Nicolas Sarkozy's Ex-Wife Gets Married in New York

France's former first lady Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz and Richard Attias tie the knot

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France’s former first lady, Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz, and Moroccan-born public relations executive Richard Attias wed in New York Sunday, sources confirmed to PEOPLE.

Ciganer-Albéniz, 50, and Attias, 48, tied the knot in the evening at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center before a reported 148 guests.

For the ceremony, Ciganer-Albéniz wore a Versace gown, a guest confirmed.

On Saturday night, the couple, along with two busloads of family and friends – including the bride’s 11-year- old son Louis from her marriage to French President Nicolas Sarkozy – attended a performance of Mamma Mia! on Broadway. The happy pair even got a shout-out at the end of the show from cast member Andy Kelso, who said, “And congratulations to Cecelia and Richard!”

Ciganer-Albéniz divorced Sarkozy on Oct. 18 after 11 years of marriage. Sarkozy wed former model Carla Bruni on Feb. 2.

Reporting by Laura Hahn, Diane Herbst and Tiffany McGee

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