R&B Singer Monica and professional NBA player, Shannon Brown made headlines over the weekend after they tied the knot for a second time in Los Angeles. The couple secretly married in a private ceremony in L.A. last fall … but decided to hold an “official” wedding in front of family and friends this time around.
Among the celebrity guests attending last weekend’s ceremony and reception were fellow Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa, Nene Leakes and LaLa Anthony, and LL Cool J. The event’s planner, Mindy Weiss, created a beautiful blue-themed wedding wonderland at the renovated cathedral Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles. The couple secretly tied the knot in a private ceremony last fall, but decided this time to hold an “official” wedding in front of about 300 their closed family and friends.
Monica said the wedding exceeded her expectations and fulfilled her dream of being spectacular but also something their families could enjoy. “I was just overwhelmed. I’m glad because I didn’t think about this 50 lb train that I was dragging behind me. I just had to take a deep breath, because I was really trying not to cry.”
Monica's wedding gown had a 50 pound extra elaborate train. She went to Paris to have designer Stephane Rolland design both her ceremony gown and her reception dress. And it was all stunning.
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| Monica's Sons |
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| Monica's Mom & Sons |
LL Cool J said he thought the ceremony was “romantic” with just the right music to set the mood.
Monica’s good friend LaLa Anthony said love was definitely “in the air” and revealed that the very next day was her one-year anniversary with husband Carmelo Anthony.
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| LL Cool J & Wife Simone |
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| LaLa Anthony arriving |
Monica said she’ll auction off her reception dress to benefit the Susan G. Komen foundation, the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists.
When asked on her wedding night where she would honeymoon, Monica responded that she didn’t know yet. She explained that her friend Ludacris couldn’t make the ceremony due to a scheduling conflict, but he sent his plane to whisk her and Shannon off to an exotic location. It was later discovered the newlyweds flew to the Caribbean island of Anguilla.
It’s reported that the couple made all guests check in their phones that night, so pictures may be scarce for now.
Monica's good friend and fellow singer,
Ciara, served as her bridesmaid. And
Jermaine Dupri hit the 1's and 2's for the reception.
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| Jermaine Dupri arriving at wedding |
The couple's celeb friends like
Khloe Kardashian Odom, Nelly & Ashanti, LaLa Anthony, NeNe Leakes, Cee-Lo,
Toya & Memphitz Wright, Kandi Burruss and others were all spotted there celebrating the occasion. Kandi, her mom, Toya & her new hubby Memphitz posted these photos on their way to the wedding:
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| Toya Wright & Kandi Burruss |
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| Newlyweds Memphitz & Toya Wright |
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| R & B Singer/Real House Wives of Atlanta Member, Kandi Burrus & Mom |
Mo grabbed up her girl LaLa's wedding planner,
Mindy Weiss, for the occasion. And the couple's cake was made by Charm City Cakes.
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| Super-Producer, Dallas Austin |
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| Famed Choreographer Fatima Smith |
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| NBA Hall of Famer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
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| Star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Nene Leakes |
No photos have surfaced from the ceremony...yet
Photo courtesy: YBF.com
Watch the video for more of Monica’s fabulous wedding and to catch a glimpse of her celebrity guests!
http://www.theinsider.com/tunes/42608_Inside_Monica_s_Fairy_Tale_Wedding_to_Shannon_Brown/index.html
