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Wayne and Coleen enjoy their last night out together before their big day
Last updated at 11:03am on 02.06.08
With just two weeks to go until their big day most brides would be getting nervous - but not Coleen McLoughlin.
The fiance of Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney was all smiles as the couple joined friends at the Liverpool Sound concert at Anfield stadium today.
And having negotiated the biggest ever glossy magazine deal for a celeb wedding - £2.5million - for the exclusive rights to their big day, she has much to smile about.
Ready to wed: Wayne and Coleen share a tender moment at a Sir Paul McCartney gig
But the fortune will pay for just half of the Italian extravaganza, as the full cost of their lavish June 14 ceremony at looks set to reach an eye-watering £5million.
The bill includes close to £1million on pre-wedding celebrations and £200,000 on the all-important dress. She has even spent £85,000 on trips to New York for dress fittings.
Wayne and Coleen take a break before the Wag wedding of the year
Five private jets will fly 64 guests from the UK to the four-day celebrations, which include a lunch aboard a luxury yacht, a masked ball and champagne breakfast every morning.
The different music tastes of the pair, both 22, but will be catered for at the bash, with Wayne paying out £400,000 to book Coleen’s favourite band, Westlife, and another £500,000 on an undisclosed hip-hop star.
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But at the concert today they both enjoyed themselves, with performers including Sir Paul McCartney, The Kaiser Chiefs, Dave Grohl and The Zutons.
This week they will be going their separate ways - Rooney will take 25 of his friends to Ibiza by private jet this Thursday for four days of partying.
Friends: Wayne and Coleen were joined by their friends at the concert
The 22-year-old has hired a luxury villa for his group, which includes boxer Ricky Hatton, Manchester United teammates Rio Ferdinand and John O’Shea, Liverpool players Steven Gerrard and Peter Crouch, his brothers Graham and John, plus his best man Sean McLoughlin, Coleen’s uncle.
Not to be outdone Coleen is heading off for her third hen do. After an exhausting £60,000 "pre-hen trip" with five friends to Miami’s exclusive Shore Club hotel, and a £50,000 lunch, dinner and pampering session at the five-star Lowry Hotel in Manchester for 24 guests, she is heading off to the Canary Islands with her closest chums.
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