Everything we know about Karl and Jasmine’s OTT wedding
The high-profile couple have spared no expense or detail ahead of their lavish Mexican nuptials. Here’s everything we know so far.
The countdown is on for the most anticipated celebrity Aussie wedding of the year, with Karl Stefanovic and Jasmine Yarbrough set to tie the knot this Saturday.
The couple, who became engaged in January after a whirlwind 11-month romance, have arrived in Los Angeles ahead of their Mexican nuptials this weekend.
THE VENUE
Stefanovic and Yarbrough will tie the knot at the luxurious One & Only Palmilla Resort in San Jose del Cabo on Saturday, December 8.
The resort is a favourite of celebrities such as Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston and was also where The Hills ’ Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt eloped in 2008.
Today host Stefanovic and shoe designer Yarbrough are expected to exchange vows in the resort’s white chapel and have reportedly shelled out tens of thousands of dollars on accommodation for themselves and guests in the five-star hotel’s villas.
THE DRESS
Yarbrough will wear a dress designed by up-and-coming wedding designer Jess Andreatta, The Daily Telegraph has reported.
Andreatta told the newspaper she and Jasmine had been working on a design together since May, revealing the dress would take into account “the location and overall vibe of the wedding”.
Her bridesmaids will wear dresses designed by Rachel Gilbert, the shoe designer’s sister Jade told the Sydney Morning Herald.
Yarbrough only finalised the dresses for her bridesmaids last week, with Jade explaining her sister had been “super-relaxed about it and kept looking for something that would suit so many different body types”.
THE WEDDING PARTY
Yabrough will have a staggering seven bridesmaids when she walks down the aisle, with sister Jade, plus Mara & Mine business partner Tamie Ingham making the cut alongside high school friends Sarah Johnson, Sophie Pentland, Jimilla Houghton, Stoj Bulic and Georgie Fleming, Fairfax reports.
Stefanovic was said to have been in a “mild panic” about how to match his fiancee’s seven bridesmaids but his groomsmen are tipped to include his two brothers Peter and Tom as well as billionaire friend James Packer.
THE A-LIST GUESTS
The wedding will feature an array of A-list guests to rival the red carpet at this year’s Logies awards night.
Roxy Jacenko, Alan Jones, Shane Warne, Richard Wilkins and his son Christian, Sylvia Jeffreys, Julie Bishop and her partner David Panton will be in attendance.
Shock jock Kyle Sandilands has also been invited but his girlfriend Imogen Anthony told Fairfax they may not be going to the wedding because he has been unwell.
Stefanovic’s former Today colleague Lisa Wilkinson has not been invited and his current co-host Georgie Gardner was given an invitation but is thought not to be going because of the school holidays.
Yarbrough’s parents Cheryl and Bob will both attend alongside her brother Josh.
Her 92-year-old grandmother Isabel is unable to fly to Mexico for the ceremony so Yarbrough hosted a special pre-wedding tea in Brisbane last month.
Stefanovic’s mother Jenny will also be attending the wedding alongside the TV host’s three children with ex-wife Cassandra Thorburn.
It had been initially thought that Stefanovic’s eldest child Jackson, 19, might skip the nuptials, however, he was photographed at LAX airport on Sunday alongside his father.
The Today host’s estranged father Alex is not expected to attend.
THE CEREMONY AND RECEPTION
While the couple are expected to exchange vows in the resort’s chapel, multiple reports have claimed that Stefanovic and Yarbrough are already legally married after completing the necessary paperwork prior to leaving for Mexico.
It will be the second trip down the aisle for the couple, who said ‘I do’ in a non-legally binding commitment ceremony in Sydney’s Palm Beach in March.
Not much is known about the reception afterwards except that it will feature tributes to Yarbrough and Stefanovic’s Queensland roots, with Fairfax reporting the couple — who apparently bonded over a shared love of rum — will have a drinks stand dedicated to the spirit.
WILL THERE BE PHOTOS?
Stefanovic has previously said there will be no media deal when it comes to photos of the couple at their wedding.
Instead it’s likely that Stefanovic and Yarbrough will release photos via their Instagram accounts and on the Today show like they did for their commitment ceremony earlier this year.
Despite that, paparazzi photos of the ceremony are tipped to fetch more than $150,000, The Daily Telegraph reports.
Australian and international photographers are tipped to descend on the Mexican resort town to try to nab photos of the pair.