Inside Rod Stewart’s son Liam’s wedding getaway

Rod Stewart was an incredibly proud father as he joined his family for his son Liam’s wedding to Nicole Artukovich in Croatia on Friday. 

The bride and groom were joined by their blended family as they gathered at the church of St. Ignatius in Dubrovnik for lavish celebrations. 

Ice hockey star Liam, 28, announced his engagement to project manager Nicole last July, two months before they welcomed their first child together, a son called Louie.

However before the official wedding ceremony had even begun, the celebrations began with a Wedding Eve party. 

Sharing a snap from the five star Hotel Excelsior, situated on the beach just five minutes walk from Dubrovnik’s Old Town, the setting looked beautiful. 

With a range of rooms on offer, the Villa Odak Deluxe room with a sea view and double balcony costs just over £1000 per night, with other double rooms ranging from £700-900 a night. 

The hotel boasts elegant rooms decorated with original artwork by well-known Croatian artists and most rooms offer a view of the Adriatic Sea. 

The wellness area also includes a fresh water indoor pool, two hot tubs and saunas, while it also presents the perfect destination for guests to extend their stay in Croatia offering trips to neighbouring islands. 

As the guest gathered for sunset beside the palm trees the party began as Liam kept it casual in an open collared white shirt and grey suit jacket. 

Meanwhile his wife to be Nicole opted for a white mini dress and gold heels.  

Enjoying a toast with his dad, Liam shared a snap of Rod holding some a Martini cocktail as they captioned the pic ‘The Bhoys’. 

The pair looked as though they had enjoyed the party as Rod looked stylish in his white suit. 

Elsewhere the happy couple posed on the balcony as a friend captioned the snap: ‘Meet the Stewarts’ ahead of their big day on Friday. 

Another video showed the party truly getting started as the purple and blue lights flashed while the guests enjoyed a dance and some more beers. 

Liam and Nicole announced their engagement in a joint Instagram post last July as the paired smiled while staring lovingly into each other’s eyes and simply captioned it ‘Forever’ with a ring emoji. 

And after a year of preparations the two finally tied the knot as they celebrated with both his father Rod and mother Rachel Hunter, who was the musician’s second wife. 

The pair were also joined by the star’s now wife Penny Lancaster and their children Alistair, 18, and Aiden, 13. 

The happy news came less than two months after the couple welcomed their first son together, Louis, on May 12, as Liam shared an adorable snap of the baby dressed in a Celtic football top and hat. 

He wrote: ‘Welcome lad you American, British, Croatian, Kiwi. Louie Mark Roderick Stewart 5.12.23.” Louis’ middle name, Roderick, is an ode to the Grammy winner.’

Meanwhile Rod’s daughter Ruby welcomed Otis Stewart Kalick with her fiancé Jake Kalic on May 9 as Rod marked both new additions with a sweet post holding both babies.