![]() The happy couple finally emerged from a side entrance after posing for pictures for a magazine which reportedly paid £500,000 to cover the event. Miss Minnelli is said to have danced on the altar. When he pronounced the bride and bridegroom man and wife they kissed for a full two minutes. The ceremony was conducted by The Rev Arthur Caliandro. Natalie Cole - replacing Whitney Houston who had pulled out 24 hours earlier - sang her late father Nat's classic Unforgettable as the bride walked down the aisle, followed by her bridesmaids, including Martine McCutcheon, Petula Clark and 78-year-old swimming star Esther Williams. Inside, the church was blooming with white flowers. He then introduced his new wife, a blonde young enough to be his granddaughter. Miss Minnelli's stepfather Sid Luft even ventured into a barricaded area of mainly teenage fans to explain that he was Judy Garland's third husband. Hollywood veterans Kirk Douglas, Andy Williams, Janet Leigh and Jane Russell played to the crowds as well. Mickey Rooney, 81, a contemporary of Liza's mother Judy Garland, told anyone who would listen: 'Liza's had a hard life and she deserves this happiness.' While tents were placed at the front and side entrances of the Fifth Avenue church to hide the arrivals, Hollywood's finest - and oldest - could not resist working the crowds of fans waiting outside. Matron of honour Elizabeth Taylor and singer Michael Jackson, who walked Liza down the aisle, held up proceedings when they arrived late for the hour-long ceremony. She arrived at the church dressed in black but once inside changed into an ivory white Bob Mackie three-quarter length gown. Instead, more than 500 smiling guests gathered at New York's Marble Collegiate Church to watch Miss Minnelli, 56, embark on her latest showstopper. The VIP guest list alone - packed with an eclectic mix of old Hollywood prima donnas and new money pop stars - would have left any casting agent trembling in trepidation.īut there were no tantrums and tears. She and producer David Gest married in a New York ceremony lavish enough to rival the most extravagant Hollywood blockbuster. Welcome to the weird and wonderful fourth wedding of Miss Liza Minnelli. The groomsmen were the Jackson Five, with a few extras thrown in to make up the numbers. The 16 bridesmaids, ranging in age from 26 to 78, were resplendent in black. ![]() The bride swept in an hour early while the matron of honour tottered along 14 minutes late.
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