James Packer marries for third time in secret wedding to Kylie Lim as first photo unveiled
Aussie billionaire James Packer is officially married to his long-term partner Kylie Lim, and now the first photo of the couple’s lavish wedding has been unveiled.
Lim, 46, shared a photo of the big day – which took place in a private ceremony on an Italian island – on her Instagram page, which was previously private but made public on Friday.
James Packer and Kylie Lim have shared the first photo from their wedding in Italy. Instagram/@kylie.lim
“After 13 years…my heart and always will always be each others home ❤️💍,” Lim wrote alongside a photo with her new husband, 58.
In the photo, Lim looked absolutely stunning in a strapless embellished gown with a mermaid-tail finish, complementing the look with a diamond necklace and a veil.
Packer looked dapper in a navy suit and comfortable sneakers, smiling as the couple posed on what appeared to be his $260 million superyacht IJE.
The couple posed with their beloved Cavoodle, Waffle, for the wedding photo.
The couple got engaged in March 2026, after rekindling a romance that first began nine years ago.
A spokesperson for Packer confirmed news of the marriage to news.com.au on Thursday, August 6.
The pair is said to have tied the knot on the north east cost of Sardinia in front of a small group of wedding guests.
This is the businessman’s third marriage while this marks the first marriage for Canadian-born former model Lim.
The son of media mogul Kerry Packer was initially in a relationship with Lim from late 2017 to 2020.
A spokesperson for Packer confirmed news of the marriage to media earlier this week. Instagram/@kylie.lim
James Packer has married Kylie Lim in a private ceremony in Sardinia, Italy. AP
After his split from Lim, Packer moved on with American model Renee Blythewood. That relationship ended in 2025, soon after he reunited with Lim.
Packer and Lim met through mutual friends in Aspen following Packer’s messy split from singer Mariah Carey, and said Lim helped him through this difficult period.
In a 2018 biography, Packer described her as “a good person [and] a really good partner”.
Packer and Lim’s wedding comes just one week after his niece Francesca married Robert Bates in Spain.
Packer was engaged to singer Mariah Carey for nine months before their relationship ended in 2016. Getty Images for GLAAD
Packer has had a number of high-profile relationships over the years, including five engagements.
The investor was previously engaged to Kate Fischer (now Tziporah Malkah), Jodhi Meares, Erica Baxter and Carey.
His nine-month engagement to Carey in 2016 made plenty of headlines, with Packer himself describing their split as a “trainwreck” in a 2024 interview.
Packer was married to Tigerlily founder Meares from 1999 to 2002, and to former model and singer Baxter from 2007 to 2013.
He and Baxter share three children, Indigo, 18, Jackson, 16, and Emmanuelle, 14.
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