Seven Months of Paperwork: Inside Paulina Porizkova's Italian Wedding

Getting married in Italy as a foreigner isn’t exactly a walk through the Amalfi Coast. Just ask model and author Paulina Porizkova and TV writer Jeff Greenstein, who tied the knot in Italy this July after navigating what they describe as roughly seven months of bureaucratic obstacles.

The couple, both 61 and 62 respectively, announced their marriage on Friday, July 10, with a joint Instagram post to Elle Czech, celebrating what should’ve been a straightforward romantic moment. But before the“Just married💍”caption came the reality check: a candid video documenting the legal headaches of marrying as two expats in a country notorious for red tape.“Getting legally married in Italy as an Italian is complicated enough,”they explained.“When you add the combo of two foreign people, you’re talking about roughly seven months of paperwork. And the fun seemingly never ends, even once you’re declared married.”

This isn’t Porizkova’s first marriage—she was previously married to singer Ric Ocasek from 1989 until they split in 2017. Though legally still married at the time of his death in 2019 at age 75, they had two sons together: Jonathan, 32, and Oliver, 28. A year ago, Greenstein proposed, and Porizkova shared the moment with a simple caption:“He asked.”Greenstein mirrored it with his own post:“She said yes.”

The wedding also marked a turning point after a turbulent few months. In May, Porizkova made headlines after discussing her eviction from a New York City apartment she’d called home since 2021—a move that happened to land just four days before her Italy wedding. She later clarified on her and Greenstein’s“Twenty Good Summers”podcast that the lease simply expired and her landlord refused to renew without committing to a full year. She eventually walked back her“evicted”framing in an Instagram video, acknowledging it as“privileged people problems”and expressing gratitude that people had sympathized.

But the Italy wedding suggests a fresh chapter. Between navigating Italian bureaucracy and starting over in a new apartment, Porizkova and Greenstein are literally and figuratively building a life together—seven months of paperwork and all. Sometimes love requires more than just romance; it requires patience, paperwork, and the kind of commitment that makes a legal maze feel worth it.