HOWARD STERN WEDS IN STYLE NEW YORK CITY, October 3 ... Radio jock Howard Stern, 54, and his long time girlfriend Beth Ostrosky, 36, were married at the Le Cirque restaurant officiated by ordained minister Mark Consuelos, the actor husband of actress / TV host Kelly Rippa. The bride wore a Marquesa white chiffon gown with cutaway back and sides and carried a bouqet of a very tight bunch of 20 deep-purple calla lillies. The groom wore a dark suit.   The  decor at the restaurant was created by general manager, Elli Jafari. It tooked like something out of a fairy tale and was built around a tree in the middle of the room, wrapped in 2000 weeping willows drooping down over the guests' heads with white orchids hanging down. A chandelier of two- to three-thousand white orchids and candles in small lanterns complimented the theme.   The final menu for their guests was selected after several tastings from chef Christophe Bellanca. Beth is vegetarian. She eats fish, but not shellfish or meats. She is also an animal activist, so she wanted the menu to be animal friendly. For dinner, the first course was a tuna Tataki, followed by scrambled eggs with white truffles, as well as a pasta dish, tortelloni with Taleggio cheese, from northern Italy. The main course was striped bass with caviar. Wine and champagne flowed.   Among the 180 celebrity guests were Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, Adam Carolla, Barbara Walters, Billy Joel who sang The Stranger and his wife Katie Lee, Joan Rivers, Stern's Sirius talk show co-hosts Robin Quivers and Artie Lang, Chevy Chase, Donald and Melania Trump, and John Stamos.   Stern proposed to Ostrosky on Valentine's Day 2007. This is the second marriage for Stern and the first for Ostrosky. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AT WEDDING RAVELLO, Italy, October 1 ... "7th Heaven" star Beverley Mitchell and accountant Michael Cameron were married in front of 100 guests, including Mitchell's former co-stars Jessica Biel and Mackenzie Rosman as bridesmaids and Biel's boyfriend, Justin Timberlake. SCARLETT WEDS RYAN VANCOUVER, B.C., September 27 ... Actors Scarlett Johansson, left, (Woody Allen's film Vicky Christna Bracelona) and Ryan Reynolds (Definitely Maybe) were married in a small wedding that took place at a resort outside Vancouver. Guests included Scarlett's mother and her brother. The couple announced their engagement in May. HAWAIIAN WEDDING FOR SOPRANOS STAR HONOLULU, Hawaii, August 30 ... A harpist played the Hawaiian Wedding Song in the background when Sopranos star James Gandolfini, 46, and fiancée Deborah Lin, 40, exchanged their vows in an intimate ceremony at the Central Union Church in the bride's hometown.   The bride wore a white gown made of Italian lace. Gandolfini's son Michael, 8, from his first marriage to Marcy Wudarsk (ended in 2002), served as best man.   Following the 20-minute ceremony friends and family joined the newlyweds for an evening reception at a resort where Gandolfini and Lin both wore traditional long, green leis around their necks. JEWEL AND TY MURRAY WED BAHAMAS, August 7 ... Singer Jewel, 34, and rodeo star Ty Murray eloped on a beach at the Atlantis/Cove Resort. She wore a traditional wedding gown and diamonds and he wore jeans and a button down shirt. The couple have been together for more than a decade and share a 2,200-acre central Texas ranch with their shitzu George. WORLD SILVER MEDALISTS WED MONTREAL, Que, August 23 ... Two Time World Silver Medalist Figure Skaters Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon were married at the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel. The bride wore a gown by Ines Di Santo. The groom wore a Hugo Boss tux with an Armani shirt.  The couple are part of the 2008-2009 Smucker’s Stars on Ice tour. Visit www.starsonice.com/Cast/Dubreil-Lauzon.aspx. NATIONAL BALLET DANCERS WED TORONTO, July 4 … The National Ballet of Canada Principal Dancer Greta Hodgkinson and First Soloist Etienne Lavigne were married at Graydon Hall Manor where they were joined by her American family from Rhode Island and his family from Quebec, and friends for an intimate, bilingual ceremony. The bride wore a Monique Lhuillier gown and Christian Louboutin shoes. The matron of honour and bridesmaids wore raspberry-colored gowns by Nicole Miller. The newlyweds are honeymooning in Hawaii. Photo: T. H.  Jackson Huang. THE BACHELOR WEDS LOS OLIVOS, CA, July 5 ... The Bachelor Andrew Firestone, 32, and Ivana Bozilovic, 30, were married at St. Mark's in the Valley Episcopal Church. After kissing the bride, Firestone's cousin and niece led the processional in a rendition of Livin' on a Prayer by Jon Bon Jovi.   