Newlyweds Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel beam from the cover of People and share new details about their “fantasy” Italian wedding.
Biel, smiling ear to ear, stuns in her airy pink Giambattista Valli Haute Couture gown (“I actually surprised myself when I chose this dress,” she said). Timberlake, in a black Tom Ford tux that he helped design, is literally jumping for joy.
“It was a really special evening,” Timberlake told the magazine.
“It was a total fantasy experience,” said Biel.
Biel reveals she cried at the new song Timberlake wrote for his love and performed as she walked down the aisle. “That definitely started the tears!” said Biel. “Not just for me either. For pretty much everyone who was there.”
Timberlake added of the performance: “I figured if there something I was going to be able to offer, I would be to sing her down the aisle. Grown men were weeping. Hopefully it’s because I didn’t sound bad.”
100 of the couple’s friends and family flew out to the Borgo Egnazia resort in southern Italy for a week of celebrations. Guests included Jimmy Fallon, Andy Samberg, Timbaland and Biel’s “7th Heaven” costar Beverley Mitchell.
“It was a lot to ask of them to travel, so we figured we’d give our guests a good party!” Timberlake said.
The Puglia wedding reception was DJed by Roots drummer Questlove. Guests enjoyed a four-course meal that featured steak and sea bass and ended with one of the couple’s favorite Italian desserts, an “affogato” that consists of a scoop of ice cream topped with a shot of espresso.
“It’s great to be married. The ceremony was beautiful, and it was so special to be surrounded by our family and friends,” the couple shared in a statement after they exchanged their vows.
This week’s issue of People has more photos from the ceremony. Page Six reported that their wedding pictures sold for an estimated $300,000.