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The lavish nuptials were the culmination of a mere 3-month engagement. Humphries popped the question with a 20.5 carat ring in May after a nearly 8-month courtship. "When you know, you know. You know it's right, and why wait?" Kardashian told USA TODAY ...
By Matt Sayles, APKim Kardashian, right, and her fiance, NBA basketball player Kris Humphries, arrive at the Kardashian Kollection launch party in Los Angeles, on Aug. 17. The couple wed on Aug. 20 in Montecito, Calif.
By Matt Sayles, APKim Kardashian, right, and her fiance, NBA basketball player Kris Humphries, arrive at the Kardashian Kollection launch party in Los Angeles, on Aug. 17. The couple wed on Aug. 20 in Montecito, Calif.
E!'s Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian wed New Jersey Nets forward Kris Humphries in front of a veritable who's who of Hollywood, Kardashian publicist Jill Fritzo told People magazine and E! The 440 guests at the Montecito, Calif., black-tie affair, held on a private estate, included Demi Lovato, Mario Lopez, Eva Longoria, Sugar Ray Leonard, Alan Thicke and Lindsay Lohan.
The bride — as she had previously announced on her blog earlier this month — wore an ivory custom couture gown designed by Vera Wang, whom she cites as a "close family friend."
And it was certainly a family affair: Kardashian's stepfather, Bruce Jenner, walked her down the aisle. Her sisters and TV co-stars Kourtney Kardashian, 32, and Khloe Kardashian, 27, served as co-maids of honor. Younger sisters Kendall, 15, and Kylie Jenner, 14, and Humphries' sister, Kaela, were bridesmaids. And Kourtney's 21-month-old son Mason Disick served as the ring bearer.
The groom, 26, donned a made-to-measure white peak lapel tuxedo jacket, black tuxedo pants with white tuxedo shirt and white bow tie, all by Ermenegildo Zegna. The couple exchanged rings by Lorraine Schwartz, who also designed the engagement ring.
The lavish nuptials were the culmination of a mere 3-month engagement. Humphries popped the question with a 20.5 carat ring in May after a nearly 8-month courtship. "When you know, you know. You know it's right, and why wait?" Kardashian told USA TODAY in June. She was certain the wedding would be grand: "I've always dreamed of having a big, elaborate wedding."
Details of the big day have been fervently documented in celebrity gossip blogs, tabloids, and, of course, by Kardashian herself. She's been keeping her 9 million-plus Twitter followers informed every step of the wedding-planning way.
"Today Is The Day! I can't believe it's finally here!" wrote Kardashian on her blog earlier on Saturday. The reality-TV star turned entrepreneur certainly has a knack for self-promotion. She even launched a special edition perfume to commemorate the occasion.
And, if your invitation got lost in the mail, you'll be able to witness the big day for yourself when Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event airs over two nights in October. The E! behind-the-scenes special is slated to make its debut at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Oct. 9, with the second part airing a day later at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Oct. 10.
No word on where the couple will honeymoon, but the party isn't set to stop there. In what is sure to be one of many post-wedding fetes, Kardashian and her new husband will be the guests of honor at a wedding celebration thrown by publisher Jason Binn and wedding planner to the stars Colin Cowie on Aug. 31 in New York.
It is the first marriage for Humphries, and the second for Kardashian. In 2000, Kardashian married music producer Damon Thomas. The pair divorced in 2004.
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