If your Facebook page wasn’t already OD-ing on Christmas/New Year engagement announcements here is another confirmation of impending nuptials. Aretha Franklin confirmed that she is getting married. Her “life long friend,” William Wilkerson, proposed over the holidays.
Her rep gave the details to People because The Queen of Soul has minions to do her bidding.
“The iconic singer, 69, and Wilkerson are discussing tying the knot on Miami Beach, with an exclusive reception aboard a private yacht.
And for her dress?
“Ms. Franklin is considering Donna Karan, Valentino and the queen of wedding dresses, Vera Wang, to design her gown,” says her rep.
Adds Franklin herself of the upcoming nuptials: “We’re looking at June or July for our date and no, I’m not pregnant, LOL!”
So if you are keeping track celebrities that will be enjoying a wedding this year are… Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto, Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman, Chris O’Dowd and Dawn Porter, Rosie O’Donnell and Michelle Rounds, LeBron James and Savannah Brinson; Wynonna Judd and Cactus Moser; John Legend and Chrissy Teigen; Danny Gokey and Leyicet Peralta; Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves; Britney Spears and Jason Trawick, Steven Tyler and Erin Brady and possibly Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel.
