Hip hop artist Rouge, real name Deko Barbara-Jessica Wedi, is officially off the market!
The rap artist, who is Congolese-South African, married her longtime boyfriend and manager, Ginger Mac, in a picturesque white wedding ceremony on Saturday, 9 December.The award-winning rapper and her Zimbabwean husband, whose real name is Macmillan Mabaleka, have been together for nine years and finally said “I do” in a wedding ceremony that was a beautiful fusion of culture and modernity just a few days after their traditional wedding.
Among the guests at their wedding was Rouge’s close friend and rapper, Nomuzi “Moozlie” Mabena, who was part of the bridal party. Another well-known guest, who was also one of Rouge’s bridesmaids, was former Jamali member Mariechan Luiters.Rouge and Ginger Mac got engaged in June this year. The pair shared a video clip of themselves getting baptised together in a swimming pool before the video shows Ginger Mac going down on one knee.
In one of her interviews, Rouge shared the importance of working with someone who started in the music industry at the same time as her.
“We have been best friends for years. So, working together was a seamless transition that happened naturally,” she said.The Mbongo Zaka rapper said that her husband was her first and only boyfriend.
“He is someone who genuinely cares for me and my career. We have been on this journey together since my career started.
“I have never been with anyone else. This is my first relationship.”