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Basketball legend, Michael Jordan dances with his model bride as they wed in Florida (SNAPSHOT)

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Michael Jordan dances with his bride Yvette Prieto during their wedding reception at the Bear’s Club in Jupiter, Fla. The wedding took place at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea with more than 300 guests in attendance, including Tiger Woods, Patrick Ewing and Ahmad Rashad.

Hoops legend Michael Jordan wed his model girlfriend Yvette Prieto in Florida on Saturday, surrounded by NBA royalty.

Ex-Knicks center Patrick Ewing and Jordan’s former Chicago Bulls teammate Scottie Pippen were among the 500 guests who watched His Airness tie the knot inside Bethesda-by-the-Sea, an Episcopal church in Palm Beach, according to People magazine.

NBA legend Michael Jordan leaves Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal church in Palm Beach after marrying former model Yvette Prieto on Saturday. 

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NBA legend Michael Jordan leaves Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal church in Palm Beach after marrying former model Yvette Prieto on Saturday. 

A reception for 2,000 guests was held afterward at the Bears Club, a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course in Jupiter, Fla.

“They’ve been planning for months and months,” a source told People. “He wanted to give Yvette everything she’s ever wanted.”

Michael Jordan married model Yvette Prieto in Florida on Saturday.

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Michael Jordan married model Yvette Prieto in Florida on Saturday.

Prieto, a 35-year-old former model, met the Charlotte Bobcats owner at a Miami nightclub in 2008. They got engaged around Christmas 2011.

Scottie Pippen and his wife, Larsa, attend the wedding of Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto. 

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Scottie Pippen and his wife, Larsa, attend the wedding of Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto. 

The couple applied for a wedding license last month in Palm Beach County, People said.

It is the second marriage for the 50-year-old Jordan.

Patrick Ewing at the wedding of his long time friend and rival.

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Patrick Ewing at the wedding of his long time friend and rival.

Jordan divorced his first wife, Juanita Vanoy, in 2006 after 17 years of marriage.

He and Vanoy have have three grown children.

Michael Jordan married Yvette Prieto at Bethesda-by-the-Sea church Saturday in Palm Beach, Fla., followed by a reception for 2,000 guests at the Bears Club.

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Michael Jordan married Yvette Prieto at Bethesda-by-the-Sea church Saturday in Palm Beach, Fla., followed by a reception for 2,000 guests at the Bears Club.

Read more: NY Daily News

 

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