This picturesque wedding took place at the Riu Ocho Rios, and it was a gorgeous wedding. The colours the bride and groom picked (I’m guessing really just the bride as their colours were HOT pink) looked fantastic against the turquoise back drop of the ocean and the white sand. 

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Nowadays celebrities have to do all that they can to escape the paparazzi so that they can have an intimate wedding.  Whether they decide to elope or arrange a grand wedding with all of their guests they are opting for destination weddings themselves.

We’ve uncovered the details to some of the most beautiful and intimate weddings of our favourite celebrities.  You too can get married like a celebrity.

Eva Longoria and Tony Parker - Paris, France

Eva Longoria and Tony Parker exchanged vows on July 7, 2007 at The Church of Saint Germain l’Auxerrois in front of 250 guests in a traditional Roman Catholic ceremony, which honoured the bride’s Mexican heritage.

Eva wore a $75,000 silk georgette and organza gown by Angel Sanchez, with ribbons of gazar metallic embroidery and a five-foot train and Tony wore a suit by French designer De Fursac.  Eva’s bouquet consisted of white phalaenopsis orchid stems and crystal blush calla lilies. The bride had nine bridesmaids, each dressed in beautiful red Badgley Mischka gowns to coincide with their lavish red-themed affair.

After the ceremony, guests were transported from the church to the reception at a 17th-century castle Vaux le Vicomte, which was decorated in tens of thousands of red roses and candles.

Guests dined on lobster medallion skewers in a gazpacho, sea bass filet with creamy truffle risotto and filet mignon with baby vegetables, which they called “Crazy Red Passion” menu.

The newlyweds shared their first dance to Peter Gabriel’s “Book of Love” before a 70’s band took the stage and performed songs by Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and James Brown.  At midnight, fireworks lit up the sky followed by the cutting of the cake.  The couple sliced into a five-tier vanilla bean pound cake filled with raspberry preserves and white butter cream imported from California’s Perfect Endings.

The party then moved to an outdoor tent where a D.J. and orchestra kept guests dancing all night.  At 3:00am, grilled cheese sandwiches, mini hotdogs, burgers and fries were served.

The next morning, Eva and Tony left for their honeymoon in the Turks and Caicos at the stunning Parrot Cay Resort.

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise - Bracciano, Italy

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise were married inside a converted 15th-century armory within Odescalchi Castle in Bracciano, Italy.  As the 150 guests in attendance arrived, flag bearers dressed in colorful Renaissance garb greeted them.  The event cost approximately $3.5 million dollars and does not include the $50000 rental fee for the reception that was held at Odescalchi Castle, as it was waived as a wedding gift to the couple.

The bride wore a Giorgio Armani off-the-should gown adorned with Valenciennes lace and Swarovski crystals.  The groom wore a navy two-button Armani tux.

Mr. Cruise began the ceremony as he walked down a stone ramp to the roll of drums.  The ramp was lined with the same flag bearers in medieval costumes.  Katie Homles, who walked down the ramp on her father’s arm clutching a bouquet of calla lilies, followed Tom Cruise.

Post nuptials, the reception was held in the castle’s Hall of the Caesars, decorated with thousands of white and red roses.  The bride changed into a peach silk organza dress by Armani before joining her groom on the dance floor where Songbird by Fleetwood Mac played for their first dance together.

Dinner was catered by Tom Cruise’s favourite restaurant in Rome, Dal Bolognese and the menu included risotto, sea bass with artichokes, and parmesan—crusted fillet.  Andrea Bocelli serenaded the couple with Italian love songs “Occhi di fata” (“Fairy Eyes”) and “La Serenata” (“The Serenade”), as guests toasted with Barbesco wine and champagne.  For dessert, the couple fed each other a five-tier, white chocolate mousse cake decorated with marzipan roses.

Once dinner ended, guests were ushered outside into a courtyard to watch a firework display accompanied by classical music.

Following the fireworks, the party then moved to a castle hall decorated to look like a nightclub where DJ Mark Bronson kept the party going all night!

The next morning the newlyweds departed for their honeymoon in the Maldives aboard Tom’s friend, James Packer’s yacht, Arctic P.

