Ja Rule's Daughter Brittney Atkins Marries Tevin Aitken in Lavish '“Great Gatsby”-Themed' Ceremony (Exclusive)

Ja Rule is 1 proud begetter of nan bride!

The musician's girl Brittney Atkins, 29, joined Tevin Aitken, 31, astatine Villa Barone Hilltop Manor successful Mahopac, New York, connected Friday, May 23. The Great Gatsby-themed wedding was attended by 250 guests and described by nan mates arsenic "1920s meets 2020s."

"It is decidedly a dream travel existent to beryllium capable to wed your champion friend, personification not to conscionable emotion but laughter and turn aged with," Brittney tells PEOPLE.

Brittney is nan oldest kid of Ja Rule, 49, and his woman of 24 years, Aisha Atkins. The mates besides share sons Jeffrey Jr. and Jordan.

Brittney "handled astir of nan planning" for her large day, and was drawn to her lakefront venue's expansive staircase and "beautiful" grounds, which see cascading waterfalls and rooftop upland views.

"We honestly conscionable wanted to make judge nan room was afloat of emotion to spot america showcase ours," she shares.

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Tevin, who is simply a business proprietor and contractor, exchanged handwritten vows pinch Brittney successful backstage earlier their ceremony. The groom's puerility pastor officiated nan nuptials.

Capturing nan glitz and glamour of nan 1920s, nan bride wore a sparkling wedding dress that shimmered arsenic she made her measurement down nan aisle, arsenic nan 1996 R&B emotion ballad "For You" by Kenny Lattimore group nan romanticist scene.

"I went to a section wedding shop and I showed them immoderate photos of what I was looking for," says Brittney. "I made a determination that aforesaid day. I conscionable knew it was nan correct one. It was conscionable stunning."

The bride was truthful mesmerized by her gown that she didn't person immoderate desire to acquisition a 2nd dress for her reception.

"This will beryllium nan only clip I deterioration it truthful I want to deterioration it each night," she says.

The wedding statement had an Art Deco vibe and juxtaposed nan bride and groom successful ivory, pinch nan bridesmaids wearing rust tones and nan groomsmen successful olive.

For Brittney, getting joined intends "starting a caller travel together, 2 group deciding to locomotion broadside by broadside and do life together."

After nan ceremonial and a butler-passed hors d’oeuvres service, nan newlyweds entered an opulent ballroom filled pinch peach flowers for nan reception. They shared their first creation to "About Him," a soulful opus by Alex Isley.

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For dinner, guests selected from 4 paper items earlier enjoying wedding barroom adorned pinch cascading flowers. The unthinkable cuisine was served by nan venue's in-house cook and baker.

The nighttime ended successful existent Memorial Day play and Gatsby style pinch a fireworks display.

Brittney and Tevin haven't wished their honeymoon destination yet, arsenic they person respective friends' weddings coming up. Right now, they are simply enjoying wedded bliss.

Their adjacent section includes "having beautiful babies and starting a home," arsenic Brittney says they are excited to "grow successful truthful galore aspects of life together."

"Also enjoying life arsenic a caller mates and leaping into caller life experiences," adds Brittney.

The newlyweds first connected done a making love app years ago. Their first day was "amazing" and Brittney began falling for Tevin immediately.

"It was November, and my family utilized to spell pome picking a batch erstwhile I was younger truthful I told him this, and for our first day he took maine pome picking," Brittney says.

On Sept. 18, 2023, Tevin projected successful his birthplace, Jamaica. Brittney's relative filmed nan formation proposal, pinch Brittney posting nan black-and-white footage that time connected Instagram, penning successful nan caption, "ISSA WIFE 🥺🥰🥂."

Brittney credits her compatibility pinch Tevin to their "ability to equilibrium each different out."

"[We] ever make judge we spot oculus to oculus successful nan end, moreover if that intends to work together to disagree," she says. "We respect some of each other's passion and ray successful different things, we adhd to each different and thatch each different caller things each nan time."