Photos from Anna Nicole’s fake wedding


When I saw these pictures of Anna Nicole Smith and Howard K. Stern’s wedding I kind of cringed a little. Anna looks strung out and greasy faced, especially in the picture of her holding her baby. The whole thing seems like a ridiculous stunt considering that she had a baby and her son died just three weeks ago.

The accompanying article is a fluff piece about how great the fake wedding was and how Anna’s been coping with the tragedy of losing her son after supplying him with methadone.

When asked why they had the stupid ceremony in the first place, a different one of Anna’s lawyers claimed they needed the “adrenaline rush.” It looks like the cash for the pictures was a bigger motivation.

At around 3 p.m., Stern, in a black dress suit and white shirt, and Smith, holding a bouquet of red roses, exchanged vows and Bible verses – as well as temporary rings, because the real ones weren’t yet ready.

After the ceremony “we all cheered and Anna wanted to jump into the ocean,” says John James, Smith’s friend and the former Dynasty actor. “But there were sharks out there, so we sped back to (Sandy Cay), and then Anna and Howard jumped in.”

Guests toasted them with champagne and apple cider before digging into some fresh Kentucky Fried Chicken, delivered by boat to the party.

“It was fun and Anna was smiling,” says James. “Howard and Anna were both crying and kissing and holding hands. It was kind of sad and happy at the same time.”

That pretty much sums up the last month of Smith’s life. Just 21 days before the ceremony – which was not legally binding – she gave birth to 6-lb., 9-oz. Dannielynn in the Bahamas. Three days later her son Daniel, 20, died mysteriously in her hospital room.

Then on Sept. 26 Stern revealed on Larry King Live that he is not only Smith’s lover but also Dannielynn’s father – despite claims by Los Angeles photographer Larry Birkhead that he is the father.

So why add to the drama with what was, essentially, a mock wedding with no official marriage license? “They needed a little adrenaline boost because things have been so hectic and devastating in their life recently,” explains Smith’s Nassau attorney Michael Scott.

Larry Birkhead has filed suit at an LA courthouse claiming paternity of Anna Nicole’s newborn Dannielynn. In statements given to the press, he insists that Anna Nicole and Howard K. Stern are just friends, that there’s no way Stern is the father of Anna’s baby, and that Stern was often hanging around the house when he visited Anna. He also claims that Anna miscarried an earlier baby she conceived with him.

These pictures destroyed any shred of sympathy I had left for Anna. I wish her well and I hope her baby gets the care it needs, but she and Howard need to be questioned and put on trial to determine their role in Daniel’s death.

Photos from People Magazine. There is also one picture from Splash News Online of Larry Birkhead arriving at court to file paternity papers.

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  1. Angelika says:

    This is just odd and crazy, honestly.. Who’d actually have a wedding three weeks after the death of a child? I truly don’t know what to think about Anna Nicole now – I felt true sympathy for her, and I guess I still do, but there’s so much mistery behind it, that I simply don’t understand!

  2. Trillium says:

    I’m in shock. She looks maudlin. Even for her.

  3. poor boopie says:

    Someone needs to put this woman out of our misery.

  4. Poor Boopie says:

    We need a new website: savedanilynne.com

  5. Viv says:

    Kentucky. Fried. Chicken. What the hell? She just had a baby and she’s soaking in the ocean, isn’t that unsanitary? Her eyelashes look like she bought them at the Halloween section of Toys R Us. I feel sorry for her baby. I think it’s a good idea that she be tested for drugs. She’s obviously under the influence of something and I don’t think it’s love.

  6. Kathleen says:

    Yes–we all must start a save the baby, Dannilynne Hope campaign!

  7. MoP says:

    I was thinking about these weird pictures, and it struck me – Anna Nicole is made up like a caricature of a woman, like some sort of male-fantasy thing. I think she’s drugged, Stern has something on her (i,e., the methadone/accidental overdose of her son thing), and now she’s his meat puppet. Betcha he put those weird eyelashes on her himself, along with the rest of her make-up. And he picked out that fugly dress as well – I know she’s not the best dresser ever, but she usually is a lot more flashy and revealing.

  8. Smartie says:

    She looks drugged. WTF – why do this fake thing if not for money? She sold the photos, sold the photos of the baby, sold the photos of her son……I thought she won the legal battle for the billions. Why would she still be pimping anything?

  9. coffeegod says:

    Well, just goes to show you can take the girl out of the trailer park but you can’t take the trailer park out of the girl.

  10. chic mommy says:

    what I don’t get is that she had a c-section just three weeks ago, how in the world is she allowing herself to take a dip in the water? Isn’t she still bleeding? Or afraid of the blood getting on that white dress? We all know the doctors don’t allow you to wear tampons post-partum, so what she’s doing is just gross. Last I heard, they didn’t make waterproof Swimmers in sizes larger than 4T.

  11. jen says:

    i know that the baby is only a few weeks old but she honestly looks like the photographer ex who claims to be the dad.

  12. Mona Woody says:

    Please, someone needs to take that baby off that crazy women! Anna’s Mona needs to step up and take over that child. She helped kill one of her children and we need to save this child from this nonresponsible women.

  13. Love Her! says:

    Anna/Howard:
    Congradulations! We are so happy for the both of you! Hugs & Kisses!
    Time WILL heal, you will both be in my prayers 🙂
    World… we can do anything for all of your sorry ASS’s 😉 Have anyone ever heard of don’t cast the first stone.. look at your own lives before you JUDGE others

  14. Don't Judge Others says:
  15. Viv says:

    We’re giving sound advice.

  16. Viv says:

    “Have anyone ever heard of” speal chek? Or grammir chek?

    🙂 Does a smiley face make it better?

  17. Don't Judge Others says:

    viv
    if shoe fits… wear it.. big’em

  18. she just lost a child !!!! says:

    how the hell would you look if you just lost your child of twenty years. you people are just terrible for saying things about her looks. on top of that she just had a baby girl. my word you people are terrible. let the girl have some happiness. she deserves it and Anna and howard I wish you nothing but peace and harmony in your new future together. god blessed you with a beautifuk baby girl. May you all have gone through the worst and have a smooth ride from now on. Good luck and god bless you all

  19. nadasurf says:

    hope you’re all happy….ya’ll got what you wanted

  20. LIVE AND LET LIVE AND IF YOU CAN’T SAY ANYTHING NICE DON’T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL. I LOVE ANNA AND FEEL SO BAD FOR HOWARD AND THE BABY. MY HEART GOES OUT TO THEM.

  21. IKnowSomeThings says:

    Anna Nicole faked her death, made up with Larry and now the baby is a star! Anna Nicole, the name, the image, was worth not too much prior to Fed 07, now, she is in the media again, pics of the baby sell for lots of money, wake up, she has you fooled, she faked her death! Sales go up when you die… Think