Eddie Murphy’s New Year’s resolution seems to be a simple one – get married.

The Shrek star swapped vows with fiancée Tracey Edmonds Tuesday on a private island off Bora Bora, reps for the newlyweds confirmed to E! News.

The couple sealed the deal in “an intimate sunset ceremony” on the beach as 25 friends and family members looked on.

Edmonds was sheathed in a custom number by the tandem of Sugia Nazel and Jill Baracci, described in a statement as “off-white with a beaded French lace and silk tafetta ruffled train.”

E! News

Wow, Eddie Murphy still has 25 friends?

Still, the whole ‘not meeting my daughter’ thing now makes more sense. He’s clearly by far too busy with his wedding plans and moving his new wife into his home (they didn’t live together before the marriage) to see his latest progeny. Things are probably going to be busy for the newly married couple – he’s got five kids (plus Angel Iris, but she doesn’t count) and Tracy Edmonds has two children.

I’d love to predict that these two will be divorced in a few months, but what could possibly end this marriage? His wife has accepted the fact he’s fathered a child, tried to deny it, and then refuses to see her. What’s a little lyin’ and cheatin’ compared to that?

Congratulations to the happy couple. I hope that his new wife will prevent Eddie Murphy from making a sequel to Norbit.

Picture note by Celebitchy: Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds are shown at “Movie Rocks” on 12/2/07, thanks to PRPhotos. I love her dress but those implants are ridiculous.

On Sunday Katherine Heigl, 29, married Josh Kelley, 27, her boyfriend of two and a half years. The pair met on a video shoot for Kelley’s song, “Only You,” and Kelley proposed about a year later. Several of Katherine’s “Grey’s Anatomy” costars were on hand to witness the event, including Justin Chambers, Kate Walsh, Sandra Oh, and T.R. Knight, who served as a groomsman. Despite the December 23rd date, the wedding was held outside in chilly Deer Valley, Utah. The ceremony took place under a heated tent.

“The 30-minute ceremony was officiated by Unitarian minister Tom Goldsmith and was followed by a reception nearby. Heigl wore an Oscar de la Renta gown and walked the aisle to a song specially composed by Kelley, according to OK! magazine, which was granted exclusive coverage of the nuptials. Knight told People magazine afterward that the occasion was both “incredible and beautiful.”

While Heigl had been feeling the pressure that comes with handling all those last-minute wedding details, even imploring an E! News reporter at one point to help “fix my seating chart,” the ceremony seemingly went off without a hitch. “You have a fantasy of this big day, this big moment and the sentimental aspect of it,” the bride-to-be told Entertainment Tonight last week, “but I think at the end of the day, I find there is a different level for both of us to the relationship. It is important to honor our families and honor the tradition, to stand up in front of all of these people and say, ‘It’s you and me, and that’s it for life.’ I hope I can just chill out—somebody might need to slap me!”

[From E! News]

Gray’s costar Patrick Dempsey had previously told several news outlets that he wouldn’t be attending Katherine’s wedding, since he wanted to spend Christmas with his children. I think it’s in slightly poor taste to hold your destination wedding two days before Christmas. It’s kind of insinuating to the guests that your wedding is more important than them spending Christmas with their families – or best case scenario, that they should completely alter their holiday plans for you. Many weddings take place during December. It’s a great way to take advantage of already existing nice holiday décor that you don’t have to pay for – though I doubt that was Katherine’s motivation. But you can do it earlier in the month. Having guests choose between their own holiday plans and your wedding seems a little inconsiderate to me. I am shockingly uptight about wedding etiquette. And also a little uncomfortable and grumpy from a large Christmas meal. So between the two, poor Katherine Heigl didn’t stand a chance today. Katherine, hold your next wedding before December 20th, okay? I mean, congratulations to the happy couple.

Picture note by Celebitchy: Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley are shown at the Knocked Up premiere on 5/22/07, thanks to PRPhotos.

Katherine Heigl might not be smart enough to know when to keep her mouth shut, but she is clever enough to know when to apologise. Or at least clarify. Katherine recently branded the comedy she starred in ‘Knocked Up’ as being sexist.

She tells People.com, “It’s important to me to take a minute and clarify the quote about ‘Knocked Up’ in Vanity Fair.

“I was responding to previous reviews about the movie the interviewer brought to my attention. My motive was to encourage other women like myself to not take that element of the movie too seriously and to remember that it’s a broad comedy.

“Although I stand behind my opinion, I’m disheartened that it has become the focus of my experience with the movie.

