After dating for five years, star celebs Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo got married on a private island. They kept helicopters and planes away by pulling a fireworks permit, surprising the paparazzi who hoped to fly in with telephoto lens cameras to spy on the celebrity couple on their special day.
Vanessa Minnillo replaces Jessica Simpson as Mrs. Lachey
The footage of the celebs private wedding ceremony aired on Saturday, July 30th to the delight of pop music fans familiar with the former teen idol. Lachey used to be married to actress and singer Jessica Simpson and the two were wed for a short time. They actually allowed cameras to film their first year of marriage for a reality television series called "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica." The publicity stunt proved to be a romance killer and they divorced back in 2006 shortly after the show ended.
Vanessa Minnillo was a former Miss Teen USA who was also a music business insider. As a host on MTV, the pretty and smart brunette stood in sharp contrast to the ditzy blonde bombshell Jessica Simpson. She and Nick Lachey dated as a live-in celebrity couple for years, and the former boy band star from 98 Degrees seems to be exceptionally happy with his new bride.
Was Jessica happy to hear Nick was marrying Vanessa Minnillo? Suffice it to say she countered with an engagement announcement of her own that came out shortly after Nick made his announcement.
Nick and Vanessa Wedding
To keep their wedding private, they had to go to extremes. There was Hollywood fanfare of the modest type as the two got married on a private island owned by billionaire Richard Branson with TLC cameras rolling for the exclusive. At the time, only 35 guests were present. Their wedding planner also handled the exclusive wedding of Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez as well as A-List reality TV star Khloe Kardashian (who wed NBA player Lamar Odom).
Wedding Fireworks
Since the FAA will not allow planes to fly in airspace dedicated to fireworks, the celebrity couple pulled a permit. While there were fireworks between Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo as they danced the night away barefoot on the Bahamian beach the night of their wedding, the evening ended with fireworks in the sky that kept the paparazzi cameras from capturing a glimpse of the festivities that day.
ABC News reports, "Helicopters and paparazzi around the island ... for us that's nightmare scenario," Lachey said. "We really don't want that to happen."
To prevent their wedding photos from showing up on celebrity sighting websites and magazine covers worldwide, they did something pro-active.
"We pull fireworks permits -- the FAA will not allow any type of aircraft over the area if there's a permit," Sacks said. What an unfortunate surprise that must have been to Paparazzi who found out the location of the secret wedding and were hoping to get photographs!
Celebrity Weddings
All celebrity wedding planners should remember this trick. Why? Because even though fans want to see the paparazzi photos, as human beings people also understand some moments in life really should be left private -- even if you are rich and famous Hollywood celebs loved by gossip columnists.
Cheers to Nick and Vanessa -- the hot new Hollywood power couple -- for deciding to be more low-key than he was with Jessica. They were officially married July 15, 2011.
Vanessa Minnillo replaces Jessica Simpson as Mrs. Lachey
The footage of the celebs private wedding ceremony aired on Saturday, July 30th to the delight of pop music fans familiar with the former teen idol. Lachey used to be married to actress and singer Jessica Simpson and the two were wed for a short time. They actually allowed cameras to film their first year of marriage for a reality television series called "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica." The publicity stunt proved to be a romance killer and they divorced back in 2006 shortly after the show ended.
Vanessa Minnillo was a former Miss Teen USA who was also a music business insider. As a host on MTV, the pretty and smart brunette stood in sharp contrast to the ditzy blonde bombshell Jessica Simpson. She and Nick Lachey dated as a live-in celebrity couple for years, and the former boy band star from 98 Degrees seems to be exceptionally happy with his new bride.
Was Jessica happy to hear Nick was marrying Vanessa Minnillo? Suffice it to say she countered with an engagement announcement of her own that came out shortly after Nick made his announcement.
Nick and Vanessa Wedding
Wedding Fireworks
Since the FAA will not allow planes to fly in airspace dedicated to fireworks, the celebrity couple pulled a permit. While there were fireworks between Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo as they danced the night away barefoot on the Bahamian beach the night of their wedding, the evening ended with fireworks in the sky that kept the paparazzi cameras from capturing a glimpse of the festivities that day.
ABC News reports, "Helicopters and paparazzi around the island ... for us that's nightmare scenario," Lachey said. "We really don't want that to happen."
To prevent their wedding photos from showing up on celebrity sighting websites and magazine covers worldwide, they did something pro-active.
"We pull fireworks permits -- the FAA will not allow any type of aircraft over the area if there's a permit," Sacks said. What an unfortunate surprise that must have been to Paparazzi who found out the location of the secret wedding and were hoping to get photographs!
Celebrity Weddings
All celebrity wedding planners should remember this trick. Why? Because even though fans want to see the paparazzi photos, as human beings people also understand some moments in life really should be left private -- even if you are rich and famous Hollywood celebs loved by gossip columnists.
Cheers to Nick and Vanessa -- the hot new Hollywood power couple -- for deciding to be more low-key than he was with Jessica. They were officially married July 15, 2011.
