Ha, we’re getting more details about The Brangelina Wedding from Hello and People Magazine. People led me to believe that Angelina’s wedding gown was made by Luigi Massi, the “master tailor” of Versace. But Donatella Versace wants everyone to know that SHE designed the gown, Massi just made it, I guess. Donatella gave Us Weekly a look at her sketches for the gown (you can see the sketch here) and Donatella tells Us Weekly: “Angelina has it all. Beauty, class and brains. I wish the best for her and her wonderful family.” Oh, and she says that Angelina also wore white silk satin pumps by Versace too. Do you want more details? I enjoyed this:
More from Mr. and Mrs. Jolie-Pitt! Angelina Jolie walked down the aisle on Saturday, Aug. 23, to the tune of her husband Brad Pitt humming the “Wedding March.” The couple shared the details behind their super-secret wedding in the latest issue of the UK’s Hello! magazine, including any potential honeymoon plans and how their six kids were actively involved in planning the ceremony.
“We wanted it to be intimate and it was,” the newlyweds told the mag of their ceremony, which was held in a chapel on their Southern French estate, Chateau Miraval. “It was important to us that the day was relaxed and full of laughter. It was such a special day to share with our children and a very happy time for our family.”
Indeed, the Jolie-Pitt kids — Maddox, 13, Pax, 10, Zahara, 9, Shiloh, 8, and 6-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox — each had a say on his/her involvement in the nondenominational ceremony. “They picked their clothes and their duties,” Brangelina told Hello! “They all took it very seriously. Knox practiced carrying coins and acorns on his little pillow before he got the ring.” (Later, Hello! learned that one of the kids dropped a ring.)
As Us Weekly confirmed last Thursday, Aug. 28, Jolie, 39, walked down the aisle with her eldest sons Maddox and Pax. Daughters Zahara and Vivienne “threw petals gathered from the garden,” their spokesperson told Us, while second oldest daughter Shiloh and youngest son Knox were ring bearers.
According to the mag, when the A-listers kissed at the altar, Shiloh had to stifle herself with the ring cushion to stop laughing out loud.
“They are our best friends and the people closest to us in our lives,” the couple told Hello!
The bride even wanted her kids to make a mark on her custom-designed gown by Atelier Versace — literally. “I wanted the kids to be a part of everything including the dress, because that’s our family,” Jolie told Hello! of her white silk-satin gown embroidered with drawings from her six kids. “That represents the way we live out life together.” Hilariously, one illustration on Jolie’s veil read “Buttock Fatock.”
Even after the ceremony, the newlyweds enjoyed a cake baked by Pax. To celebrate the joyous occasion, the family ate a home-cooked provincial-style meal on the grounds of their estate. Pitt’s parents, William and Jane, as well as his brother Doug and sister Julie, were all present to toast the couple.
As for any potential honeymoon plans? “We are making a film [By the Sea] about an unhappily married couple. It’s not lost on us what a strange honeymoon it is!” Brangelina joked of their film, currently being shot in Malta. As exclusively reported by Us, the two share some “crazy sex scenes” in the movie.
“It’s a wonderful feeling to be married,” the couple concluded. “The children are so happy.”
I love the details – Pax baked a cake! Knox practiced his ringbearer duties but Shiloh did not! I get the feeling that Shiloh was the ring-dropper too. That kid is such a handful – I bet Angelina sees a lot of herself in Shiloh. Hello also noted the fact that Brad did something special to remember Angelina’s mom – Brad had a stone engraved “with a tribute to Bertrand at the spot where they said ‘I do’ in the chapel at Chateau Miraval.” Aw.
LaineyGossip had some of the scans from Hello – go here to see. The setting looks very minimalist and Maddox is so friggin’ tall these days. Oh, and James Haven WAS there. He’s just super-discreet, which is good.
Covers courtesy of People, Hello, additional pics by WENN.
What happened to keeping it low profile ?
Um, they did. No one knew about it til after.
I think Chris is wondering why they sold the pictures at all. Like you said, no one knew about it, there were no paparazzi, and only 20 people were there, so they could’ve gotten away with not releasing any pictures at all.
Selling to People magazine is such a D list move these days.
@bns – Jessica Simpson was dissed for it
@ Jegede
And Lauren Bacall was recently dissed for the Duggars. What’s your point?
Edit: Sorry! Thought you were saying JSimpson missed out on a cover in favor of this one. I see what you’re saying now.
@bns I dont think the charities who will benefit from the money generated from the sale of the photos will care what kind of move you think that is.
Duggars?
I meant Simpson was dissed for selling her vows to People. That was my point
I know AJ sold her baby pics and gave the money to charity. People are assuming they will do the same thing with these pics but has that info been released yet? Either way they still get publicity so why criticize others for selling their pics but AJ and Brad gets a pass.
If celebs are offered money for sharing a part of their private lives, let them do it. Apparently there’s a market for it because we the public are interested.
Where do you get the idea that they are above selling certain stories to publications, they’ve sold stories in the past and have never said themselves they’re above it. It’s people like you that think like that and you get your knickers in a twist when they do, they’re A list, and no matter what they do they’ll probably always be A list.
@V4real
If you scroll down the page, someone posted the link to Getty images statement about their pics.
@jegede
People on this site keep going on about how others were dissed for having a people cover. I just went to the July 9th article on Simpsons people wedding cover out of the 122 comments only 2 people criticized her for selling the pics. Everyone else was discussing the wedding itself. Whether it was the dress, or the $2million dollar cost of the wedding. Celebs have been selling their wedding pictures to people magazine for the last 35 years and will continue too.
Also just to add here is when Matthew Mc sold his pictures
http://www.celebitchy.com/233427/matthew_mcconaughey_t camilas_wedding_covers_people_mag_sweet_or_awful/
I couldn’t even find one comment criticizing them for selling the picture. In contrast there were probably 30 or more comments yesterday about Brangelina selling theirs. So please can we stop it with Brad and Angie get a pass because they actually receive more criticism. However I notice it’s just really here or other celeb blogs that have a problem, most people don’t care. people who comment with real facebook accounts like on buzzfeed etc and not anonymous people on blogs.
Reese Witherspoon got a lot of flack for selling hers.
+1,000
Wild guess, do any of them have anything to promote/distract from? Afterall, they are celebrities: the basic rules of celebrity must apply to them too.
