It looks like Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt aren’t the only couple getting married again this weekend … after a quiet wedding on Valentine’s Day earlier this year, Salma Hayek and billionaire François-Henri Pinault are planning to renew their vows this weekend in a slightly more lavish ceremony — complete with masquerade wedding rehearsal dinner with a few friends. Here are a couple pics of the newlyweds-cum-reweds (with daughter Valentina Paloma in tow) making their way into their rehearsal dinner last night and some info about the joyous event:
Talk about an A-list affair! Woody Harrelson, Olivier Martinez, Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek’s ex Edward Norton have all arrived in Venice as Hayek, 42, is set to wed billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault, 46, for a second time Saturday. On Friday morning, Harrelson, Martinez and Norton met up with newly engaged magician David Blaine at the city’s famous San Marco Piazza for coffee. A rehearsal dinner took place later in the day at the historic Punta Della Dogana. French president Jacques Chirac and wife Bernadette were invited, along with Hayek’s pals, Penelope Cruz and Ashley Judd. The masked ball attracted the likes of Charlize Theron and boyfriend Stuart Townsend. All the guests wore black Venetian masks. Hayek and Pinault’s daughter Valentina, 1, was also there. Hayek and Pinault – who quietly wed at City Hill in Paris on Valentine’s Day – will exchange vows again Saturday at the Palazzo Grassi, a historic white-marble palace owned by the Pinault family and the site where Hayek and Pinault first met in 2006.
Congrats goes out to Salma and François-Henri on the renewal of their wedding vows today! I always thought it was kinda strange that Salma and her billionaire opted for a quiet wedding when they could afford the absolute most lavish ceremony they could ever imagine. It makes sense that they would seal the deal in private first (and on a romantic day like VD) and then throw a fabulous party for family and friends later. I realize that Speidi may be going “all out” for their nuptials this afternoon but something tells me that Salma and François-Henri are gonna have them beat in the faboo factor.
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It’s not a renewal, just the reception. French law only requires the legal ceremony, which they did at city hall in February.
Um, wasnt she just on the record recently about not wanting a lavish cermony, that it wasnt her style?
Actually, Tam, it’s the religious ceremony. In France, you generally have two — civil with only family, and religious with everyone else, followed by a reception. It can go on for two days, or more.
I imagine the second ceremony/party will get ample coverage in the Europress. Hoping for lots of pix in Hello!
Congrats to all 3 I hope they stay together for many,many happy years!! :)