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Home-Felt Celebrity Wedding -
Sandra Bullock and Jesse James
Like ol' Blue Eyes said,
they did it their way. Arriving
in a red monster truck, Sandra
Bullock and Jesse James were
married on July 16, 2005, in
a sunset ceremony under a white
circus-style tent at the Folded
Hills Ranch in the town of Gaviota
in the Santa Ynez valley wine
country north of Santa Barbara,
California. The wedding itself
was a family affair. Bullock
walked down the aisle to a recording
of her late mother, opera singer
Helga Bullock, performing the
aria "Casta Diva."
The actress's sister, Gesine
Prado, made the cake.
James's ring was made by the
Miss Congeniality star herself:
Bullock learned how to do metal
work, and then machined it in
James's bike shop. The flowers
were by Cecelia Heffernan of
Flower Hardware.
The details tied into their
vintage western barbeque theme,
and were balanced by classic
details such as the gorgeous
Angel Sanchez long white wedding
dress, Neil Lane jewelry and
sophisticated flowers.
The several hundred wedding
guests were asked to wear casual
attire and included William
Shatner, James Hetfield, Jamie
Lee Curtis, Constance Marie,
Christopher Guest, Jason Biggs,
Dolph Lundgren, and Regina King.
Many guests thought they were
attending a party to celebrate
Sandra's upcoming 41st birthday.
The guests arrived at the ranch
in a fleet of buses.
Invitations to the nuptials
suggested a "hoedown"
theme: guests danced to bluegrass
music from the band Cousin Lovers,
and other tunes were provided
by DJ Tony Okungbowa from The
Ellen DeGeneres S.
The couple met the previous
spring when the actress set
up a tour of the Monster set
for her godson. This is the
first marriage for Bullock,
who is 42. She was engaged to
actor Tate Donovan and had also
dated actor Matthew McConaughey.
She was last seen in the movie
Crash is also the Executive
Producer of The George Lopez
Show.
James, 36, was married two
previous times. His most recent
marriage was to an adult film
star, Janine Lindemulder. James
has three children. He is also
the founder of West Coast Choppers,
which manufactures high-end
motorcycles and has a number
of celebrity clients. He also
produces and stars in the Disney
Discovery Channel's "Monster
Garage".
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