Wayne Rooney and his fiancée COLEEN McLOUGHLIN have plumped for a four-day wedding extravaganza in the South of France in June costing an incredible £3 million. The June wedding was made possible by England’s failure to reach the Euro 2008 finals.
It is believed the wedding itself will take place on June 12 — but guests won’t know until the last minute. Guests, who include boxer RICKY HATTON and a handful of Man United players and their partners, have been told to clear their diaries from June 10 to June 14. The pre-wedding celebrations will kick off earlier in the weekend with a themed ball, with guests invited to wear black or white outfits.
And over the next three days Wayne and Coleen will also treat their family and friends to a champagne lunch and play hosts at a barbeque. A source close to the couple said: “Coleen wanted to spread the event over a few days because people are travelling so far.
Wayne and Coleen follow a long line of celebrities who have tied the knot in France, the latest being “Desperate Housewives” Eva Longoria and Tony Parker NBA basketball champion who rented a wedding castle
Just 60 family and friends will watch Wayne and Coleen take their wedding vows — with private jets ferrying the wedding party across the Channel on June 10.
Coleen chose the venue after months of agonising between Italy and France.
But the actual site remains top secret — the only people who know are the bride and groom, immediate family, oh, and a Manchester-based events company.
”You can virtually guarantee the weather at that time of the year so they’ve gone for lots of outdoor celebrations. Coleen and Wayne take regular holidays in the area, so they’re very familiar with the place.”
Coleen will wear a £100,000 gown by New York fashion house Marchesa. She has already made several trips to the US for fittings for the wedding dress of her dreams.
The wedding costs will partly be covered by Wayne and Coleen’s £2.5million deal with a glossy mag for exclusive coverage of the nuptials — though a chunk of that cash is being given to a Liverpool charity.
Castle weddings are becoming incredibly fashionable and are now all the rage following the weddings of Madonna, Tom Cruise, David Beckham. Undoubtedly Eva and Tony’s wedding will fuel the popularity. But you do not need to be a celebrity to get married in France. Anyone can rent a luxury chateau and have a fairytale french wedding.
When a celebrity wedding in an exotic location makes headlines people see it and want to copy it. While the price tag for a celebrity chateau wedding often runs well over a $1 million your typical chateau wedding can be done for far less. European wedding chateau are being booked by non-celebrities in droves.