When a celeb who usually keeps a very low profile plans some media exposure, they calibrate it to obtain some type of effect: the goal is usually to distract or to attract.
I’m guessing they’ re playing the game like everyone else.
+ 1
Two movies to promote, Oscar talk, and beginning to start filming new movie…. Yes, it is all going as planned!
@Rocketmerry et al,
Again, the Jolie-Pitts sold photos of Shiloh and the twins and gave that money to charity. They have stated that they would much rather sell photos to magazines themselves and donate the money to charity, rather than have the funds go in the pockets of some of the Paps, who will even trespass on private property to get the ‘million dollar picture.’ Why is this still a mystery to people who ask/state the same thing over and over and over in every thread? Just saying a thing is so doesn’t make it so, especially if there is an answer out there in the ether.
Here is an excerpt from an NPR interview (transcribed to print from an NPR radio interview) from September 22, 2011 titled “Brad Pitt: ‘Moneyball,’ Life and ‘The Stalkerazzi.’
On selling photos of his children to raise money for charity
“I know some of these guys who are in that ‘stalkerazzi’ world, and you really have to separate them from the paparazzi in our industry. That’s another breed. They have their heroes who got the big, scandalous shot, which just promotes more of that. It’s a very strange thing to be selling photos of something that’s very intimate and personal. And those of which you want to protect. We have to plan an escape every day just to get out of the house — kind of a Mission Impossible with decoys, and that’s the life we live in, and that’s the one we asked for. But we knew there was a bounty on our head … and we know the lengths they go to to get that shot. So we figured, ‘Let’s cut it off in the beginning,’ and instead of that money going to people I do not respect, we would make some good out of it.” — Brad Pitt
Here is the link to the online print interview. There is an option to listen to the NPR radio program with Brad Pitt’s complete interview, which runs 29 minutes, 32 seconds:
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/22/140629778/brad-pitt-moneyball-life-and-the-stalkerazzi
On the ‘I thought they were going to do it low key, this is all about ‘THEM’ and a PR stunt to promote something!’ continuous looped comment. They ‘did’ go low key. That’s why we didn’t know a thing about the wedding until someone on their behalf released a statement through AP (for those of you who don’t know the acronym, ‘AP’ stands for Associated Press). “US” magazine and “E!online” got their information from the AP announcement, which explains why there were so many wrong details.
In order ‘not’ to be low key the Jolie-Pitts would have had to hijack a magazine cover or two to talk about Angie’s wedding dress, how stressful it was to organized everything, do three or four more interviews prior to the big day complaining about not being able to find time in their busy schedules to plan/get married, how excited they were to be engaged, oh and Angie ‘definitely’ would have had to invite her father, who couldn’t keep a secret if it were made of ice and he lived in a freezer.
This is a wonderful gossip site where people are welcome and encouraged to freely speak their mind. Why diss someone by pretending not to know why they’ve done something when they’ve done before, and for the same reason? Don’t hide your shade under a disingenuous Sun … let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. 🙂
Emma, we’re not dissing. But they are celebrities with a very controlled image and tightly scheduled media plans, so admitting that what they willingly release, media wise, is calculated and carefully thougth out seems logical and correct.
Then, you know we all know they donate to charity and we’re all loving that. Does not make admitting there’s a media strategy at play here any less reasonable .
I’d call them fools if they did not have a detailed plan for this campaign.
@Rocketmerry, who wrote: “Emma, we’re not dissing. But they are celebrities with a very controlled image and tightly scheduled media plans, so admitting that what they willingly release, media wise, is calculated and carefully thougth out seems logical and correct.”
I agree with @Drea below in saying that they’re releasing their wedding details in order to control their own information on their own terms. Otherwise, I don’t see the media strategy. Using the ‘romance angle’ of their wedding won’t put people in the seats for either “Fury” (a violent World War II drama) or “Unbroken” (a violent World War II drama). And it certainly won’t help “By the Sea,’ which they haven’t even started film yet, and which won’t be released until late 2015 or early 2016. So, other than goodwill for their fans, what exactly are they using the release of their wedding details to promote?
Oh and I think you guys ‘are’ dissing by claiming the main reason the JP’s/Mr. and Mrs. Brad Pitt are releasing these details is for self-promotion. But I (and probably other like-minded posters here as well) contend that if they had wanted to use their wedding to self-promote they would have started releasing details months ago, ‘prior’ to the event. That’s what celebrities who’ve used their wedding to ‘self-promote’ have done … cough–Kim Kardashian–cough … for one.
They sure are releasing a LOT of details.
And this fan thanks them for it.
I think that’s the key. They kept the ceremony private, but they’re releasing the photos and details on their own terms. It helps stop the rumors and wild guessing. I mean, look how quickly E! (at least I think it was them) got in with supposed details, down to the “linen suits” Brad and the kids were wearing… which they weren’t. It’s a smarter way to do things, and we all know the Brange are as media-savvy as they come.
That’s a good possibility drea. But it would imply they’ve read the other coverage of it, which I can’t imagine they really cared about. But maybe, who knows.
If it were me, I personally would have wanted to most of the details private, but at least the real info out there helps point out how wrong and full of crap most of the tabloid and E celebrity coverage typically is.
@Lucy2, who wrote: “That’s a good possibility drea. But it would imply they’ve read the other coverage of it, which I can’t imagine they really cared about. But maybe, who knows.”
More likely, the Jolie-Pitts/Mr. and Mrs. Pitt made a deal months ago with “People” and “Hello!” magazines about publishing ‘eventual’ wedding details and managed to get one of their photographers to the event under the radar. Think about it … the Jolie-Pitts were married on August 23rd and wedding details are displayed in the September 15th issue of “People” and the September issue of “Hello!” There is no way Mr. and Mrs. Pitt had time to “read the other coverage of it” last week–the week following the weekend they were married–and then piece together the article on their wedding before either magazine went to Print.
I’m glad it was private and intimate for their family…and I’m glad they shared with us exactly how and what they wanted to share!
Gorgeous family…much happiness!!
is it weird that i’m so happy to hear that james haven was there?
lol, you’re not alone.
nope not alone i love James Haven
Aww great details. Sounds like they all had a blast and it was about family. And I love that kiss on the cover.
