Actor Chad Lowe and his family gathered with relatives on Saturday in Santa Barbara, California, to celebrate the wedding of his nephew Matthew Lowe, marking their first public appearance since the death of his 13-year-old daughter, Fiona.
Matthew Lowe, 33, married Emily Markus in an outdoor ceremony officiated by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, Page Six reported. Matthew is the eldest son of actor Rob Lowe, 62, and his wife, Sheryl Berkoff.
Family Gathers in Santa Barbara
According to photographs obtained by Page Six, Chad Lowe, 58, attended the ceremony alongside his wife, Kim Painter, 52, and their two daughters, 17-year-old Mabel and 10-year-old Nixie. The family sat two rows behind Rob Lowe and was seated next to actor Chris Pratt. While the Daily Mail initially noted it was unclear whether Chad Lowe and his immediate family were present, subsequent reporting and photographs published by Page Six and OK! Magazine confirmed their attendance.
The nuptials drew a large roster of entertainment industry figures. Guests in attendance included Cameron Diaz, Adam Levine, Katy Perry, Zoe Saldaña, Maria Shriver, Brad Falchuk and Patrick Schwarzenegger, according to Page Six and OK! Magazine. Rob and Sheryl Lowe’s younger son, John Owen Lowe, 30, sat beside his parents during the ceremony.
Mourning and Tributes
The celebration occurred less than two weeks after Fiona Lowe died by suicide on Sept. 29. Emergency personnel were called to the family residence at 12:10 a.m., and she was pronounced dead at a local hospital at 1:14 a.m., according to Los Angeles Medical Examiner records cited by Page Six and the Daily Mail.
In a statement released shortly after the tragedy, Chad Lowe and Painter remembered Fiona as “a loving young girl who was smart, creative, and loved to dance,” calling her “the light of our lives” and asking the public for prayers and privacy.
Her older sister, Mabel, honored her memory on social media, writing that she would keep her sister’s spirit alive. John Owen Lowe also shared Emily Dickinson’s poem “Hope Is the Thing With Feathers” on his Instagram account, while Chad Lowe shared an excerpt from author Gerry Hussey reflecting on grief and peace.
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Representatives for the Lowe family have not announced when Chad Lowe intends to return to work, and family members have not indicated whether they plan to make further public appearances in the coming weeks.
