Usher's weekend wedding

Jul 25, 2007, 11:30 GMT

Usher will marry his pregnant fiancé Tameka Foster at a lavish wedding ceremony this weekend, it has been reported.

The couple are set to tie the knot at music executive L.A. Reid's Hampton home in front of a number of star guests including Jay-Z and his girlfriend Beyoncé Knowles and Janet Jackson.

Those invited are said to have been informed with a discreet phone call.

However, Usher's mother and former manager Jonetta Patton and his assistant of six years Simone Smalls have not been invited. Both are believed to have been fired at Tameka's request, and neither allegedly approve of Usher's relationship with her.

Last month, the couple announced that Tameka, 38, is pregnant with Usher's first child and is due to give birth in December.

A source said: "They want the ceremony to happen sooner rather than later because they want to get married before Tameka has the baby."

This weekend's nuptials will be 28-year-old Usher's first marriage, and Tameka's second.

Earlier this month, Usher hit back at claims Tameka controls his life in an open letter.

He wrote: "I am happy, excited, completely clear and independent in my direction, feelings, decisions and I am NOT BEING LED!"

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