Me too, agree with you 100%.
And good on them for doing it how THEY wanted to (the release of what info they chose to share, the wedding itself etc).
They are so weird…and I say that in the nicest way possible. I mean, letting their teenager bake the cake? and including drawings of her children on the wedding dress? who does that? Specially celebrities. I think this is exactly what a wedding should be about, family and the people you love celebrating with you, including the people you love, even if it sometimes doesn’t fit your vision of the “perfect” wedding. But most people are not like that. I mean, you have people getting mad at others for getting pregnant around the wedding date. Or when someone else gets engaged during the wedding preparations, or God forbid a couple elopes and gets married before them. The whole “stealing your thunder” notion. Regardless, good for them, it’s so weird to see that, but good for them. I’m not even a fan but I’m very impressed with the details of the wedding.
I bet everything turned out So wonderful.
Oh, the pictures are BEAUTIFUL!
The children are gorgeous–how can Maddox now big such a big kid? He was the cutest baby ever and needs to stay little!!–and they all seem so happy.
*sighs with the heartfelt joy of a true Brangeloonie*
SIGHS WITH YOU!
those pics were wonderful – so simple and beautiful and they all look so happy i cant even take it ~!!
Seeing Maddox the age he is now makes me feel old lol, it feels like it was just yesterday when I was reading an interview where Abgelina was talking about the cute little boy she had just adopted.
I love that Shiloh wore shorts and no one made her wear a dress — I really like that about this couple.
You have no idea how many parents have “tomboy’s” and make them wear crap they hate or are not their personality. I don’t let my kids wear whatever they want but they wear what fits their personality.
Shiloh is far-out cool!
(I’ve been dismayed by comments on CB in the past, decrying her being allowed to dress in “boys'” clothes, as though it were somehow morally reprehensible for a girl to dislike dresses.)
Shiloh will go far, blazing away!
But away with mundane cares….the rosy glow from these photos is good for another day! Hurrah 🙂
She’s never worn a dress. Why would you think they would make her wear a dress now? She pretty much wears boys’ clothes and always has, not even girls’ clothes even in casual wear for years. If she has an aversion to dressing like a girl, no decent parent is going to force their child into a dress on a big day that should be filled with happiness and about them as a family. That would be cruel and ruin the child’s day. Angie would be the last person to even think that was necessary and would look unnatural in photos, forcing their child to look a certain way just on the wedding day. She was a ring bearer, not a flower girl..
You seem cross!
Surely the comments are simply applauding the way Shiloh’s always expressed herself…..no suggestion that it ever was, nor might be, otherwise.
🙂
Chris, I love when the word, cross, is used instead of angry.
Even as a baby she wasn’t in girl clothes. How could that have been her decision?
Not to pick on you, Jayna, but Shiloh did wear dresses… about two or three times publicly. What I will never understand is why people insist that it should’ve become her uniform. It seems that Zahara and Vivienne have the luxury of wearing a dress sometimes and pants other times, and yet Shiloh is zeroed in on routinely. All three are exercising choice, choices that aren’t harming anyone.
Myself, I love that Shiloh is her own person. And the thought of her wearing short pants and a top hat to her parents’ wedding makes my life for some reason, mainly because numerous times in my childhood I was forced to wear dresses and skirts all the time. I had childlike stuff to do that didn’t require worrying whether my knees were together, whether my slip’s showing or if some douchey boy made a bet with his friends that he could look up my skirt or any other issue that comes with wearing a dress/skirt when you are age-appropriately unaware.
Seriously, I love the top hat.
@Jayna and @DiamondGirl:
Shiloh has worn dresses as a baby up until she was about 3 years old. Just google Shiloh’s pictures, and you will see her in a lot of dresses.
She wore tons of dresses when she was young. She wore pink, had dolls with her all the time etc.
http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/cbb/2008/05/27/shiloh_2.jpg
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRrv5xnTmAKB2-2xOd-4buAl98wKHzOmmmPDKcioPpVYMGhLWBg
http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/10/109609/50_2007/17872PCN_PittJolie08.xlarger.jpg
http://weheartangelina.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/brad-shiloh-zahara-hospital2.jpg
That last set of pictures in the hospital, the side-eye on Z is fabulous.
Are you suggesting that pants/trousers/jeans, shorts, and t-shirts are male clothing and female clothing is strictly limited to skirts and dresses? So every day I’m going to work in “boy clothes” instead of knowing my proper place and wearing what you consider to be “girl clothes”?
The year is 2014, not 1914.
Notasugar
Not sure whom you’re responding to, what with the many comments re this!, but for meself, my inverted commas were indicating the specious nature of that very distinction……..though it’s one which is definitely approved of and adhered to by more than a few here, historically.
Thanks for explaining. I have trouble perceiving sarcasm online. There are some FF nutters out there who are convinced that Jolie is forcing this child to be transgender, so wasn’t sure if that was infiltrating this thread.
@hadly8, @Chris is right about the tone of my comment. I apologize. I wouldn’t use the word cross, though. Chris was being too polite. I sounded bitchy and condescending. Too much coffee is my only defense. LOL
Aw now, no apologies dahlink! Just glad you weren’t miffed by a comment 🙂
Edit….not meaning to hijack msg for hadly8 here
Sounds like a wedding put on by preschoolers. I wish them luck.
So what? It’s better than the upcoming Clooney farce.
+1 that ^.
So no one agrees that Clooney is marrying for love right?
Cody +100!
They done well these last 9+ years.
It seem that luck is on their side.
🙂
cody, do you think because their children helped with the ceremony it is doomed?
No I don’t think it is doomed. It just sounds like preschoolers put it togethet. I do wish them the best.
Kids have a way of changing things. Nothing wrong with letting them plan the ceremony. It’s kind of a refreshing change from the over the top weddings that are more for show than love.
Well, Cody, it was put on by pre-high schoolers. That was the point. The kids have been bugging them to get officially married for quite a while, I don’t think the parents cared so much. The kids were major planners and made real decisions. All of them. No golden toilet, no celebrity guest list. It was intended as a small family affair and not intended as some fairy tale wedding. Sounds as though it was a great success.
My bet is that the kids also helped decide what photos to share.
In my book, any wedding that isn’t the bog-standard Judeo-Christian brouhaha is a serious win. If every wedding was put together by preschoolers they’d be a hell of a lot more fun and unpredictable. Bravo to them.
