It’s not anywhere near confirmed, but British gossips are focusing on British designer Bruce Oldfield as Kate Middleton’s pick for her wedding gown. I heard Oldfield’s name mentioned weeks ago, and I tended to discount his name just because he’s been around forever and he isn’t really a remarkable choice. I didn’t think Middleton would go so “safe” for what will be the most important fashion choice of her life. But it’s looking more and more like Oldfield is the pick – I Googled some images of Oldfield’s wedding dresses and… eh. Not full on “meh” as some of the dresses are rather pretty, but it all looks very basic cookie-cutter wedding dress stuff. Lots of strapless, which I sincerely hope Kate doesn’t do. Lots of big skirts, which she probably will do – the bigger the venue (Westminster), the bigger the dress. Oh, well. At least it isn’t Issa and some cheap-looking, figure-hugging silk jersey gown.

It looks like Kate Middleton has made her biggest decision since accepting Prince William‘s marriage proposal. The future princess has picked the designer who will make her wedding dress, a source tells PEOPLE. However, the identity of the couturier with the task of creating the gown that will be poured over by hundreds of millions of people around the world on April 29, remains a secret — as is the couple’s wish.

But was there a clue amid the speculation? Bruce Oldfield‘s name re-entered the mix because Kate’s mom Carole and her sister Pippa were spotted heading to his store in the swanky Knightsbridge area of London. Photos published in the U.K.’s News of the World show mother and daughter strolling in the street and visiting Oldfield’s store after lunching at San Lorenzo restaurant.

The paper said the shopping trip gave “a big hint he’s been picked to design the royal wedding dress.” But no one is confirming. Oldfield’s shop had no comment for PEOPLE, and the palace spokesman says, “It’s Miss Middleton’s intention to keep the dress a secret for her bridegroom on their wedding day, as is every bride’s prerogative.”

Oldfield, a favorite of Princess Diana, has not commented on making a wedding gown for Middleton, but he said in a statement in December, “Kate has such a gorgeous figure that she would look stunning in anything.”

[From People]

So Kate isn’t going to announce her dress designer until the wedding day. Because she wants to surprise William. Because he cares so much about fashion…? Seriously? I mean, I get that you don’t want your future husband to see the dress, but to not even publicly name the designer is a bit weird.

In other Middleton news, did you know that Kate is being “courted” for her first formal fashion magazine editorial and cover? Page Six claims that Harper’s Bazaar is in the running because the editor, Glenda Bailey, is obsessed with getting Kate for an editorial, and because Camilla Parker Bowles’ daughter-in-law works there. But I tend to think that the future Princess of Wales will go with Vogue – Vogue UK, that is. Maybe in a joint venture between Vogue UK and American Vogue. But if Kate is going so boring and traditional with all of her wedding choices, why do a high-fashion editorial with anyone? She might have to actually exert herself, and Kate hates doing that.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

You barley hear anything about former American Idol star and country singer Kellie Pickler, but from what little I’ve heard of her I find her refreshingly funny, down to earth and normal. This latest story just confirms it for me. Pickler, 24, got married in the Caribbean over the holiday season, but she didn’t release any photos to the press and she only issued two very brief statements about it on Twitter. “Yes, it’s true, @kylecjacobs and I said “I Do!” Thank you Jesus!” and “Private Island. Caribbean. Cigar in one hand, Rum in the other. Someone just called me “Mrs. Jacobs.”….sounds nice ” Here’s a story about it, from Fox:

Country singer Kellie Pickler married her boyfriend Kyle Jacobs this weekend on a private island in the Caribbean, her rep tells FOX411.com.

While no photos or details of the ceremony were released, her rep said the “intimate ceremony” took place on New Year’s Day.

Pickler, 24, and Jacobs, a songwriter, met back in 2007. Jacobs, 37, has penned hits for singers Tim McGraw and Garth Brooks, as well as working on Pickler’s latest album.

Jacobs popped the question this summer, but the couple kept quiet on any plans for the big day.

[From Fox News]

People Magazine has a photo of these two on the beach, but that was their engagement photo and it doesn’t look like they’ve put out any wedding photos at all, not that I’d mind. I would love to see a picture of them on their special day.

Congratulations to Kellie and Kyle! Their names sound so cute together as a couple, like “We’re going over to Kellie and Kyle’s house to watch the game.” If they have a daughter, they should resist the urge to call her Kylie, though. That would be too much.

