Perrie Edwards and Oxlade-Chamberlain marry in Portugal
Pop star Perrie Edwards and professional footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were married in an intimate ceremony in Portugal over the weekend. The couple, both 32, exchanged vows at the Igreja Matriz de Estoi, a 16th-century Catholic church in the village of Estoi near Faro, on Saturday afternoon.
The wedding was attended by approximately 70 close friends and family members. Edwards wore a lace gown by designer Dana Harel for the ceremony, later changing into a crystal-embellished Galia Lahav dress for the couple's first dance. She finished the evening in a custom mini-dress from Annies Ibiza, explaining she wanted to be able to dance freely. Oxlade-Chamberlain wore a black tuxedo. The couple's four-year-old son, Axel, played a special role in the ceremony, and their five-month-old daughter, Alanis, was also present.
The day was nearly marred by a pre-wedding mishap. Edwards revealed that a diamond necklace given to her by Oxlade-Chamberlain after the birth of their son went missing the day before they traveled to Portugal. She said she cried all day, convinced it had been stolen. On the morning of the wedding, her hairstylist, Aaron Carlo, discovered the necklace tangled in her...