Carey Denies Lavish Wedding Plans
Mariah Carey has denied she and her new husband Nick Cannon are planning a $4 million wedding ceremony in New York this summer. It had been reported the newlyweds, who married in the Bahamas last month, were planning to host an extravagant reception to renew their vows in front of their friends and family. Although Carey hasn't ruled out plans for the ceremony, she insists the reported multi-million dollar price tag is laughable. In a statement to MTV.co.uk she writes, "4 milly? (million) On what? Cake? LOL (laugh out loud)."
--------------------------Carey & Cannon Plan $4 Million Wedding
Mariah Carey and her new husband Nick Cannon will stage a $4 million wedding ceremony in New York when they renew their vows later this summer, according to reports. The pair wed in secret at Carey's Bahamas retreat last month, and the pop superstar has been desperate to walk down the aisle for an encore. The extravagant public event will boast a guest list including supermodel Naomi Campbell, according to MSNBC.com.
A source says, "(Mariah) wants over 2,000 guests and the budget will be well over $4 million and she'll have at least 14 bridesmaids. It's going to be held in New York City in the next six weeks. Picture a wedding on the scale of Liza Minnelli's (to David Gest) and you'll be right on track." The hitmaker announced plans to host an annual ceremony with Cannon last week while talking to TV show host Ellen DeGeneres. Carey married her first husband, music executive Tommy Mottola, in a star-studded New York ceremony in 1993. The pair divorced in 1998.
---------------------------Carey & Cannon Will Wed Again Next Year
Mariah Carey and her new husband Nick Cannon will celebrate their first wedding anniversary by staging a more public ceremony in America. The couple wed in secret at Carey's Bahamas retreat on April 30 and the pop superstar reveals she's already making plans to renew her vows. In her first TV interview since becoming Mrs. Cannon, Carey told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, "We're just going to have another (wedding) next year. His plan is to have one every year." She told DeGeneres in the interview that aired on Tuesday that her Bahamas nuptials were so top secret that the guests were mainly there "to do my hair and help me with the dress." She also revealed that she and Cannon only brought along three friends each because, "We wanted to be on the beach and we didn't want other people taking pictures."
-------------------------Carey Planning Children with New Husband Cannon
Mariah Carey is planning for a busy few months ahead - she wants to start a family with new husband Nick Cannon because it's the next step of married life. The couple wed in a sunset ceremony at Carey's home in the Bahamas last Wednesday and 39-year-old Carey isn't wasting any time baby-planning with her 27-year-old beau. She tells the New York Daily News, "It's part of the whole purpose of getting married. I'd just want our children to have the best childhood and upbringing they possibly could." Carey unveiled a new tattoo on her neck bearing her married name to talk show queen Oprah Winfrey on April 14, and admits only those who knew of her new inking were aware of their plans to wed. She adds, "I don't think anyone realized what we already knew, that we were going to get married." And rapper/actor Cannon reveals he was lost for words when the time came to say "I do." Cannon says of the surprise ceremony, "I haven't been shy in years, but I was speechless. I was elated, but I was thinking, 'Don't pass out.'"
-----------------------Carey & Cannon Confirm Wedding Reports
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have confirmed reports they are now husband and wife. The couple married in a sunset ceremony at Carey's home in the Bahamas on Wednesday. Carey - who wore a traditional white gown and veil at the ceremony - has been dating Cannon since he teamed up with her in a new video.
She tells People.com, "We really do feel we are soul mates. I never felt a love like this was in the cards for me." Cannon adds, "She is beautiful on the outside and 10 times as beautiful on the inside." It is the second marriage for Carey, who married Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola in 1993. Cannon called off his engagement to model Selita Ebanks last year.