ICYMI, Letoya Luckett is Engaged!

If there’s one thing we love, it’s an engagement.  And if you’ve been a reader of Behind the Veil, Beyond the Vows for any length of time, you also know that we love a good celebrity love story. And we were thrilled to learn that our 2nd favorite member of the Destiny’s Child dynasty, Letoya Luckett, is engaged.

She took to Instagram to show off her gorgeous oval rock and publicly announce her engagement to Dallas entrepreneur Tommicus Walker in a post that read

“I said , ” Yes yeeeesssss” on his Burfday!! #issaengagement #GodShowedout  #HesaGoodManSavanah  #LoveWins #8/16/17.”

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And she looks over the moon with happiness..not to mention, how CUTE he is…proving, once again, love does really win!Letoya Luckett and Tommicus Walker

Congrats Letoya!

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Happily Ever After: Barbie and Ken Get Married

Barbie (nee Barbra Millicent Roberts) and longtime boyfriend, Ken Carson (better known as just Ken) met on the set of a TV commercial in 1961 and it was love at first sight.  But in 2004, the couple split, landing them on the covers of toy magazines everywhere.  Although never confirmed, it was rumored that the separation may have been caused by Ken’s reluctance to get married however Ken returned to Barbie’s heart in 2006 with a fresh makeover and a diamond ring!!

French photographer and owner of BdG Photography, Beatrice de Guigne, recently staged and photographed a beautifully creative and artistic reenactment of what was undoubtedly, a fairytale wedding day for the couple.  The photos are gorgeous and for a moment, I almost forget I’m looking at dolls.  I’ve included just a handful of the wedding pictures below but you can see the complete wedding album here.  Enjoy!

Oh…ps: Beatrice, please invite me to the next party! Please and thank you!

Celebrity Wedding Announcements

Platinum weddings abound this summer as Hollywood continues to heat up in the love department and we raise our champagne glass to toast the following love stories.

 

JUST MARRIED: Amerie

Famous for: The R&B hit “One Thing”

Married to: Long time fiancée and manager, Lenny Nicholson (we just might be related…lol)

Where: Viceroy Hotel in Anguilla

What she wore:  A Monique Lhuillier gown complete with a cathedral train, baby blue Yves Saint Laurent Tribute sandals, and jewelry by Rafaello & Co.

Cute Wedding Fact: Amerie’s “something blue” was her Yves Saint Laurent sandals and Essie nail polish


JUST MARRIED: America Ferrera

Famous for: Ugly Betty, Real Women Have Curves, Our Family Wedding…shall I go on?

Married to: College sweetheart, Ryan Piers Williams

Where: Vanessa Williams’ estate in Chappaqua, NY in front of approximately 100 guests and family.

On The Guest List: America’s ‘Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants’ co-stars Blake Lively (without rumored beau Leonardo DiCaprio), Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel alongside “Ugly Betty” pals Mark Indelicato, and Rebecca Romijn (with her husband Jerry O’Connell)

What she wore:  An ivory strapless dress called “J’Adore” from Amsale’s Christos line.  The gorgeous gown beautifully featured a dropped waist, six-tiers of tulle skirting and was embellished with French corded lace.  (Check out the “J’Adore” style from Christos’ fall 2011 collection here.)

Cute Wedding Fact: Judith Light, who played Claire Meade on the hit series “Ugly Betty”, officiated the ceremony

 

ROYAL WEDDING ALERT

JUST MARRIED: Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock (Prince and Princess of Monaco)

Famous For: She’s a one-time Olympic swimmer from South Africa and he’s…well, a Prince!

Where: Palace of Monaco

On The Guest List: James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, bohemian designer Roberto Cavalli, British model Naomi Campbell, Czech supermodel Karolina Kurkova , Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld; Royal guests included the kings of Sweden and Belgium and Denmark’s crown princess; Prince Karim Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, Empress Farah Pahlavi, and former French first lady Bernadette Chirac

What she wore: (Friday’s civil ceremony) A blue Chanel suit with billowy pants and pearly earrings; (Ceremony) A custom designed Armani gown which took 40,000 Swarovski crystals, 30,000 golden stones, 20,000 mother of pearl tear drops, and 2,500 hours to create and topped it off with a 16-foot silk train; (Reception) A stunning Armani Prive evening gown for which featured sheer, shimmering white fabric and a four-tiered ruffled skirt

Cute wedding fact: Charlene’s name is now officially written with an accent to give it a more French resonance

JUST MARRIED: Kate Moss

Famous For: Supermodel

Married to: Guitarist of the rock band The Kills, Jamie Hince

Where:  St. Peter’s Church in Little Farringdon, Gloucestershire

On The Guest List: Jude Law, Naomi Campbell, Jade Jagger, The Rolling Stones, The McCartneys, Vivienne Westwood, Iggy Pop, Beth Ditto, Snoop Dogg, John Galliano, James Brown, Bobby Gillespie, and Sadie Frost

What she wore: (Shown: For the ceremony) A rhinestone studded gown by John Galliano and Manolo Blahnik shoes; (For her first dance as Mrs) Stella McCartney oyster silk chiffon dress; (For the after party) a micro-mini bodycon dress; (For her honeymoon departure) a three-piece off-white wool Stella McCartney suit

What he wore: A light blue Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent suit and signature shades

Cute Wedding Fact: Hince’s bandmate, Alison Mosshart, served as the groom’s bestwoman

JUST MARRIED…AGAIN! Monica

Famous for: Selling more than 20 million records worldwide including The Boy is Mine

The First Time Around: Monica and Shannon were married on November 22nd, 2011 in a private home ceremony with only two witnesses present. They had only met a month prior on the set of her “Love All Over Me” video

Married to: LA Lakers star, Shannon Brown

Where: Vibiana, a renovated 19th century cathedral in downtown Los Angeles

On The Guest List: Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher, Kandi Burress, Jermaine Dupri, Lala Vazquez and Carmelo Anthony, Khloe Kardashian, Ashanti and Nelly, Cee-lo Green, Toya and Memphitz, Nene Leakes

What she wore:  A haute couture gown by Stephan Rolland

ENGAGED: Hillary Scott

Lady Antebellum’s, Hillary Scott is engaged to her love Chris Tyrell.  No info yet on when they will be exchanging vows.

