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Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb is getting married

Sam Allard

Illustration of a magnifying glass with a wedding ring magnifying a wedding cake — Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

Wedding bells are not far off for Mayor Justin Bibb. The 39-year-old Cleveland mayor and fiancée Mia Lee Garcia are preparing to tie the knot in an intimate ceremony in the very near future.

Driving the news: The couple recently applied for a marriage license in Cuyahoga County, Ideastream first reported.

Axios confirmed the engagement and Oct. 13 marriage license via Probate Court records.

What they're saying: Bibb spokesman Tyler Sinclair said in a statement the couple will exchange vows surrounded by family.

"Mia and Justin are excited to begin this next chapter and build a life together as a married couple."
"They are grateful for the kind wishes and ask for respect for their privacy as they celebrate this joyful and deeply personal moment with the people closest to them."

Zoom in: Garcia is a partner at Cleveland law firm Frantz Ward, specializing in cannabis law.

Both she and Bibb are Case Western Reserve University alumni. The couple now lives together in Detroit-Shoreway.

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