Guests at the lavish nuptials of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will each be given personal security and a mobile phone on arrival in Paris in a bid to shroud the blessed event in secrecy, Page Six can reveal.
We’re told that those invited — including Jay Z and Beyoncé — will gather in Paris on Friday, then move on to brunch at iconic designer Valentino Garavani’s splendid château, and be given a private tour of the Palace of Versailles.
Page Six has learned that fashion journalist Andre Leon Talley has asked Valentino to host a brunch for Kim and Kanye at his elegant Château de Wideville, a magisterial 17th-century residence situated on a manicured 120 acres outside the French capital, on Friday, the eve of their wedding in Italy.
Guests will include the bridal group, among them sisters Khloé and Kourtney, mom Kris Jenner and a few close friends. We’re told Talley will cover the event for Vogue.com.
A source told us the only coverage of the wedding Vogue will carry will be of the brunch hosted by Valentino, and it will run on Vogue.com. The move comes after The Post revealed that sales of Kim and Kanye’s April Vogue issue fell below early estimates.
On Monday, it was confirmed that Kanye and Kim were refused permission to marry at Versailles. A spokesman for the World Heritage Site said the rapper and reality star were not considered distinguished enough for an official ceremony at the landmark outside Paris. Instead, they’ve been offered a private guided tour Friday, once the tourists have left.
All their guests will be flown via private jet to Florence, Italy, where the wedding will take place Saturday at Fort Belvedere. Elisa Di Lupo, a rep for the mayor of Florence, revealed the couple had rented the fort for more than $420,000.
Another source tells us the extra security and special phones are part of a carefully orchestrated operation to guarantee more privacy for the guests and wedding celebrations, which will not be filmed for TV.