ENGAGED: Neil Patrick Harris

Though they proposed to each other 5 years ago, Harris and long-term partner David Burtka have now publically announced their engagement to one another and are making plans to legally wed now that the bill supporting marriage equality in NY has passed.

Congratulations to all of the Newlyweds and Nearlyweds!!

 

{Photo Credits: Singersroom.com, Celebritybuzz.com, USMagazine.com}

Do We Love It? Real Housewives of Atlanta, Cynthia Bailey, Wedding Dress Revealed

If you follow Bravo TVs drama reality series, Real Housewives of Atlanta, then you know the season finale will finally reveal whether or not self-confessed runaway bride, Cynthia Bailey actually says “I do” to 50 year old fiance, Peter Thomas.

Thanks to my bestie [@JenayeMarnique] I learned that the February issue of Essence will include an entire spread of the Bailey/Thomas wedding day but not before a leaked photo revealed the the statuesque fashion model draped in her custom-designed, gunmetal silver, Rubin Stinger wedding dress.

 

PHOTO COURTESY OF WETPAINT.COM

My initial reaction upon seeing the dress was one of shock, after all it is fiercely larger than life. I love the exaggerated style of the dress and the gunmetal/chocolate brown/white color combination. I even think she looks fabulously stunning in the nontraditional gown but they remind me more of a couple that is about to step out on the red carpet than one about to say their vows.

Cynthia and Peter did, however, tie the knot in a formal ceremony that took place on July 24th, 2010 at the Fernback Museum of Natural History (Atlanta, GA).  The couple, now 187 days into their new life together, posted a simple wedding website (which is disappointingly lacking in wedding recaps) and registered at Williams-SonomaBed Bath and Beyond, and Tiffany and Co. Despite recent rumors of possible marital challenges, we wish Cynthia and Peter all of the joy in the world in their new marriage.

The season finale of Real Housewives of Atlanta airs this Sunday, January 30th at 10:00pm on Bravo TV.

A Weekend of Celebrity Weddings

The last weekend of July went out with a bang with some of biggest names in entertainment finally saying I do and Vera Wang sweeping the “Most Brides Donning a Fabulous Gown” award!

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Chelsea Clinton says “I Do” to Marc Mezvinsky at the very historic Astor Courts in Rhinebeck, NY
Not only did Chelsea double-dress herself in Vera Wang, wearing an ivory strapless gown for the interfaith ceremony and a silk tulle cross-back Grecian gown for the reception, but Vera was also the creative inspiration and designer for the bridesmaids dresses.

  • Officiated by Rabbi James Ponet
  • Besides having the former President of the United States walk her down the aisle, her very high profile guest list included THE Vera Wang (Yes! We know she was not THE MOST high profile guest but sorry, we LOVE her…no one else really matters).
  • Estimated price tag: $5M dollars…now there’s a PLATINUM wedding.

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Alicia Keys says “I Do” to Kaseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean in Corsica, France
Grecian inspired dresses were predicted to be one of 2010’s wedding dress trends so it’s only apropos that Alicia decided to adorn her baby bump in a beautiful ivory gown designed by none other than…Vera Wang.

  • Officiated by Deepak Chopra
  • Guest List included Bono and Queen Latifah

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Tameka “Tiny” Cottle says “I Do” to Clifford “T.I” Harris on Star Island in Miami, FL

Because I was raised to just say nothing in situations where there’s nothing good to say, I am refraining from saying much about Tiny’s strapless ivory gown designed by Valentino. Okay, just one little comment/question…if she had a wedding planner WHY didn’t they recommend a different dress? Not that it’s bad but it’s not screaming “Here Comes the Beautiful Blushing Bride” to me. Moving on…

  • Officiated by former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young
  • All of the “A”; including Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, TLC’s Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, Bow Wow, Nelly, Ashanti, and Trina; descended upon Miami to help the couple celebrate their long-anticipated nuptials.

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Kimberly Brock says “I Do” to James Van der Beek in Tel Aviv
This wedding was probably the most overshadowed by the Clinton/Mezvinsky wedding as we couldn’t find one interesting detail, or picture, about it outside of news that Kimberly wore a Shareen Vintage dress. BOR-ING! Oh wait, like Key’s she’s pregnant!

So final tally:

  • VERA WANG:2 +all of Chelsea’s Bridesmaids dresses
  • VALENTINO: 1
  • New Wedding Accessory: Baby bump (Oh, how I hope this isn’t the new trend!!)

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Weddings to watch
Tamera Mowry, twin sister of Tia Mowry, is engaged (AGAIN) and this time she’s scheduled to wed Fox News correspondent Adam Housley in May 2011.

Congratulations to all of the Couples!! What wedding were you most anticipating? And now that the big day has passed, which one left you teary-eyed and awestruck?