Posted by April MacIntyre Jul 21, 2011, 1:17 GMT
Nick Lachey's televised wedding to Vanessa Minnillo bore little resemblance to his Austin, Texas October 26, 2002 nuptials to Jessica Simpson.
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Nick Lachey married Jessica Simpson at the Riverbend Church in Austin, Texas. They wed in front of 350 guests, including Nick’s 98 Degrees band members Drew Lachey and Justin Jeffries.
The church had Hundreds of candles and pale pink roses as the bride arrived in a 1937 Cadillac limousine with her mother, Tina Simpson, and sister, Ashlee Simpson. As “The Wedding March” played, the bride walked down a rose petal-covered aisle on the arm of her father Joe Simpson.
According to People, Jess wore a custom-made white strapless beaded Vera Wang gown, with a 11-carat Harry Winston pave diamond headband attached to her veil. Her hair, styled by Ken Paves, was pinned back on each side with vintage Van Cleef & Arpels brooches.
Lachey wore a black Hugo Boss tux with a white silk tie.
The couple were married in a traditional Christian ceremony officiated by Jessica’s childhood friend, Brian Buchek. During the ceremony, Lachey and Simpson’s mothers lit a unity candle together. Jessica’s friend, Trina Harmon, played piano and sang a song Jessica wrote for Nick called “My Love,” while Nick’s bandmates from 98 Degrees peformed a song Nick wrote for Jessica called “My Everything.”
A 25-member gospel choir sang “Oh Happy Day,” as the newlyweds walked up the aisle.
Their reception was held at the Barton Creek Resort & Spa in a ballroom filled with 30,000 roses.
Dinner included Maine lobster bisque, spinach salad with candied pecans, chicken and Southern crab cakes.
For dessert, a five-tier cake, with white butter cream icing, pound cake with raspberry filling, carrot cake and red velvet cake was served. Nick was given a groom’s cake made of German chocolate and decorated with a Cincinnati bear claw logo representing his favorite team.
The couple shared their first dance to “Crazy Love” by Neil McCoy, who was accompanied by TV Guide's "The Nail Files' star Katie Cazorla's fiance Walter Afanasieff on the piano.
Later in the evening, they serenaded each other with “My Everything” and “My Love,” the songs they had written for one another. At the end of the night, guests were given CD recordings of the songs as wedding favors.
The couple honeymooned at Turtle Island in Fiji.
Cut to July 15, 2011, as Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo wed on Sir Richard Branson's private Necker Island.
"I wanted to be in that long traditional wedding gown with heels and I wanted my groom in a tux and shoes and not barefoot on the beach," says Minnillo to People. Minnillo, 30, wore a two-piece Monique Lhuillier ensemble and diamond stud earrings that Lachey gave her during their first year as a couple.
Lachey, 37, saw his bride for the first time and gushed, "It literally took my breath away," he says. "It's a moment you fantasize about, and I was certainly not disappointed."
There was a four-day celebration planned for their 35 guests.
"We realized it wasn't about stressing over how many tiers there were on the cake," joked Minnillo.
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