Kellie is shown performing on 9/25 and 6/13. Credit: WENN.com Header image from her Twitter.

That was fast! Shania Twain announced her engagement to her ex-husband’s mistress’s ex-husband just a few weeks ago, and now they’re married. Shania and Frédéric Thiébaud got hitched on Saturday in Puerto Pico, and it looks like only TMZ got the photos (here) and a short video (here). Both the bride and the groom wore white. According to People Magazine, Shania and Frederic invited 40 family members and friends to the beach ceremony:

Shania Twain has gotten hitched! The country superstar and Frédéric Thiébaud got married in Puerto Rico on New Year’s Day, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.

“They were married at sunset in Rincon, Puerto Rico, in front of 40 of their closest family and friends,” says the rep.

The couple, who confirmed their engagement last month, became romantically involved in 2009, finding solace with each other after their spouses allegedly had an affair, breaking up both marriages.

In a letter to fans she posted on her Web site in December, Twain wrote, “In the last two and a half years of adjusting to life after separation and divorce, I needed to lean on others more often than I was accustomed to. These people have been gifts, and I am fortunate to have so many of these beautiful people – friends, family and beloved fans, [whose] support I cherish more deeply with each day that passes.”

“Talking about love,” she continued, “I am excited to share some personal news with you; I’m in love! Frédéric Nicolas Thiébaud has been a true gift to me as a compassionate, understanding friend and over time, an amazing love has blossomed from this precious friendship.”

[From People]

I wish Shania and Frederic all the happiness in the world, I really do. If the official story is anywhere close to the truth – that Shania’s ex-husband Mutt Lange was boning his secretary, and Mutt left Shania for the chick, while Shania consoled herself in the arms of the chick’s ex-husband, who is now Shania’s current husband, while Mutt is currently engaged to his jumpoff… well, God bless. However, I’m starting to wonder – Crazy Days and Nights has done a series of pieces about how sketchy this whole thing is, and they even wonder aloud if it was Shania who had the instigating affair.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Kelsey Grammer, 55, announced his engagement to 29 year-old British flight attendant Kayte Walsh earlier this month. It was my impression that they were planning this for some time, as paparazzi “caught” them out engagement ring shopping way back in August. Kelsey’s insufferable wife of 13 years, Camille, first filed for divorce in July. It’s clear that Kelsey cheated and then pulled the rug out from under Camille. Still, it’s hard to feel even a twinge of sympathy for that awful woman.

Kelsey and Camille don’t have a prenup and given how many properties, assets, and business dealings they have together this could get messy and incredibly expensive. His fortune is estimated at around $120 million. TMZ reports that Kelsey earned about $100 million while he was married to Camille and that she could get around $50 million.

Kelsey seems to have a plan, though. He’s asking for a quickie divorce from Camille so he can make Kayte the fourth woman to become Mrs. Kelsey Grammer. He’ll deal with all that pesky asset splitting later.

Kelsey Grammer has asked a judge to put a rush order on his divorce from Camille Grammer, so he can marry his girlfriend … TMZ has learned.

Kelsey is asking the divorce judge to grant the divorce decree asap, and leave all of the money issues for later. In legalese, it’s called “bifurcation.”

Under California law, a divorce can become final 6 months after a petition is filed. Camille filed on July 1, 2010 … so if the judge grants Kelsey’s request for bifurcation, he can marry Kayte Walsh Saturday, January 1. Kelsey and Kayte have been engaged for several months.

There were reports Kelsey was trying to keep Camille from grabbing his pension benefits — but in fact the pension papers are merely a formality which is required when someone files to bifurcate.

UPDATE: A friend of Camille’s tells TMZ, Camille “is not surprised but continues to be disappointed at Kelsey’s immature and disrespectful behavior.”

[From TMZ]

If anyone would know “immature and disrespectful behavior” it’s Camille. She previously called Kelsey a “narcissist” as if she was anything but. It was smart of Kelsey to convince Camille to go on Real Housewives. We quickly realized what a nasty person she was and are ready to forgive him for taking up with a woman young enough to be his daughter. It may ultimately be a very stupid move, though. I hope he gets a prenup this time around.

