You’ve heard all about the classy parts of Fergie’s wedding to Josh Duhamel this past Saturday. The vineyard, the magnolia trees, the thousands of white roses, the tent ceiling covered with lights. Elegant, right? In fact considering Fergie’s general persona, I was slightly surprised by the sophistication of the event. But never fear – there was still plenty of crass behavior to keep the etiquette mavens clucking their tongues for weeks to come.
The day started off for the guests with the traditional pre-wedding frisk, then went on to the seizing of electronics and the passing through metal detectors.
While attendees of Fergie’s Saturday wedding to actor Josh Duhamel called the affair “absolutely amazing,” guests were still a little miffed at what one guest called the “airport-style security presence.”
“We couldn’t bring anything with us,” says an insider. “No cell phones, no cameras, nothing. We all met in a parking lot, where we were searched and went through metal detectors.”
[From Gatecrasher]
And in case you were under this mistaken assumption that the wedding’s entertainment was somewhat classy and on par with the ceremony and the rest of the reception, you’d be wrong. Unless you consider Kid Rock “jamming” or Alfonso “Carlton” Ribeiro belting out Michael Jackson covers classy. Then you’ve got it made.
Among the 200-some guests at the affair were Duhamel’s “Las Vegas” castmates James Caan, Molly Sims and Vanessa Marcil, while Fergie’s side boasted her Black Eyed Peas bandmates. Also milling about was Mario Lopez —who has known Fergie since their “Kids Incorporated” days — Wilmer Valderrama and Stacy Keibler, sporting a Fake Bake tan.
At the after-party, a cigar-puffing Kid Rock hopped on stage for a raucous jam session with the Black Eyed Peas and Fergie, while a swaying Alfonso Ribeiro (of “Fresh Prince of Bel Air”) did a set of Michael Jackson covers.
What, no Carlton Banks dance?
[From Gatecrasher]
And really, why have romance when you can have Kid Rock? No one knows about the heartache of love like that guy. I don’t think I’d want anyone who thought marrying Pamela Anderson to be a good idea at my wedding. That’s some bad energy right there.
Just to obliterate that last little possibility of sophistication, Fergie’s mom gave quite the tacky interview to Ryan Seacrest, where she maybe joked – or maybe was telling the truth – about charging guests for their dates. Given everything else, it’s hard to tell.
Terri Jackson, Fergie’s mom, says she is still recovering from her daughter’s weekend Malibu wedding to Josh Duhamel. “It was such a blast,” a hoarse-sounding Terri told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show Monday, “You can hear it in my voice!”
There were “350, 375 people were there,” Terri said, “and that was keeping it way down! So many people couldn’t bring a date unless they paid me money or something! It had to be someone you’re actually engaged to or something like that.”
[From Us Magazine]
Um, ha ha? I really can’t tell if that’s a joke or not. I would like to hope so, but considering they searched their guests and made them go through metal detectors, I’m not sure that charging guests for dates is that far off. All that aside, I wonder if they had to pay Alfonso Ribeiro to perform. I definitely want him at my wedding. I bet if they’d thrown another $200 at him, he would’ve swallowed his pride and done The Carlton.
Fergie and Josh are shown heading off from LAX to their honeymoon on 1/11/09. Credit: SplashNewsOnline
People will do anything for money like take pictures of their friend/relative at their wedding and sell them to the tabloids. I don’t blame Fergie at all for having the guests frisked. If there wasn’t a potential problem it wouldn’t have been done.
JayBird, you make it sound like Fergie did the honours herself! Although the focus on the bride makes we wonder why the media assumes the groom had nothing to do with the wedding other than turn up and look pretty.
If they thought certain people were going to be a problem they shouldn’t have invited them to the wedding. You don’t invite people to a wedding and then search them when they get there and take their personal items away. It is just silly and rude. And c’mon do people really care that much about Fergies wedding?? I think not. Shes just the poor mans Gwen Stefani who thinks way too much of herself. Her man is hot though.
I’m sorry, I understand that when you’re a celebrity, you need to take certain precautions.
But come on Fergie, you’re a C list celebrity at best, your man too.
Angie and Brad, I could understand, because everyoneeveryone wants a piece of them.
But come on…..you wouldn’t get much money off their wedding pictures imho.
god she’s ugly.
I remember having a simple cake and champage reception at a beautiful Hollywood wedding in the 60’s..who would’ve thought “frisking” and “metal detectors” would be so chic?
Stacy Ferguson’s lip inflation courtesy of Michelin Tires.
she has the neck of a 60yr old.
Aaawww C’mon… Lets all be nice to the newlyweds. 😛
I like smaller weddings, so I can understand that once you reached more than 300 guests you would try to minimize it.
I mean, some people would prolly just bring a new girl to a celebrity wedding regardless of their status as a couple and with all do respect, I wouldn’t like it if my wedding would be some- bait for a fame digger.
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