“The truth is, it was the best filming experience of my career. Every person that was a part of making ‘Knocked Up’ helped to encourage, support and inspire me. I never intended for anyone to think otherwise.”

San Francisco Chronicle

Katherine has never been afraid to say what she thinks, previously she’s been known to publicly discuss her pay negotiations, and also suggested that Isaiah Washington should “just not speak in public. Period”.

I’m guessing that Isaiah Washington won’t be invited to Katherine’s wedding to Josh Kelly, but it seems the rest of the Grey’s Anatomy cast has been. T.R. Knight will be serving as bridesman, but Patrick Dempsey won’t be coming, instead he plans to stay home and spend Christmas with his new twins.

“It’s the first Christmas with the boys. They’ll be walking by then, so we’re excited,” he says.

As a result, he won’t be attending his “Grey’s” co-star Katherine Heigl’s wedding, but he shares, “I am so happy for her. I’ve never seen her so happy. He’s a great guy, too, and they are a great couple.”

ET

I wonder what Katherine said to Patrick Dempsey to stop him from attending her wedding? She seems to have chronic foot in mouth disease, doesn’t she know that you never say anything disparaging about your co-workers or boss? Except when you are inside a sound proof room, in a different country, and only when you intend on resigning. Or after your 15th cocktail at the office Christmas party.

Picture note by Celebitchy: Katherine Heigl is shown eating brunch on 12/9/07, thanks to Splash News. She is also shown at the Emmy Awards on 9/16/07, thanks to PRPhotos.

Someone actually married Scott Baio. That’s about as smart as marrying OJ Simpson: you KNOW how it’s going to end. Not well. The eternal ladies’ man finally buckled down and put a ring on a woman’s finger. Turns out, all you have to do to get Scott Baio to marry you is get knocked up. A little over a month after giving birth to his first child, Renee Sloan, 35, walked down the aisle and pledged to love Scott Baio. And when I say walked down the aisle, I mean walked down an aisle on a rooftop during a hush-hush ceremony.

Scott Baio is 46… and married. The former Happy Days star and legendary bachelor finally tied the knot with longtime girlfriend Renee Sloan in a rooftop ceremony at a luxury high-rise Saturday in Los Angeles. The small religious ceremony was filmed for an episode for the second season of VH1′s reality show Scott Baio is 45… and Single, which premieres next month.

Among the attendees: Sloan’s 18-year-old daughter by a previous relationship, and according to sources, the newest member of the Baio family: the couple’s newborn daughter, whose name has not yet been released. Baio and Sloan, a model and actress he dated in the late ’90s after meeting at the Playboy Mansion, stayed friends, and reconnected romantically a couple of years ago.

[From People]

Frankly, if I were going to marry Scott Baio, someone so notoriously famous for his fear of commitment, I wouldn’t hold my wedding ceremony on a roof. It’s too easy for him to jump. I haven’t watched his show, but whenever I’ve seen Baio interviewed, he’s come across as kind of a skeeze. But there are always those ladies that like their men sleazy and horny, and if that’s your thing, you can’t do better than Scott Baio. So what kind of lady does it take to change the mind of one of Hollywood’s most steadfast bachelors? Well a set of fake boobs won’t hurt. Yet it still doesn’t sound like Scott’s completely on board with the concept.

Not long ago the idea of marriage was an anathema to the longtime Playboy Mansion regular. “My parents were married 53 years, good and bad,” the actor told PEOPLE recently. “Can I do that? Probably not. But I really hope I can. I don’t know, 53 years with the same human being? I can’t be around myself for more than three or four hours before I want to kill everybody.”

[From People]

Good luck lady. I’d try to pace your schedule so you give Scott Baio a little alone time every two hours or so, just to play it safe. And make sure the kid doesn’t rattle him too much. And I’d open up a secret bank account in the Cayman Islands and stash a little away for the future. Marriage or no, it doesn’t sound like Scott Baio is in it for the long haul.

Fox News reported that Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo were in the Bahamas at one of the Carlyle Hotels to have a secret wedding this weekend. “Fair and balanced” Fox seemed to think that they had everyone else scooped.

He may have been a “Newlywed” once before, but it seems Nick Lachey is ready to march down the aisle again … this weekend. Pop singer Lachey and his MTV star girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo will be married in a secret ceremony at one of the Carlyle Hotels in the Bahamas this weekend, a source told FOXNews.com’s Pop Tarts columnist Hollie McKay.

Minnillo’s entourage arrived at the dazzling digs Friday afternoon, the source said. Reps for the comely couple could not be reached.

