Luka Vujovic: A Church Wedding Was Always the Plan

Luka Vujovic, appearing on TV Pink on August 9, said for the first time exactly what stands between him and a church wedding with his pregnant partner Anita Stanojlovic. It isn’t a date or a priest. It’s paperwork. Vujovic is divorced in Germany, and that documentation carries no weight in Serbia until a domestic court confirms it.

The couple left the reality show Elita 9 together, Anita is pregnant, and the two of them recently moved into a new apartment and are now sorting out their address registration. From his marriage to his ex-wife Nina, Vujovic has a son named Noa.

He says a church wedding has been his idea from day one.

One thing is certain: the wedding will be in a church. That’s been my wish from the start.

Why Doesn’t the German Divorce Automatically Apply in Serbia?

Because, as Vujovic explained, a document issued abroad doesn’t simply carry over here on its own. The fix he described is the simplest one available: his ex-wife comes to Belgrade so the divorce can also go through under Serbian law. He put the timeline at two to three weeks, a month at the most, which pushes that step realistically into late August or early September.

My ex-wife, with whom I have my son Noa, couldn’t get married in a church because she belongs to a different faith. She had to convert to Orthodoxy, of course, to agree to that. But now nothing is stopping us, and Anita wanted the same thing. We’ve already agreed on that. She wants a wedding before God, naturally, and so do I. Right now we’re just wrapping up some paperwork, because I’m divorced, as I already said on Elita, in Germany. Those documents here aren’t treated the way they used to be, they’re not valid until a court confirms the paper is in order. So I’ve talked to Nina, and maybe within two or three weeks, a month, she’ll come to Belgrade so we can get divorced here. And then Anita and I will get married.

The obstacle he faced in his previous marriage, a difference in faith, doesn’t exist with Anita, he said.

Registry Office Before Church, Because of the Baby

The order the couple is now considering flips what Vujovic calls his biggest wish. City hall first, then the church. The reason is the birth itself and the paperwork around the baby’s surname, which can’t wait on a court document.

That’s also the most likely outcome of the whole situation. If Nina doesn’t reach Belgrade until late in the month, and the court process drags on, the baby will be born before any wedding takes place. The surname paperwork will then go through the registry office, and the church ceremony will come later, as the final step.

Vujovic summed it up in one line: they’re taking it one step at a time. They’ve taken an apartment, moved in, and are registering the address.

Family Has No Objections, Father Arriving From Switzerland

Part of the interview turned to how his family reacted, and by his account, they welcomed Anita without a single complaint. The reality show, he said, is no longer a topic at home. Everyone on his side has met Anita except his father, known as Baja, who is arriving from Switzerland within two days. Vujovic also mentioned gifts planned for the new apartment, including a coffee machine.

He described his father’s attitude toward the women in his life with a line he says he’s heard his whole life.

I will respect the mother of your child.

Relatives are arriving in Belgrade in the coming days as well, and a family dinner has been arranged, along with a first meeting with one of his brothers.

One detail Vujovic didn’t address: what happens if Nina doesn’t arrive within the timeframe he announced. The entire church wedding plan rests on his ex-wife’s willingness and on how quickly the court moves, two things neither he nor Anita control.