Royce O'Neale married Paige Hurd at Oheka Castle in New York, turning a relationship that went public in 2024 into a wedding built around music, family and a long way from ordinary. Hurd called the celebration a fairy tale, and the night ended with the couple dancing while the lights came up.
The wedding drew Donovan Mitchell, Coco Jones, Jordan Clarkson, Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good, giving the ceremony the feel of a crossover event between the NBA and entertainment world. Hurd also paid tribute to DMX, walking down to a string arrangement of X Gon' Give It to Ya and the Wedding March while a live string ensemble and gospel choir filled the room.
For Hurd, the proposal still stands out as the moment the relationship shifted into something permanent. She said O'Neale asked her to marry him at the Viceroy Riviera Maya in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico during Valentine's Day weekend last year, and that it took her about a full minute to stand to her feet because she was in such shock.
What makes the wedding notable is not only the guest list but the way it stitched together the couple's public and private lives. O'Neale and Hurd had gone public in 2024, and the ceremony also reflected Hurd's connection to DMX through a tribute woven into the aisle walk and the music. O'Neale, meanwhile, remains listed as a Charlotte Hornets star even though he was traded last month alongside Grayson Allen and a 2033 first-round draft pick, a reminder that his offseason news was already moving in two directions at once.
O'Neale said the marriage means choosing each other for life, as a partner, a teammate and a home, and he said Hurd makes everything feel like home. They shared their first dance to I Believe in You and I Me by Whitney Houston, and he later performed his own DJ set at the reception, underscoring a wedding that was meant to feel intimate even with celebrities and athletes in the room. For now, the next chapter is already clear: the couple is married, and O'Neale heads into the season as a husband.
