Nicolas Cage starts marriage in style as he takes new wife on romantic New York City carriage ride

Nicolas Cage has been spotted taking his new wife Riko Shibata on a romantic horse-drawn carriage ride.

The pair, who have just tied the knot, looked completely content as they enjoyed the views from the white carriage, which had been decorated with colourful flowers.

Wrapping up against the cold weather, Face/Off actor Nicolas donned a colourful jacket and jeans, while Riko looked stunning as she wrapped a blanket around her shoulders.

Clearly enjoying a romantic day together, the pair had earlier left Cipriani restaurant, and went on to Tavern On the Green for drinks.

Nicolas, 57, confirmed that he has got married for the fifth time, telling People in a statement: ‘It’s true, and we are very happy.’

Just under two years after he tied the knot with Erika Kookie in Sin City, the Face/Off actor married girlfriend of one year Riko Shibata in a ‘very small and intimate wedding’ at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas.

The wedding was held on February 16 to honour the birthday of the groom’s late father’, according to Cage’s rep.

The bride wore a handmade Japanese Bridal Kimono that required three layers, while her groom wore a Tom Ford tuxedo.

Riko, 26, walked down the aisle to her favourite song, Winter Song by Kiroro, and during the ceremony, the couple exchanged both traditional Catholic and Shinto vows, with haiku and poetry from Walt Whitman also being read. 

The ceremony in the hotel’s private courtyard, called Primrose Court, was held against a backdrop of flowers, candles and fairy lights. 

While the Vegas wedding was intimate, close friends and family were in attendance, as Cage’s rep said: ‘After the wedding, the happy couple was joined for a small celebration attended by Nicolas’ ex-wife, Alice (who he remains very good friends with) and their son Kal.’

According to the Clark County Clerk’s office, the Cages applied for their marriage license a month earlier on January 10, and Ms Shibata has now taken the surname of her husband.

The couple met just over a year ago and were first pictured together in February 2020, while visiting Cage’s nine-foot pyramid-shaped tomb, which he plans to be buried in, at a New Orleans cemetery. 

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