[From Fox News]

The story made waves this weekend, with excited bloggers buzzing. I always find it funny how often the line “Reps for _____ did not immediately return our calls” appears in articles. When you really pay attention, it seems half of the articles you read carry this little caveat, essentially saying, “Reps for ___ didn’t call us back within ten minutes, so we went ahead and printed the story.” After reaching most of the major gossip blogs, Lachey and Minnillo’s reps did manage to get a hold of Fox News, and told them their story was bunk. Interestingly, they still haven’t taken it off their site.

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo are not getting hitched this weekend, his rep tells Usmagazine.com exclusively. FOXNews.com’s Pop Tarts columnist Hollie McKay had quoted a source saying that Lachey, 34, and Minnillo, 27, were expected to tie the knot in a secret ceremony at one of the Carlyle Hotels in the Bahamas this weekend.

But a rep for Lachey tells Us the singer is in his hometown of Cincinnati working on his new NBC show Clash of the Choirs, as well as another show he is producing for MTV.

[From Us Weekly]

Minnillo was also supposedly spotted several times in Los Angeles over the weekend. I am kind of surprised these two haven’t gotten married yet. They seem really into each other, and Vanessa is supposedly bugging Nick about it constantly. She seems the type that could definitely annoy a guy into marriage. He didn’t rush into marriage with Jessica Simpson – they dated for four years before they walked down the aisle. Regardless, it makes sense that Nick would be cautious. Some places insist on a blood test before they’ll issue a marriage license. I think in Nick’s case – given his history – he should insist on an I.Q. test. If that checks out, go forth and marry.

Picture note by Celebitchy: Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo are shown at Vanessa’s Birthday Celebration at Lax Nightclub in Las Vegas on 11/17/07, thanks to PRPhotos.

Kanye West, 30, plans to marry his fiance Alexis Phifer, 31, after the holidays. The self-important rapper faced the devastating loss of his mother, Dr. Donda West, 58, last month. Dr. West passed after complications from plastic surgery that have yet to be determined. Her plastic surgeon was recommended to her by Oprah but was the subject of multiple malpractice lawsuits and has acted less than innocent following her death. Kanye is doing his best to continue working and moving forward with his life, and plans to make it official with Alexis soon. He has realized how fleeting life is, and knows that his mother would have approved:

Kanye West has a heart-rending final tribute planned for his late mother – he intends to marry longtime fiancee Alexis Phifer right after the holidays.

“His mother’s sudden death brought into focus just how short life really is. Kanye doesn’t want to wait any longer to make Alexis his wife,” a family friend told The Enquirer.

“He believes that this is what his mom would want him to do…”

“Kanye knew how much his mother loved Alexis and how she was looking forward to seeing them get married,” continued the source.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, December 10, 2007]

The Enquirer reports that Kanye and Alexis first met in 2002 and that they “got back together in 2004,” implying that they separated for a while or weren’t serious at first. They have been engaged since August of 2006, so it sounds like it’s time for them to marry.

Do you think Kanye will go for a big ostentatious wedding or a quiet affair with friends and family? Initial impressions point to an over-the-top ceremony and reception. When you consider how modern and understated Kanye’s house is, which Bazaar says has a lot to do with fashion designer Phifer’s influence, they will probably have a luxurious but tasteful wedding. And it’s doubtful that Oprah will be invited.

Alexis has been married once before and has an 11 year-old son with football player Roman Phifer.

Update: Thanks to the commentors for pointing out that Oprah did not recommend Dr. Jan Adams to Kanye’s mother, he was just featured on Oprah’s show in a segment on plastic surgery.

Kanye and Alexis are shown at the MTV Video Music Awards on 9/9/07, and at Rolling Stone‘s 40th Anniversary on 9/8/07, thanks to PRPhotos.

Ellen Pompeo got married last Friday – and she didn’t exactly go the route of fellow Grey’s Anatomy star Katherine Heigl, who’s been planning (and talking about) her lavish outdoor wedding to singer Josh Kelley for what seems like years. Since she announced her engagement to music producer Chris Ivery last year, Pompeo has made it clear that she didn’t want a big fancy wedding, and claimed that the couple would probably just elope. She’d never give a date or any wedding details… I thought she was just been sneaky and trying to keep the paparazzi away. It turns out she was serious, and really didn’t want any kind of wedding at all. The pair got married at New York’s City Hall this past Friday. The only witnesses were Mayor Michael Bloomberg and First Deputy Mayor Patti Harris. I know some mothers that are going to be piiiiiiiiiiised. Seriously.

