Kate Rogers and Rush Limbaugh

By Stephen M. Silverman FROM People.com

Update Monday June 07, 2010 06:00 AM EDT Originally posted Sunday June 06, 2010 10:00 AM EDT

Talk about an odd couple: conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh and outspoken gay civil-union advocate Elton John.

But, according to a News Corporation (which owns Fox News) wire report, the Rocket Man, 63, serenaded the 400 guests into the wee hours Saturday night to celebrate the marriage of Limbaugh, 59, to Kathryn Rogers, 33, in the Ponce de Leon ballroom of Florida’s fabled Breakers hotel in Palm Beach. Sir Elton’s fee: $1 million, the report notes.

Amid dozens of giant bouquets of white roses (and very tight security), reports the Palm Beach Post, guests at the wedding included former Bush adviser Karl Rove; actor-politician Fred Thompson; former Kansas City Royals slugger George Brett; Fox News commentator Sean Hannity; former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani; New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft; former Clinton adviser James Carville and his wife, GOP analyst Mary Matalin; and golfer Tom Watson. A wedding guest also tells PEOPLE that among the others was Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

The couple met six years ago, while she was running a charity golf tournament and Limbaugh was in the process of divorcing for the third time.

Sunday morning, a source tells PEOPLE, the newlyweds hopped Limbaugh’s private Gulfstream jet for a honeymoon in Mexico, Africa and a couple other spots.

Rogers is a direct descendant of President John Adams, and her father attended the U.S. Naval Academy with the future Arizona Senator (and 2008 Republican Presidential candidate) John McCain, reports NewsCore.

The wire service also quotes the new bride as saying of the couple’s 26-year age gap: “I’m sometimes not able to relate to the average person my age.”

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Choosing wedding colors to add romance to your special day.

Invitations are another aspect to consider. When your guests receive their invitations, it is their first clue as to what kind of wedding they’ll be attending. Think about graphic elements you’ll be using on your invitations. For instance, if you’re planning on having a tree printed on the cards, will you want a pink background, or ivory?

Seasonal Colors

Next you’ll want to think about which season you’re getting married. Spring suggests soft, gentle colors. Planning a summer wedding? Try bright, bold colors. Fall weddings are the perfect time to embrace harvest hues, and winter weddings are beautiful when centered around rich reds, silver, deep blues and burgundy. Another direction to go when choosing your wedding colors is to consider the meanings behind individual colors:

Red represents beauty, strength, passion, celebration and luck.

Light blue in your wedding suggests health, happiness, patience and creativity.

Yellow symbolizes intellect, friendship and cooperation.

Green is the color of fertility, nature, peace and harmony.

Pink is the hue of love and friendship.

Orange stimulates, creates energy and is the color or knowledge.

Purple represents royalty, mystery, spirituality and growth.

White reflects peace, protection, purity and fairness.

From Elegala.com

Hiring a Florist       

Hold the baby’s breath and filler flowers; look no further than a skilled wedding florist for sophisticated and stylish arrangements

Even if you plan to create and arrange your own wedding flowers, consulting with a florist first is still a good idea. A florist’s first-hand knowledge and years of experience can prove extremely useful, ensuring you don’t overlook small but important details and that your floral scheme matches your wedding style.

Don’t know the first thing about hiring a florist? We’re here to help. Follow these steps, and you will be sure to find the florist that suits you.

Do Your Research

It is never too soon to begin exploring your options. If you don’t already have a favorite florist, research and find local florists. Your wedding facility coordinator or recently married friends are a great place to start. Once you have a list of local florists, make appointments to review their work and discuss your floral vision.

Meet with Potential Florists

Plan to review portfolios and discuss your overall vision during your first appointments with potential florists. His/her previous work should match that vision. Remember that these portfolios showcase their best work, so if you don’t like what you see, continue shopping. When potential florists follow-up with proposals for your wedding based on your discussion, you should be able to make a decision on which best suits both your vision and wedding budget.

