Joel Schiffman and Hoda Kotb.Photo: Hoda Kotbe/Instagram
Hoda Kotbhas chosen her sister, Hala, as her maid of honor for her upcoming nuptials with fiancéJoel Schiffman.
During Thursday’s episode ofToday,the show’s social contributor Donna Farizan said a fan was wondering if Kotb would have a maid of honor at the wedding, which has been postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
“Yes, I would have a maid of honor. It will be Hala, my sister,” said Kotb, who co-hosts the fourth hour ofTodaywithJenna Bush Hager.
“You know what’s weird is you plan something and you had it all in stone and then everything got uprooted and now we’re planning it again and there’s something weird,” she said. “We’re like ‘We’re doing it. Should we just do it this summer? Should we wait?’ We don’t know.”
“We can’t fly anywhere, what are we supposed to do? It was supposed to be last November,” she said onTodayat the time. “Maybe this November coming up. That’s it. Put it on the calendar.”
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During an episode ofTodayin November, Kotb said that while she “can’t wait” to wed, she’scontent with her life as it is right nowwith two daughters —Hope Catherine, 2, andHaley Joy, 4 — and Schiffman.
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“We were actually supposed to have our wedding last weekend, that was supposed to be the day,” she told Bush Hager, adding that Schiffman made their would-be wedding day “really special.”
“And I guess the other thing I’m realizing from all of this iswe’re a family. Okay? We’re a family. I’m about to go interviewGoldie HawnandKurt Russell, who never got married, andthey’re a familywith their children,” she said.
“So although I’m looking forward to and can’t wait [to get married], I think a family is a family is a family. And it all depends on how you do it,” Kotb 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
