Ashlee and Pete

June 13, 2008 | 3 Comments

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz’s weekend wedding may have looked like the ultimate rocker event – complete with 10,000 black magic roses, red-and-black décor and chandeliers dripping with crystals – but for the couple and their 150 guests, it felt more like a sweet fairy tale, PEOPLE reveals in its new issue.

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“She looked like a girl right out of a movie,” the groom, 28, says about his new bride, 23, who wore an ivory lace Monique Lhuillier gown and a cathedral-length veil during the nondenominational ceremony officiated by her father, Joe Simpson.

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Whether it’s a minimalist wedding or a blowout-style bash, the number one wedding and gift registry website WeddingChannel.com has the scoop on how you can achieve a wedding like the celebrity newlyweds of 2007.

You definitely don’t want to include it with your wedding invitation since that puts the emphasis on the gift. So include it on your wedding website, or enlist your family and bridal attendants to spread the word the old-fashioned way: word of mouth.

To help couples get inspired for their own nuptials, WeddingChannel.com recruited the most sought-after pros, who have worked with A-listers like Tom Cruise, Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Kevin Costner, and Nicole Kidman, to give an insider’s look at how celebrity weddings are brought to life.

WeddingChannel.com insiders weigh in on the celebrity wedding trends of 2008:

News Image Dresses with Feminine Flourishes

Inspired by the striking tiers in “Desperate Housewives” actress Eva Longoria’s Angel Sanchez wedding dress, brides tying the knot in 2008 will be donning wedding dresses with a flurry of feminine flowers and sophisticated tiers.

“Whether it was kept understated or embraced wholeheartedly, flowers and tiers were seen all over the spring 2008 wedding runway shows and in the collections of Reem Acra, Monique Lhuillier, and Claire Pettibone,” says WeddingChannel.com fashion expert and bridal institution Kleinfeld Bridal co-owner Mara Urshel.

Unique Wedding Locations

Nothing makes more of an impact than the location of your wedding, and an Art-Deco backdrop is just the ticket. Get on board with what The Oprah Winfrey Show correspondent Lisa Ling and Paul Song had in mind when they got married at Union Station in Los Angeles. From Grand Central station in New York City to Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station, these historic locales are perfect for the bride who loves the grandeur of an old-world train station.

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I found this really great press relase from Brides.com, featuring the top ten celebrity proposals.

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Celebrity weddings always seem to inspire us brides to bee out there - wonder if it has anything to do with them being able to splurge out on a wedding that us ‘ordinary’ chicks could only dream of?

Who was your fave bride?
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