Avril Lavigne

I've been following Avril & Deryck's wedding since she got the engagement ring, and now (finally) are the official photos from the marriage ceremony on Saturday, June 15.

I read that the celebrity news TV show "Entertainment Tonight Canada" bought the rights for the official wedding photos are will show them on Monday evening.

But Global TV news - where ET Canada appears - showed a couple of those photos tonight, so I took a couple of pictures and will post the screencaps here.

I'll add new pics and links once they become available online!

May 23, 2008 tidbit: This months "In Touch" magazine lists the Best Bridal Gowns, and Avril's dress was ranked #3 !

The entire top five are:
1. Christina Aguilera
2. Marcia Cross (from TV's "Desperate Housewives")
3. Avril Lavigne
4. Christine Baumgartner (Mrs. Kevin Costner)
5. Gwen Stefani

End of tidbit news. :-)





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UPDATE: The ET Canada show was on Monday night and they showed some pics and had bits from when they interviewed Avril over the phone right after the wedding.

There's a sort of transcript of the interview on the Global TV website along with another photo of Avril & Deryck during the wedding ceremony.
Check it out by clicking here.

OR you can check out this videos...




July 19 Update: The "Official" Canada.com Avril & Deryck Wedding Album is now online.
Click Here to check it out! (click on "next" to see the next photo in the album)

And if you didn't already see these links in my previous post - here's two other places with Avril & Deryck wedding photos (paparazzi pics)...

See a TON of (very high up) pics at www.alavigne.com.br

OCTOBER 22 - NEWS FLASH ! :)

I just met Avril Lavigne this week IN PERSON and even got to talk to her for a couple of minutes!

It was at a Canon Canada press event where they invited 10 "Super Fans" to have a meet-and-greet with Avril after they announced this new partnership between her and Canon Canada.

Details can be found at www.shootlikeastar.ca and I will be writing a new and full post about this event and what it was like to meet Avril in person when I get my copy of the photo they took of me and Avril together. Sweet!

So check back within the week for that post I'll make here, or Subscribe with your email (on the right side of this page) so you'll know as soon as I publish that article!

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Well it's true! :-)

Just like my last blog post about the marriage rumours said, Avril and Deryck DID get married Saturday at a private estate in Montecito, northwest of Los Angeles, with 110 guests - including 30 or 40 friends and relatives from back home - watching the outdoor ceremony.

May 23, 2008 tidbit: This months "In Touch" magazine lists the Best Bridal Gowns, and Avril's dress was ranked #3 !

The entire top five are:
1. Christina Aguilera
2. Marcia Cross (from TV's "Desperate Housewives")
3. Avril Lavigne
4. Christine Baumgartner (Mrs. Kevin Costner)
5. Gwen Stefani

End of tidbit news. :-)

According to People magazine, Avril was walked down the aisle by her father John and wore a Vera Wang gown with a bouquet of white roses. Sum 41 drummer Steve Jocz was best man and Avril's sister and friends were also in th wedding party (brides maids). Their vows were exchanged under a crystal chandelier in a four-post gazebo covered in white roses.

One source sold the Canadian Press "It was a short, classy ceremony with the sound of helicopters droning overhead carrying photographers trying to get a shot of the newlyweds, and most of the people there were friends and family."

A small group of paparazzi was there but thick hedges and palm trees shielded the area where the ceremony was held.

After they were announced husband and wife, Deryck kissed his new bride and guests threw rose pedals as they walked back up the aisle.

After the wedding, everyone enjoyed a "cocktail hour" before having dinner under a large tent at the estate. That dinner reception was held in a tent of flowing red fabric, with red roses and candles everywhere (described as a "semi-gothic" theme) with a light jazz band playing in the background. A DJ also played, and Butch Walker performed a couple of songs near the end of the night. Avril starred in Butch Walker's latest video - check out one of my earlier posts for more information about that Butch Walker video, along with screenshots and the actual video!

According to reports, Avril and Deryck's first dance was to the Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris."

The celebrity show Entertainment Tonight Canada is going to show some of the 50 wedding photos it bought and were approved by Avril.

I'll try to post some screenshots when that happens, so check back soon or subscribe to my Avril news UPDATE list by entering your email up at the top right of this page.

UPDATE:
Photos are appearing online now and I have included a few below along with links to all the pics. They appear to be taken by the paparazzi that were in helicopters abbove the ceremony (Thanks to Katy at the Avril forum for the tip!).

These two from alavigne.com.br...





