Yao Weds Long-Time Girl in Shanghai
In a secret ceremony in Shanghai Monday, Yao Ming and his baller bride Ye Li are now officially married. Well, as secret as a 7′6″ man in a tuxedo and a 6′2″ woman in a wedding dress can possibly be. The couple, who have been together since 1999, took care of the marriage certificate on Friday in Shanghai’s upscale Xujiahui district and posed for wedding photos last week. The last piece of the marathons that are Chinese weddings took place Monday night at the chic Shangri-La Hotel in Pudong where only close family and friends celebrated with Mr. and Mrs. Yao. Xinhua reported that none of Yao’s teammates or coaches were invited to the 10-table affair. Because of the buzz surrounding the wedding of China’s biggest international star, the location of the wedding was kept secret, even from the wedding photographer who told the Shanghai Daily that as of Sunday night, he still didn’t know where the wedding would be. Yao hired 100 security guards to make sure the Chinese media would not disrupt the small, private banquet. On Tuesday the couple will travel to Beijing to take part in the 1-year countdown until the Olympics and will host a dinner with friends and teammates to celebrate the marriage. Yao was criticized by China’s basketball officials last month for taking too much time planning his wedding. How can you fault a guy for prioritizing love over a Chinese national team that doesn’t stand a chance at the 2008 Olympics? Congrats big guy and big girl.
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i was soooo mad when i saw this b/c i looooove yao ming and i wanted to be his wife but i am toooo young but he is still the sexiest thing on earth. so all i want to say is you are a lucky girl; Ye..mwah yao..