Celebrity Wedding Watch: Hilary Duff Weds Edmonton’s Mike Comrie
Monday, August 16th, 2010Hilary Duff and Edmonton’s Mike Comrie were married in a romantic sunset ceremony this weekend.
It was a small, family affair. Only 100 of the couple’s closest family and friends were invited. Hilary’s sister Haylie served as maid of honour, and Hilary walked down the aisle with her mother, Susan, at her side.
The wedding took place at a $29 million estate in Montecito, Calif. on Saturday afternoon.
Hilary wore a strapless Vera Wang gown, and her dark hair in a loose bun. Rose petals and candles lined the aisle.
Photos of the event are scarce, as the media were not included. Just Jared has some blurry but exciting footage of the venue, dress, and the couple at the altar that you can view here.
Hilary and Mike spent their wedding night at the Kennedy cottage at the San Ysidro Ranch. This cottage is famous as it is the spot where John and Jackie Kennedy spent their honeymoon in 1953.
The couple were engaged this February in Hawaii after dating for three years.
Comrie was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, and attended Jasper Place High School. Comrie was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in 1999. Since then he has played for several NHL teams, and is currently a free agent. Comrie hopes to rejoin the Oiler’s roster in the upcoming year.
This October, Comrie told Hockey Night in Canada that the pair first bumped into each other at an Idaho resort. “We were all on the same plane and it was kind of, I guess, maybe a bit of a fluke,” Comrie said. “It [was] one of those things where we were all in a group … we spent the weekend all hanging out.”
When asked about Mike, Hilary has nothing but good things to say: “[Comrie's] a great guy. I’ve never met anyone who could say a bad word about him. He’s generous, caring, funny. We just laugh our heads off, which I need in my life…He’s unique. I wouldn’t want to be with someone who wasn’t unique (Us Magazine).
Duff has been having a great year, having recently scored a Choice TV Female Scene Stealer Teen Choice Award for her role as Olivia Burke on Gossip Girl.
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