About Britney Spears and Kevin Federline Marriage

Information about Britney Spears and kevin Federline marriage:

Kevin Federline received sole physical and legal custody of their children. Britney's visitation rights were suspended.
Source: MSNBC.com

10/01/07: According to People.com, Kevin Federline gained temporary custody of his two sons.

9/17/07: Along with ordering random drug tests for Britney, a judge ordered both Spears and Federline to attend joint co-parenting counseling and complete the Parenting Without Conflict program.

Engagement:
June 27, 2004. Britney reportedly paid for her own five-carat diamond doubled-banded engagement ring. Some sites on the web state that the ring cost $40,000, while others state that it cost $400,000.

Names:

Britney Jean Spears, born December 2, 1981.

Kevin Earl Federline, born March 21, 1978.

Age at Marriage:

Britney - 22; Kevin - 26.

Wedding Date:

Although their legal date of marriage is October 6, 2004, Britney and Kevin had a wedding ceremony on September 18, 2004 in the back yard garden of Kevin's tailor's home in Studio City, California. They were not married in a Catholic ceremony.

It was later rumored that they would have a Kabbalah ceremony. At their surprise wedding, Britney and Kevin exchanged platinum rings in a 5-minute, nondenominational ceremony.

Wedding Garb

Britney wore a white strapless gown that was designed by Monique L'Huillier. The wedding dress had a long veil and tiara. She carried a bouquet of pink and white roses.

Kevin wore a custom-made traditional tuxedo.

The five bridesmaids and a maid of honour wore burgundy dresses and carried red roses.

Hard to believe, but guests stated that the men in the wedding party wore matching warmup suits marked with the word "Pimps".

Guests:

Twenty to thirty guests were reported at the wedding, including Britney's mother and sister. Guests had to sign affidavits agreeing that they wouldn't take pictures during the wedding.

Reception:

Guests dined on chicken wings, ribs, mini cheeseburgers, crab cakes, and Waldorf salad.

Guests' gift bags contained a pair of Gap jeans, Chew Juicy sweets, a pair of Nike shoe laces, and a silver teardrop key ring with an image of the newlyweds.

After Britney changed into sweatpants, the wedding party moved to a nightclub on Sunset Boulevard. The guests reportedly paid for their own drinks.

Honeymoon:

Although Kevin and Britney had originally planned a honeymoon to Brazil, they spent their honeymoon in her hometown of Kentwood, LA, and then went to Baton Rouge's Mall of Louisiana.

They later flew to Turtle Island in Fiji for a delayed honeymoon.

Britney's marriage to Kevin Federline was later formalized on 10/6/2004. "All the proper paperwork was dealt with today, filed, done. It's all legal," Spears' publicist, Leslie Sloane, told Reuters when asked whether the singer's marriage license had been filed.

How They Met:

Kevin and Britney met at Joseph's Café in Hollywood, California.

Hometowns:

Britney - Kentwood, Louisiana. Kevin - Fresno County, California.

Residence:
They resided in Serra Retreat gated community in a Malibu 9,000 sq-ft estate with 8 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, a garden, a pool and spa, tennis court, gym, outdoor kitchen, and an additional 1980s traditional style house. Estimated value is $6.9 million.

Occupations:

Britney - Singer; Kevin - Pizza delivery boy, Dancer; Jason - College Student

Kevin and Britney planned to launch a clothing line in late 2005 called Pair of Dice as they have matching dice tattoos. They had a UPN Reality Show.

Children:

• Sean Preston Federline: Born 7 hours after Britney arrived at the hospital with a police escort, 6 pound, 11 ounce Sean Preston Federline was born 9/14/2005 at 12:57 a.m. by elective C-section in Santa Monica, California. Kevin was at her side at the UCLA Medical Center. The hospital bill is rumored to have cost $20,000 per night for a 5th floor room at $3,000 per night, a tented balcony, a private chef, and seven more rooms family and security.

• Jayden James Federline: Born 9/12/06 in Los Angeles at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center around 2 a.m. The 6 pound, 11 ounce baby was born by a C-section.

Britney Spears Pregnancy Info

Kevin has two children, a 2 year old daughter, Kori born in 2002, and a son, Kaleb, born July 20, 2004, from his relationship with actress Shar Jackson.

Pets:

White Chihuahuas, Lacy Loo, Bit Bit, Lucky. Also, Lenny and Porkchop, and Little Lily. The dogs have their own room.

Spears - Federline Divorce:
9/17/07: Along with ordering random drug tests for Britney, a judge ordered both Spears and Federline to attend joint co-parenting counseling and complete the Parenting Without Conflict program.

7/30/07: The Spears-Federline divorce was finalized.

3/29/07: Admid speculation that Britney agreed to $1 million payment to Kevin along with joint custody of their two sons, a divorce settlement was signed on 3/29/2007.

11/07/06: Listing irreconcilable differences, Britney Spears filed for divorce from Kevin Federline in Los Angeles County Superior Court. She asked for physical and legal custody of their two sons.

In response, Kevin has filed papers asking for sole custody of their children.
View Spears/Federline Divorce Documents

Other Marriages:

This was the second marriage for Britney and the first marriage for Kevin although he was engaged to Shar Jackson.

Marriage to Jason Allen Alexander, Britney's Childhood Friend

January 3, 2004 - between 5:00 am and 5:30 am in Las Vegas at the Little White Wedding Chapel on the Las Vegas Strip.

There were no guests at their wedding. She was given away by a Palms Casino Hotel employee. Britney wore blue jeans and a baseball cap. Jason wore a casual shirt. Their marriage ended by an annulment 55 hours later. Britney was 22 years old. Jason was also 22 years old at the time of their wedding.

Many are questioning if this wedding was just a publicity stunt or if she was drunk at the time. Jason blames Britney's family for pressuring her to get the annulment. After he signed the documents he was sent back to Kentwood, Louisiana on an economy class plane ticket.

Miscellaneous:

Her planned October 16th wedding plans included an estimate of 400 guests, a lavish wedding with a reported price tag of $1.8 million. White tulips from Amsterdam alone would have cost $180,000. She had requested 300 bottles of Cristal champagne.

Britney requested Kevin to sign a prenuptial agreement before the wedding.

Religions:

Britney - Southern Baptist, then Kaballah. Now she says, "Right now, my baby is my religion.”
Source: 6/15/06 Dateline Interview