Mariah CareyMariah Carey reportedly had big plans for her wedding to Nick Cannon - but he persuaded her to go low-key instead.

The couple married in secret in a beachfront ceremony at her Bahamas home on 30th April - but according to the Mirror, Mariah had been planning to spend millions on a lavish New York wedding and had already booked the city’s St Patrick’s Cathedral.

An inside source told the newspaper: “Mariah had planned an incredibly lavish do - with white doves, a pink carpet [for her to walk down], thousands of orchids and a huge wedding breakfast banquet.

“She’d also booked the Oak Room at the Plaza Hotel, where Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas held their nuptials. That wouldn’t have come cheap - and she’d have to pay exorbitant cancellation fees.

“Everything down to the song choice - she wanted to perform and dedicate a number to Nick - had been arranged.

“[But] Nick loves Mariah for who she is and doesn’t give a toss about showbiz antics. He wanted them to get married asap, with no fuss.

“Friends are joking that if they were a Shakespeare play, they’d be the Taming Of The Shrew - ‘Mariah the diva’ is no more!”

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