Simu Liu Married Allison Hsu in a Dreamy Provence Wedding — Inside the Star-Studded Weekend

Some celebrity weddings feel like product launches. This one didn’t. When Simu Liu married Allison Hsu in the south of France earlier this month, the weekend sounded less like a Hollywood production and more like a really good party thrown by two people who actually know their friends. There were handwritten vows. There was a groomsman doing double duty as the officiant. There was a surprise singing performance for the first dance, a DJ set from a Canadian duo, and a Marvel co-star closing out the night under a DJ alias. And underneath all of it, there was a couple who kept coming back to the same word: grateful.

The newlyweds tied the knot on Saturday, October 3, during a weekend-long celebration in Provence. New details about the big day have since emerged, along with photos, and they paint a picture of a wedding that was personal down to the last detail — from the dress to the readings to the playlist. Here’s everything we know about how the Shang-Chi star and his longtime love said “I do.”

A Weekend in Provence

First things first: the setting. Liu and Hsu returned to France to get married — the same country where they got engaged — and chose Provence for the main event. The ceremony took place at Château d’Estoublon, a centuries-old estate in the heart of the region, surrounded by olive groves and that soft, golden light the south of France is famous for. If you’ve ever seen a photo of Provence in early autumn, you know the vibe. Warm stone. Cypress trees. Long tables. Wine that never seems to run out.

But the château wasn’t the only venue. The couple also celebrated at the Carrières des Lumières, the dramatic former quarry turned immersive art space in Les Baux-de-Provence, where towering stone walls serve as a canvas for projected art. It’s one of those places that doesn’t look real in photos — a cathedral carved out of rock, glowing with color. Hsu later said the pair fell for both spots almost immediately when they started scouting locations, and that the south of France felt like the right place for the celebration they’d been dreaming about.

And it wasn’t just a one-day affair. This was a full weekend of events, planned with what Hsu described as an entire village of friends, family, and vendors. The wedding planner leading the charge was Lisa Vorce, a veteran of high-end destination weddings. Pulling off a multi-day, multi-venue wedding in another country takes a small army, and by all accounts, this one went off without a hitch. Hsu has since said the couple are still wrapping their heads around the fact that they got to kick off their marriage in a place that felt that special, surrounded by the people they love most.

There’s something sweet about that, honestly. Plenty of celebrity weddings end up feeling like they’re staged for the cameras. This one, at least from everything the couple has shared, sounded like it was staged for the guests.

The Ceremony: Handwritten Vows and Famous Friends

When it came time for the actual ceremony, Liu and Hsu kept things close. Their friend and groomsman Jason Y Lee officiated — which, if you’ve ever been to a wedding where a friend does the honors, you know it hits different. A friend knows the stories. A friend knows the jokes that actually land. A friend doesn’t read the room like a stranger reading a script.

The readings were personal, too. Liu’s Last Breath co-star Woody Harrelson stepped up to read “Blessing of the Hands,” a well-known wedding reading by Reverend Daniel Harris. Hsu’s brother Joshua read “Union,” the beloved Robert Fulghum passage that has shown up at countless weddings for good reason — it’s warm, plainspoken, and quietly funny about what marriage actually asks of two people. And then, instead of reciting traditional vows, the couple exchanged their own handwritten ones.

Handwritten vows are a gamble. They can be gorgeous, or they can turn into five minutes of inside jokes that leave half the guests checking their phones. Given how the couple talked about the day afterward, theirs landed in the first category. Liu later recalled the moment Hsu appeared at the top of the aisle, saying he was overwhelmed with emotion looking at his life partner. Not his fiancée. Not his bride. His life partner. That’s a telling choice of words, and it says a lot about how these two see each other.

Harrelson’s presence was a nice touch, too. The two actors worked together on Last Breath, the 2025 survival thriller based on a true story, and clearly stayed close after filming wrapped. Having a co-star read at your wedding is one thing. Having Woody Harrelson do it is another — the man has a voice that could make a grocery list sound profound.

The Fashion: Heritage Woven Into Every Look

Let’s talk about the clothes, because both looks carried real meaning.

Hsu wore a gown by Nicole + Felicia, the label founded by Taiwanese sisters Nicole and Felicia Chang. The choice was deliberate. Hsu’s parents were born and raised in Taiwan, and she said wearing a design from a Taiwanese sister duo on her wedding day felt like the perfect way to honor her family. Her parents and her sister were reportedly moved when she shared the story behind the dress with them. That’s the kind of detail that turns a pretty gown into a family heirloom in the making.

