01/22/2005 AD married

The couple married in an Anglican service at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida, followed by a reception in the ballroom at her husband's Mar-a-Lago estate.

The marriage was her first and his third. The event was attended by celebrities such as Katie Couric, Matt Lauer, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, Heidi Klum, Star Jones, P. Diddy, Shaquille O'Neal, Barbara Walters, Conrad Black, Regis Philbin, Simon Cowell, Kelly Ripa, Senator Hillary Clinton, and former President Bill Clinton.

At the reception, Billy Joel serenaded the crowd with "Just the Way You Are" and supplied new lyrics to the tune of "The Lady Is a Tramp".

The bride wore a US$200,000 dress made by John Galliano of the house of Christian Dior,[58] and the ceremony and reception were widely covered by the media, including a Vogue cover which featured her in her wedding gown.

Palm Beach, FL

Lattitude: 26.715° N
Longitude: 80.0394° W
Region: North America

Modern Day United States

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