Pop star Avril Lavigne wed Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley at Villa Lilybelle, a private estate in Montecito, California, on Saturday afternoon.
The Catholic ceremony began at 5pm and lasted only 20 minutes. An orchestra played “The Wedding March” as Lavigne walked down the aisle on the arm of her father John.”Avril looked beautiful! Her hair was very bright blonde. Her dress was simple, but elegant,” a witness tells Us. After the groom kissed the bride, guests flung rose petals on the newlyweds as they traipsed up the aisle. “Attendees cheered with excitement, and were so stoked for the newlyweds,” says the witness.
Lavigne, 21, wore a Vera Wang custom-made ivory strapless tissue organza gown with wrapped bodice and appliqué lace beaded skirt. After the ceremony, the bride changed into a Vera Wang ivory strapless draped Chantilly lace gown. Lavigne’s bridesmaids wore Vera Wang draped petal pink crepe chiffon gowns. Whibley and his five groomsmen wore tuxes from the Boss Black collection by Hugo Boss.The wedding, coordinated by wedding planner to the stars Mindy Weiss, was outfitted with hundreds of white roses. The expansive pink Spanish villa featured a large pond complete with white swans. There were a little over 100 guests in attendance, mostly close friends and family (no celebrities).Both rockers hail from Ontario, Canada, and were friends for several years before they began dating in 2004. Whibley, 26, proposed to Lavigne in Venice, Italy, in June 2004 while she was on tour in Europe. It is the first marriage for both.
“I might look like a tough chick – and I am – but I’m also a hopeless romantic inside,” Lavigne has said.
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I hope this one lasts!
