Charlie Crist Wedding: Carole Rome Marries Florida Governor (PHOTOS)

Before an audience filled with leaders of Florida's business and political communities, Gov. Charlie Crist married businesswoman Carole Rome Friday in a traditional 20 minute ceremony in St. Petersburg that started promptly at 7 p.m. as chimes tolled the hour.

Trumpet Voluntary by Henry Purcell was played as the bride was escorted down the aisle by her daughters Skylar, 10 and Jessica, 12. Crist smiled broadly as he stood beside his father, Dr. Charles Crist of St Petersburg, who served as best man.

When the Rev. David Miller, pastor of the church, asked who was there to give the bride away, the bride's two daughters by a previous marriage quickly answered, "I do'' and "I do..."

...When Gov. Charlie Crist kissed the bride, it was tender and brief, apparently too brief to suit his bride, who gently put her hands on his face and kissed him again.

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See photos from the wedding below (from AP).

Comments

[LeeCalif]

10:41 PM on 12/14/2008

The role of the bride was played by Carol Rome and Charlie Crist was the groom impersonator.

Karaoke at 8 p.m.

[yappnmutt]

09:32 PM on 12/14/2008

i bet she looks hot with her strapon on.

[LeeCalif]

10:38 PM on 12/14/2008

HAHAHAHAHA

[ProfessorVP]

09:25 PM on 12/14/2008

Let me put it this way, Carole dear... You won't be hanging any MISSION ACCOMPLISHED banner during the honeymoon.

[dadw5boys]

09:09 PM on 12/14/2008

The Micheal Jackson move. lol

Get married so people will think your straight .

[pastdue]

08:57 PM on 12/14/2008

Beards are very fashionable these days.

[IThinkThereforeIAm]

08:15 PM on 12/14/2008

Wonder how much she gets paid for this?

[philosopherkingtomas]

08:03 PM on 12/14/2008

CHARLIE IS A FEMALE IMPERSONATOR THAT IS ! ANYTHING TO BE ELECTED IN FLORIDA!

[philosopherkingtomas]

08:03 PM on 12/14/2008

FEMALE IMPERSONATOR !

[dadw5boys]

09:16 PM on 12/14/2008

Which one is wearing the most makeup ?

[pbley68]

07:58 PM on 12/14/2008

Is she a gold-digger?

[Last-LiberalRepublicans]

07:47 PM on 12/14/2008

CAN'T WAIT TO VOTE-OUT Charlie "Out of Touch" Chris! This Out Of Touch CooCoon Just Sign a Bill providing Health Care to Poor People in Florida who LOST there Job and Health Care! Monthly Price Tag for 1 individual, a whopping $155.00 per month. He had a Big Grin signing this awful bill on TV!!

[hapiday]

07:03 PM on 12/14/2008

You folks are nasty. How can you label someone like this? If there was any kind of decency someone would tell this you woman the truth instead of making fun of people. This is sickening!

[newpotusplease]

07:25 PM on 12/14/2008

she wants to be First Lady of Florida- everyone knows already

you are the only one feeling hurt

[DeanAdams]

07:02 PM on 12/14/2008

I heard that they registered for a vibrator from Tiffany's

[newpotusplease]

07:23 PM on 12/14/2008

the double tipped diamond encrusted one? or gold gilded?

[Last-LiberalRepublicans]

07:30 PM on 12/14/2008

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! LOL!!

[LeftLeanWing]

08:57 PM on 12/14/2008

Don't know .. but I heard it's double headed.

[cluesearch]

06:02 PM on 12/14/2008

At least his more handsome then Larry Craig, perhaps he will be more discrete then Tom Foley. Here's hoping...

[studioh!]

06:01 PM on 12/14/2008

if her 'beards' are as natural looking as her hair, the company is in big trouble.
he could use a real facial beard to try to cover up what he's obviously hiding.
was mark foley anywhere around?
hypocritical republithugs all!

[icemilkcoffee]

05:36 PM on 12/14/2008

Ummm Charlie- REAL hetero men don't smile that much on their wedding day.