According to city authorities the couple had hired the Belvedere Fort for the night for €300,000 ($408,900) and the event was overseen by a Protestant pastor. As the castle is not normally authorised to hold weddings, it is unclear whether the event will count as a legal marriage ceremony, however.
Few other details leaked out ahead of the lavish festivities. A private security firm kept curious fans, paparazzi and television cameras from getting too close to the site, a Renaissance stronghold with high sloping walls that have been boosted by specially erected privacy screens.
West, 36, a rapper, entrepreneur and self-declared romantic, proposed to 33-year-old reality TV star Kardashian in an empty baseball stadium with a specially hired orchestra, the event shown during an episode of the TV show "Keeping up with the Kardashians."
According to the local La Nazione newspaper, suppliers have been threatened with a $5 million penalty if they reveal details of the event and guests were asked to hand in their mobile phones to stop anyone taking "selfies" or other pictures.
Residents in the San Nicola area of Florence have received letters warning them that the music will be booming out until midnight.
Vanessa Beecroft, an Italian-born artist and friend of West, whose performance art pieces regularly feature groups of nude female models, has set up a show within the fort and has promised to leave one of her works to the city of Florence.
How much the final bill will come to is a closely guarded secret but if past celebrity practice is any guide, the couple may be able to cover some of the expense by showing the wedding on television or selling exclusive coverage rights. — Reuters
source: gmanetwork.com