They can get on my nerves sometimes, but they are a cute family and their kids do seem happy and loved. Good for them.
cute how Massi got the mag shout out (singled out by name) but no mention of Donatella in the mag itself (she had to do her own “release”). an oversight? or deliberate?
i think that Donatella’s sketch has the right idea for the hairdo though. Angelina’s severe bun is too imposing. A nice wavy half up half down would be more laidback.
Why do I get the feeling I know who runs the household – the kids. As long as they are happy.
I don’t think they have ever denied it. Their household seems like fantastic chaos.
I love love love the top hat on Shiloh. And the pic of her and Zahara laughing while their parents kiss is precious. And the dress on little Vivienne is just angelic. Sweet family.
Yeah, what’s up with that? It’s like they probably never see them do it.
ALL kids giggle at their parents kissing, no matter how many times they see it, they think its funny. Nothing more than that.
When kids see their parents kissing, they either start giggling or they get a bad case of the eeewwwws. It’s part of being a kid.
I actually really like Angelina’s dress, it’s the perfect dress for her and I can’t picture her in any other style of dress.
The pictures from the wedding are so cute!! All the kids smiling and giggling in the pics is so adorable
I like the dress a lot too. *Shrugs*
That last sentence is kinda contrived though. It’s just saying it for the press.
A day later things got back to the daily routine and Pitt was promoting his movie, and that makes so much more sense for these two. Even in the beginning they said that they felt fine the way they were and were marrying because their kids wanted them to. It seemed like no big deal to them after a decade or so together, but now they seem rather pressured into selling marriage like something the public wants to read.
I preferred the casual no biggie approach they had before. Seemed more authentic.
This reminds me of how everything was always wonderful and amazing with Tom Cruise. However in his case it didn’t matter how often he said it, no one was buying it.
I really think that when Angelina had the double mastectomy, they decided it was time to get married….sometimes a health scare can really bring it home, how important family is…and I’m sure, at least Maddox, was aware of his Mom’s health problems and maybe, Brad and Angie, felt that them being married would give the kids, that much more of a sense of security…
Lol, reaching, much? They always release photos and a story whenever there is a watershed moment happening. Just because there is one article and a few photos doesn’t mean they are ‘selling’ anything. They are actually quite understated about it all.
‘Private’ looks different…I hope they don’t let the kids give interviews soon 🙂
I’m not a die hard Brange fan but I shed some tears reading about their wedding – I really hope they make it.
Having a big family sounds awesome….built in best friends!!!! I know Jon Voight is an ass, but I almost feel sorry for him if he was the only family member not invited. But, maybe if he was there, it wouldn’t have been a “relaxed” occasion for Angie. I think its beautiful that they “included” Angies mom…I’m sure that was very important to her…
I was surprised that he wasn’t there. I thought they were on good terms again?
she said she would let him be in the kids life ,this only the kids sake ,it is obvious she is done with him.
Jolie once said before that his relationship with his father is not for her, it’s for her kids. Her children were asking about their grandparents on her side and she realized that it is not fair for them to grow up not knowing who their other grandpa is. So I don’t really think Voight has any room to complain. He should just be happy that his daughter is mature enough to set aside their issues and let him be involved in her children’s life.
Where have you guys been?? She didn’t invite him because every time she tells him something she wants kept private he runs to the press to blab about it. There is no way this would have remained secret if she’d invited him–even last minute, cause he would have blabbed to the Paps at the airport and it would have been ruined.
Think of if this way … she avoided another riff with him and the possibility of cutting him out of her life again.
I feel a bit sorry for him as well. Having watched him in a group reunion interview with his Deliverance castmates, I noticed he more or less took over and did most of the talking. I wanted to hear from each of them!
It could be that they feared he would talk to the press or just be a distraction. I may be wrong, but he seems to be the type who cannot just quietly observe.
@Christin:
Funny enough, there was a time (early 20s) when they were getting closer and she actually said she learned from her father how to observe people to become like them (acting-wise obviously). She also said they were both drama queens. Her older interviewss are a great source of reading pleasure 🙂
MrsBPitt:
It sounds like hard hard HARD work beneath all that happiness. I would love to have a big family too but I’m scared I wouldn’t be able to cope 😀 I also don’t believe in the ‘best friends with your kids’ approach. Bye Felicia. Maybe when they’re adults you change from guiding them to just supporting them but as children I would rather trust on my true friends. You don’t treat your friends the same way you treat your kids so I don’t know how that approach would work.
I can’t feel too bad for him. The relationship is what it is by his own doing, and given his track record, he probably would have spilled to the press before it even happened.
I actually give her a lot of credit for letting him have any relationship with the kids, I get the impression she’d prefer he was not in her life at all but deals with it so the kids will at least know him.
Ditto ^^
My thoughts exactly
Agreed.
Also, whenever Jolie talks to him he makes it a point to run to the media to let them know what she said to him. The paps would have been swarming the place if she had told her dad they were getting married.
Some folks just can´t keep a secret, they just can´t help it. I think it´s that simple.
Jon would have said something.
They invited Jon to come right after the wedding for a visit, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they decided on the timing so he would be legitimately busy at another event on the wedding day itself. Just stuff you have to do with difficult relatives. He really would never have been able to keep it a secret, and he probably knows that himself.
One hundred percent of proceeds will go to support the foundation’s life-changing work
NEW YORK CITY—Sept. 2, 2014—Global media company Getty Images and the Jolie-Pitt Foundation are partnering on exclusive distribution of photographs of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s August 23 wedding, with all proceeds going to support the foundation’s vital work, Getty Images Co-Founder and CEO Jonathan Klein said today. The photographs, shot by David James, were published exclusively today by Hello and People magazines.
“Getty Images believes that pictures can save lives and change the world. We are contributing all licensing fees to support the work of the Jolie-Pitt Foundation,” Klein said. “Getty Images is a longtime supporter of international health and development efforts and has generated significant funds to support the foundation’s global endeavors over the years.”
press.gettyimages.com/getty-images-partnering-with-jolie-pitt-foundation-on-exclusive-distribution-of-photographs-of-angelina-jolie-and-brad-pitts-wedding/
I side-eye any celebrity who has a personal foundation rather than teaming up with an established charitable entity. Personal foundations are textbook tax shelters. Their write-offs (private transportation, etc.) must be extensive. And they were very good friends with Wycleff and involved with his fraudalent charity.
