ABC's 'Bachelorette' Trista Marries Ryan
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The network shelled out millions of dollars for the wedding of Rehn,
star of "The Bachelorette" series, and the Vail, Colo., firefighter
she chose as her man. ABC hyped the event, taped last weekend at a resort near Palm
Springs, Calif., as "the most anticipated wedding since Charles and
Diana." Rehn, a physical therapist and former Miami Heat cheerleader, hopes
for a better outcome for the marriage to a man she called her
"personal space-heater." ABC estimated the wedding cost $3.77 million, including $500,000
for the 30,000 roses imported from Ecuador and the $30,000 for gift
bags for the wedding party. Three thousand wine and champagne glasses
were shipped in for the event. The network hopes its investment will be rewarded in millions of
viewers and advertising dollars. Wedding guests included the star of ABC's latest edition of "The
Bachelor," Bob Guiney, and his chosen woman, Estella Gardinier.
Probably excluded was Kevin Allyn, Rehn's former manager, who's suing
her for a $200,000 cut of the $1 million fee he said he negotiated
from ABC for the rights to televise the wedding. In Wednesday's preamble, ABC traced the couple's first meeting and
followed them to meeting the minister before the ceremony. Country
singer Brad Paisley sang a song for the couple's first dance. Before taking his vows, Sutter asked his father for one last piece
of advice. "Hang in there, Ryan," he said. "It will soon be over." |
Their
vows almost drowned out by the drone of helicopters carrying paparazzi,
America's made-for-television couple, Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter, were
hitched on a two-hour ABC special shown Wednesday.