Celebrity Weddings - Beach Wedding Article
The Caribbean has long been the destination of of choice the rich and famous to tie the knot. Celebrity beach weddings range from simply, intimate ceremonies to full blown Hollywood style events, with hundreds of guests arriving from around the world to celebrate in paradise.
Below are a few of the more high profile stars to take the plunge with a destination wedding - Celebrity Style!
Rob & Amber
When: April 24, 2005
Where: Atlantis, The Bahamas
Just in case you may have missed it, Reality TV's golden couple, or Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich tied the knot in the magical Atlantis resort in The Bahamas. their beach wedding, arranged with the help of renowned Celebrity Wedding Planner, Colin Cowie, took place at sunset on the shores of Paradise Island, the Bahamas most exclusive island with around 200 guests.
Kenny Chesney & Renee Zellewegger
When: May 9th, 2005
Where: St. John, US Virgin Islands
In a surprise ceremony, Renee and Kenny tied the know on St. John, a small Caribbean island in the U.S Virgin Islands. The island is also the home to Kenny when not on the road, and the intimate wedding took place with friends and family in Kenny's beach house. Renee reportedly wore a dress designed for her by Carolina Hererra.
Tiger Woods & Elin Nordegren
When: October 5th, 2004
Where: St James, Barbados
When Tiger married Swedish model Elin in a hilltop ceremony, he had already rented all of the 200 rooms at a nearby resort for the couple's guests. The ceremony itself was held under a pagoda decorated with 10,100 crimson and black roses. The bride wore a sleeveless, floor-length white gown with a scoop neck.
The couple spent their Honeymoon aboard Tiger's yacht, sailing and diving throughout the Caribbean.
Deion Sanders Pilar Biggers
When: May 21, 1999
Where: Paradise Island, The Bahamas
Sanders, the NFL legend, and his bride, New York model Pilar Biggers, invited 80 of their closest friends to their beach wedding on the exclusive Paradise Island in The Bahamas, where they were married in a ceremony performed by the couple's spiritual guide, Bishop T.D. Jakes.
Taye Diggs & Idina Menzel
When: January 11, 2003
Where: Montego Bay, Jamaica
Diggs, who fell in love with Jamaica while working on a movie there, married Broadway actress Idina in a beach side ceremony encompassing both their African-American and Jewish heritage. The bride walked a carpet of rose petals in a white strapless Badgley Mishka dress with diaphanous veil and ornate crystal beadwork before a heartfelt exchange of vows. with the groom.
Liv Tyler & Royston Langdon
When: March 25th, 2003
Where: Barbados
After years of being in the limelight, Tyler and her fiancee flew unaccompanied to a private villa on the island of Barbados to exchange their vows in a truly private and romantic affair.
The couple later relived the day with their family and friends with a true celebrity style party in New York's famous restaurant Pastis. Tyler commissioned Alexander McQueen, the edgy British designer, to create a wedding dress fitting her and her new husband's rock and roll roots, with an empire waist, gold brocade and sheer full length sleeves, finished with bright pink shoes to match the colour of her husband's tie!
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