Dog the Bounty Hunter's daughter Lyssa Chapman marries Leiana Evensen, calls it a 'dream day'
Lyssa Chapman, daughter of Duane Chapman aka Dog the Bounty Hunter, got married to her partner Leiana Evensen in a beautiful Hawaiian ceremony on June 3. The newlyweds were joined by seven of their closest family members for an intimate ceremony in the Pacific Ocean after dating for six years.
Lyssa, who has now taken her wife's name, took to Instagram to share a pic of the couple along with a heartwarming caption that read, "Last week Lei and I boarded a boat at 7 in the morning with 7 of our closest family members and we dedicated our love and lives to one another."
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She continued expressing her emotions, "It was the most epic conditions on the bay, the water was a glassy mirror. We had a sprinkle of rain, (blessing) and as we came upon our spot, we were blessed again by a school of baby sharks (do do do do do do). 🦈 🪞 🌧"
Describing the magnificent scene of the wedding, Lyssa added, "With our feet in the water, we connected ourselves to the power and vastness of the ocean. We were hugged by the majestic Ko’olau mountain range, that will continue hugging us as we live and spend the rest of our lives together at Makaalamihi. There, with uncle David officiating, we stated our declarations of intent, said our vows and began life together OFFICIALLY as wife, and wife. 👩🏼❤️💋👩🏽"
She concluded, "I am now a forever part of the Evensen ohana and I couldn’t be more proud. Thank you for loving me and my girls and accepting us into your family with open arms and hearts. 💝" She then credited the respective organizers of the event.
Speaking of her wife, Lyssa said, "It was literally a dream day. The best part is @leiana13 is my freaking WIFE !! I’m so happy, blessed, filled with love and gratitude. I never thought I was worthy or capable of this kind of love. The vibration I feel in my body hasn’t stopped since I met her and if you’re reading this from a dark place know that your happy beginning is out there somewhere too. 🌈" She ended the note by saying, "I love you forever my wife. ♾ 🤟🏽 🌈🏳️🌈"
Leiana, on the other hand, said, "❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖Happy Pride!!! What an amazing way to kickoff pride month! 🌈🌈🌈
💕We are still in awe of the beauty that surrounded us on our extra special day 🥰"
"I will forever be grateful to all of the loving souls in my life but these three…they make me explode with pride! 🤸🏼♀️🤟🏽😍 love you!!!," said Leiana in the caption.
Lyssa was earlier married to Brahman Galanti whom she divorced in 2011, two years after the marriage. They have a daughter Madalynn Grace Galanti. Lyssa also has a daughter named Abbie Chapman with a man who was arrested for statutory rape later.
Lyssa is the daughter of Dog the Bounty Hunter and his third wife Rae Brittain.
Talking about her father's absence from the wedding, Lyssa revealed that Dog the Bounty Hunter is fully supportive of the wedding and was on phone throughout. "He was of course on the phone with me all morning and during. We FaceTimed him a bunch. He was there in spirit and also electronically," she told PEOPLE.