
Blumberg, a highly respected doctor, is based at New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia.
Kraft was previously married to his college sweetheart and famed philanthropist, Myra Kraft, until 2011 when she passed away from cancer at the age of 68.