So Tori Spelling has this new reality show coming up with her husband in which they plan other people’s weddings. It’s called “Tori & Dean: sTORIbook Weddings.” Tori supposedly scoured a huge coup by convincing popular Dancing with the Stars contestant (and former Clean House hostess) Niecy Nash to appear on her show. Niecy recently got engaged to hot electrical engineer Jay Tucker and was said to be thrilled by the prospect of getting Tori’s help and appearing on her show.

Tori Spelling… is gearing up for her Oxygen network spinoff – “Tori & Dean: sTORIbook Weddings” – and she’s booked Niecy’s May marriage as the series kickoff, the Enquirer has learned…

“Niecy put the word out through friends that she was looking for a wedding planner – and Tori jumped on the idea and called her immediately,” an insider told The Enquirer. “Niecy was thrilled. She had no idea Tori organized weddings. She embraced the idea and thought it’d be great publicity for them both.”

Tori invited Niecy and [her fiance] Jay [Tucker] over to preview her wedding planning portfolio, and they “flipped for her ideas,” said the pal.

Tori, 37, and Dean, 44, continue to stat in their reality hit “Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood” and are hoping fans will cross over to watch the new show.

“Viewers will see that Tori has a real knack for planning weddings,” the source added. “She has already done it for four of her girlfriends.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, January 3, 2011]

I think that the “great publicity for them both” is key, but if Niecy is game and is getting a bunch of free wedding swag along with it more power to her. I love Niecy and would probably watch this just to get to see her wedding. Tori bugs me though. This story reminds me of Tori’s re-commitment ceremony to Dean earlier this year, which Tori planned and was basically like a second wedding. She put out a bunch of a personal mementos for her and Dean, including a tower of shoes in lucite cubes that she called “shoe art,” and a book on June and Johnny Cash, who she called an inspiration. Tori and Dean even got married in a sandbox while their kids played at their feet. I called her to task at the time for saying that “[Johnny] and June Carter were an inspiration – a couple that were both married before and then found each other.” You know, since Tori and Dean were both married to other people when they “found each other.” They’re still together though nearly four and a half years later, and they’re launching yet another reality show. Something has to be working for them, and they’re capitalizing the hell out of it.

Niecy and her fiance are shown on 12/16/10. Tori is shown shooting scenes for a talkshow she’s doing with Jeff Lewis on 11/29/10. Credit: Fame Pictures

As we all know, Jessica Simpson being the dumb bunny that she is, rushed through a haphazard and poorly planned engagement announcement just days after her ex-husband Nick Lachey announced his engagement to long-time girlfriend Vanessa WhatsIt. It was Farty McObvious’s sad attempt to engagement-block her ex, and it blew up in her face because just days after Farty’s announcement, Kate Middleton and Prince William announced their engagement, and now no one cares about Jessica. Anyway, Jessica’s official story is that she and Eric Johnson got engaged on 11/11/2010. And many of the tabloids claim that because of complicated numerology reasoning, Jessica will marry Eric on 1/1/11. New Year’s Day. I kind of believe this theory – I think Jess will get married sooner rather than later, although the tabloids are now backtracking and saying that Jess and Eric are going to wait until the summer or something. Okay, that was all backstory – while everyone was paying attention to Jessica and (mostly Kate Middleton), Nick Lachey has been very quiet about his wedding plans. When asked, he deflects, and when he’s asked about Jessica, he is very gracious. Until now! During an interview on Wednesday, Nick seems like he’s trying to pull a JedI mind trick on his ex:

Nick Lachey took his time proposing to gal pal of four years, Vanessa Minnillo, 30, but it looks like they may be racing down the alter.

On The Rachael Ray Show Wednesday, The Sing-Off host, 37, hinted that they may wed before the new year.

“We’re going to be in Cincinnati with family, and hopefully having a white Christmas,” said Lachey. “We’re going to be in Tuscany for New Year’s. Who knows, we may be married in Tuscany, too!”

Other than that, though, the singer admitted he’s not that involved in wedding planning.
“I just basically told her, I said, ‘Tell me where to be, when to be there and what to wear, and I’ll be there,’” he said.

As for his ex Jessica Simpson, who announced her engagement to Eric Johnson in November — just a week after Lachey’s — she’s taking an equally low-key approach to her nuptials.

“I have not set a date and I can’t even think about putting together table settings at the moment,” Simpson, 30, recently told UsMagazine.com. “I’m just gonna enjoy the engagement and we’ll get married the moment we feel like it.”

