Hoda Kotb and Joel Schiffman.Photo: Patrick McMullan/GettyHoda Kotbisn’t in a rush to walk down the aisle!TheTodaystar, 56, opened up to co-anchorJenna Bush Hagerabout her postponed wedding on Wednesday’s episode of the show, revealing why she and fiancéJoel Schiffmanare waiting even a little longer to tie the knot. The host and her financier fiancé, 63, originally planned to get marriedlast November.“We’re just trying to make sure that everyone can travel. That’s really what we want to do,” said Kotb. “Wewant to do it in a place thatwe love deep in our soul that means a lot to us, and we want our closest to come.“She added, “But Joel kept saying, ‘Why are we waiting? Let’s just go already.’ ““I feel like you’re gonna come back from one weekend and just be [married],” Bush Hager, 39, teased her friend. “It could happen.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Kotb and Schiffman, whopopped the question in November 2019with a beachfront proposal in Mexico, previously spoke about having their nuptials at the very place he got down on one knee.This past October, the television journalist told PEOPLE of their wedding plans, “It was actually supposed to happen in November [2020] andMaria Shrivercalled me. She’s like, ‘It’s still on my calendar. Is it off?’ I go, ‘Yes, it’s off! I thought I called you!’ “Joel Schiffman and Hoda Kotb.Hoda Kotbe/Instagram"Idon’t know if a destination will be in the cardsanymore,” Kotb added at the time. “It’s been postponed and I always wanted kind of a beach wedding.“Instead, Kotb said she and Schiffman, 63, thought of having their big day somewhere closer to home in the summer.RELATED VIDEO:Hoda KotbOpens Up About Getting Engaged at 55: “It Is All Right on Time"She also added that “of course it’s goingto be a beach wedding, and we’ll probably do it somewhere around New York.““I think, just because, why would we [travel], given what’s happening? And I don’t know how quickly people are going to be able to travel again,” Kotb said. “So I think it may be a little bit more intimate than I had anticipated just because of that.“During an episode ofTodayin November, the Emmy winner said that while she “can’t wait” to say “I do,” she’s content with their life right now as a family of four. She and Schiffman share two daughters —Hope Catherine, 2, andHaley Joy, 4.“I think a family is a family is a family. And it all depends on how you do it,” she explained. “I’m gonna be really happy to get married, and I’m also perfectly fine right now as we nest and do our thing.”
Hoda Kotb and Joel Schiffman.Photo: Patrick McMullan/Getty
Hoda Kotbisn’t in a rush to walk down the aisle!TheTodaystar, 56, opened up to co-anchorJenna Bush Hagerabout her postponed wedding on Wednesday’s episode of the show, revealing why she and fiancéJoel Schiffmanare waiting even a little longer to tie the knot. The host and her financier fiancé, 63, originally planned to get marriedlast November.“We’re just trying to make sure that everyone can travel. That’s really what we want to do,” said Kotb. “Wewant to do it in a place thatwe love deep in our soul that means a lot to us, and we want our closest to come.“She added, “But Joel kept saying, ‘Why are we waiting? Let’s just go already.’ ““I feel like you’re gonna come back from one weekend and just be [married],” Bush Hager, 39, teased her friend. “It could happen.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Kotb and Schiffman, whopopped the question in November 2019with a beachfront proposal in Mexico, previously spoke about having their nuptials at the very place he got down on one knee.This past October, the television journalist told PEOPLE of their wedding plans, “It was actually supposed to happen in November [2020] andMaria Shrivercalled me. She’s like, ‘It’s still on my calendar. Is it off?’ I go, ‘Yes, it’s off! I thought I called you!’ “Joel Schiffman and Hoda Kotb.Hoda Kotbe/Instagram"Idon’t know if a destination will be in the cardsanymore,” Kotb added at the time. “It’s been postponed and I always wanted kind of a beach wedding.“Instead, Kotb said she and Schiffman, 63, thought of having their big day somewhere closer to home in the summer.RELATED VIDEO:Hoda KotbOpens Up About Getting Engaged at 55: “It Is All Right on Time"She also added that “of course it’s goingto be a beach wedding, and we’ll probably do it somewhere around New York.““I think, just because, why would we [travel], given what’s happening? And I don’t know how quickly people are going to be able to travel again,” Kotb said. “So I think it may be a little bit more intimate than I had anticipated just because of that.“During an episode ofTodayin November, the Emmy winner said that while she “can’t wait” to say “I do,” she’s content with their life right now as a family of four. She and Schiffman share two daughters —Hope Catherine, 2, andHaley Joy, 4.“I think a family is a family is a family. And it all depends on how you do it,” she explained. “I’m gonna be really happy to get married, and I’m also perfectly fine right now as we nest and do our thing.”
Hoda Kotbisn’t in a rush to walk down the aisle!
TheTodaystar, 56, opened up to co-anchorJenna Bush Hagerabout her postponed wedding on Wednesday’s episode of the show, revealing why she and fiancéJoel Schiffmanare waiting even a little longer to tie the knot. The host and her financier fiancé, 63, originally planned to get marriedlast November.
“We’re just trying to make sure that everyone can travel. That’s really what we want to do,” said Kotb. “Wewant to do it in a place thatwe love deep in our soul that means a lot to us, and we want our closest to come.”
She added, “But Joel kept saying, ‘Why are we waiting? Let’s just go already.’ "
“I feel like you’re gonna come back from one weekend and just be [married],” Bush Hager, 39, teased her friend. “It could happen.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
Kotb and Schiffman, whopopped the question in November 2019with a beachfront proposal in Mexico, previously spoke about having their nuptials at the very place he got down on one knee.
This past October, the television journalist told PEOPLE of their wedding plans, “It was actually supposed to happen in November [2020] andMaria Shrivercalled me. She’s like, ‘It’s still on my calendar. Is it off?’ I go, ‘Yes, it’s off! I thought I called you!’ "
Joel Schiffman and Hoda Kotb.Hoda Kotbe/Instagram
“Idon’t know if a destination will be in the cardsanymore,” Kotb added at the time. “It’s been postponed and I always wanted kind of a beach wedding.”
Instead, Kotb said she and Schiffman, 63, thought of having their big day somewhere closer to home in the summer.
RELATED VIDEO:Hoda KotbOpens Up About Getting Engaged at 55: “It Is All Right on Time”
She also added that “of course it’s goingto be a beach wedding, and we’ll probably do it somewhere around New York.”
“I think, just because, why would we [travel], given what’s happening? And I don’t know how quickly people are going to be able to travel again,” Kotb said. “So I think it may be a little bit more intimate than I had anticipated just because of that.”
During an episode ofTodayin November, the Emmy winner said that while she “can’t wait” to say “I do,” she’s content with their life right now as a family of four. She and Schiffman share two daughters —Hope Catherine, 2, andHaley Joy, 4.
“I think a family is a family is a family. And it all depends on how you do it,” she explained. “I’m gonna be really happy to get married, and I’m also perfectly fine right now as we nest and do our thing.”
source: people.com
