Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt marked their approaching wedding with a Friday gathering of family, friends, and President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach.
The couple welcomed loved ones and longtime colleagues to the Florida club the night before Saturday’s ceremony, surrounding themselves with the people who matter most as they prepare to marry.
Fox News Digital reported the pre-wedding festivities drew Fox leadership, “FOX & Friends” co-hosts, Cabinet officials, and close friends who have stood with the pair through years on air and off.
Hannity and Earhardt announced their engagement in December 2024 after he proposed over Christmas at their home church in Florida. Both have deep roots at the network. Hannity has been with Fox News since its 1996 launch. Earhardt joined in 2007 and became a “FOX & Friends” co-host in 2016.
Earhardt described the evening in plain terms of gratitude.
She said:
"My heart is overflowing with gratitude and joy. 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."
Hannity struck the same note.
He said:
"Ainsley is an incredible person and I couldn't be happier or more grateful that God brought us together. 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 reflected those priorities and the couple’s long professional and personal ties. Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and FOX News President and Executive Editor Jay Wallace attended. So did “FOX & Friends” co-hosts Steve Doocy, Lawrence Jones, and Brian Kilmeade.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were there. Eric Trump and Lara Trump joined them. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Rubio attended, as did Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, actress Cheryl Hines. Sen. Tim Scott and Sen. Darline Graham were present, along with U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro.
Longtime friends outside the network also filled the room: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, country music legend Lee Greenwood, podcast host Sage Steele, television personality Jillian Michaels, and Steve and Andrea Wynn.
Hannity made clear the venue choice was deliberate and above board. He has known the president for decades and wanted him included.
Hannity said:
"I've had a personal relationship with President Trump for over 30 years. 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."
No drama. No discount narrative. A private party, paid for at market rate, so family and friends, and a president the couple has known for years, could share the moment before the vows.
In an era when public figures often treat faith and family as optional branding, Hannity and Earhardt put both at the center of the night and invited the people who built those lives with them. That is how a wedding season should look.
