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Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco host separate pre-wedding celebrations

Published 1 September 2025

Selena Gomez spent late August in Cabo San Lucas celebrating a bachelorette weekend with close friends while her fiancé, producer Benny Blanco, marked the occasion with a separate bachelor gathering in Las Vegas, the couple’s posts and eyewitness images show. The festivities came as reports continue to link the pair to an intimate wedding in California this autumn, a plan the couple has not publicly confirmed.

Gomez shared a series of photos and videos on her Instagram account Aug. 28 that offered a behind-the-scenes look at the trip: a villa decked with balloons reading Bride and Mrs. Levin, a mariachi serenade, candlelit dinners on the beach, a yacht day, and friends watching the movie Wedding Crashers on the sand. The bride-to-be wore multiple white looks across the weekend, including bikinis, a pearl‑embellished halter mini dress with a short veil embroidered Bride to Be, and a crochet coverup. Guests seen in images included longtime pals Racquelle Stevens, Ashley Cook, Courtney Lopez and her cousin Priscilla Marie.

A person familiar with the celebration described it as a “very fun but chill weekend,” saying the group enjoyed private dinners with a chef, a villa to...

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