BY ALLISON HORTON Staff Reporter ahorton@suntimes.com June 30, 2013 12:36PM
FILE - In this June 16, 2013 file photo, George Lucas, left, and longtime girlfriend Mellody Hobson arrive at the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. A Lucasfilm spokeswoman on Monday, June 24, 2013 confirmed the "Star Wars" creator married Hobson in a weekend ceremony at Skywalker Ranch north of San Francisco. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
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Updated: June 30, 2013 12:36PM
More than 500 guests came to the wedding reception of ?Star Wars? creator George Lucas and Chicago financial investor Melody Hobson Saturday at Promontory Point where Prince and a 22-piece orchestra entertained the crowd.
Guests were ferried from the West Side of Lake Shore Drive at 55th Street through a tunnel to Promontory Point, which rests on the lakefront. A specially constructed boardwalk lined with planters of purple and blue hydrangeas guided guests to the first room of a huge tent that was created for the event, according to a party guest.
Hobson and Lucas casually greeted guests in the first room that had a garden party setting and comfort food hors d?oeuvres such as mini ?pigs in a blanket? hot dogs, mini-grilled cheese sandwiches and tiny deviled eggs, according to a party guest.
Guests were mostly Chicago and national corporate and political elite: former Mayor Daley, his brother - former White House Chief of Staff ? Bill Daley and his wife, Bernie, JP Morgan chairman and ex-Chicagoan Jamie Dimon, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton, Judd Malkin, Desiree Rogers, Linda Johnson Rice and Chaz Ebert.
The couple?s Hollywood friends and other well-known personalities also attended, including: Robin Williams, Al Roker and his wife Deborah Roberts, actor Andrew Shue, Graydon Carter, Gayle King, Tina Brown, Paul Begala, director Chris Columbus, White House decorator Michael Smith and his partner, and HBO honcho James Costos, currently in line to become the next U.S. ambassador to Spain.
A photo booth available for guests was a hit with actor Williams who particularly loved posing and making funny faces.
After cocktails, a huge doorway opened to the main ?ballroom? ? a huge, column-lined venue with multiple buffet lines, bars and plenty of unassigned seating areas for guests.
The Gentlemen of Leisure band kept the 500 to 700 guests moving on a dance floor constructed in the room, according to a party guest.
One of the highlights of the evening occurred when curtains parted to reveal a stage with Prince, his 22- piece orchestra and backup singers, who entertained guests non-stop for more than 90 minutes, according to a party guest.
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