Post by slepe12 on Jun 12, 2008 17:43:24 GMT
Rain fails to dampen Coleen's big day
Rain has failed to ruin the big day of Coleen McLoughlin and Wayne Rooney, who have officially married during a civil ceremony in Italy.
The service was held at the Villa Durazzo, a 17th-century palace overlooking the Mediterranean, after the couple arrived in a cavalcade of vehicles with blacked-out windows amid tight security.
Afterwards they were given a police escort for the short journey to La Cervara, an abbey which has hosted three popes and imprisoned a French king during its 650-year history, for the wedding reception.
Coleen wore a Marchesa gown, believed to have cost £200,000 and featuring pearls and crystals.
The wedding reception will be held on board a £40 million yacht, the Alysia, which includes Westlife performing for guests and later a huge fireworks display. The 22-year-olds will spend their wedding night in the yacht's master suite.
OK! magazine is said to have forked out £2.5 million for the exclusive rights to the event, which is being hailed as one of the celebrity highlights of the year, with some reports putting the wedding tab at around £5 million.
Guests, who are staying at the £700-a-night five star Hotel Splendido, have been asked not to buy presents but to make donations to a children's hospital, each being given a box containing a butterfly to release at the wedding. This has been done before by someone............can't remember who??
Rain has failed to ruin the big day of Coleen McLoughlin and Wayne Rooney, who have officially married during a civil ceremony in Italy.
The service was held at the Villa Durazzo, a 17th-century palace overlooking the Mediterranean, after the couple arrived in a cavalcade of vehicles with blacked-out windows amid tight security.
Afterwards they were given a police escort for the short journey to La Cervara, an abbey which has hosted three popes and imprisoned a French king during its 650-year history, for the wedding reception.
Coleen wore a Marchesa gown, believed to have cost £200,000 and featuring pearls and crystals.
The wedding reception will be held on board a £40 million yacht, the Alysia, which includes Westlife performing for guests and later a huge fireworks display. The 22-year-olds will spend their wedding night in the yacht's master suite.
OK! magazine is said to have forked out £2.5 million for the exclusive rights to the event, which is being hailed as one of the celebrity highlights of the year, with some reports putting the wedding tab at around £5 million.
Guests, who are staying at the £700-a-night five star Hotel Splendido, have been asked not to buy presents but to make donations to a children's hospital, each being given a box containing a butterfly to release at the wedding. This has been done before by someone............can't remember who??
