25 Things You Didn't Know About the Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz Wedding

Each week we're going to pay tribute to our favorite celebrity weddings by sharing 25 things (maybe) didn't know about recent hot Hollywood weddings. This week, is all about Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz' fabulous spring wedding!

1. Pete proposed to Ashlee with a vintage-style 4 ct. asscher cut diamond in a pave setting.
2. It was an at-home wedding held on May 17th, 2008. The ceremony took place at her parents' home in Encino, California.
3. The pair enlisted the help of celebrity wedding planner Mindy Weiss for their wedding.
4. There were over 150 guests in attendance, celebrity couple Nicole Richie and Joel Madden being among them. 5. Their evening ceremony began at 6pm.
6. The ceremony was held in a white tent erected over the family pool. 7. It was a non-denominational ceremony officiated by the brides father Joe Simpson.
8. The theme of the wedding was Alice in Wonderland, the bride's favorite fairytale story!
9. To introduce their theme the bride and groom sent out red and black save-the-dates that read: “It’s getting late so save the date: Ashlee & Pete, join us May 17, 2008, Los Angeles. Transportation will be provided to the wedding. You will be contacted with additional information.” The rest of the wedding details were communicated to guests through private texts and e-mails to avoid paparazzi catching word.
10. The bride was actually three months pregnant with their son Bronx Mogsley Wentz on her wedding day.
11. Her wedding gown was ivory and lace and created by celebrity designer Monique Lhuillier.
12. Ashlee wore a cathedral length veil. (See photos of real brides in their veils and other wedding accessories here.) 13. Pete's tuxedo was designed by Dior Homme.
14. The groom's bulldog Hemingway was the ring bearer and also wore a canine tuxedo for the occasion!
15. Her five beautiful bridesmaids wore black Vera Wang cocktail length gowns. (Celebrity big sis Jessica Simpson was her maid of honor.)
16. The couple chose an aisle runner designed to look like a bed of roses. (It's a fake, but you'd never know it. Here's where to find them!)
17. A string quartet played The Beatles’ “Blackbird" as the bride walked down the aisle. (“First Day of My Life” by Bright Eyes was their first dance song.)
18. The bride's mother and groom's father let a unity candle together.
19. The tent used for their reception was red and black and filled with 10,00 black magic roses imported from Ecuador. The table Pete and Ashlee sat at (in heart-shaped chairs) was decorated with teapots and saucers filled with red roses and hot pink hydrangeas by florist.
20. The bride slipped into a black silk tulle Monique Lhuillier dress to part at her reception, and celebrity hair-stylist and family BFF Ken Paves styles her locks into a sassy side ponytail to match the look.
21. The reception dinner was a three course meal catered by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, and while they waited guests munched on sushi rolls and mini hamburgers appetizers that were handed out on trays designed to look like playing cards.
22. The reception was designed to look like an outdoor lounge. Guests sat on giant white couches with matching ottomans. (There was a photo booth too!)
23. Tequilla shooters were served at the reception in little glass bottles that read "Drink Me", to accompany the wonderland theme, and on the way out cookies that read "Eat Me" were handed out as favors.
24. In lieu of gifts the couple requested that donations be made to Invisible Children, a non-profit group they support. (To setup your own charity registry on WeddingChannel.com click here.)
25. The happy couple spent their first night together as man and wife in a safari style tent on a hill at the home, where they made smores together, then left the morning for a five-day honeymoon in Turks and Caicos at luxurious hotspot Parrot Cay.


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