This one from perezhilton.com...



See a TON of (very high up) pics at www.alavigne.com.br

And a few MUCH closer pics at perezhilton.com (from Mavrix Photos)

Entertainment Tonight Canada (ET Canada) will have official photos from the wedding on Monday and I'll add those after the show.

UPDATE - Visit my Avril Wedding Photos page for a transcript AND VIDEO of the ET Canada television special ALL about the wedding!


My Previous Avril Wedding Posts...

The Rumours begin: Are Avril & Deryck Getting Married this Weekend?

Avril & Deryck make it official: Avril Announces Wedding Date

The first picture: A Photo of Avril's Engagement Ring

UPDATE: This post was done when there were RUMOURS about Avril & Deryck geting married. But since then we've found out the rumours were TRUE!
There is some interesting info in this post - like a map showing how close their hometowns are (before they eve met) and a picture from Avril's Bachelorette Party night.
But to get the LATEST information about her wedding - visit this Avril Wedding post!
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Well, I read VERY similar rumours on news websites LAST weekend saying Avril Lavigne & Deryck Whibly would be getting married THEN... so I'm not sure if this newest rumour is true or not, but now they're saying the marriage will be THIS weekend (July 15-16).

According to Canada.com (and other sources), the couple plans to wed in California surrounded by friends and family...

Avril's parents John & Judy (and her new husband maybe..?) and siblings Michelle & Matthew have made the trip from Napanee, Ontario to Santa Barbara for the wedding. They also reported Deryck's mom Michelle will be there.

The ceremony is suppose to be a traditional wedding with Avril wearing a designer white gown. The location of the service is being kept a secret but their reception is suppose to feature rock bands and circus performers!

The article also says they have sold the rights to their wedding photos to a leading agency which will then sell the photos around the World.

Deryck proposed to Avril during her European tour last June and they moved the wedding date up from August 26 to hopefully avoid a lot of paparazzi hassles and (rumoured AGAIN) Avril may also be pregnant. Gossip columns have said recently that she's been buying items for a nursery they have in their house.

At her bachelorette party (or "hen party) on June 30, Avril wore a veil and devil horns and got gifts that included pink 2Belles panties embroidered with “The Mrs,” and a bra, panties and camisole set from Cherish, and handcuffs!

Then Avril and Deryck dined at Los Angeles restaurant "Koi" with 20 friends. After that, they went to the nightclub "Lobby" and partied along with Jessica Alba and Nicky Hilton.



Just FYI, Avril was raised in Napanee Ontario (not *born* there, like Canada.com said - she was born in the next town over called Belleville) and Deryck was born in Scarborough that's basically a suburb of Toronto Ontario, but settled in Ajax which is not far from Napanee... actually, according to Google Maps the two towns are exactly 2 and a half hours apart if you drive the speed limit. :)



Here's a map showing where Ajax and Napanee are compared to each other - I scrunched up the area between them because it was too wide to show the whole thing. Napanee and Ajax are 178 km or 110 miles away from each other.

I'll stay on top of this wedding news (or rumour!) and update this post whenever I find out new information!

UPDATE July 15:

I just saw another article that quotes Bill Kosmopoulos, the owner of the "La Pizzeria" restaurant in Napanee. That's where Avril use to hang out as a teenager and the owners are good friends with her too...

In Lavigne’s hometown of Napanee, there was buzz about a possible wedding, but the owner of a pizzeria where she often goes said he wasn’t privy to any special information.

"I wish her well if she’s getting married," said Bill Kosmopoulos of La Pizzeria.

When she visits town three or four times a year, she still stops at the pizzeria, he said.

"I saw her personally — it was after Christmas, the last time she came here."

"She’s a busy girl," he added.

"I wish her the best — all the best, and have a nice life."

If you haven't already read the "interview" I had with Bill last year...
Check it out: Part one of the interview | Part two of the interview

I just spotted a comment in one of my earlier posts that mentions Avril is in Butch Walker's video for "Bethamphetamine"...

So I checked around for the video and sure enough she's the main character in it! And not only that, but instead of blonde hair Avril has long black black hair - it looks great!

Butch Walker is apparently good friends with Avril and has written and produced for her & Pink (including Avril's upcoming NEW album), and he'll also produce the first album released by "SuperNova" which right now is having a contest to find their future Lead Singer on TV's "Rock Star: Supernova".

Here are some screenshots of Avril with her new dark hair from the video followed by the entire video that you can watch here! :)