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Wedding of the Year: Paula Abdul and Brad Beckerman Perfectly staged in autumn tones, Paula and Brad's wedding was both a celebration of love and the most beautiful performance. People Magazine, February 02, 1997.
Paula Abdul knows the importance of good choreography. So when the 33-year-old singer-dancer wed sportswear designer Brad Beckerman, 30, her autumn-themed wedding was scrupulously staged. Richly colored fall foliage was scattered artfully across the aisle of the wedding tent set up on the grounds of the Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel, while cascades of white, yellow and orange roses adorned the traditional Jewish chuppa. The effect was of an enchanted forest - one spectacular enough to impress a guest list that included Rosie O'Donnell, Magic Johnson and Brandy. "Oh, my!" Rachel Hunter whispered to husband Rod Stewart. "It's gorgeous." For the groom, the wedding was almost literally a dream come true. The couple met on a blind date last February after Beckerman told a mutual friend his ideal woman was "a Paula Abdul type." They exchanged traditional vows (the marriage is the first for him, the second for her after a two-year union with actor Emilio Estevez), then added some tender words of their own. "Tonight I'm marrying my best friend," Beckerman told Abdul. She responded, "I've loved you from the day we met. You're my best of times and my gentlest sleep." The moment ended in a spontaneous kiss, which prompted Rabbi Alan Rabishaw to say, "Don't use it up now." Not to worry. The newlyweds were still starry-eyed at midnight. "We're going to have to go soon," Abdul told her guests. "We have plans." "I saw her and I was absolutely breathless," recalls Beckerman of the moment Abdul appeared in a blush-colored, beaded lace dress by Badgley Mischka and Italian silk satin wedding shoes by Peter Fox. People Magazine. For more, go to www.people.com or AOL (Keyword: People) |
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