Jennifer Aniston Wedding

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Roberta was the editorial director of from 2019 to 2021, covering fashion, beauty, and travel. She is currently the editor in chief of The Everymom.

Believe it or not, we've been thinking about weddings lately (surprise, surprise). Particularly two, now infamous, weddings for the eternal Rachel Green of our lives (just a little shout out to Aniston's dad John, star of

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). Jennifer Aniston has very famously been down the aisle twice, first to Brad Pitt (yeah, yeah, we all know how that ended) and later tying the knot to

We all know the stories and the tabloid frenzy. But let's go back to sunnier, happier times when Jennifer Aniston stood on a bluff in Malibu and said I do to then-fiancé Brad Pitt.

Wedding of the new millennium. Big, flashy, incredibly traditional, and ringing in at about $1 million. America's Sweetheart Aniston and Sexiest Man Alive Pitt made it official on July 29, 2000, in front of 200 of their closest friends and family on a bluff overlooking the Pacific in Malibu.

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Jen walked down the aisle in a glass-beaded, low back wedding gown by Lawrence Steele and a simple classic veil. There was no Rachel haircut in sight as Aniston's famous golden locks were styled by Chris McMillan—who reportedly gave Pitt and Aniston matching brother-and-sister highlights ahead of the nuptials. Jen's two maids wore pale green dresses, also by Steele. For her bouquet, Aniston chose Dutch Vendela roses.

Were represented, with the exception of Matt LeBlanc who was stuck on a movie set. Then couple Salma Hayek and Edward Norton (Brad's costar in

For the wedding of the year, the couple rented a Malibu estate belonging to TV producer Marcy Carsey. According to florists from La Premiere in Beverly Hills, Brad wanted the whole thing to look like a Zen garden, so 50, 000 roses, wisteria, tulips, and lotus flowers set the tone.

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As for music, the couple kept it classic, choosing The Way You Look Tonight for their first dance. Performances by pal Melissa Etheridge and a Greek bouzouki band (owing to Aniston's Greek heritage) followed.

For the grand finale, the couple set what would become a major wedding trend for years to come when a barge floating in the Pacific set off a 13-minute fireworks display.

This is what a million-dollar wedding looks like: 200 guests, 50, 000 flowers, a 40-person gospel choir, lobster, champagne, Melissa Etheridge, and fireworks.

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Aniston's much-buzzed-about second chance at happily ever after culminated in a private surprise wedding that couldn't have been more different from her first glitz-filled walk down the aisle.

Co-stars Lisa Kudrow and Courteney Cox (who served as maid of honor), Lake Bell and Scott Campbell (Theroux's best man), Ellen Degeneres, Chelsea Handler, Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, Tobey Maguire and Jennifer Meyer, and Sia to celebrate Theroux's 44th birthday at their Bel Air home. Friends arrived at a surprise wedding ceremony. Kimmel officiated and reportedly teared up throughout, while Stern stood up to say a few words during the reception.

It was certainly a friendly affair as the couple called upon their talented friends and put them to work for the wedding day. Terry Richardson snapped photos, while Sia performed Chandelier for the couple's first dance. Jennifer Meyer designed the couple's wedding bands and Aniston's

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Sadly for us, the most important piece of the Aniston-Theroux wedding puzzle is still missing. Months and years after the couple tied the knot, there were no hints or photos of Aniston's wedding dress (sources say Aniston went off-the-rack this time and her veil was reportedly from J.Crew).

Star told Entertainment Tonight shortly after the wedding. We had the beautiful luxury of having a beautiful, private moment. And I'm going to be selfish and keep it that way.From the 50, 000 flowers and £15, 000 firework display to the 40-piece gospel choir - Jennifer Aniston wouldn't change a thing about it

If they hadn't split in one of the biggest love scandals on the noughties, this week would have been Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt's 19th wedding anniversary.

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It's almost two decades sine they said 'I do' in a lavish Malibu cliff-top ceremony on July 29, 2000, surrounded by 50, 000 flowers, a 40-member gospel choir and £76, 000 worth of security.

“It was fantastic!” Jen told Vanity Fair of their ultra-secretive big day, which cost $1million - and eye-watering amount in those days.

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In a bid to ensure maximum privacy, airspace above the estate was restricted during the ceremony and the reception was held under the cover of a giant white marquee to stop the circling helicopters getting a shot.

As part of the £76, 000 security measures, guests were asked to sign a confidentiality agreement and the Los Angeles County Sheriff provided traffic control.

Jen's dress has never been seen in full, with she and Brad issuing just one, close-cropped black and white shot of their big day.

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However, it is now known that she wore a glass-beaded, floor-lenth low-backed white satin and silk gown by Milan designer Lawrence Steele.

She teamed it with a pair of custom-made ivory suede heels by Manolo Blahnik and a simple veil attached to a pearl and Swarovski crystal crown.

Her bridesmaids wore pale green shiffon slip dresses and Brad wore a four-button black tuxedo by Heidi Slimane, while his groomsmen wore Prada.

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Numbers were kept to a reasonable 200, with Jen's Friends castmates including Courteney Cox scoring an invite, along with Fight Club's Ed Norton, Salma Hayek and Cameron Diaz.

The gospel choir performed a song from Blur's 1999 album 13 as the couple's wedding march, and Brad broke down during the service.

They wrote their own vows, with Brad promising to split the difference on the thermostat, and Jen pledging to make his favourite banana milkshake.

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A nervous Jen missed her cue for the formal part of the service, and joked, Oh! I've never done this before! and Brad's brother and best man, Dough Pitt, dropped the ring.

The Pitts dropped a whopping £75, 000 on flowers, with 50, 000 brought in by exclusive Beverly Hills florist La Premiere, who laid tables with roses, wisteria and tulips to achieve the 'zen garden' look.

A slate fountain was specially constructed, and the tent was festooned with lanterns and a mass of brown sugar candles imported from Thailand.

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Guests dined on shrimp, caviar and gourmet pizza washed down with Dom Perignon champagne, before main courses which included crab, lobster and peppercorn beef.

Finally, the cake was six-tier white-frosted, which they fed to each other. [They] were looking into each other's eyes, a source told People magazine. They were laughing with cake in their mouths.

The whole thing was rounded off with a 13-minute firework display featuring pyrotechnic hearts and smiley faces to a soundtrack by Radiohead, Garbage and Jeff Buckley.

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Sadly, four and a half years later the couple would file for divorce amid claims Brad had fallen for co-star Angelina Jolie on the set of their movie, Mr and Mrs Smith.

“I still feel so lucky to have experienced it. I wouldn’t know what I know now if I hadn’t been married to Brad, ” she told Vanity Fair in the months after their split.

I love Brad; I really love him. I will love him for the rest of my life. He’s a fantastic man. I don’t regret any of it, and I’m not going to beat myself up about it.

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