Bill and Melinda Gates addressed this before. Foundations are created so they have more control over how funds are distributed. And some Celebs that have these doundations are not in charge of them. Others are left to that and abuse that position, but the namesake gets the blame.
The Gates have also heavily praised The Jolie/Pitts Foundation for having a level of transparency others do not and for giving such a high percentage to actual efforts and not to themselves or overhead.
Yes, Many Charities and Foundations deserve the side eye. This 1 though is far better than the rest.
I agree that a lot of celebrities’ personal foundations are for tax purposes only. Too many of these foundations simply are ways to bilk people out of money and put their family and friends on the payroll.
But having read about the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, I don’t think theirs falls in that category. It sounds from everything I’ve heard and read theirs is pretty transparent and on the up-and-up. As FLORC said above and lucy2 said below, theirs is far better than most celebs’ foundations.
Yeah I am going to say unless their foundation has about 75-80% of their proceeds going to actually doing something related to international health I am side eyeing this. I am still mad I donated to the ALS challenge and found out that 75% of the contributions go to their paying of staff and other things, not to research.
According to charitynavigator.com, 73% of ALS money goes to their programs, which includes research. 9% is administrative, and 18% is fundraising (that one’s a bit high, IMO).
The JP’s foundation has a website which details some of their activities. I generally am suspicious of personal foundations like that, but their’s seems better than most.
Now I wanna see the cake Pax baked!
The photos of Maddox and Shiloh laughing are seriously too cute!
Yes, I would actually could’ve done without one picture less of everything in favour for one big cake shot 😀 Pax baking is probably the best tidbit we got tbh.
It was in Lainey’s photos–I saw a few comments dissing it. Which I don’t understand, because it was a regular sized caked—one that I bake on a regular basis, so it wasn’t a HUGE i.e. ‘regular’ sized wedding cake. It was more like a homemade birthday cake.
Which photos Virgi? I’ve looked at Lainey’s pics a few times (ok 10 times) and I haven’t seen any sign of the cake.
@Lady D
I think the cake is that last photo of when Angelina is coming out of the chapel–with Zahara holding it. If that’s not a cake, then I don’t know what it is.
@VC:
I’ve seen the complete Hello spread and I couldn’t find it. I thought Zahara and Vivienne were flowergirls with Zahara holding the flowerbasket? I mean, *inspecting* the picture, I see Zahara’s hair almost hanging in whatever she’s holding so surely it can’t be a cake?
People mag has some different pics. There is one pic with the cake & all 8 of them, plus a pic with some of the kids with Brad’s parents.
The sketch looks better than the actual gown. Creative idea in theory but not so pretty in reality. Versace could have done better even with the children’s drawings etched into the gown. It could have looked better and I expect a fashion designer to think of a way to incorporate such a special request and make it beyond her client’s expectations.
That kissing photo is so hot!
yes!
They’re Hollywood equivalent of those parents who ends up at STFU Parents.com
We get it – you have kids
I know I will probably get bashed for this–but sure the kids had a good time planning for this celebration. But their lifestyle will not change because of a piece of paper! I don’t think the kids were going around in life saying “My mommy and daddy are not married!” It will be the same as it was before–Mommy goes one way to do a pic and Daddy goes away for a while doing a pic. Blah-blah-blah!
I didn’t buy that “the kids wants us to get married” either but then I saw the photos. You could clearly see how genuinely happy those kids are. That photo of Pax giving her a congratulatory hug is priceless. It says on his face.
I don’t see why people are so riled up about them being married. I feel like some people just don’t want him to marry her so that they can say that he doesn’t really love her, that she’ll forever be just the baby mama. And that their kids are bastards (in some people’s pov). That piece of paper changes a lot of things believe it or not.
Besides last year when Fury & Unbroken filmed at the same time, which was not planned, they have never worked apart & Angelina said they will not again.
So your “Mommy goes one way to do a pic and Daddy goes away for a while doing a pic” is not true at all. They do not spend unnecessary time apart.
For years people were saying he will never marry her, now that they are married, those people are just so angry.
Kids can be influenced HEAVILY, and have zero shame in begging for what they want. Repeatedly. I’m guessing that it’s a combo of their grandparents (the Pitt’s) saying that they wished Brad and Angelina would get married, the fact that all (most) of their friends parents are married, and the idea that it is a BIG party with good food and dessert if it happens….and some kids fixate more on it than others.
I LOVE that site, it’s hilarious.
We get it, you’re jealous of them.
Re: the setting, it does look extremely minimalist, more like an art museum than what I was expecting from a centuries-old chapel. They must have renovated it. Still, it’s lovely and I wish them all well.
You know how Pitt is with his architectural prowess and vision 😉
I was surprised (read: disappointed) by the setting also. No historical feel, no surviving for centuries magic, I’m sad they changed it.
I’ve only seen pics on my phone thus far, but about the chapel….my family used to stay in a tiny hamlet in Provence, in the summers of the late 60s, where there was a small Romanesque church typical of the region. It was utterly stark, empty of pretty much anything associated with later church architecture or embellishment. To many it would look like a barn, but Romanesque has its own sacred beauty. Can’t wait to get a better look at this building!
I love Romanesque architecture. And yes it is a stark beauty – whith the decoration usually placed on the exterior, at least when it comes to the cathedrals (they are often externsive decorated on the outside, with the wonderful, yet slightly weird figurativve style of the period.)
There’s a wonderful and rare romaneqsue in Lund ; Sweden. It is absolutely beautiful and almost entirely unadorned (apart from grotesquest on the outside, and a horrible 19th century tympanon). Inside the architecture bones are pure, stark and imposing in their beauty – highligted with a byzantine style mosaic in the apse behind the altar:
http://snaphanen.dk/upload/2009/01/lund-jan-2008-040.jpg
http://anebysted.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/lunds-domkyrka.jpg
Love your examples and insight ArtHistorian.
Arthistorian (hello lovely!)
In the flat, sometimes bleak East Anglian landscapes once inhabited by your ancestors, there are a few truly haunting pre-Norman churches still standing, still serving ( albeit only once a year) scattered worshippers. I would give a lot to take part in their candle-lit carols service at Christmas, and to feel the connection with those early Christians.
