Russell Wilson and Ciara moved wedding from N.C. because of HB2

Russell Wilson started his college career at North Carolina State and wanted to marry Ciara in North Carolina, but the state’s controversial transgender bathroom law caused the couple to scrap those plans.

Wedding planner Mindy Weiss told The Knot that Wilson and Ciara moved the wedding from North Carolina because of House Bill 2, also known as the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, which restricts bathroom access for transgender people in government buildings and public schools. The law has drawn the ire of LGBTQ groups, and apparently the Seattle Seahawks quarterback and his Grammy award-winning wife don’t agree with it either.

“They were first getting married in North Carolina, but they called it off due to the transgender bathroom laws,” Weiss told The Knot. “But it was really done.”

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The law caused the NBA to pull its 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte, and also many musical acts have canceled concerts there. It’s curious why the famous couple, with more than nine million Twitter followers combined, would take a political stand with their wedding plans but not bring any attention to what they apparently feel is an unfair law. It took an interview with their wedding planner to uncover the story.

After ruling out North Carolina the couple set its sights on Paris, but it was going to be difficult there with Fashion Week going on. So they got married at Peckforton Castle in England in early July.

Weiss plans weddings for celebrities, and hooked up with Ciara through La La Anthony, New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony’s wife. Weiss also complimented Wilson’s style.

“He has really, really beautiful taste. He just — you should see what he looks like,” Weiss told The Knot. “And [Ciara’s] son is delicious. Baby Future. Very delish!”

In case you were wondering.

It seemed unusual that Wilson and Ciara went all the way to England to get married. Now we know why.

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