Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger Wedding & Marriage Confirmed? Couple Married in France
Avril Lavigne married Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger on Monday in France, a source confirmed to Us Weekly.
CEO of Talent Resources Mike Heller, the company that represents Lavigne, tweeted about his excitement for the couple's wedding.
Rumors spurred suggesting the couple got married over the weekend. What Heller had been hinting at was the start of three-day long celebration leading up to the ceremony on Monday.
The couple wanted to keep the wedding intimate to close family and friends. A selected 50 guests attended their wedding in at Chateau La Napoule in Mandelieu, Frances, near Cannes. A wedding source told E! News why Lavigne chose France to tie the knot.
"[Avril] picked Cannes because she's spent significant time in Paris in the past few years and summered in places like St. Tropez," the source said. "She's very immersed in French food, ambiance and culture. It's her favorite place to be."
Along with the location, the Canadian singer took on the majority of planning their special day.
"I've been doing it, I'm the girl," she laughed. "I'm the one who has the crazy vision and he's letting me be me. It's a lot and I just want to make sure I really enjoy this amazing time."
She added, "I want all the guests who come to have this once in a lifetime experience and I want everyone to say 'Wow!' and for it to be special for everyone, not just us."
The two music artists did not simply settle for traditional organ music while walking down the aisle. At a Nylon Magazine event in early June, Lavigne said their wedding song would be a new track that they wrote together. "We'll have to release it after," she explained.
Music continued into the night with a playlist ranging from Sweet Home Alabama to Bruno Mars' Marry You. Following up the vows was a wild reception and dinner that lasted until 6 a.m. the next morning
Lavigne and Kroeger announced their engagement last August, only a month after they started dating. The wedding marks Kroeger first marriage and Lavigne second dating back to her split to Sum 41's Deryck Whibley in October 2009 after three years of marriage.