[From Us Weekly]

Doesn’t it seem like Nick is daring Jessica to get married on New Year’s? Like he’s challenging her to try to one-up him and throw herself a haphazard New Year’s wedding? I think that’s what he’s doing. I think Nick and Vanessa want a long engagement free of Jessica’s drama, and that Nick decided to drop some fake “clues” about when he and Vanessa are going to have their wedding.

And you know what? Ten bucks says Jessica falls for it.

*waves something shiny in front of Jessica.*

“These are not the droids you’re looking for.”

Photos courtesy of WENN.

This is an event photo and is not from Richie’s wedding

This week’s OK! Magazine claims that Nicole Richie’s wedding didn’t go off without a hitch and was in fact pretty stressful for her. Nicole was asking around $100,000 for a photo and the way OK! tells it she lowered her asking price after not getting any takers. The pictures ended up in People, where Nicole earned a sidebar and not the main cover. (More on that in a moment.) At the wedding, OK! claims that her security people confiscated the cell phones of everyone in attendance in order to drive up prices for the pictures. What’s more is that several high profile guests begged off, among them Christina Aguilera and Kim Kardashian. Still, I hope it was a special day for Nicole and Joel. OK! claims it was far from it. Here’s part of their report:

Nicole hungered to see her wedding photos on a national magazine cover. But no one would match her price. In the end, she was asking $100,000 for just one photo! “Nicole was clearly very paranoid about getting the best possible deal for the photos,” confirms an insider. “It was a big deal to her right up until the last moment.”

And it put a damper on the actual wedding. The bride was so nervous that one of her guests might sell unauthorized photographs that she insisted on having all cell phones confiscated. “She was obviously trying to protect her paycheck,” sniffed one guest. “But it ruined the mood because it seemed like she didn’t trust anyone.”

She also let the details of the wedding – organized by planner to the stars Mindy Weiss – overwhelm her. “Nicole changed her mind about everything from the food to the music to the people in the wedding party,” says the insider. “She claimed she wanted an understated, modest affair, but it ended up being a disaster for Nicole.”

Her close friends were no-shows
Invited guests Kim Kardashian and Christina Aguilera (who was slated to sing) opted to work instead.

She dissed her childhood pal
She invited Nicky Hilton, but not Paris, who catapulted Nicole to fame by inviting her to co-star on The Simple Life in 2003.

[From OK! Magazine, print edition, December 27, 2010]

That’s cold that Richie invited Nicky Hilton but not Paris! There goes Paris’ claim that she was invited but had other plans.

OK! is featuring the Kardashians with their “Holiday Miracle: We’re Having Babies.” Of course none of them are pregnant and they only plan to be some day. (I read the article, don’t bother.) Maybe the Kardashians’ asking price was less than Nicole’s, or maybe they just sell better than she does. Poor Nicole only got a “Nicole’s Wedding Disaster” sidebar.

People was more generous with a friendly “Best Weddings” sidebar to their “Woman of the Year” cover with Sandra Bullock. Online there’s a picture of one of Nicole’s Marchesa wedding gowns (she had three designed for the ceremony) where Joel is kissing her and she’s backing away. Kaiser likes Nicole’s gown and thinks it’s unique, but I find the giant tulle skirt ridiculous and reminiscent of Bjork’s swan oscar dress. People has more details online of Nicole’s wedding, including the fact that her daughter Harlow, 2, was the flower girl and 15 month-old son Sparrow was the ring bearer. Richie calls the ceremony “magical” while Madden says “it was the best night of my life.” I wonder how much People shelled out for those photos and if Nicole and Joel broke even. Who am I kidding? You know Lionel Richie paid for the whole shebang and loved every minute of it.

People cover via Cover Awards

Hulk Hogan, 57, married his longterm girlfriend, Jennifer McDaniel, in an intimate beachfront ceremony at his home in Clearwater, Florida last night. McDaniel, 35, bears a striking resemblance to Hulk’s 22 year-old daughter Brooke, but is much more age-appropriate for Hulk than his ex wife, Linda Bollea’s fiance. Bollea, 51, is engaged to a 21 year-old boy who is a former schoolmate of her 20 year-old son, Nick. There’s a lot of weirdness going on in this family. Bollea wasn’t invited to Hulk’s wedding and he seems to have beaten her to the aisle. (She’s probably not in a hurry to get married anyway, considering that she’ll probably give up the $40,000 a month Hulk pays her in alimony.)

