Katie Price & Alex Reid Marry In Vegas

Katie Price might have been famous for her flamboyant wedding to Peter Andre back in September 2005, but yesterday saw her keep it on the low key as she and boyfriend Alex Reid tied the knot in Vegas.

I am quite simply gob smacked that the pair didn’t feel the need to alert the world media (or at least OK! Magazine) to witness their nuptials, and to be honest I felt a little hard done-by when I read the couple’s statement as follows; "Katie and Alex are delighted to announce that they got married in a private, simple ceremony at 4pm (PST) on February 2nd in Las Vegas. They said, ‘We are very much in love and look forward to the future together. We can’t wait to get back and celebrate our marriage with our friends and family who we know fully support our wishes.’"

So whilst we were all wondering what the hell Katie was doing leaving her kids in Blighty whilst jetting off to the USA yesterday - I wonder why she didn’t want her own kids there? - it seems that the pair touched down in Sin City, checked in to the five-star Planet Hollywood hotel on Sunset Strip before freshening up and enjoying champagne and chocolate-dipped strawberries before being driven 500 yards to the marriage chapel at the Wynn Hotel.

The ceremony - which lasted around 22 minutes - was witnessed by a select group of family and friends including Katie’s publicist, Diana Colbert and of course, Katie’s television crew. And less then 30 minutes after entering the rose-strewn chapel, the newlyweds left holding hands and grinning like Cheshire cats – clutching a marriage licence - before returning to their $10,000-a-night penthouse honeymoon suite.

But whilst we wonder if this is another publicity stunt from team Katie (considering she netted a £1million deal for exclusive pictures of the wedding), we wonder if this, the second marriage in under 12 months, will finally be her fairytale ending? What do YOU think?

FemaleFirst - Ruth Harrison