• April 28, 2008
• Vol. 69
• No. 16

Ivana Trump's Fantasy Wedding

By Natasha Stoynoff

With Something Borrowed (the Donald's Manse) and Something Blue (the Palm Beach Sky), Ivana Trump Marries Someone New: Italian-Born Rossano Rubicondi

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From PEOPLE Magazine

The groom wore white but the bride wore pink—and plenty of it. At Ivana Trump's nearly $3 million wedding to her longtime beau, Italian model-actor Rossano Rubicondi, 35, the 59-year-old socialite had three different pastel gowns for the April 12 bash at Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach club owned by her ex Donald Trump.

After descending a butterfly staircase to the poolside ceremony under a 15-ft. canopy of pastel orchids, roses and hydrangea, Ivana exchanged vows with Rubicondi, who entered to the Rocky theme song and yelled, "Finally!" to a happy roar from the 400 guests, who included The Donald and Rick and Kathy Hilton. Later the newlyweds tangoed to "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets," and looked forward to a spa honeymoon in the U.S., followed by a trip to Dubai and the Maldives.

As for the 24-year age gap? "I am very much in love," says Trump of her fourth husband. "I have so much energy, an older man cannot keep up with me!"

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THE RINGS Rubicondi gave his bride a $1 million diamond band from David K. Jewelers to match her princess-cut, rounded diamond engagement sparkler, as well as her Leviev diamond necklace.

THE WEDDING CAKE The 12-ft., nine-level Lambertz Belgian chocolate mousse cake, imported from Germany, came with hand-painted reproductions of Michelangelo's angels.

THE SPREAD Guests dined in the Grand Ballroom (where Donald and Melania Trump also held their 2005 wedding dinner) on stone crabs, lobster crepes and New Zealand racks of lamb.

Published in the May 26, 2008 issue: Correction: In our April 28 issue, we should have said Rossano Rubicondi presented his bride, Ivana Trump, with a diamond Uternity band from Daniel K.