The happy event was not without it’s setbacks, with Hulk’s security guards roughing up a photographer and cops called to the scene. It all sounds typical for a Hogan gathering. The good news, I guess, is that Hulk and McDaniel had a prenup, so when this relationship goes south Hulk might not go totally off the rails. Also, Hulk’s ex Linda is writing a book. The idiot should have secured a gag order along with that hefty settlement he paid her.

While the couple was exchanging vows at an intimate ceremony in Hulk’s backyard, which lasted no more than two minutes according to one insider, Hulk’s hired help grappled with the shutterbug who was trying to snap shots of the happy couple.

“Hulk’s security team was in the background throwing around the paparazzi who was standing 200 feet away in the shoreline water,” said one source.

RadarOnline.com has confirmed cops were called but no one was arrested.

However, a source close to the photographer tells us he later filed a complaint with the Clearwater Police Department, alleging assault, battery and destruction of property.

“Hulk’s snappy wedding clip just might be subpoenaed since they are in the background punching it out!” added the insider.

“The paparazzo wants charges filed and plans to sue for physical, financial and emotional distress.”

As RadarOnline.com previously revealed, Hogan suddenly decided to marry McDaniel after securing the all-important prenuptial agreement.

Said our source: “Jennifer got wind of ex wife Linda Hogan’s new book My Life on the Ropes which will allege a number of Hulk’s affairs and infidelities.”

[From Radar Online]

In terms of what Linda might be covering in that book, McDaniel wasn’t the first woman that Hulk took up with. He also cheated on Linda with a 33 year-old who just happened to be his daughter’s best friend at the time. That mistress, Christiane Plante, was a brunette though. Hulk ended up marrying the mannish blonde who looked just like his daughter instead of staying with his daughter’s friend.

There’s some interesting back and forth in the celebrity sites about why Paris Hilton didn’t attend the weekend wedding of her former BFF, Nicole Richie. Richie had a lavish affair by most accounts, with over 150 guests, a ‘winter’ theme and an elephant, but avian Paris was off in Vegas. According to E! Online, Paris was invited but begged off because of a scheduled birthday party for a friend, which was filmed for Paris’ reality show. US Weekly claims that Paris wasn’t invited because Nicole worried that she would steal her thunder. Here are US and E!’s reports:

When Nicole Richie got hitched to Joel Madden this weekend in front of friends—such as Gwen Stefani, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Khloé Kardashian Odom—at dad Lionel’s Beverly Hills estate, many were wondering why Paris Hilton wasn’t there.

The former BFFs and Simple Life costars did have a falling out years ago, but have since patched things up.

And although Page Six says Paris didn’t make the guest list for the intimate affair, a Hilton confidant insists that’s not the case…

“She was invited, but she had another commitment,” a source close to the heiress tells me.

So what was the reason she couldn’t be there to see Nicole tie the knot?

Paris was shooting her Oxygen reality series in Vegas this weekend, where one of her castmates was celebrating her birthday (costar Brooke Mueller didn’t attend).

“This was planned months ago,” the source says. “Paris sent Nicole and Joel a wedding gift to congratulate them and wishes them both the best.” – E! Online

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“Nicole knew very well that having Paris involved would have inevitably turned a special night into being about their friendship,” a source tells UsMagazine.com. “Nicole’s life is completely different now.”

In fact, Richie didn’t even bother to invite Hilton, her best friend since the age of 2, to attend the winter-themed ceremony. And though Richie’s pals Khloe Kardashian and Samantha Ronson made the final guest list, a source close to Hilton tells Us that the 29-year-old socialite “isn’t dwelling on it too much.”

“She and Nicole aren’t close anymore, but there are no hard feelings there,” the insider explains. “They just grew up and apart.” – US Weekly

[Sources linked in text]

Khloe Kardashian was at Nicole’s wedding, but Paris wasn’t there for whatever reason. I tend to believe US Weekly over E!, where the account sounds straight from Paris’ camp. This isn’t just about two friends who had a falling out. This also signifies Paris’ place on the Hollywood hierarchy. If Paris was still relevant, she would have scored an invitation to Nicole’s wedding regardless of the current state of their friendship or whether or not she used to date the groom’s brother. As it is, she doesn’t rate an invite while Khloe Kardashian does. Burn.

