Matt Lauer Was ‘Friendly’ with Former Today Show Colleagues amid Wedding Reunion.Photo:Johnny Nunez/WireImage; Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty; Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty
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Matt Lauer’s reunion with his formerTodayshow colleagues went smoothly, a source exclusively tells PEOPLE.
Lauer, 65, attendedTodayshow producer Jennifer Long’s wedding to Reid Sterrett in New York City on Saturday, which also sawSavannah Guthrie,Al Roker,Hoda Kotb,Sheinelle JonesandCraig Melvinin attendance. (Jenna Bush Hager, meanwhile, was out of town for a book event in Maine.)
“Matt Lauer was totally normal, friendly and cordial to his formerTodayshow colleagues at the wedding,” the source says. “There was no awkwardness. They all talked.”
As for how Lauer and Guthrie, 51 — who hosted the show together for five years before Lauer’s2017 firing— appeared to get along, the insider says, “Savannah gave Matt a hug and they talked for several minutes.”
“They were all legitimately happy to be there,” the source adds.
Matt Lauer attends ‘Today’ Show producer Jennifer Long’s wedding in NYC with girlfriend, Shamin Abas.Eric Kowalsky / MEGA
Eric Kowalsky / MEGA
Several other women later came forwardwith similar experiences after Nevils broke her silence.
Savannah Guthrie and her husband Michael Feldman attend ‘Today’ Show producer Jennifer Long’s wedding in NYC.Eric Kowalsky / MEGA
T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach were also in attendance, and the source tells PEOPLE that the couple was “all over each other all night and having a blast.”
Roker, 69, officiated the ceremony between the longtime producer and her now-husband, the source tells PEOPLE, adding that songs such asLionel Richie’s “All Night Long” andABBA’s “Dancing Queen” played.
T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach attend ‘Today’ Show producer Jennifer Long’s wedding in NYC.Eric Kowalsky / MEGA
As for other guests, the insider says they knew that Long and Sterrett were getting married, “but the format was that it was a surprise.”
“The theme was ‘yacht rock', " the source adds. “They passed out personalized captains hats to the guests, and the band AM Gold played light rock music.”
The insider notes that Kotb, 59, and Guthrie “loved dancing to the band” throughout the night, and Guthrie was among the last guests on the dance floor.
source: people.com
