Category — Celebrity Weddings

From royal weddings to controversial divorces, 2011 was definitely the year of the talked about celebrity weddings!

A Royal Wedding: The world watched as Prince William married Kate Middleton in London on April 29. The ceremony inside Westminster Abbey was attended by almost 2000 guests! The bride walked down the aisle in a long-sleeved, satin and lace Alexander McQueen gown with a 110-inch train. The elegant bride, massive crowd and all the emotions reminded us of the royal wedding of Princess Diana.

Prince William & Kate Middleton

Was it really reality? Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and NBA player Kris Humphries got married on Aug. 20,  in a lavish ceremony that aired on E!. Just 72 days after her made-for-TV fairy tale wedding, Kardashian filed for divorce. She defended her decision in a blog post, explaining, “First and foremost, I married for love. I can’t believe I even have to defend this. I would not have spent so much time on something just for a TV show!”

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humprhies

A Beatle ties the knot: Paul McCartney and American heiress Nancy Shevell married on Oct. 9, exchanging vows in a civil ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London. The bride wore a long-sleeved, v-neck, knee-length ivory dress with a flower in her hair, and McCartney, wore a navy suit, both by his daughter Stella McCartney.

Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell

A long engagement: Engaged since 2006, Brooke Burke and David Charvet are now husband and wife. Married on a sailboat anchored off of a private beach, the bride wore diamond Jimmy Choos and a Mark Zunino wedding dress.

Brooke Burke and David Charvet

A short engagement: After announcing their engagement on Dec. 20th , Shania Twain and Frederic Thiebaud made a run for the altar on Jan. 1, in Puerto Rico. They were married at sunset in Rincon, Puerto Rico, in front of 40 of their closest family and friends.

Shania Twain and Frederic Thiebaud

Surprise! It’s a wedding! Country singer LeAnn Rimes and “CSI: Miami” actor Eddie Cibrian married on April 22 in front of about 40 guests, who were led to believe they’d been invited to an engagement party! Talk about keeping it hush-hush!

Leann Rhimes and Eddie Cibrian

Married after 28 years! After almost three decades together, Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed finally entered into wedded bliss on Oct. 1. The legendary KISS bassist and the former Playboy model exchanged vows in front of more than 400 family and friends! Their their two children joined them as they tied the knot in Beverly Hills. The bride wore a Priscilla of Boston.

Gene Simmons & Shannon Tweed

A newlywed- again! Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo were married on a cliff overlooking the ocean on Necker Island, Sir Richard Branson’s private paradise in the British Virgin Islands, on July 15. The couple was joined only by a small group of close family and friends, who were surprised by the nups. The wedding invitations were in the form of a plane ticket, and guests were told there were they were “going away and the attire was ‘island chic.’

Nick Lachey & Vanessa Minnillo

From down the runaway to down the aisle. Supermodel Kate Moss tied the knot with Jamie Hince on July 1 in the Cotswolds in Southrop, England. The nuptials took place at a village church, and Moss’ 9-year-old daughter Lila Grace served as one of the 15 bridesmaids! The bride wore a stunning John Galliano gown, while the groom maintained his rocker style in a powder-blue Yves Saint Laurent suit and aviators.

Kate Moss & Jamie Hince

Another chance at love. Reese Witherspopon married agent Jim Toth on March 26. The couple, who got engaged in December 2010, wed on Witherspoon’s estate in Ojai, Calif. The actress wore a Monique Lhuillier gown, and her children, Ava, 12, and Deacon, 8 — took part in the ceremony.

Reese Witherspoon & Jim Toth

Politics meets fashion. Lauren Bush, granddaughter of President George Bush and niece of President George W. Bush,tied the knot with David Lauren, son of fashion designer Ralph Lauren. The bride wore a one-of-a-kind gown designed by her iconic father-in-law and walked down the aisle arm-in-arm with her father Neil Bush and her mother Sharon. The wedding was held at Lauren’s palatial family ranch in the Colorado Rockies on Sept. 3. The black-tie-meets-Western bash was attended by 200 guests. Lauren has chosen go by the name of Lauren Bush-Lauren.

Lauren Bush & David Lauren

source: ivillage.com and CBS news

 

We can’t resist a beautiful cake! We dug up a few photos of magnificent creations from the past sixty years. Now these are some towering confections truly fit for royalty!

Love, Raya

Clockwise from top left: (2011) Prince William and Kate Middleton’s “traditional wedding cake with a modern twist” ( * ); (2005) Donald and Melania Trump’s 7-tier Gran Marnier cake ( * ); (1986) Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s cake ( * ); (2006) Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ white chocolate mousse cake ( * ).

Clockwise from Top left: (2000) Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones cut into their 6’ Sylvia Weinstock cake ( * ); (1950) Elizabeth Taylor and Nicky Hilton’s cake ( * ); (1993) King Abdullah and Queen Rania slice into their cake ( * ); (1981) Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s traditional fruit cake ( * ).

Clockwise from top left: (1967) Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley’s cake in Las Vegas ( * ) ; (1947) Philip Mountbatten and Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary’s (later Queen Elizabeth II) 500 pound confection ( * ); (1953) Eunice Mary Kennedy and Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.’s 6-tier cake ( * ); (2001) Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit Tjessem-Hoiby’s tall cake ( * ).

Recently a bride, a gorgeous Reese Witherspoon in a lengthy, dreamy veil reminded us of the romance of veils of chapel and cathedral lengths.

Long veils, once reserved for formal weddings and equally formal gowns, are being paired with everything from ball gowns to shorter, more flirty wedding frocks. Veil shy and afraid you can’t commit to such a statement piece? Perhaps these photos will help to persuade you.

Love, Raya

Photo credits; top: veil by Tia Mazza (Brides magazine); Clockwise from top left: veil by Lusan Mandongus (via Nibs), veil by Manuel Mota (via Bride Chic), couple (Christian Ward via Rock My Wedding), couple (Scarlett Lillian), couple on the street (Karen Cunningham via Happy Hour Bride), Reese Witherspoon (People).