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Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz were due to have their shotgun wedding last weekend when Ashlee decided she didn’t want her dad, a former Baptist minister, officiating. She got it in mind that she was going to have a Buddhist minister instead, despite never having previously expressed an interest in Buddhism that I could find. The argument between Ashlee and her dad got so heated that she said she would cancel the wedding if he wouldn’t let her have a Buddhist priest preside. Ashlee’s fiancé Pete Wentz stepped in and was able to save the wedding by convincing Ashlee to give in to her dad:
“In the 11th hour, Ashlee clashed with her father over the ceremony, and when he would not cave, she actually decided to cancel,” said a family friend.
The dispute… was because Ashlee… decided at the last minute to have a Buddhist priest perform the ceremony instead of her father.
“Joe completely lost it!” the source said.
“They were down to the wire. Every last detail was in place and he could not believe his daughter came up with this last-second Buddhist idea after everything was set.”
Joe Simpson, a former Baptist minister, “dug in his heels,” according to the source, and told Ashlee there was no way he’d host a Buddhist wedding.
In the end, it was… Pete who saved the day.
“He ran after Ashlee, sat her down and told her there was too much at stake now to cancel the ceremony,” said the source.
[From The National Enquirer, print edition, June 2, 2008]
Maybe Joe was pissed because the wedding was all planned out already, but if Ashlee had an available Buddhist minister in mind, and it’s not clear from this article that she did, it seems like a simple change to have a different person officiate. It’s her wedding and she should be the one to decide who is marrying her. Instead Joe Simpson almost let her cancel the whole thing because he was too stubborn to step down and concede his daughter’s wishes! That’s ridiculous. You can understand him being hurt, but it’s his daughter’s special day and he should care enough about her to step down. Instead Joe showed that his ego is more important than his daughter’s feelings.
The National Enquirer has details of Ashlee’s wedding that we’ve partially already heard. She had an “Alice in Wonderland” theme “decorated with a top hat, teapot and pocket watch with a pot of flowers on top…. Tables were laden with black beauty roses… and tents were decked out with black chandeliers, black rugs and white couches with red pillows.” Guests dined on a dinner of “crab cakes, shrimp tacos, sushi, roast organic chicken, Kobe beef and baked Alaska.”
Just Jared has pictures of Ashlee and Pete’s wedding invitation, complete with Alice in Wonderland “eat me” cookie, and their chocolate table settings with guests names.
Ashlee and Pete are shown at LaGuardia airport in New York last night after returning from their honeymoon. They’re in the same pose as on their People cover. Thanks to Splash News.
Written by Celebitchy
Posted in Ashlee Simpson, Family, Feuds, Joe Simpson, Pete Wentz, Weddings
14 Responses to “Ashlee Simpson almost called off wedding at last minute over clash with dad”
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i think i would be a little sad if i were pregnant on my honeymoon at 23.
the saying, when you become a parent everything changes, is very true -
I agree Vince. Seems like a bunch of bullshit to me. Like Asslee knows anything about Buddism
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The only thing that makes this sound even remotely genuine is the involvement of Papa Joe. Given how much control he seems to require over his daughters, I can see him insisting on officiating no matter what.
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I swear PW shops in the juniors department at Sears.
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Please tell me Pete’s ridiculous pants and blue jacket are part of the Alice in Wonderland theme …
Also, how stupid is it to make as the theme of your wedding, an annoying fairy tale where mayhem reigns. The black theme is an ugly idea as well. Never let a 23-year-old plan a wedding; not even her own.
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I once came back from a wedding where the bride’s grandmother told us the theme was “seashells.” I repeated this to a co-worker who said, “Wasn’t ‘wedding’ enough of a theme for her?” I understand the desire for color schemes, but I don’t get the whole theme thing, Alice in Wonderland or otherwise.
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It’s too bad that Pete feeds into the controlling father bit, every chance he gets it seems.
Nothing like a perpetuated cycle to get your hopes up for the future. -
As a rule, I don’t dislike Ashlee and Pete…they’re cute, young and dumb, but I don’t hold that against them. HOWEVER… the whole running off and threatening to cancel the wedding because of a last minute change that your father who paid for the wedding is unhappy about is sooooo stupid and ridiculous! Clearly the plan was already set, why in God’s name (no pun intended) would this girl decide to do the Buddhism thing? For no good reason but publicity and press. Ridiculous.
Btw, why do other people get to decide what’s “appropriate” for someone else’s wedding??? If someone wants a themed wedding, why the hell is it anyone else’s place to make a judgement call??? A wedding should be a PERSONAL choice of the bride and groom, with reasonable consideration for their parents.
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I seriously doubt the authenticity of this article.
While I believe little Ashley wanted to “rebel” against her father by having a Buddhist priest officiate her wedding, neither she, nor her sister, have ever stood their own against Big Papa Joe. I find it hard to believe that she grew a spine overnight. (Wasn’t it just a week or two ago that her dad sold her out for “Newlyweds II”?)The part about Wentz convincing Ashley to go along with the it does have a ring of truth, though. He probably fought tooth and nail to have a Goth Wonderland themed wedding, and there was no way he’d let Ashley’s bitch-fit ruin his Big Day, goddamnit!
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LMFAO @ Jaundice Medicine’s comment!
Y’know some of the elements I like the sound of - but only Jack White could ever get away with that colour-scheme.
But they did miss a trick there - they could have had Papa Joe and Random Buddhist Dude (probably the actor Paris was photographed with) parroting the vows simultaneously - just like Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee
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Seriously who cares about Ashlee Simpson’s wedding. Until there’s some news of her releasing a sex tape, don’t bother me with her.
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Alice in Wonderland theme? A bit close on the heels of the Marilyn Manson thing, Pete. Douche.
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I heart Diva and her very sensible opinions.
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Who wants to bet me that this story wasnt planted to get drama out there since no one cared about the wedding itself?
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