Christina Aguilera has gone from Dirrty Girl to married girl
The pop princess, 24, and her longtime boyfriend, music mogul
Jordan Bratman, 28, swapped vows Saturday in a lavish ceremony at the
Staglin Family Vineyard in Napa Valley.It’s the first marriage for both.Word leaked of the nuptials on Friday, with the press descending en masse to wine country. Us Weekly was the first out of the gate Saturday with news that the “I dos” went down.Aguilera
wore a Christian Lacroix dress and pulled her hair back in a
jewel-encrusted bun topped with white flowers. The pair exchanged
wedding bands designed by London-based jeweler Stephen Webster, who
also created the singer’s five-carat diamond sparkler.
The bridesmaids wore dresses designed by Kai Milla, Stevie Wonder’s wife.
Some
130 guests, including Sharon Stone, looked on as the twosome entered
into matrimony. A gospel choir provided the music for the ceremony.
130 guests, including Sharon Stone, looked on as the twosome entered
into matrimony. A gospel choir provided the music for the ceremony.
The duo were scheduled to depart Sunday for an extended honeymoon in an undisclosed location, Us Weekly reported.
The
couple began the countdown to their nuptials on Wednesday, when they
touched down in Napa and enjoyed a dinner at the acclaimed French
Laundry Restaurant, which stayed open late to accommodate its celebrity
diners. The soon-to-be newlyweds then repaired to their $3,500-a-night
cottage at the Auberge Du Soleil, which included a fireplace, steam
room and outdoor hot tub.
couple began the countdown to their nuptials on Wednesday, when they
touched down in Napa and enjoyed a dinner at the acclaimed French
Laundry Restaurant, which stayed open late to accommodate its celebrity
diners. The soon-to-be newlyweds then repaired to their $3,500-a-night
cottage at the Auberge Du Soleil, which included a fireplace, steam
room and outdoor hot tub.
The night before the
ceremony, Aguilera and Bratman and their wedding party gathered for an
elaborate Japanese themed rehearsal dinner at the Auberge Du Soleil
Inn, which was catered by L.A. sushi eatery Hamasaku and appropriately
featured the “Christina Aguilera Roll”–a cut roll wrapped in soy paper
with spicy tuna, rice and avocado and topped with sweet eel sauce.
ceremony, Aguilera and Bratman and their wedding party gathered for an
elaborate Japanese themed rehearsal dinner at the Auberge Du Soleil
Inn, which was catered by L.A. sushi eatery Hamasaku and appropriately
featured the “Christina Aguilera Roll”–a cut roll wrapped in soy paper
with spicy tuna, rice and avocado and topped with sweet eel sauce.
Aguilera and Bratman got engaged in February, after Bratman popped the question in a hotel room in Carmel, California.
“He
got down on one knee and said, ‘Will you do me the honor of being my
wife?’ I’ve been floating ever since,” Aguilera told People at the
time.
got down on one knee and said, ‘Will you do me the honor of being my
wife?’ I’ve been floating ever since,” Aguilera told People at the
time.
The pair celebrated their engagement with a joint
bachelor/bachelorette party in Las Vegas over Halloween weekend, to
which the “Beautiful” singer came dressed as a nurse and Bratman came
as a doctor.
bachelor/bachelorette party in Las Vegas over Halloween weekend, to
which the “Beautiful” singer came dressed as a nurse and Bratman came
as a doctor.
Aguilera and Bratman met in 2002, when he worked at her management company, AzoffMusic Management.
By Sarah Hall
E!Online