There’s at least one TV heroine out there who doesn’t need any writers to help craft her happy ending.

Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo tied the knot with music producer Chris Ivery in a brief civil ceremony held at New York’s City Hall Friday. “They are over the moon,” Pompeo’s publicist, Jennifer Allen, said of the newlyweds. According to Allen, the low-key ceremony lasted just a few minutes and was conducted by a city clerk. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a fellow Boston-area native, and First Deputy Mayor Patti Harris served as the couple’s witnesses and were the only people present for the civil vow swap.

It’s the first wedding for both. “I’m very happy for her,” Ellen’s father, Joseph Pompeo, told People, adding his famous offspring informed him after the ceremony of his father-in-law status. “She just didn’t want a big thing.”

In keeping with the under-the-radar vibe of the nuptials, the newlweds have opted out of a honeymoon trip, though last month Pompeo told People magazine she and Ivery were planning a trip to Bologna, Italy, “very soon.” In the meantime, they were spotted Sunday night celebrating courtside at a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden.

[From E! News]

Both Pompeo and Ivery are from Boston, and grew up within a few minutes of each other. They never met until they both lived in Los Angeles in 2003, supposedly at a grocery store. I don’t buy that. That’s like hearing a couple met when they were seated next to each other on a plane and fell in love. It’s cute as hell – everyone wishes that would happen to them, you know, you both reach for the same orange, your hands touch, you laugh, apologize, and then get married – but I’ve yet to meet anyone that’s actually happened to. I’m guessing they met online. Celebrities are known to be desperate that way.

Chris Ivery has a somewhat shady background that Pompeo’s friends and family were said to be a bit worried about. He has at least 12 criminal convictions for drug dealing from 1987 to 1998, and served three months in jail for possession of cocaine and pot with the intent to supply. He then served some time for trafficking in cocaine, in addition to 14 months in federal prison for eight more drug charges. Pompeo has clearly stated that she already knew about Ivery’s past and has no problem with it. She’s been with him for four years, so it’s not like they rushed into anything. Let’s hope his past really is behind them and they have a happy life together.

Picture note by Jaybird: Here’s Ellen and Chris at the Paramount Pictures 2007 Golden Globe Award After-Party on January 15th. Header image of Ellen with some craaaaazy hair at the Emmy Awards on September 16th. Images thanks to PR Photos.

Nicole Richie seems to have postponed her planned wedding to boyfriend Joel Madden until after their baby is born in January. There were reports that she was going to marry Joel sometime this month, but it seems like they are going to wait as we haven’t heard much more about it.

This weeks’ National Enquirer claims that Nicole’s dad, Lionel Richie, told her to hold off getting married until after she had the baby. He’s also said to have promised to foot the entire bill:

[Nicole Richie's dad] Lionel Richie keeps advising his fragile princess to postpone the wedding, avoid all the nuptual frenzy and just chill! Said a family insider: “Lionel doesn’t think Nicole can handle the stress, and told her: ‘Baby, in life it’s first things first!’” Knowing Nicole’s vulnerable and worried about delivering a healthy baby, Lionel’s assured her that as Father of The Bride, he’ll spend big bucks for a spectacular wedding whenever she wants it – but right now, he wants her to focus solely on the birth.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, Mike Walker's column, November 12, 2007]

Nicole may be waiting to get married on the advice of her family, but she’s still preparing for the ceremony in little ways. Star Magazine reports that Nicole purchased costumes for her little dogs including a tuxedo for her Shih tzu, Honeychild, and a bridesmaid dress for Foxxy Cleopatra, her Pomeranian. That’s kind of cheesy, but it could also be cute:

[Nicole Richie] recently bought a canine tuxedo for her mutt, Honeychild, and a bridesmaid dress for her Pomeranian, Foxxy Cleopatra, from tony Santa Monica pet store The Wagging Tail. She wants the pooches to walk down the aisle with her when she weds her baby daddy.

[From Star Magazine, print edition, November 12, 2007]

Maybe the outfits were for Halloween, but since they could also serve as doggie wedding attire, it does sound like she’s planning for her pets to walk down the aisle with her. At least she has a soft spot for her animals considering how nasty and cold she’s rumored to be. Hopefully she’ll feel that way about her baby, too

Nicole Richie is shown in the header image on 10/30/07 shopping. Thanks to Splash News for this picture. She is seen with Honeychild and Foxxy Cleopatra in images found at Celebrity Dog Blog.

