LOVE, LEGACY, AND FIREWORKS: An Exclusive Look Inside The OHEKA CASTLE Wedding Of An NBA Star And A Television Star

There are weddings. And then there are weddings. Wedding celebrations that feel like a scene straight out of a fairy tale (or an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel). That's precisely the atmosphere created for Royce O'Neale and Paige Hurd O'Neale created at the legendary OHEKA CASTLE in Huntington, New York, when the couple exchanged vows in front of 221 friends and family. And Sophisticated Weddings is the first to have images!

Royce O'Neale is no stranger to big moments under pressure. The 6'6" NBA forward has built a reputation as one of the league's premier "3-and-D" wings — a steady, versatile defender every contender wants on the floor. Now playing for the Charlotte Hornets, O'Neale has racked up nine NBA seasons, including a memorable night during which he notched his first career triple-double, capped off with a game-winning tip-in. On the wedding day itself, he traded his game face for vows, calling his (now) wife: "a partner, a teammate, a home."

Paige Hurd O'Neale, known to television audiences for her role in "Power Book II: Ghost," brought her own signature elegance to the day. She made her entrance from atop the castle's stone staircase in a custom Galia Lahav gown, walking to a bespoke string arrangement that wove together "Wedding March" with a tribute to her late godfather, the rapper DMX.

True to New York summer form, the day started with a bit of drama of its own — steady rain kept guests wondering whether the celebration would move entirely indoors. But as the ceremony wrapped, the skies cleared just in time, allowing guests to spill out onto OHEKA's iconic cobblestoned entrance for a surprise fireworks display that lit up the night sky over the chateau's storied grounds.

Speaking of storied: OHEKA CASTLE itself is practically a character in this love story - the third character in any wedding it hosts. Built in the early 1900s by financier and philanthropist Otto Hermann Kahn, the famed French Renaissance-style chateau is best-known for being the inspiration for F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby". Over the decades it has hosted presidents, royalty, and Hollywood elite, and the locale for countless films, television shows, and music videos, including  Jennifer Lopez's "Pa' Ti + Lonely," HBO's "Succession", "The Week Of" starring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock, the "Sophisticated Weddings" magazine cover with Bravo star Olivia Flowers...

...and Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" video. It's the kind of backdrop that turns any wedding into a page from history — which made it the perfect setting for O'Neale and Hurd to begin their next chapter together.

With a five-tier red velvet cake, a gospel choir, and fireworks illuminating the summer sky, this was a celebration befitting two people who've each built their own remarkable careers — and are now building a life together.