Determine the Details – Pick your wedding flowers

Now that you have selected your florist, schedule planning meetings at the ceremony and reception locations to determine the wedding flowers you’ll use and their placement (or provide photos so that the florist will have an idea of what the locations look like) Consider your wedding facility as a blank canvas upon which your florist will create his/her work of art. The look and feel of the setting will lead your discussions, determining both the wedding flowers you choose and where they will be placed.

Sara Brady – YourTango.com

What will your favorite star couples dance to on their big days?

We haven’t attended a whole lot of famous people’s weddings, but we imagine they are fantastic affairs with peacocks wandering around and ice sculptures of the happy couple and passed hors d’oeuvres that are never too small or too messy. And of course, given that the famous people are often trained performers, we expect a lot out of their reception dancing. Surely they can do better than that couple from Minnesota! But not every famous couple can be Khlodom, slow-dancing their way into a lifetime of bliss to the dulcet strains of Lionel Richie and Diana Ross singing “Endless Love.” Here are some couples and what we’d like to see them play at their lavish destination weddings.

Madonna & Jesus Luz

Jesus Luz and Madonna

The twice-married Madge has said she’ll never tie the knot again, but if she did make an honest man out of her boytoy, model Jesus Luz, we imagine their reception playlist would go a little something like this:

“Cradle of Love,” Billy Idol

“Grown Woman,” Mary J. Blige

“What Child Is This,” Sarah McLachlan (but only if they get married in December)

“Like a Prayer,” by the blushing bride herself

Justin Timberlake & Rihanna

Justin Timberlake and Rihanna

Justin  has dated a basketball team’s worth of beautiful women, and now that he’s moved on from Jessica Biel to Rihanna (um, maybe), we’re wondering if the Bahamian beauty could be the one. Their nuptials would blend blue-eyed soul with reggaeton in a particularly odd way.

“What Goes Around,” J.Tim (we didn’t write the song, he did!)

“On to the Next One,” Jay-Z

“Better Be Good to Me,” Tina Turner

“Southern Man,” Neil Young

Kirstie Alley & Jamie Foxx

Kirstie Alley and Jamie Foxx

Kirstie spent the week tweeting frantically about her torrid affair with Jamie Foxx, which makes us feel weird in ways we cannot explain. Come on, that is a strange pairing. Stranger than Ted Danson and Whoopi Goldberg. But, you know, we wish them the best, and that Jamie would also take to social media to express his feelings for all the world to see. Their wedding songs would all have titles 140 characters long or fewer.

 “Fat Bottomed Girls,” Queen (Kirstie would think it’s funny)

“Digital Girl,” remixed by the groom

“Black or White,” Michael Jackson

Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson

Look, it’s been on the cover of OK!, so obviously the Twilight lovers will be getting hitched any day now. We’re sure that out of deference to their many passionate fans, they’ll choreograph the wedding itself to match every detail so lovingly set down by Stephenie Meyer, right down to the part where Kristen gives birth to a telepathic vampire baby six weeks later. And also, Kristen will ride to the ceremony in a Popemobile in case some addled Twihard takes a shot at her. But before all that nonsense, they’ll dance like the precious undead butterflies they are.

Everything ever written by Vampire Weekend and Muse

“Go All the Way (Into the Twilight),” Perry Farrell

“My Boyfriend’s Back,” The Angels

“Pocketful of Sunshine,” Natasha Bedingfield

“Delilah,” Tom Jones

Kevin Jonas & Danielle Deleasa

Kevin Jonas and Danielle Deleasa

These two actually are getting married, and we’re pretty sure they’re the kind of Christians who wear promise rings but don’t ban all pop music and dancing. (That would be ironic, right?) One thing you can bank on: The reception probably won’t include anything by Miley Cyrus. Or Taylor Swift.

“Like a Virgin,” Madonna

“White Wedding,” Billy Idol

“When You Say Nothing at All,” Allison Krauss

“I’d Rather Dance With You,” Kings of Convenience