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Kim and Kanye wed in Italy, reports say

- By Christie D’Zurilla

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have married at the Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy, according to reports Saturday.

RichWilker­son Jr., a pastor from Trinity Church in Miami, performed the ceremony after Bruce Jenner, her stepfather, walked Kim down the aisle, according to People magazine. Andrea Bocelli sang as theywalked.

While it’s her third wedding, it wasWest’s first, and the groom apparently had the jitters.

“It was funny how nervous hewas. ... This morning he was all smiles, but as it got closer, you could see that the nerveswere kicking in,” an eyewitness told the magazine.

The union was also confirmed byUsWeekly, which noted that the couple will attend a friend’s wedding next and then honeymoon without daughterNo­rth.

The ceremony was to have takenplace in front of a giant wall of white flowers, according to Us, including white gardenias, peonies and roses from Paris and Belgium.

The banquet table was made of 229 feet of marble that had to be hoisted over the fort’swalls for assembly inside.

Jay Z, Kanye’s “Watch the Throne” collaborat­or, was expected to serve as best man, though that had not been confirmed.

Kim’s bridal party consisted ofKourtney Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner, E! News reported.

City authoritie­s in Florence confirmed that the couple rented the palace, set on a hill overlookin­g the city, for the night for $408,900.

A private-security firm kept curious fans, paparazzi andtelevis­ioncameras from getting too close to the site.

The guest list was kept secret, but several celebrity magazines said Canadian singers Justin Bieber and Rihanna, actor Will Smith and media mogul Oprah Winfrey were rumored to be at thewedding.

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