The ceremony was performed by her godfather, R.E.M. singer emeritus Michael Stipe. I had no idea he was authorized to do this. Regardless, congrats to all of them, and may they have many happy years together.
The nice thing about a mail-order ordination, losing your religion doesn’t affect your ability to perform marriages.
Will the honeymoon be spent hitchhiking around Ireland with a fridge? Oops. Hawk, not Hawks.
Shotgun wedding?
So… what is the whole story, then?
Did the child of some well-known performer sing at the wedding? Was the caterer Oprah’s neighbour’s nephew?
This is very much a case of D List celebrity adjacency.
Oh, c’mon, I just thought that with all the terrible things going on in the world, we could use a little distraction, if only for a minute.
This makes a Gen X kid like me oddly happy.
I think part of the “whole” story would be letting us know how Mike Stipe became her godfather (and Drew Barrymore her godmother, for that matter), but I guess I’d have to google that. But I have very little interest in doing that.
They look shiny. And happy.
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I’m going with the breakup of her first marriage.
Frances Cobain was married to a musician named Isaiah Silva. Silva got a girlfriend named Jessica Sullivan, who ended up pregnant and living in Cobain and Silva’s house.
Cobain started divorce proceedings against Silva (you can see her point). There was a major dispute over the property settlement. It was eventually agreed that Cobain got the house (which she then kicked Sullivan out of) and Silva got Kurt Cobain’s guitar.
Sullivan then sued Courtney Love, who she said stalked and threatened her in an attempt to get the guitar back. She also sued Sam Lufti, who is Love’s manager and the former manager of Britney Spears.
Tony Hawk was in Weird Al’s video “Smells Like Nirvana”.
2:55 sunglasses, blue sleeves
I’ve solemnized eight weddings. I’m a reverend in the Universal Life Church. When someone asks me what my qualifications are, I explain that some religions require a bachelors degree in religion. Some require study under a minister. Some require indoctrination and living among others in a similar situation. The Universal Life Church required that I click “YES”.
Trivia: Every marriage I officiated is still intact, although one couple in their 90s passed away a year or so after marriage.
My nephew officiated at his Italian Catholic sister’s wedding. AFAIK he hadn’t set foot in a church in decades, so he must have gotten a one-day license online. I always thought as long as there’s a marriage license, the actual ceremony doesn’t have to be performed by a ‘professional’.
Stipe and Cobain were pretty good friends. IIRC Cobain moved into the house next to Peter Buck and they met that way. Stipe indicated Nirvana into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as well.
Taylor and Travis called. They want your attention back.
one could argue the case that 12.5% of your clients died the year after you married them …
One could also say that 100% of marriages end.
Here is the LA county webpage for Deputy Commissioner for a Day. Anyone can perform the wedding ceremony as long as they have the $75 fee and attend a 1 hour zoom session.
An hour? But I need to marry people right now!