Thanks for the beautiful links there. 🙂
Awe inspiring building. Just beautiful. The kind of building you could sit in silence in for hours.
@ArtHistorian: Thanks for the beautiful pics and the explanations! Many years ago, I visited Brixen= Bressanone (South Tyrol, Italy)- you can find a lot of Romanesque architecture there.
http://blog.brixen.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Angerer_Lange-Nacht-der-Kirchen-12.jpg
Siri,
Thanks for the link. That place is beautiful! It is interesting that the building has rib vaults instead of the typically romanesque barrel vaults.
I have only been to the South of France once (where I saw Avignon, which is amazing!), but it is place I want to return to just for the gorgeous romanesque catherals that lie on the old pilgrim road to Santiago de Compostela.
Hi Chris,
I remember visiting Ripon in Yorkshire when I studied at Leeds, and it is an huge, amazing medieval cathedral in a tiny village. It is very impressive seeing the cathedral towering over the village! It is huge, dark and starkly beautiful, and there have been a church at that site for 1300 years.
http://www.wilfrid.com/images/pilgrimage/wilfrid%20ripon12web.jpg
When I visited Lund Domkyrka (Cathedral) during a summer a few years ago, there actually was a service with choristers walking around in flowing white robes, singing and carrying large cruxifixes. It was very atmospheric. The church also has a big, renaissance astronomical clock with moving figures.
http://www.sydsverige.dk/media/artikler/middelalderur-lunds-domkirke.jpg
There’s a wonderful church, Grundtvigskirken, close to my home – I pass it every day. A modern church but its style is heavily influenced by romanesque and gothic architecture:
The interior is pure gothic structure filtered through the minimalist aesthetic of modernism:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rjgeg5xbotE/TchTN0Kx56I/AAAAAAAAACE/cw-nH4ChPRA/s1600/DSC00905.JPG
The exterior is romanesque on such a massive scale thatit actually makes me think of the hall of the mountain king from Norwegian mythology.
http://wikitravel.org/upload/en/2/2c/Grundtvigskirken.jpg
Arthistorian: (Lord knows where this might pop up)
England’s ruined abbeys are so beautiful, and particularly in Yorkshire, where their destruction was so staunchly resisted …..these have additional layer of melancholy, I think.
I’m a terrible woman for churches altogether.
🙁
No, that’s exactly right. I recently moved from a small village in southern France, and our local church there was almost completely devoid of decoration. It was, as you say, very stark. I loved it.
@ArtHistorian: you are correct about this. The original Romanesque structure from around the 11th century was transformed in the 14th century by the addition of Gothic vaulting. And now I really want to go back to visit your beautiful Kopenhagen again 🙂
Arthistorian, church enthusiasts
If this link works (am so cwap with links) ignore the 1997 level of website excellence and get a look at the photos.
This is a tiny wee chapel in the Hiberno-Romanesque idiom, the contemporary of Britain’s Arts & Crafts period. The decor is breathtaking, every tiny detail is beautifully crafted, and all of it is delightfully pagan and madly original. The windows are by the genius of stained glass, Harry Clarke…you will definitely know his watercolour or pen and ink illustrations for Poe and Wilde, even if the name is unfamiliar.
Golly I hope this works, I just wanted people to imagine the wedding here instead, if they feel it needed more colour.
http://honan.ucc.ie/gallery.php
Chris,
That chapel is such a gem! Very beautiful. I’m a sucker for historicist architecture because historical styles are used a sort of architectural grammar that carries very specific meanings. Like on Vienna’s Ringstrasse, where the Parliament is built in the style of ancient Greece, the City Hall in Neo-Gothic style, the Burghtheater in baroque style, etc. At the Ringstrasse the style of the building is connected to the histroical periods where the different functions flourished: Greek for the birthplace of democracy, neo-gothic for the flowering of city government in the Middle Ages, baroque for the flowering of the theatrical arts.
Other motives for historicist architecture are often nationalist. Fx the Copenhagen City Hall is built in a hodge-podge of historical styles and symbols to denote a certain idea of Danishness (it is also beautifully decorated on the inside):
http://www.dagens.dk/sites/default/files/field/image/K%C3%B8benhavns%20R%C3%A5dhus%20foto%20Colourbox.jpg
It is the same with the Central Station in Copenhagen:
http://ic3.dk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/billede_af_kh.jpg
I got to visit Fountains Abbey when I lived in Yorkshire. It was a marvelous experience.
Minimalist is an understatement. It looks like they took their vows in an empty storeroom in some back office with cruddy looking office chairs. No flowers or anything? I like minimalism but that room was just depressing.
I’d say it’s impossible to assess such an intimate scene without one’s own preferences calling the shots: I mean to say that what I can see, I really dig a very great deal; that’s my taste too.
Your mentioning the chairs clinches it: I can make them out clearly on my littke screen, and my reaction yesterday was ‘Yess!!’, because I like that whole vibe. But I do see what you mean, of course!
That was exactly my initial reaction: you own a castle, don’t you at least have any fabulous chairs there?
I mean, if you do a minimalist wedding, then the little what’s there should be amazing and beautiful. Unless you really don’t care about aesthetics or attention to detail – however, with that wedding dress and it’s very intricate embroidery, it’s obvious that details really mattered otherwise.
Well, whatever works, but it’s just odd to me!
I dont believe one word in US Weekly.US Weekly made up details just like ENews and Daily Mail before pics came out.None of these sites retracted the BS they posted.UsWeekly threw in a couple quotes from Hello and probably made up the rest.
I am very happy to get details from the wedding from Brad and Angie.I plan to buy Hello Magazine.I havent decided about People Magazine.
I’m still so happy this joyous event continues to cause some people so much pain.LOL
I am happy Brad,Angie and Jamie honored Marcheline.
The kids faces in the pictures are so gorgeous. They look so happy. Warms my heart.
they look like a happy, loving family. it’s nice to see.
A wedding where the bride & groom already have a bunch of kids together, is just NOT ROMANTIC at ALL. They’ve already lived half their lives together. They should just have something more like a “vow renewal” where they just re-state their commitment to each other. Its also hypocritical for two people who supposedly don’t believe in marriage, to marry anyway.
