Jolie-Pitt wedding imminent?


Several reports have Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie getting married in Namibia any day now. Last month’s rumor that they were getting married in Italy turned out to be false of course, but in this case they’re actually in the location where the wedding is said to be, so it may happen.

The main points supporting the wedding theory:

  • Brad and Angelina have covered their seaside hotel with screens and have installed spotlights on the beach to enforce their privacy
  • Their relatives have supposedly flown in, with one local woman claiming to have hosted Angelina’s half sister that we’ve never heard of.
  • George Clooney is also supposed to be in Namibia now, but this is doubtful.
  • Angelina and Brad have issued a public statement asking the press to respect their privacy and stating that “We love Africa and to be here in Namibia with our family is very special for us.”
  • The Prime Minister of Namibia has asked the press to leave the country, and has imposed stiff fines on the paparrrazi. The government has also kicked photographers out of the area surrounding the resort, and it is supposed to be impossible to come within walking distance.
  • Brad and Angelina were caught entering a Namibian jewelry store by the television show Extra!
  • Sources supposedly close to the couple say that Brad has convinced Angelina to get married before the baby is born.

    Angelina is said to want a traditional Namibian ceremony in a lodge in the Etoshan national game forest:

    But the weekly magazine [In Touch] reports that there is a hitch: For now, Angie’s talking about a traditional Namibian ceremony – which might not be legally binding after all.

    Uh-oh. I believe Angie has reportedly mentioned this type of ceremony before.

    All the frills with no legal paper.

    This same second friend says Brad, 42, and Angie, 30, have planned a wedding ceremony at a remote lodge in the Etosha National Park in northern Namibia, where wild animals roam. An insider at the Embassy of Namibia in Washington, D.C., says that such ceremonies are commonly performed by local tribal chieftains in a Bantu dialect.

    The couple would be barefoot… and “will be asked to reach their arms toward the stars while the tribal leader calls upon the great spirits to watch over this man, this woman and their children until the end of time,” says the second friend.

    It’s kind of earthy, but it sounds romantic anyway. Brad and Angelina spent a few days at Okonjima Lodge a week and a half ago, and that may be where the wedding could take place. The getaway also serves a charitable purpose, and is “home to the AfriCat Foundation, a non-profit organisation committed to the conservation and rehabilitation of cheetahs and leopards.”

    Here are pictures of the Okonjima Lodge just in case they get married there. It looks nice but not quite nice enough for Brad and Angelina’s wedding. Maybe the website doesn’t do it justice. We also have pictures of the Burning Shore Lodge, where they are staying now. (Another lodge that would be a decent candidate for their wedding would be “Little Ongava,” although we were wrong that they had visited there earlier.)

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    1. millie says:
      April 25, 2006 at 2:07 am

      I love the caption here: “if I feel like it”–I seriously doubt this wedding ceremony will ever take place, but maybe she’s so bored there, she’ll at least distract herself with a ceremony since it’s not even binding in the US so it’s not like she’s giving up any freedom.

    2. celebitchy says:
      April 25, 2006 at 9:23 pm

      It doesn’t seem like she’s ready to make the commitment, although she’s certainly ready for more children. If they last I’ll be really surprised.