THIRD TIME'S A CHARM! Steven Mnuchin marries fiancee in DC ceremony

Steven Mnuchin marries fiancee in DC ceremony



hird time might be a charm for US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who wed his Scottish actress fiancee Louise Linton in front of President Trump and the First Lady at a lavish, star-studded ceremony in Washington, DC on Saturday.

It's the third marriage for ex-banker Mnuchin, 54, who is reportedly worth upwards of $300 million, and the second marriage for Linton, 36, an Edinburgh-born actress who has appeared in several Hollywood films.

She was married to Hollywood lawyer Ronald Richards. They divorced in 2009.

The pair exchanged vows on Saturday evening at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on the National Mall.

The 300-person guest list included President Trump, First Lady Melania and Vice President Mike Pence. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner also attended the lavish ceremony.

The Vice President officiated the couple's wedding.



Trump and the First Lady were spotted leaving the White House shortly before the ceremony. Their motorcade entered the wedding venue through a tunnel in the building.

Melania was dressed in a sleeveless, pale pink Gilles Mendel silk chiffon gown. The First Lady wore Manolo Blahnik pumps and had her hair down in loose waves.

Jared and Ivanka arrived on a private bus reserved for wedding guests after they were earlier spotted leaving the Trump International Hotel in DC.

Ivanka also opted for a pink dress that almost perfectly matched the bridesmaid's gowns. The First Daughter styled her strappy dress with chandelier earrings and she had her blonde hair swept into an updo.

Her husband Jared was dressed smartly in a dark tux and bow tie.



The bride wore a custom dress by designer Ines Di Santo, who reportedly flew to D.C. from Toronto in April to work on the gown. The design house described the dress as 'very grand.'

The bridesmaids were pictured wearing light peach colored dresses with deep plunging necklines and sequin straps as they carried white flower bouquets.

Mnuchin met Linton four years ago while attending a wedding in Los Angeles, the bride told the New York Times. At the time, Mnuchin was still married to his second wife, Heather deforest Crosby. They divorced in 2014, after 15 years of marriage.

It wasn't long before the Mnuchin and Linton started shopping for a diamond – the bride pointed out one she admired while they were visiting Art Basel in Miami a few years ago, and was thrilled when Mnuchin proposed with a similar ring.

'It's quite an old fashioned shape but I love it,' Linton told Town and Country earlier this month. 'Three years later he proposed to me with an oval ring just like the one we saw in the window.'

Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs executive, left the industry to lead the Treasury Department earlier this year.

Linton most recently starred in the 2016 independent thriller Intruder, where she played a cellist whose home is broken into by a stalker. Although the film was largely panned by critics, the Los Angeles Times said Linton had 'an appealing screen presence' despite the 'flavorless' movie.

'Linton's British accent comes and goes, to the point that you honestly can't tell whether the character she's playing is supposed to be British or not,' complained Variety.



Linton also appeared as 'Deputy Winston' in the 2016 low-budget remake of the 2002 cult horror movie Cabin Fever – another critical dud – and had a minor supporting role in 2016's Warren Beatty film The Rules Don't Apply.

Linton moved from Scotland to Los Angeles for college. She studied journalism at Pepperdine University and later attended University of West LA law school while also pursuing an acting career.

Her other credits include roles on CSI: NY and the made-for-TV movie William & Kate, in which she played a close friend of Kate Middleton.



Mnuchin has also waded into the movie industry, with more commercial success. He co-founded a production company, Dune Entertainment, in 2004, which has produced hits like Lego Movie, American Sniper and Wonder Woman.

Mnuchin left the company when he joined the Trump administration, and tapped Linton as interim CEO. The move was greeted with criticism from Democrats who claimed it was an ethics conflict, and Linton has since stepped down.