I grabs my romance where I finds it, I does…….and this charming occasion most definitely qualifies, IMO!
Not romantic?
You are just mad they got married. Probably one of the FF crew who claimed Brad would never, ever marry her. It is comical the way people are doing everything to act like it is not romantic or a bog deal.
Stay pressed.
It was their wedding. They were happy and the kids were happy, the ONLY people that matter.
AJ claimed herself she did not think real love and a lasting marriage was for her, she has also said she is not the most romantic / demonstrative person. Well, that does not exclude wishing you find that person or that your marriage works.
AJ got married twice before, clearly she was searching that love, but she or the men she chose were immature to make it work, or they did not knew each other well before marrying.
I think after adopting Maddox, she was in a much better place emotionally.
As for Brad, he might be a lot of things, but he has demonstrated in several of his relationships how thoughtful he is with the person he loves.
He was a good boyfriend to GP, she cried because she messed their relationship up; and with JA he put effort into his marriage, he cared for her to stop smoking, to get together with her mother, etc. well, at least when the started growing apart and all that jazz.
BP, probably because he comes raised in a strong family structure, has been known to help AJ and back then Aniston, to reach to their stranged parents.
Also with AJ he put that engraved stone in the chapel where they married. That just brings tears to my eyes, as my mother has also passed away.
They both have had enough “romance ” for 2 , now they are in a different stage. they have said to keep the flame, by sparing their couple time, but they are responsibly raising a family, and I see love in that family through a small set of pics. That tome, is romantic.
Wow. You really have issues KellieBell. I feel sorry for you that you’ve never experienced romance and that’s why you’re so bitter. Romance is romance, no matter the circumstance. And neither of them have ever said they don’t believe in marriage. Where you got that from, only you know. If they bother you so much just go away.
Those wedding pics are the best. They all look so happy.
I’d like to thank the Jolie-Pitt family for giving me what I’m sure is the online alias of my dreams.
Lol…I love your name.
this is by far the best post on this thread.
(and don’t think I didn’t consider changing my nickname to just that!)
ETA: can “Buttock Fatock” become the new “BALLS”?!
I LOVE Zahara’s dress! And the group picture where Z and Angelina were smiling at each other = YES! Sweet happiness.
My favorite picture by far. It almost makes me cry for some reason.
+2
Why would the kids get all giggly about seeing them kiss? Isn’t that something they would see quite often with such a loving couple?
How exactly does selling these pics prevent paparazzi pics? The event was secret and it’s over, so how would paps get them?
Um I when I was young I got giddy all the time when I saw my parents affectionate even at age 25 I still do. One of brads friends even mentioned in an interview that Zahara said “are you going to make out with mommy Again” .
My parents have been married 40 years and I catch them at it all the time, and my visceral (but affectionate, because you’re lucky if you have parents who dig each other) reaction is still, “Guys, get a room.” It’s an instinctive response, I think.
Stay Pressed
In other JP related news Maleficent has made $753M
Is it a hit,yet?
I make faces whenever I see my parents kiss….I’m almost twenty and it’s like I’m a freaking kid: EWWWW. My parents have only had sex TWO times, and my mom has only had sex FIVE times (five kids)…
As said by someone else…..Stay Pressed.
Obviously you are not around kids much. They get giggly/happy over lots of things, including kissing!
People are curious about their family & so I am glad they shared their pics. It is not hurting anyone…..just the people who live to hate them!!!!! So bitter.
Like I said before, probably the kids don’t see them do it at home so when they see it, it seems weird to them so they laugh. Just because he puts his hand on her ass at movie premieres doesn’t mean they are affectionate in their private life. Just their public one.
Oh sweet Christ, you probably think he’s still pining for Jennifer in secret. 🙄
DiamondGirl and Lena, I’m not sure if you’re around kids much but kids ALWAYS get giggly when their parents kiss, no matter how many times they see it. But keep your fantasy going that they are not truly affectionate, if it gets you through this.
Lovely wedding photos. They have such a beautiful family.
James David, did the photography for their wedding, I guess he’s a family friend. He did it for free. 🙂
Yes and he also worked as a still photographer with Angelina on Unbroken.
The kiss is so f*cking hot! Damn. This makes me like Brad Pitt all over again.
Also loving the shot of him squatting to adjust his son’s jacket…Daddy cool. Le sigh.
On the POSITIVE side, I’m thinking: they do so much good in the world, good for them.
On the NEGATIVE side, I can’t help thinking:
— she’s now married to someone known for cheating on his wife
— he’s married to someone know for getting involved with a married man
Good luck to them. Seriously.
Get over it. Seriously.
Sorry were you there when they cheated? There is no proof at all that they had a physical affair. None at all. He got a divorce & dared to move on with his life.
And a decade later….Please get a life. Worry about your own business.
Unfaithfulness begins in the heart, not the pants.
So then Aniston herself was unfaithful (in addition to being a homewrecker engaged to cheater, Justin Theroux)? Thanks for admitting it.
Correct.
oh, and here’s my first chance!
BUTTOCK FATOCK (trfkab…or, “the retort formerly known as balls”)
There really is little evidence he cheated. On top of the rumors Bradhad already checked out of his marriage emotionally and physically, Jolie was incredibly busy and dedicated to her growing family and charity work. Maybe Brad fell for her and she for him, but there’s no evidence of infidelity. Unless you could Ansiton and Handler actively suggesting this.
And not to Drag Aniston in, but only for example sake. There’s more evidence and overlapping dates that Justin and Aniston were not just dating, but spending nights together for 3 months before he asked his gf of 14 years to move out and break up.
At this point they appear madly in love with a solid family and common bonds.
Lea
Wow. Pot and Kettle. You’re on a gossip site talking about the details of ther peoples lives. Angee has an opinion you disagree with. If you have issue with that maybe this site or rather opinions here take up too much of your life. No offence. Just in awe of how people make things into personal attacks here.
Uh, she needs to get a life because she has failed to move on from a divorce that happened a decade ago. If you are still hung up over a divorce not your own…there is a major problem there. Not personal.
It is not her opinion, she is stating the cheating as though is is fact.
FLORC
Just stick your fingers in yr ears and chant “lalalala” when this old silliness crops up, surely it can’t live much longer??.
