'I've been sitting on the date': Lil Rel Howery reveals how he and Dannella Lane are planning their wedding

Lil Rey Howrey revealed that his partner Dannella Lane 'won't let' him plan the wedding himself
PUBLISHED JAN 6, 2024
Lil Rel Howery and Dannella Lane are engaged for more than four months (Instagram@dannellalane)
Lil Rel Howery and Dannella Lane are engaged for more than four months (Instagram@dannellalane)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: It has been four months since Lil Rel Howery and Dannella Lane got engaged and now the celebrity couple are eyeing "beautiful, beautiful ceremony" to tie the knot.

On the Los Angeles premiere of 'The Book of Clarence' on Friday, January 5, the 44-year-old stand-up comedian detailed how he and his fiancee are planning their wedding, disclosing that they already have a date in mind. 

"We are not going to say it yet, and I've been sitting on the date, but it's going to be whatever she wants to do," Howery told People. "[Also what] I want to do, this is both of our second time being married and this is our last time. And so we want to make this a beautiful, beautiful ceremony. We want people to leave our ceremony and feel very loved and inspired," he added. 


 
 
 
 
 
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Lil Rel Howery said Dannella Lane 'won't let' him plan the wedding himself

While Howrey described the pair's goals for their "medium"-sized wedding on the red carpet, Lane chimed in to make sure all was going according to plan. "Did he say it's anything I want? I just want to make sure we got that on record," she joked.


 
 
 
 
 
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Howrey, known for playing Robert Carmichael in NBC's television comedy series 'The Carmichael Show', also noted that his partner "won't let" him plan the wedding himself. "I would be great, you know, but my version is way too small," he said, before Lane revealed Howery considered hosting "a pizza party afterwards."

"I did not say that," he said, adding "I mean, honestly, I wouldn't... it would be cheaper." The pair's upcoming wedding where they plan to play some Beyonce and Jay-Z at the reception, will follow their Bey-inspired engagement that made headlines back in September.


 
 
 
 
 
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Lil Rey Howrey proposed to Dannella Lane during her SoFi stadium show 

During the singer's 'SoFi Stadium' show in Inglewood, California, and performance of 'Love on Top', Howery popped the question to Lane and shared some behind-the-scenes clips from the day to Instagram.


 
 
 
 
 
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“SHE SAID YES!!!! What a story lol,” Howery wrote of the proposal which was shown on the big screen at the venue. “Thanks @mstinaknowles and Jay for helping make this special moment happen. Tonight @beyonce put on an amazing B Day show thanks for letting have a little time on your show lol to make @dannellalane my fiancee… Love On Top!!! #LoveIsInTheAir #TheProposal.”


 
 
 
 
 
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Lane also shared a clip to Instagram after it all went down, writing in a caption that she wanted to "pinch myself."

“On the car ride home I said, 'what am I going to do with you' and you replied 'We have the rest of our lives to figure it out' OMG OMG,” she wrote, adding “Thank you @mstinaknowles @beyonce and @jayz for helping my FIANCÉ pull this off and for sharing your bday with us! A whole Fiance at Beyonce!!!!”

The comedian later admitted that he had to “hit Miss Tina [Knowles] up to find out what is the best song for me to do this,” as she suggested 'Love on Top' while JAY-Z said to pop the question on the jumbo screen.

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