The Most Famous Weddings of 2008
Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z wed in a secret rooftop ceremony on April 4, 2008 in New York City after six years of hush-hush dating and they didn’t start wearing rings until recently.
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon got married at the bride’s private estate on Windemere Island in the Bahamas, on April 30, 2008. Nick gave Tommy Motola’s ex a sized 2,5 million dollar engagement ring. Their marriage caught many by surprise, as they hadn’t been seen in public together very often.
Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz tied the knot in an “Alice in Wonderland” themed wedding at the Simpson family residence on May 28, 2008. During the ceremony, Wentz wore more makeup than Ash.
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren married on May 19, 2008, while she was eight months pregnant. The two bird-lovers met on the set of “Fantastic Four” in 2004.
Charlie Sheen wed Brooke Mueller, wife no. 3, on May 30, 2008. The eternal rebel did it again and now the father of three girls will finally get the boy he wanted.
Ellen DeGeneres and actress Portia de Rossi were joined together in matrimony on August 16, 2008. The couple chose to begin their life together as loving wives surrounded by an intimate gathering of 19 family and friends at their Los Angeles estate.
Deborah Lin and “The Sopranos” star actor James Gandolfini exchanged vows on August 30, 2008. A harpist’s rendition of “The Hawaiian Wedding Song” escorted the bride down the aisle of the Central Union Church in Honolulu while the groom and the best man , his eight-year-old son, waited for her at the aisle. At the reception, the newlyweds and their friends feasted on Chinese roasted duck breast and angel hair pasta, Ahi tuna and broiled Mahi Mahi.
Golden Globe-nominated actress Scarlett Johansson received a wedding band from actor Ryan Reynolds to accompany her 3-carat diamond engagement ring during an evening ceremony held at Clayoquet Wilderness Resort in British Columbia on September 27, 2008. The nuptials allowed the notables to get back to nature, with their guests enjoying horseback rides and fishing.
Former 7th Heaven star Beverley Mitchell and her long-time love Michael Cameron got married on October 1, 2008 in a ceremony held at the Santa Maria della Gradillo church in Ravello, Italy in the company of 100 friends and family members. The bride received a wedding band to accompany the 3.5-carat yellow diamond Louis Glick engagement ring that has graced her finger since New Year’s Eve 2005.
The “American Idol” LaKisha Jones said “I do” to Larry Davis on October 5, 2008 in a black and white-themed wedding in the company of 50 guests including the bride’s former competitors turned pals Sanjaya Malakar, Gina Glocksen and Melinda Doolittle.
Olivia Newton John secretly wed John (”Amazon John”) Easterling in a private Incan spiritual ceremony in Cuzco, Peru on June 21, followed nine days later by a legal ceremony on the Jupiter Island beachfront in Florida.
The ceremony was conducted in the ancient language of Quechua.
Mr Easterling wore a poncho while she wore a ‘matrimonial manta’.
He is the founder and president of natural remedy firm, Amazon Herb Company.
The couple met 15 years earlier, but only became romantically involved in 2007. Like Newton-John, this was Easterling’s second marriage. The newlyweds kept their nuptials hush-hush until a 4th of July barbeque held at the singer’s Malibu home, where Newton-John, 59, surprised their guests with the good news.
Jewel joined Ty Murray in holly matrimony on August 7, 2008 in the Bahamas, after ten years together.
Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky woman tied it up on October 3, 2008 at Le Cirque restaurant in New York as Donald Trump, John Stamos, Billy Joel and his wife Katie Lee, Barbara Walters, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, Chevy Chase, Joan Rivers and Robin Quivers gathered to witness the event.