FLORENCE, Italy, May 16 (Reuters) – U.S. television
personality Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West will celebrate
their wedding in Florence on May 24, an official from the
mayor’s office confirmed on Friday.
The official said the couple had rented the 16th century
Belvedere Fort for 300,000 euros ($411,100) for the occasion,
which will be presided over by a Protestant pastor.
However, as the castle is not an authorised site for
weddings, there was some question about whether the event will
be an officially recognised marriage ceremony or a celebration
with some looser status.
Asked how he was feeling as the day approached, West told
the local La Nazione daily: “Quite emotional. But very happy.
I’m a romantic: I gave Kim a wall of flowers for Mother’s Day.
Family is everything for me, it’s the antidote to the stresses
of fame. Family and creativity relax me.”
The couple will be accompanied by their daughter North, who
West said was “conceived here, among the masterpieces of the
Renaissance”.
“It was our first honeymoon. It’s one of the most beautiful
cities in the world, for me, it’s the most beautiful in Europe.”
Representatives for Kardashian and West did not immediately
respond to requests for comment.
($1 = 0.7297 euros)
(Reporting by Silvia Ognibene; Additional reporting by Piya
Sinha-Roy in Los Angeles; Writing by James Mackenzie; Editing by
Alison Williams)
