But this morning’s Guardian tells us that Wayne Rooney is officially off the market. Don’t lose all hope, though, as William Hill are offering 5/1 odds that the blessed union will last five years or less.
Yes, it’s true. At 10:30 a.m. local time, Wayne & Colleen were married in Santa Margherita Ligure, on the Italian Riviera. The Guardian shares other fascinating details about the bridal couple with us, but I can summarize them for my time-pressed readers:
- Colleen’s gown was rumored to cost around 200,000 quid.
- The groom wore…brown…!?
- Though the newlyweds are but 22 years old, their romance is a long one. Wayne, the hopeless romantic, proposed at age 17 in the parking lot of a BP station.
- Guests were asked to make donations to a children’s hospital in lieu of gifts. Well done, Wayne & Colleen.
- The marriage ceremony was performed in Italian. I shall refrain from any snarky insinuations that maybe Wayne might use this in court at some future date, claiming that he had no idea what he was getting himself into. Instead, I will admit that an Italian wedding certainly sets my heart aflutter.
- And yet those romantic images are spoiled by the knowledge that the couple have sold wedding details and pictures to OK! Magazine. This is of course de rigeur for celebrities these days…and yet…sigh…
- The reception is to be held in a gothic abbey high above Portofino.
Isn’t a 10:30 a.m. wedding a tad early? Do you think it’s because Wayne was eager to get the formalities over with so that he and his bride could rush off to a romantic, secluded hideaway in time to watch the Germany-Croatia and Poland-Austria matches?
Seriously, best wishes to Wayne & Colleen.
