New York Post
· collected 2026-09-27 · by Jennifer Bain, Rich Calder, Jennifer Gould, Ella Morrison
Alina Habba, former acting US attorney for New Jersey and a former lawyer for President Trump, held a lavish wedding reception at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City on Saturday evening with Turkish billionaire Turhan Mildon. The event, estimated to cost over $1 million, included prominent figures from both the legal and business worlds, such as FBI Director Kash Patel and US Attorney General Todd Blanche. Notable by his absence was former President Trump, who was watching a football game in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-27,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon, CEO of Miller Holding and vice chairman of Turkish football club Çorum FK, is set to marry Alina Habba, a former personal lawyer for US President Donald Trump. The couple met in the U.S. through a mutual friend who was an ambassador and plan to wed on September 26 in New York. Habba, aged 42, will marry Mildon, who is 29 years old. Their wedding reception took place at the Waldorf Astoria hotel with around 300 guests, including close family members and notable figures like Kash Patel, Todd Blanche, and Margo Martin. The celebration included elaborate floral arrangements with over 900,000 fresh blooms sourced from various parts of the world.
Written for “Alina Habba Wedding” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 5 other(s) covering the same event.
The lavish, star-studded wedding reception of Alina Habba, the former acting New Jersey US attorney and one-time person lawyer for President Donald Trump, kicked off at the Waldorf Astoria Saturday.
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reception → stud → Astoria
Habba, 42, was set to wed Turkish billionaire Turhan Mildon, 29, CEO of Miller Holding, a prominent Turkish multinational conglomerate founded by his grandfather in 1967 sometime this weekend.
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Habba → set → 1967
It’s unclear if couple has said “I do” yet, but celebrations were beginning Saturday evening in the legendary midtown hotel’s fourth-floor ballroom, which was festooned with scores of pink and white cherry blossoms and hundreds of red roses.
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which → ’ → roses
One top event planner estimated that the cost to rent the ballroom and provide the music and flowers is “easily $1 million.”
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cost → estimate → music
However, that doesn’t factor in any extra costs for renting guest rooms or additional public spaces in the hotel, the source said.
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source → factor → hotel
The couple planned the swanky spectacle in just three months and brought in two top Palm Beach wedding planners, a source told The Post, noting Habba and Mildon wanted to celebrate at the iconic Plaza Hotel but it was booked out.
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it → plan → Hotel
Through his business, which specializes in energy, construction and mining, Mildon has reportedly developed close ties to government leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Venezuela, including interim President Delcy Rodriguez.
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Mildon → specialize → Rodriguez
Hours before the glittering reception, Habba’s two young children, daughter Chloe and son Luke, were seen brought through the lobby by a Waldorf staffer.
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children → glitter → staffer
Margo Martin, a special assistant and communication advisor to President Trump was among the early guests to arrive.
Other notable administration officials spotted at the star-studded bash included Director of the FBI Kash Patel and US Attorney General Todd Blanche.
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officials → arrive → Patel
Trump did not attend the Saturday night event as he was in Knoxville, Tennessee, to watch a huge college football game where No. 1 Texas survived No. 14 Tennessee 20-17.
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Texas → attend → Tennessee
The couple was first spotted together publicly in April, at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that was cut short when a gunman attempted to rush the ballroom.
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gunman → spot → ballroom
They were later seen partying together at the Executive Branch, a private club in Washington, DC, on the Fourth of July.
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They → see → July
Habba was wearing a large diamond engagement ring believed to be at least 23 carats last week when she and Mildon were seen outside the ritzy Polo Room restaurant in West Palm Beach, Fla., the Daily Mail reported.
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Mail → wear → Beach
She also was carrying a pink ostrich Hermès Birkin bag that sells for $30,000.
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that → carry → 30,000
Habba and Mildon first met earlier this year at a Kennedy Center event in Washington, according to the outlet.
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Habba → meet → outlet
This weekend’s celebrations mark Habba’s third trip down the aisle.
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celebrations → mark → aisle
The brunette firebrand divorced her second husband, parking lot magnate Gregg Reuben, sometime after she resigned from her role as the Garden State’s top federal prosecutor last December.
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she → divorce → prosecutor
Habba divorced her first husband, attorney Matthew Eyet, in 2019.
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Habba → divorce → 2019
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