Pink and Carey Hart - Guanacaste, Costa Rica

This couples nuptials took place at the Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo.  The non-denominational, sunset ceremony was held on the beach in front of 140 guests.

Pink donned a two-piece ivory Monique Lhuillier gown, combining the Estee top and Finese skirt, with a black sash tied around her waist.  Her groom Carey wore a black Gucci jacket, lined with silk-screened pictures of his bride.  The couple penned personal vows and performed a unity ceremony by pouring two kinds of sand into one vase. 

A rock ‘n’ roll-themed reception followed in a tent decorated with pink and black accents.  Tables were named for cities significant to the couple and featured rose and orchid centrepieces.

Guests dined on a four-course meal, which included tomato and basil cappuccino and sea bass.  Dessert followed with a Duncan Hines-flavoured wedding cake by Cake Divas and featured a cake topper of a bride and groom popping a wheelie.

The couple shared their first dance to a song from the movie “Natural Born Killers”, and later in the evening, celebrated with guests in another ballroom that converted into a rock ‘n’ roll nightclub.  Pink sang karaoke and was followed by rockabilly band Dave Brave and the Backbeats.  DJ Max Goodwin then took over and spun classic dance songs until 5 a.m.

After the wedding, the couple returned to L.A. before heading off on their snowboarding adventure honeymoon.

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green - Big Island, Hawaii

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green officially tied the knot at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Megan Fox wore an Armani gown and had a 16-foot train.

Their vows took place on the beach with Brian Austin Green’s son Kassius taking part in the ceremony.

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck - Turks and Caicos

The couple were married on June 29, 2005 at Parrot Cay Resort in Turks and Caicos.  They flew in on a private jet only telling their closest family and friends of their intentions.

Jennifer was four-months pregnant at the time and wore an empire waist Vera Wang gown with a green sash to hide her growing bump.  She carried a single calla lily in her hands.  Ben wore a cream coloured Hugo Boss suite.

The couple exchanged Harry Winston rings and personal vows in the short non-denominational ceremony.

They later posed for wedding photos while wading in the ocean and stayed at the villa on their wedding night and honeymooned at the resort for the following three nights before returning to Vancouver, Canada where the bride continued filming “Catch and Release”.

Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods - St. James, Barbados

Elin married Tiger at Sandy Lane Resort in Barbados in front of 120 guests including Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan and Bill Gates.

10,000 black magic roses (imported for the occasion) decorated a pagoda, under which they said their vows.  The bride wore an off-white sleeveless scoop neck gown and the groom wore a beige suit.

The reception was held in the resort’s banquet room, where guests toasted with champagne and dined on caviar and blackened Scottish salmon.  A Barbadian steel pianist entertained the crowd during dinner and was followed by a performance from Hootie & The Blowfish.

Of course their magical evening concluded with a magnificent firework display but the fun was not over yet as the entire resort had been rented out by Tiger for the entire week to ensure their privacy.

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. - Jalisco, Mexico

Sixty guests joined Sarah and Freddie’s four-day destination wedding at El Careyes Resort near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where the couple exchanged vows in a non-denominational ceremony officiated by their friend, director Adam Shankman.

The bride wore a strapless layered Vera Wang gown and flip-flops, while her groom wore a white linen suit by Sy Devore and went barefoot and she was given away by he mother.

The ceremony took place inside a private villa, Sol Del Oriente, after the rain forced the to change their outdoor beach plans.  Following their vows, a reception was held overlooking Playa Blanca.  Round tables were set up decorated with votive candles, white flowers and white linens.  The dinner menu included filet mignon, lobster tails and egg rolls.  For dessert, local baker Jesus Verdusco created a four-tier vanilla wedding cake adorned with rosebuds.

Sarah and Freddie danced their first dance to “Someone to Watch Over Me,” performed by a Guadalajara band before guests joined the newlyweds on the dance floor and partied to traditional Mexican music until 3 a.m. when the couple retired.

The continued their stay in Mexico for the remainder of their honeymoon.

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Ever think your to old to get married? Think again, you can get married at any age! In fact check out one of our most recent weddings. Pat and Garth got married on the Crown Princess this past week!

A beautiful ceremony!