Weddings, weddings everywhere! There have been 2 celebrity weddings to speak of in the last fortnight and they were completely different in the fact that one seems to have been a complete media circus, while the other appeared to have been dignified and intimate!

So who were they, well Cheryl Tweedy & Ashley Cole and Ant McPartlin and his longer term girlfriend Lisa Armstrong of course!

I have to say that I find it quite sad, that a bride and groom are prepared to give up the privacy and intimacy of such a huge day for a quick buck. It somehow takes the romance out of it.

I was pleasantly surprised that Cheryl Tweedy looked quite nice in her chosen wedding gown though, I must admit, I was expecting something far more gawdy though for me, Lisa Armstrong and Tamzin Outhwaite both beat her hands down.




Cheryl's ornate dress was ok, though for me the bow pattern encrusted on it didn't float my boat, but I particularly liked the tulle underskirt which poked out from the long train. When I first heard that the bridesmaid were wearing Organge, I shuddered, however, from the pictures in the glossy mag that paid huge bucks - they looked like very nice.

When I read the article, I couldn't help but feel that Ashley Cole had little say in their wedding or the media circus surrounding it.

So, what was so different then about Ant & Lisa's wedding? Well, it seemed to be intimate and romantic with Ant grinning from ear to ear permanently in the images that were not staged and have been re-produced on the web. Lisa looked beautiful - like a normal girl who has transformed on her wedding day into a beautiful bride. The dress she wore was far less ornate but very pretty all the same and the lace shrug looked stunning. The accent colour was pink which worked beautifully too.

I very much got the impression that Ant & Lisa's wedding was about 2 people in love, sealing their love with marriage where as with Cheryl Tweedy & Ashley Cole, I got the impression it was about making money which is very sad, and I hope I am very wrong.

Are we seeing a new trend? Celebrities starting to shun the fickle celeb mag wedding? Those that stand out recently as having done so are Ant McPartlin, Tamzin Outhwaite and Nicole Kidman. Or will human lust for money make sure those media circus celebrity weddings remain for years to come ........ hmmmmmmmmmmmm!