Andy Lee and Rebecca Harding tie the knot in New York City

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-14 · by Abby Seaman

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Andy Lee and Rebecca Harding married in New York City after dating for 12 years. They shared details of their wedding on social media, though the exact venue remains undisclosed; photos show Harding exiting the Bowery Hotel. The couple’s small, intimate ceremony included around 80 guests, with some well-known attendees like Hamish Blake and his wife Zoe Foster Blake. Lee proposed to Harding in May 2024, after they first met in 2014 when she was working as a waitress in Melbourne.
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Andy Lee and Rebecca Harding tied the knot in New York City, after 12 years of dating. The exact location of their ceremony remains undisclosed, though photos show Harding exiting the Bowery Hotel in Lower Manhattan. Rumors suggest they held an after-party at Old Mates, a pub in Downtown Manhattan co-owned by Lee and several prominent Australian figures including Hugh Jackman, Pat Cummins, Ash Barty, Mick Fanning, Patty Mills, and Hamish Blake. Harding was seen wearing a minimalist strapless white wedding gown with a fitted bodice and full skirt. The couple had previously hinted at their plans to marry in March on the Hamish & Andy podcast, where Lee proposed via napkin during their first meeting at a cafe.

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Seaman, A. (2026, October 14). Andy Lee and Rebecca Harding tie the knot in New York City. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/andy-lee-and-rebecca-harding-tie-the-knot-in-new-york-city-20261014-p615dy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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🔮 This comes after Lee, 45, confirmed in a March episode of the Hamish & Andy podcast that he would tie the knot with Harding, 36, before the end of the year.
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Harding PERSON · 11× Lee PERSON · 10× Andy Lee PERSON · 2× Australian NORP · 2× Blake PERSON · 2× New York GPE · 2× New York City GPE · 2× Rebecca Harding PERSON · 2× Hamish Blake PERSON · 1× the Daily Mail Australia ORG · 1×

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I sat there for a long time watching her, which is probably weird in hindsight.” When Lee popped the question, he did so via napkin. “I stayed on one knee and I gave her another napkin – because when I first met her at the cafe I wrote on a napkin my details – and I gave her another napkin,” Lee said on the Hamish and Andy podcast.
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🔮 This comes after Lee, 45, confirmed in a March episode of the Hamish & Andy podcast that he would tie the knot with Harding, 36, before the end of the year.
2026-10-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Andy Lee and Rebecca Harding tie the knot in New York City · assertive framing

Claims (28 extracted, 2 hedged)

Andy Lee and Rebecca Harding have officially married in New York City, after 12 years of dating. asserted
Lee → marry → dating
The couple have been breadcrumbing details of their nuptials on social media over the weekend. asserted
couple → breadcrumbe → weekend
This comes after Lee, 45, confirmed in a March episode of the Hamish & Andy podcast that he would tie the knot with Harding, 36, before the end of the year. asserted
he → come → year
In the same episode, co-host and long-time best friend Hamish Blake jokingly referred to the event as “the royal wedding”. asserted
Blake → refer → wedding
Here’s what we know so far. asserted
we → ’ → what
Where did Andy Lee and Rebecca Harding get married? asserted
Lee → marry → ?
It has not yet been confirmed where exactly the couple held their ceremony in New York City. asserted
couple → confirm → City
However, photos published by the Daily Mail Australia show Harding exiting the Bowery Hotel in Lower Manhattan. asserted
Harding → publish → Manhattan
Rumours suggest the couple held their after-party at Old Mates, an Australian-themed pub in Downtown Manhattan that Lee co-owns alongside prominent investors Hugh Jackman, Pat Cummins, Ash Barty, Mick Fanning and Patty Mills. asserted
Lee → suggest → investors
What did they wear? asserted
they → wear → What
While official photos are yet to be released, Harding was seen wearing a minimalist strapless white wedding gown with a fitted bodice, full skirt and large train ahead of the ceremony. asserted
Harding → release → ceremony
Keeping the styling simple, Harding wore her hair in a half-updo with a middle part. asserted
Harding → keep → part
Accessories included diamond earrings and her engagement ring. asserted
Accessories → include → earrings
Who attended the wedding? asserted
Who → attend → wedding
The intimate guest list included some famous names such as Blake and his wife, beauty entrepreneur Zoe Foster Blake, who were spotted walking the streets of New York on Wednesday morning. asserted
who → include → morning
Other confirmed attendees included Nova radio host Lauren Phillips and her fiance, aviation tycoon Paul O’Brien, and stylist and new KIIS FM breakfast host Elliot Garnaut. asserted
attendees → confirm → Phillips
It has been confirmed Lee’s brother Cam was a groomsman, and rumours suggest Harding’s sister Poppy was a bridesmaid. asserted
sister → confirm → ?
Lee also posted to his Instagram story on Saturday morning that he “nearly had to replace a groomsman”, with a video of friend Michael “Horgs” Hogan running to board the Qantas flight. asserted
Hogan → post → flight
The video was followed with a snap of Hogan alongside Australian cricketer Dan Christian, drinking beers on a private flight. asserted
Hogan → follow → flight
The video has been the closest thing to a confirmation, alongside a picture of the couple posted by Harding with the caption “Husband to be”. asserted
video → post → caption
Two close friends of Harding, Jorgia Christian and Lucy Nettlefold, have also been spotted in New York ahead of the ceremony. asserted
friends → spot → ceremony
Speaking to nine.com.au in June about the wedding, Harding said it would be “fairly traditional” but also a “big, fun party”. asserted
it → speak → wedding
And Lee confirmed the couple planned to have a small and intimate wedding, with 80 guests in attendance. asserted
couple → confirm → attendance
Invitations were sent out last Christmas. asserted
Invitations → send → ?
Lee and Harding announced their engagement in May 2024 but met back in 2014 in a Melbourne cafe where Harding was working as a waitress. uncertain
Harding → announce → waitress
In 2024 Lee recalls ordering almost everything on the menu so he could watch Harding as she interacted with customers, before leaving his email address on a napkin. uncertain
she → recall → napkin
Lee told The Australian Women’s Weekly: “There’s plenty of hot chicks in the world but with Bec it was the way she was chatting to people in the cafe. asserted
she → tell → cafe
I sat there for a long time watching her, which is probably weird in hindsight.” When Lee popped the question, he did so via napkin. “I stayed on one knee and I gave her another napkin – because when I first met her at the cafe I wrote on a napkin my details – and I gave her another napkin,” Lee said on the Hamish and Andy podcast. asserted
Lee → sit → podcast
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