Television personality and actor Terrence J and his wife, model Mikalah Sultan, are marking one year of marriage after celebrating their wedding in Dubai on November 11, 2025. Their first anniversary fell on November 11, 2026, bringing the couple back to a milestone that began with an elaborate destination wedding at Atlantis The Royal.

The anniversary marks the first year since Jenkins, widely known professionally as Terrence J, and Sultan exchanged vows in front of family, friends and entertainment-industry guests in the United Arab Emirates. Their wedding took place at the luxury Atlantis The Royal resort in Dubai, a city the couple had previously visited together and chosen as a meaningful setting for the start of their married life.

A Dubai Wedding That Brought Family And Friends Together

According to PEOPLE’s exclusive wedding report, approximately 130 guests travelled to Dubai for the November 11, 2025 ceremony. Actor and comedian Anthony Anderson officiated, while the celebrations extended beyond the wedding day into a series of carefully planned experiences for the couple’s guests.

Exterior view of Atlantis The Royal resort in Dubai
Atlantis The Royal in Dubai, the venue of the couple’s November 2025 wedding. Photo: EditQ, Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (public domain). Illustrative venue photograph, not a wedding-day image. Image source.

The wedding weekend featured a yacht gathering, a desert dinner and an all-white beach celebration. Reports described a black-tie wedding atmosphere, live musical performances and a reception designed to give guests a multi-day destination experience. Sultan wore custom bridal gowns, and the couple exchanged handwritten vows during the ceremony.

TheGrio’s coverage also highlighted the scale of the celebration, including the involvement of entertainment figures and the range of events arranged around the ceremony. The wedding was not simply a one-evening occasion; it was planned as an extended gathering that allowed relatives and friends travelling from different places to spend meaningful time together.

From A Manchester Meeting To Marriage

The couple’s relationship story began at a holiday gathering in Manchester, England. In a feature published by ESSENCE, their early connection was described as immediate, with a first FaceTime conversation that reportedly lasted six hours. The feature offered a more personal look at the relationship, including the values, family experiences and conversations that shaped their decision to build a life together.

Terrence proposed to Sultan in December 2023 at the Perez Art Museum in Miami. Before the wedding, he told PEOPLE that Dubai held special meaning for them because it was the destination of an earlier trip together. In an October 2025 interview with PEOPLE, he spoke about the couple’s plans to marry in the city.

Another view of Atlantis The Royal resort in Dubai
A second illustrative view of Atlantis The Royal, Dubai. Photo: EditQ, Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (public domain). This is not a photograph from the couple’s wedding or anniversary. Image source.

Why The First Anniversary Matters

A first wedding anniversary is an important marker: it represents the first year of adjusting to married life, sharing responsibilities and building routines beyond the excitement of the wedding celebration. For a couple whose marriage began with a destination event involving family and friends from different parts of the world, the anniversary also offers an opportunity to reflect on the promises made and the partnership they are continuing to build.

For Terrence J and Mikalah Sultan, the anniversary brings their story from the glamour of the Dubai ceremony back to the everyday commitment that marriage requires. While the wedding drew attention for its setting and scale, the more lasting measure of the milestone will be the life they continue to create together.

Photo note: The Terrence J portrait and resort photographs used in this report are archival or illustrative images available under the licences credited in their captions. They do not depict the couple celebrating their first anniversary or the actual wedding ceremony.

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