December 3rd, 2005
Ireland
Marilyn Manson marries Dita Von Teese at Helnwein's Irish castle
Helnwein is best man
On December 3, 2005, Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese were married in a private, non-denominational ceremony at Helnwein's castle. The wedding was officiated by surrealist film director and comic book writer Alejandro Jodorowsky, Gottfried Helnwein was best man. They exchanged vows in front of approximately 60 guests, including Lisa Marie Presley.
THE BRIDE WORE PURPLE, VOGUE, March 2006,
Rock-Star Wedding at Gottfried Helnwein's Irish Castleby Hamish BowlesPortraits by Steven Klein
Dita wore a royal purple silk taffeta gown, made by Vivienne Westwood and a tri-corned hat designed by Stephen Jones and matching Mr. Pearl corset. Christian Louboutin designed her shoes and Moschino created an additional wardrobe for the rest of the weekend, exclusively for Von Teese. The reception music was provided by the retro German band Palast Orchester with Max Raabe. Guests were invited to participate in skeet shooting, archery and falconry in the days following the wedding. The wedding pictures appeared in the March 2006 edition of Vogue under the heading "The Bride Wore Purple".
"..The nuptials of schock rocker Marilyn Manson and burlesque queen Dita Von Teese were never going to be conventional, but as Hamish Bowles discovered as he tracked the celebrations from Los Angeles to Tipperary, they were also filled with high drama and high style.
... The following afternoon our cars are trundling through the darkening landscape to Helnwein's baronial castle, a forbidding Hammer House of Horror edifice complete with turrets, crenellations, and a lone bagpiper."
The Wedding at Helnwein's Irish castle
The Wedding
The Wedding
Dita Von Teese
Lisa Marie Presley, Michael Lockwood and Gottfried Helnwein
Olga Princess of Greece and Dita Von Teese
Max Raabe's Palast Orchester
Max Raabe and Dita
Tim Skold and Gottfried Helnwein