December 5th, 2005
Daily Record
MANSON WEDS at Helnwein's Castle
Beverley Lyonsand Cath Bennett
SHOCK rocker Marilyn Manson has got hitched to long-time girlfriend, burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese Marilyn, whose real name is Brian Warner , wed Dita, a.k.a. Heather Sweet, on Saturday at Castle de La Poer County Tipperary , Ireland. The multi-day event at the home of the couple's friend, controversial Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein, included a ceremony in front of around 60 guests performed by Marilyn's friend, Chilean underground film director Alejandro Jodorowsky.

Marilyn, 36, who's completing his sixth, as-yet-untitled, studio LP , always said that the weddingwould be small, and just a few invites went out to celebrity friends. The days following the event, he said, would includearchery and falconry . John Galliano designed Marilyn's black silk taffeta tuxedo and the rocker topped off the ensemble with a Stephen Jones hat.

Dita, 33, sported a purple silk taffeta gown designed by Vivienne Westwood.

Marilyn said: "Rather than just have a best man, I have a worst man too. I had two friends and I had a hard time deciding.

"I didn't have a bachelor party , because Dita said: 'What are you going to do, get drunk and look at naked women?' " And I guess that's what I do every day