Rob Lowe’s Son Matthew Marries Emily Markus in Santa Barbara

Matthew Lowe, the eldest son of actor Rob Lowe and jewelry designer Sheryl Berkoff, has married Emily Markus in Santa Barbara, California. The couple’s October 10 ceremony brought together family members and a high-profile guest list, with Gwyneth Paltrow serving as officiant.

Page Six, which obtained photographs from the celebration, reported that Cameron Diaz, Adam Levine, Katy Perry, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña and Maria Shriver were among the attendees. The ceremony appears to have balanced a private family milestone with the kind of Hollywood gathering that inevitably draws public attention.

A family celebration in Santa Barbara

Markus had offered a small preview before the wedding through an Instagram Stories post showing sunset tables and festive flags at a local restaurant. The post described the moment as the eve of wedding weekend but stopped short of revealing the ceremony itself.

Matthew, 33, is one of two sons shared by Lowe and Berkoff, who have been married for 35 years. His younger brother, John Owen Lowe, has worked with their father on the Netflix comedy Unstable. Matthew has generally maintained a lower public profile, which made the scale of the guest list one of the most notable details to emerge from the weekend.

Paltrow’s role added a personal dimension beyond a conventional celebrity appearance. Serving as officiant placed her at the center of the ceremony rather than simply among the guests, while the Santa Barbara setting kept the event close to the Lowe family’s longtime California base.

What has and has not been shared

The couple has not turned the wedding into a broad public rollout. Most available details come from photographs and reporting around the event, rather than a formal announcement laying out every element of the day. That distinction matters: the confirmed picture is a Santa Barbara marriage celebrated by relatives, friends and entertainment figures, not a fully documented celebrity special.

For Rob Lowe and Berkoff, the ceremony also marked a new chapter in a family that has often appeared together publicly while keeping major personal milestones comparatively contained. The wedding may have drawn famous names, but its central story was straightforward: Matthew Lowe and Emily Markus gathered their circle in Santa Barbara and made their commitment official.