You know how celebrities are always doing dumb things that the rest of us just can’t fathom? There’s the drunken wedding in Vegas, or the guy who marries the girl to hide the fact that he’s gay, or the stupid things they’ll do for free stuff. .. well Lance Bass did all of those things in one night. Turns out somewhere back in ’99 or 2000 (he’s understandably a little fuzzy on the details) Lance and a female friend he won’t name tied the knot in Vegas to get free booze. He doesn’t tell us what happened with it – we’ll assume it’s been annulled – but it’s an amusing little anecdote none the less. And really the guy from Nsync can’t afford his own booze? Really?

Of all the members of ‘N Sync, who would have guessed that Lance Bass was the first to take the marital plunge? But the former boy-bander has revealed exclusively to E! News that back in “like, ’99, 2000,” owing to “one of those crazy moments,” he tied the knot with a girlfriend after a wild night in Sin City. “People do stupid things in the heat of the moment. I’ve been in Vegas where I’ve gotten married for, like, five minutes,” he said. “No one talks about that though.”

Bass, who announced his homosexuality to much fanfare last year, declined to name his his former missus, only IDing his bride as “just a friend of mine. You know it was one of those crazy moments where you’re with a friend and you’re like ‘Hey, wouldn’t it be fun if we did this?’ and that’s all that happened. It’s the Vegas thing to do.” He said that his decision to swap vows was simply the means to an end—that end being to snag some comp’d booze.

“In fact, the only reason we did it is because we wanted to get free drinks all night. And we didn’t get one. We’re like, ‘We just got married!’ They’re like, ‘Ah. Whatever.’ ” Bass declined to go into details about when or how the marriage ended (we’re guessing an equally quick annulment), but he did say that the nano-nuptials didn’t sour his relationship with the former Mrs. Bass “We’re friends,” he said. “It’s great.”

[From E! News]

I wonder if it was a famous friend. I wonder if she knew he was gay? Most importantly, I wonder if she thought he was an exceptional cheapskate to be willing to get married just for free booze? I’m guessing that the wedding/annulment probably canceled out any booze profits. I’m constantly amazed at how much alcohol factors into weddings and marriage. Far too many people go to weddings just for the open bar. Far too many people get married because they’re drunk. And far too many people take to drinking when the wedding and/or marriage is over. But I haven’t heard of many people getting married to get free drinks. Congrats, Lance, Stay classy.

Picture note by Jaybird: Here’s Lance at a signing for his new book, “Out of Sync” at Borders Books in Chicago on Monday. Images thanks to PR Photos.

In traditional classy Pamela Anderson style, the busty blond got married to Paris Hilton pornographer Rick Salomon at lightning speed. I didn’t even realize they were dating… or not enough to care. I mean Pamela Anderson goes through men the way athletes go through socks… after awhile it all gets so gross that you have to stop paying attention. Salomon was the guy who videotaped himself having sex with a seemingly drugged-out Paris Hilton, and then sold the tape for a ton of cash. So it seems like he’s definitely classy enough to marry Pam. And luckily, OK Magazine has the details on what I’m sure was an incredibly romantic event.

“I am finally fulfilled in my life in every area,” Pamela Anderson told OK! following her Oct. 6 nuptials to Rick Salomon. “I’m having the best time in my life.”

And while the wedding was classic Pam — whimsical, romantic and planned at lightning speed — the couple revealed to OK! that it was actually Rick who organized the ceremony from top to bottom, hiring Rachel Ashwell of Shabby Chic to transform a villa at the Mirage with white roses, balloons and hundreds of votive candles.

With the blessing of her father, Pamela’s driver and confidante Errol Lyon gave her away. Friend and stylist Charlene Roxborough helped the Baywatch babe pick out her cream denim Valentino gown and vintage Neil Lane jewelry for the ceremony, which Pam described to OK! as “unpretentious and super-genuine.”

[From OK Magazine]

Well it certainly could have been worse. I expected her to ride in on a Harley, flip off the minister/judge/random officiant, and then shove her tongue down Solomon’s throat. But it sounds like it was a tad bit nicer. Pam is about three seconds out of her marriage to Kid Rock, and you’ll remember she was married to Tommy Lee a couple times. After each relationship, she always goes back to him. I think in some ways, you’re always bonded to the person who gave you Hepatitis C. There’s some connection with the guy that gave you your first STD that’s really hard to break.

Picture note by Jaybird: Here’s Pam and Rick at a Virgin America celebration on October 10th. Images thanks to PR Photos.