The couple met in 2005. He proposed in 2007 and helped design a 2.5-carat diamond engagement ring for her. They are honeymooning in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. AMERICAN IDOL WEDS BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 28th ... American Idol 2003 winner Ruben Studdard, 29, and Surata Zuri McCants, 30, left, were married at the Canterbury United Methodist Church in a 30-minute ceremony that included an exchange of vows, prayers and music provided by a string ensemble. Nicknamed the “Velvet Teddy Bear” on the Idol show for his big frame and sonorous voice, he wore a black tuxedo with white bow tie for his wedding and his bride wore a white and ivory wedding gown. GREASE STAR WEDS CUZCO, Peru June 21 ... Actress / singer Olivia Newton-John and businessman, John Easterling, were married in a private ceremony, followed by a second ceremony on Jupiter Island in Florida the following week. On July 4th, family and friends were invited to a private celebration at Newton-John's home in Malibu where the couple made the announcement. It is the second marriage for both. Easterling's is CEO of Amazon Herb Co. based in Jupiter, which sells botanical supplements from the rainforest. ETHAN HAWKE WEDS NEW YOK CITY, June ... Actor Ethan Hawke (Training Day), right, and Ryan Shawhughes were married. The couple are expecting their first child. Hawke was formerly married to actress Uma Thurman. CHARLIE SHEEN WEDS HOLLYWOOD, May 30 ... Actor Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller were married Friday evening during a private ceremony. The 30-year-old real estate investor bride wore a simple ivory Reem Acra gown for the occasion. They wrote their own vows and had no bridesmaids or groomsmen. The wedding ceremony was presided by a friend of the Two and a Half Men star, who is an ordained minister.   Guests included Sheen's two daughters, aged 4 and 3, from his marriage to actress Denise Richards and his 23-year-old daughter Cassandra from a former relationship, his dad, actor Martin Sheen, actress Holland Taylor, and Grey’s Anatomy's Eric Dane, among other stars.   Sheen proposed to Mueller in Costa Rica last June, presenting her with a $500,000 custom-designed 11-carat yellow diamond and platinum ring from jeweler Lord Alon Barak.   In lieu of wedding gifts, the newlyweds have asked guests to donate to the Chrysalis: Changing Lives Through Jobs charity and to Pugs 'N Pals, a dog rescue charity. JESSICA ALBA WEDS BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 19 ... Actress Jessica Alba, 27, and producer Cash Warren, 31, were married quietly in the Beverly Hills courthouse's ceremony room under an arch of green silk foliage and white flowers. They were casually dressed, with Alba wearing a long blue dress and her hair back in a ponytail. Warren, in a white shirt and brown pants, arrived with Alba at about 11:30 a.m. on Monday, applied for a marriage license and waited about 40 minutes for the paperwork to be processed before a staff member from the courthouse married them. Nobody else attended the wedding. The couple have their first child. ASHLEE SIMPSON AND PETE WENTZ LOS ANGELES, May 17 ... Pop singer Ashlee Simpson and bassist for Fall Out Boy, Pete Wentz, were married Saturday evening in an sunset ceremony in front of 150 family and friends in the back yard of her parents home. Simpson, 23, wore an ivory lace wedding gown by Monique Lhuillier and jewels by William Noble. Wentz, 28, wore a Dior Homme tuxedo.   Simpson's father, Joe Simpson walked her down the aisle before he performed the non-denominational ceremony. Sister Jessica served as maid of honor. The bridesmaids wore dresses by Vera Wang. Wentz's English bulldog, Hemingway, was the ring-bearer. Guests included Jessica's on / off boyfriend, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden, Scrubs actor Donald Faison and girlfriend Cacee Cobb.   Well known L.A. celebrity wedding planner Mindy Weiss helped Simpson plan her Alice in Wonderland themed reception featuring a wedding cake by Sam Godfrey of Perfect Endings with a top hat, tea pot, stop watch and a pot of flowers on top. The elaborate centerpieces of black beauty roses were by Mark's Garden. Guests were served Rose Veuve Clicquot champagne followed by a sit-down dinner and dancing to a deejay.  This is the first marriage for both.

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