Liu, meanwhile, paid tribute to his own heritage with a look by Garrison Bespoke, the Asian-Canadian-founded tailoring house, paired with one of his favorite Versace jackets. It’s a very Simu Liu move, honestly — the guy has spent his whole career threading the needle between cultures, and his wedding-day outfit did the same thing. Sharp, personal, and not trying too hard.

And of course, the guests showed up, too. Liu later said his friends and guests looked absolutely beautiful, which is the kind of thing a groom says when he means it and also when he’s still a little dazed from the whole day. Fair enough. If your wedding weekend involves a château, a glowing quarry, and a guest list full of actors and musicians, the group photos are going to be something.

The Party: A First Dance, a DJ Set, and a Marvel Co-Star

Okay. The reception. This is where the weekend went from elegant to genuinely fun.

For their first dance, the couple’s friend Renee Rapp performed a rendition of Etta James’ “At Last.” Yes, that Renee Rapp — the singer and actor who has spent the last few years becoming impossible to ignore. Having a friend with that kind of voice sing your first-dance song live is the sort of wedding flex that money genuinely can’t buy, because it only works if the friend is actually your friend. “At Last” is one of the great wedding songs for a reason: it’s about waiting a long time for the right person, and then finally, finally getting there. For a couple who dated for four years before getting married, the pick makes perfect sense.

Then came the after-party, where Canadian DJ duo Loud Luxury took over the decks. The pair played a set that reportedly included their remix of Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” — a fun little nod, given that Swift reportedly played a role in the couple’s engagement story. Whether that was a deliberate wink or just a banger that got the dance floor moving, it worked either way. Loud Luxury know how to close out a party, and a Provençal after-party with that soundtrack sounds like the kind of night people talk about for years.

And just when the night might have wound down, Liu’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings co-star Benedict Wong stepped in to close out the late-night festivities, performing under his alter ego, DJ Obi-Wong. Yes, really. Wong, who played Wong in the Marvel films and stole scenes left and right, has a DJ persona, and he brought it out for his co-star’s wedding. If that isn’t the best possible ending to a wedding weekend, I don’t know what is.

From Engagement to “I Do”

Liu and Hsu have been together for four years, and their road to the altar had a few sweet stops along the way. The couple got engaged in France, which is why returning there for the wedding felt like coming full circle. Liu announced the engagement back in May with a loved-up post, and fans have been waiting for wedding news ever since.

For Liu, the wedding caps off a genuinely wild decade. Born in Harbin, China, and raised in Mississauga, Ontario, he started out working as an accountant before walking away from the desk life to chase acting — a leap that, on paper, looked a little unhinged. Then came Kim’s Convenience, where he played Jung Kim and became a household name in Canada. Then came Marvel, which cast him as Shang-Chi, making him the first Asian lead of a Marvel Studios film. Then came Barbie, where he held his own in a cast full of scene-stealers. Along the way, he’s become one of the most candid and funny celebrities on social media, the rare famous person who actually seems to enjoy being online.

Hsu, for her part, works in the music business, which explains at least part of the wedding’s killer soundtrack. The couple have largely kept their relationship out of the spotlight, sharing the occasional photo but never turning it into content. That restraint made the wedding news feel bigger, somehow — like hearing from friends who’d been quietly building something real while everyone else was performing.

What Comes Next

So what’s next for the newlyweds? If their post-wedding comments are any indication: a lot of gratitude, and probably a long nap. Hsu said the couple are still processing how much time, energy, and coordination the destination wedding demanded of everyone who showed up for them, and that they feel unbelievably lucky reflecting on the weekend and every memory it created. Liu, meanwhile, sounded like a man still replaying the ceremony in his head — the beauty of the day, the emotion of the aisle, the whole thing.

It’s early days, but the wedding already feels like a template for how to do a celebrity wedding right. Pick a place that means something. Invite the people who actually matter. Let your friends run the show. Wear something with a story behind it. Dance until a Marvel co-star takes over the decks. And at the end of it, tell everyone you’re grateful they came.

Not a bad way to start a marriage. Congratulations to the happy couple — here’s to the next chapter, and to many more weekends like that one. Just maybe with fewer logistics.

Source: Just Jared