Look at Paris below in her Pepto Pink Bentley with Brooke Mueller on December 1. Does Paris look ok to drive here, or coked out of her mind?

Well, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden were finally married after drawing it out forever. They got hitched yesterday, Saturday, in Beverly Hills. According to media outlets, the ceremony took place at Lionel Richie’s home, with about 150 family friends and one elephant in attendance. Take that, Katy Perry! Katy got hitched with elephants in India, and Nicole was all “I’m the Queen Bee, I can have an elephant in Beverly Hills, bitch.” Oooh, Samantha Ronson was there too! I bet she deejayed the party, what do you think?

Nicole Richie and her boyfriend of four years, Joel Madden, said “I do” in a winter-themed ceremony Saturday in Beverly Hills, UsMagazine.com has confirmed.

Held at the home of Nicole’s father, Lionel, the black-tie evening event was attended by approximately 150 family members and friends, including Khloe Kardashian and Samantha Ronson. One other guest: an elephant! Around 5:40 p.m., observers spotted an elephant arriving in the driveway; the animal was led into a white tent with other revelers.

The bride’s BFF, Masha Gordon, served as maid of honor, while the couple’s 2-year-old daughter, Harlow, was the flower girl. (The couple also have son Sparrow, 15 months.)

Richie, 29, strived to get every detail right for her big day — putting extra special thought into her gown. Just days before the wedding, Richie remained torn over two designs: Marchesa and a vintage Chanel. In fact, she jetted off to New York City Dec. 3 for a final fitting at Marchesa with her stylist, Simone Harouche. “A lot of thought went into her dress — it was a priority for her,” a source explains.

Why the winter theme?

“Nicole is obsessed with the season,” a pal tells Us of the designer and author, who confirmed her engagement in February. (Her daughter’s middle names are Winter Kate, also the title of her clothing line).

“[The fete is] less about Joel and Nicole getting married and more about having a party,” another pal told Us of the soiree, planned by Mindy Weiss. “The spirit is that it’s a celebration and it’s very low-key.”

Though the couple — also parents to Sparrow, 15 months — has finally made their union official, Richie and Madden say they’ve long felt like husband and wife.

“We’re really focused on our family, and…we already feel kind of married, you know?” Madden, 31, told Larry King in 2009. “Our family system that we have down, we feel like this is a real family and marriage, one day it will come.”

Richie’s father, who walked his daughter down the aisle, is equally as taken by their love.

“My happiness for Nicole and Joel knows no boundaries,” the “All Night Long” crooner says. “They have given me two beautiful grandchildren, Harlow and Sparrow, and have proven to be great parents. I am not sure who is luckier, Nicole and Joel to have each other, or me, to have both of them in my life.”

[From Us Weekly]

She’s obsessed with winter? Does she know that winter doesn’t officially begin for another week and a half, right? Seems that if you’re truly obsessed with winter, you should aim for a Winter Solstice wedding – December 21st. Just a thought. And maybe I’m being picky, but isn’t Nicole some big designer now? Why wear Marchesa, the most boring of the wedding gown designers when you could design your own hippie-dippy gown? That was bitchy, I know. But Nicole is kind of annoying me this week. You want to know why? She acted like Carrie Underwood when she negotiated the sale of her wedding photos:

There was frantic negotiating to land Nicole Richie a $100,000 exclusive magazine deal ahead of her big wedding to Joel Madden today. Reps for Richie — who recently took a photographer to court to protect her and her children’s privacy — were as late as yesterday “playing the weekly magazines against each other to drive up the price,” an insider said.

Sources tell us that the reps for Richie, who said she planned to give the money to charity, had agreed to an OK! bid earlier in the week to make her a “cover chip” — a less important story referenced with a small photo on the front page — but then went to People to negotiate a full cover.

A source added, “Things got complicated because both Kim Kardashian and Christina Aguilera said they couldn’t attend the wedding because of other commitments.”

A rep for Richie, who’s expected to wear Marchesa to her wedding at father Lionel Richie’s Beverly Hills home, said: “Your information is incorrect”.

[From Page Six]

If the money is going to charity, that’s nice. But I don’t think it was just about the charity, you know? Especially if she was trying to negotiate a cover. At the end of the day, who is Nicole Richie, really? Why does her wedding deserve the cover?

Anyway, congratulations to Nicole and Joel. I hope they are very happy together.

Photos courtesy of WENN.