Ainsley Earhardt and Sean Hannity gathered loved ones at Mar-a-Lago for a pre-wedding celebration ahead of their Saturday ceremony.
The Fox News couple, Earhardt, 48, and Hannity, 63, hosted family, close friends and longtime colleagues at the Palm Beach, Florida estate on Friday for an evening centered on faith and togetherness. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump joined the festivities, along with Eric and Lara Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and wife Jeanette, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. And wife Cheryl Hines, Sens. Tim Scott and Darline Graham, and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
Hannity, who has known Trump for more than three decades, explained the venue choice in a statement. “I’ve had a personal relationship with President Trump for over 30 years,” he said. “When Ainsley and I began planning this celebration, it was important to us that he could be part of this special time in our lives. We chose to host a party at Mar-a-Lago and paid fair market value for the venue. We are grateful that he and Melania could celebrate alongside our families and friends.”
Fox News leadership also turned out for the couple. Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and FOX News President and Executive Editor Jay Wallace attended, as did Earhardt’s “FOX & Friends” co-hosts Steve Doocy, Lawrence Jones and Brian Kilmeade.
Earhardt, who joined Fox News in 2007 and took her seat on “FOX & Friends” in 2016, spoke about the evening’s significance. “My heart is overflowing with gratitude and joy,” she said. “To celebrate this beautiful season of our lives surrounded by the people we love most is truly a dream come true. God has blessed us in more ways than we could ever imagine, and I am so thankful that He brought Sean and me together. Our families, our children and our precious friends mean the world to us and sharing this moment with them makes it even more meaningful. We are so excited for this next chapter and know that the very best is yet to come.”
The couple’s engagement dates to December 2024, when Hannity proposed over Christmas at their home church in Florida. Hannity has been with Fox News since its 1996 launch and currently hosts “Hannity” and the podcast “Hang Out with Sean Hannity.”
Hannity echoed Earhardt’s sentiments about the gathering. “Ainsley is an incredible person and I couldn’t be happier or more grateful that God brought us together,” he shared. “Faith, family and friendship are what matter most in life and having so many people we love and care about together to celebrate this moment means the world to us. We are incredibly blessed and I can’t thank everyone enough for being part of such a special evening.”
The guest list extended beyond politics and cable news. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, country singer Lee Greenwood, podcast host Sage Steele, television personality Jillian Michaels, and Steve and Andrea Wynn also joined the celebration.
The evening’s tone reflected the couple’s emphasis on the relationships they have built across different chapters of their lives as they prepared to exchange vows.
Earhardt and Hannity both brought children to their blended family from previous marriages. The Friday gathering served as a reunion of sorts for circles that have surrounded each of them through years of public life and private connection.
The couple’s wedding ceremony was scheduled for Saturday following the Mar-a-Lago celebration.