More wedding news - 17/07/06

[jenelle]

*from the mirror*

CHERYL TEARS AT DAD'S PLEA
HE TELLS ASHLEY: CHOOSE NEWCASTLE NOT MADRID

Cheryl Tweedy - oops, Cole - wiped away tears as her dad pleaded with his new son-in-law not to take his "little girl" away.

Amid rumours of footballer Ashley's imminent move to Spain, Geordie Gary Tweedy used the WAG wedding of the year to make an emotional plea for the newly-weds to stay in Britain.

Two hours into the reception, with the pink champagne flowing freely, Gary pulled footballer Ashley Cole aside for a man-to-man chat.

A guest said: "Gary got quite emotional and said that when Cheryl joined Girls Aloud it felt like he had lost his little girl. Gary then pleaded that if she and Ashley move abroad, it would be like losing her again.


"Cheryl then appeared and they had an emotional hug."


Cheryl, 23, and Ashley, 25, tied the knot in secret at Sopwell House Hotel in St Albans, Herts, on Friday.


But it was at the high-security £500,000 reception at nearby Wrotham Park on Saturday - where camera-shy Cheryl rolled up in a horse-drawn carriage with blacked-out windows - that Cheryl's decorator dad got all emotional.


And the Newcastle United fan - who started his speech with the Toon's typical "why aye man" greeting - couldn't resist having a pop at Ashley's current team Arsenal.


Cheryl's bandmates Sarah Harding, Nadine Coyle, Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts - dressed in burnt orange dresses with a zebra print hem - all had tears in their eyes as he cooed: "When Cheryl was born I was holding this bundle of joy in my hands but now Ashley has come and made her the happiest woman in the world. Now I want him to make me the happiest man in the world by accepting this gift."


And everyone - especially Ashley's England team-mates Sol Campbell and Jermaine Jenas - cracked up laughing as he whipped out a Newcastle United shirt with Cole on the back.


"Come on Ashley - make my dream come true," he added. "On second thoughts you better give that to Cheryl to wear when she comes to see the Toon army play because she's Cheryl Cole now."


After the steak and chips dinner Cheryl donned a slinky black and silver-mesh dress which showed off her toned body and black knickers while Ashley looked dapper in a Bugsy Malone-suit and gangster spats.


The backdrop to the room was then suddenly pulled away and the 300 guests gasped as they saw the hall had been transformed into a nightclub.


A European move for the Coles is looking increasingly imminent. Sources say his eyes have been on Europe ever since his tapping up row with Chelsea.


He was fined £75,000 after being caught having a meeting with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho last year while still under contract to Arsenal.


Speculation is rife that he will go to either Chelsea, Real Madrid or Barcelona but Cheryl is keen on Real as pals David and Victoria Beckham will be able help them settle in.


Better start the Spanish lessons Chezza...

[jenelle]

*from the mirror*

SIMPLY THE BEST

WELL done, Matthew Cole! The best man's speech is hard at the best of times, so Ashley's brother's nerves must have been on edge in front of his A-list audience.

But he made a touching speech, praising their mother Sue for raising him and Ashley so well after their dad Ron walked out.

Matthew, wearing matching orange tie and orange socks with zebra print detail, also injected the proceedings with a good dose of humour, saying: "Ashley's great - he's good-looking, talented and kind, but really he gets it all from his brother."

After the best man's toast, the groom stood and smiled like a Cheshire cat, as he gushed: "The day I met Cheryl on the tennis courts (at Prince's Park Manor) I knew I was going to marry her. Even though she turned me down at first, I got her in the end."


He then turned to his wife with a tear in his eye and said: "You're mine now."


Anyone got a tissue?

[jenelle]

*all taken from the mirror*

HIGH & SEEK

CHERYL and Ashley went to extreme lengths to keep their venue, Wrotham Park in Hertfordshire, under wraps - even erecting a marquee at Highclere Castle to throw unwanted hacks off the scent.

One party organiser was overheard telling a guest: "Cheryl's been coming to Wrotham Park for four months in secret to organise the wedding. She always came in disguise with a baseball cap over her face." A baseball cap supplied by a very protective downmarket magazine, no doubt...

SONGS FROM A LEGEND

CHOOSING the song for their first dance was easy enough - the happy couple's first date, in October 2004, was to a John Legend concert.

But Cheryl had something special up her sleeve for the big moment.

The compere picked up the mic and announced: "And now Ashley and Cheryl will have their first dance, but first here's a surprise for you, Ashley."

Then out walked the soul singer himself, who joked: "It's very difficult to choose which song to sing because most of mine are about cheating. But obviously that doesn't apply to you two."


With that, Legend launched straight into his hit Ordinary People.


Earlier at the church, Cheryl had swept up the aisle to If I Ain't Got You, followed by Amazed, sung by a gospel choir.


After the couple said "I do" the choir broke into Ain't No Mountain High Enough. Mr and Mrs Cole then exchanged rings, kissed and left the church to Oh Happy Day.

NO-GO FOR RIO

WHAT happened to Rio Ferdinand?

He had clearly accepted the invitation as his name was on the dinner plan but the Man Utd defender failed to turn up.

Rio, 27, also forgot to attend a routine drug test back in 2003. Doh.

BRIDESMAIDS AND BESTMAN GIVEN WATCHES

IN keeping with tradition, Chezza and Ash presented the four bridesmaids, Girls Aloud, and the best man, Ash's brother Matthew, with gifts thanking them for all their hard work.

Each was each given a £5,000 Cartier watch engraved with: "15/7/06. Love Cheryl and Ashley."

SURVEILLANCE - from the wedding

SANDRA and Joanne Beckham sitting in the corner, avoiding the dance floor all night... MTV presenter Dave Berry smooching his missus, Sugababe singer Heidi Range, outside the gents... Sarah Harding nipping outside for a cigarette every 15 minutes during the speeches... Nicola Roberts asking everyone if they had seen her GHD hair straighteners... Sol Campbell tearing up the dance floor with his Michael Jackson moonwalk... Jamelia complaining her shoes hurt...