--- title: Kit Harington and Rose Leslie: Game of Thrones Wedding description: Despite getting their romantic start in Westeros, Kit Harington and Rose Leslie managed to tie the knot with seemingly no bloodshed. canonical: https://time.com/5310923/kit-harrington-rose-leslie-game-of-thrones-wedding/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-06-23T17:03:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:53:23.453Z og:title: Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie Are Officially Married Now og:description: The cast cheered them on at the first happy Game of Thrones wedding og:url: https://time.com/5310923/kit-harrington-rose-leslie-game-of-thrones-wedding/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ebc0f5555ce5f80/698933ce7cdbac2d19d5d3c8/rose-leslie-kit-harington-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Kit Harington and Rose Leslie Wedding og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie Are Officially Married Now twitter:description: The cast cheered them on at the first happy Game of Thrones wedding twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ebc0f5555ce5f80/698933ce7cdbac2d19d5d3c8/rose-leslie-kit-harington-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kit Harington and Rose Leslie Pulled Off the First Happy _Game of Thrones_ Wedding > Sponsored content. 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Mark Milan/GC Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 23, 2018 5:03 PM UTC Despite getting their romantic start in [Westeros](http://time.com/5308458/george-r-r-martin-game-of-thrones-prequel-title/)—where weddings typically involve a [brutal murder plot](http://time.com/4624438/game-of-thrones-essential-episodes/)—[Kit Harington and Rose Leslie](http://time.com/4959441/kit-harington-rose-leslie-love-story-timeline/) managed to tie the knot on Saturday with seemingly no bloodshed. The former _Game of Thrones_ co-stars were married at Scotland’s Kirkton of Rayne church on June 23 in front of their family, friends and, of course, castmates. The reception was held at nearby Wardhill Castle — a property that’s been in the Leslie family for generations. “I rang \[the scheduling producer\] up and I said, ‘I’m getting married and it’s your fault actually,'” Harington revealed during an [October 2017 appearance on _The Jonathan Ross Show_](http://time.com/4974416/kit-harington-prank/). “I was like, ‘You need to factor in a _Game of Thrones_ wedding by the way.’ They \[the cast\] have all got to be there so the whole thing has got to shut down.” Notable _Thrones_ players in attendance included Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams, [who wore coordinating outfits](https://people.com/tv/kit-harington-rose-leslie-married-wedding-photos/). Co-stars Peter Dinklage and Emilia Clarke were also spotted in the area on Friday. Harington and Leslie announced their engagement in September 2017 with [a notice](http://time.com/4959071/kit-harington-rose-leslie-engagement-announcement/) in the Wednesday edition of [The Times of London newspaper](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/game-of-thrones-stars-kit-harington-and-rose-leslie-to-marry-m9vlgw2dp). “The engagement is announced between Kit, younger son of David and Deborah Harington of Worcestershire, and Rose, middle daughter of Sebastian and Candy Leslie of Aberdeenshire,” the announcement — under the names Mr. K.C. (Kit Catesby) Harington and Miss R.E. 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