Re ‘buttock fatock,’ anyone:
I’m probably the last catch on, but is this their secret kidspeak, like many of us had? Reminds me of the Mitford girls and their ‘eggle peggle’ language to exclude grownups…..they’d have said “egglefat pegglebutt” I guess!
@FLORC
Love and agree with your entire comment.
@Chris
My siblings and cousins used to speak in pig latin to each other–we thought we were the SHIT.
VC
Latin!! Hocus pocus felonius nefarius, you were for sure the SHIT!! Most awesome.
😉
Seriously, get your facts straight! The affair was debunked long ago. Brad has never cheated on anyone, neither has Angelina. 2005 called, they want you gullible tabloid readers back there. This is 2014, there was no affair.
Is she happy?
Wishing them all the success and happiness on their semi-new path.
I consider this pair terrific human beings that deserves nothing but the best of blessings.
Some of you kill me. There must be SOMETHING wrong with this wedding! LOL.
Yawn….. so it just occurred to them to get married to make the kids happy. Really,they didn’t know they should have gotten married since with 6 children in the background. Hopefully we can now move on from them cos I don’t know what else can top this. Perhaps they will adopt a baby giraffe next.
You could have been moved on from them by not reading articles about them or commenting on them 🙂
I have no problem with their selling their pics. It’s their prerogative. If the money goes to their foundation, even better. They know people are curious and eager to hear about their wedding and they accommodated that while keeping the actual day to themselves. Good for them. It sounds like it was perfect for them and that’s all that matters.
Curious to know when Kneepads was informed, before or after the wedding.
Hello isn’t available in the States until Friday but I picked up People
Lovely pic of The Kiss which apparently sent Z and Shiloh into a fit of the giggles.
Bill and Jane Pitt look very proud surrounded by the 4 younger grandchildren.
Pax’s lopsided wedding cake looks scrumptious!
I love this couple and the kids, don’t get me wrong, but I think they should make Shiloh wear a dress once in a while–at least for special occasions. I say this because for a period of time, I only wore pants and it was weird to wear one when I did so again, and who knows, Shiloh might like wearing dresses once in a while. It’s just odd when one never does. She’s going to be as gorgeous as her mother.
How do you know that she doesn’t wear dresses in the privacy of her home? Or nightgowns?
Mind you, I wouldn’t be mad if she opted for PJs… I know I would wear them 24/7 if I could.
I always felt that Brad and Angelina were both rather ambivalent about marriage. They’ve both been there, done that before, they are older and they alreadu have their kids. And I felt lhat they – like other celebrity couples – used the “we-won’t-marry-until-everyone-can-marry” bit just to deflect pressure away from them. I think most (if not all) of the pressure came from their kids. So while I know a lot of couples who stay married for the sake of the kids, why not get married for the sake of the kids. Clearly, it makes the kids happy. And clearly, Brad and Angelina take their kids’ happiness seriously. It’s all good.
I always thought that Angelina was the one ambivalent about remarrying–especially since it didn’t work out for her the first two times. But Brad?! No matter what he said (and I’m not saying he said what he said to be a stunt queen), I think that he would’ve married Angelina the minute she said YES, if she said yes. I always felt that it was her that wanted to be cautious, and not take that next step.
I feel the same way. I think it was more so Angelina than Brad not wanting to get married all these years. I think Brad would have married Angie before Shiloh or at least before the twins birth but hey I could be wrong. I don’t think she wanted to marry again after three failed marriages and that she didn’t want to jinx her relationship with Brad. I’m just assuming. 😉
It’s nice to see Brad clean for a change. Since he’s been with AJ, his personal hygiene has become very poor. I also believe she also has a problem with hygiene. From what I have read, they have been thrown out of multiple hotels because their children are little hellions and have destroyed rooms and bothered other guests. They had no boundaries. Really sad. Just a case of entitlement.
and you know this about brad’s personal hygiene? and about angelina? bitter much? coming on this thread for their wedding and talking about their relationship so negatively. and bringing the kids into this – you may have issues with brad and angelina that is your right as they are adults and dont need “defending” but to talk about the kids like you are so intimately familiar with them smacks of just bad manners and poor taste and frankly you should be embarassed.lay off the kids at least.
I guess you believe everything you read. Those stories about the hotel rooms were debunked.
LOL actually Brad was responsible for that hotel room story. Some tabloid reporter asked him where the children were and Brad said “They’re back at the hotel throwing spaghetti on the walls.” Either the reporter didn’t recognize sarcasm when he heard it or he thought it would make good copy anyway, because they wrote it into a tabloid story and it took off from there.
Now that she is finally married to the father of her children, I wonder how long this marriage will last?
at least they have been together for 10 years kids and all – and maybe you should ask yourself about why you feel so strongly to wish them ill? maybe your own issues are seeping into this wedding thread.
Lets see they’ve already lasted twice as long as his previous marriage and 9 years is a long time in Hollywood. People have been wishing for them to break up for 9 years now. Face it, they’re the real McCoy they’ve already lasted.
This is my favorite celebrity’s wedding. This is what wedding should be all about, family. Angie and Brad look amazing;they deserve all the happiness and blessings. I love their love. You can tell they really love each other and that they are deeply committed to their family. I love how Brad,Angie and James honored Marcheline. The wedding photos are truly beautiful; I can watch them all day. You could clearly see how genuinely happy those children are.
Good on them. They deserve to be happy. And its obvious Brad loves her so much.
I love that photo of them all sprawled on the stairs. I love that her gown has the kid’s pictures embroidered onto it. Of course, most people don’t have six kids when they marry, but still, it’s such a lovely way of including them and will be wonderful memento to keep forever.
I wish them the best.
I want to see Pax’s cake!!!!
I still think the dress is ugly as eff. But I liken it to a mom proudly wearing something hideous her kid made especially for her. It makes me adore Angie even more. I think these kids are the great loves of her life.
“It’s a wonderful feeling to be married”
I guess she’d know, it’s her third time… /snark
Congratulations to Angelina and Brad, and the Jolie-Pitts family!
I still think that the lowkeyness is also about keeping it exclusive for the publishers with which they’ve had the deal. (Yes, it’s been said by thousand commenters here, whatevs). And while I’m convinced that the reason is genuine (love and family), the timing is perfect for many things.
Love her dress. The kids drawing is very original, and she looks beautiful.