It’s official! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are husband and wife.
It’s official! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are husband and wife!
The reality TV star and rapper tied-the-knot in a lavish Florence ceremony at the 16th century Forte di Belvedere on May 24 in front of their closest friends and family.
“Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were married in a private ceremony in the presence of family and friends in Florence, Italy, today,” Kanye’s rep confirmed to US Weekly.
The star-studded guest list included tennis champion Serena Williams, big name basketballer Scottie Pippen and jewellery designer Lorraine Schwartz, who helped create Kim’s engagement ring.
While Beyonce may not have attended the pair’s wedding, she did send them a wedding message.
“Wishing you a lifetime of unconditional love,” she wrote. “God bless your beautiful family.”
Kim wore a Givenchy haute couture gown with her daughter North wearing a matching dress, also by Givenchy, to the ceremony.
Kim was accompanied down the aisle by her step dad Bruce Jenner, before Kim and Kanye wed in front of a spectacular wall of white flowers.
“The blooms include white gardenias, white peonies and white roses from Paris and Belgium,”a source said.
“It’s very hot at the moment so they’ll have to spray them with water until the wedding starts to stop them from wilting.” Following the ceremony, guests, were treated to a a meal at a 70-metre-long marble banquet table, which was placed in the perfect position to take in the stunning Florence skyline. The table had to be assembled inside the venue and was hoisted up in pieces over the side of the fortress walls. Huge floral arrangements were placed along the table, while a huge dance floor was created in the garden of the fort, where Kim and Kanye shared their first dance as husband and wife.
“It’s very hot at the moment so they’ll have to spray them with water until the wedding starts to stop them from wilting.”
Following the ceremony, guests, were treated to a a meal at a 70-metre-long marble banquet table, which was placed in the perfect position to take in the stunning Florence skyline.
The table had to be assembled inside the venue and was hoisted up in pieces over the side of the fortress walls.
Huge floral arrangements were placed along the table, while a huge dance floor was created in the garden of the fort, where Kim and Kanye shared their first dance as husband and wife.
The newlyweds, Mr and Mrs West.
Kanye West arrives in Florance ahead of his wedding to Kim Kardashian.
Kim and Kanye in the lead up to their wedding.
Khloe and Kendall prepare for Kim’s wedding.
Kim and Kanye head out to their wedding lunch with their daughter North.
While Beyonce wasn’t at the wedding she sent the couple a special message on Instagram. “Wishing you a lifetime of unconditional love. God bless your beautiful family,” she wrote.
Kim and Kanye’s lavish wedding was held at Forte Belvedere in Florence, Italy.
Guests were treated to stunning panoramic views of Florence and the surrounding Tuscan hills.
A view of Forte Belvedere.
Just days before the wedding, ‘Valentino’ clothes were seen delivered to Kim and Kanye’s Paris apartment.
Kim’s step-father Bruce Jenner walked her down the aisle.
Kim’s sisters, Kourtney and Khloe were her bridesmaids.
Kim’s half-sisters, Kendall and Kylie also formed part of her bridal party.
More than 250 guests attended the lavis Parisian affair.
Kim and Kanye’s daughter, North and Kourtney Kardashian’s children Penelope and Mason all had special roles in the wedding.
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