Mariah Carey Opens Up About Her Wedding, Future On 'Ellen'

Access Hollywood - May 13, 2008 7:04 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Her wedding may have taken place in secret, but Mariah Carey is now happily sharing the details of her nuptials with Nick Cannon.

In an interview with Ellen DeGeneres (scheduled to air on Tuesday), Mariah fleshed out the details of her beachside ceremony, but not before explaining the rock she has been sporting was designed by Nick himself.

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"We designed each other's rings," Mariah told Ellen.

The couple, who married in the Bahamas, kept the news of the wedding secret from even their guests, who came down to the island expecting something else.

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"We were telling everyone it was a video shoot," Mariah told Ellen. "He pretty much did the secretive stuff that I wasn't aware of…but I did say [to the media] we are doing a video shoot, figuring that we might end up doing that - [getting married]."

Mariah and Nick married in a ceremony on the beach, attended by just a handful of close friends and Mimi's hairdressers. The couple avoided inviting too many people to keep the ceremony intimate and avoid the paparazzi factor.

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"It wasn't a lot of people because we wanted to be on the beach and we didn't want other people taking pictures," she said. "We both experienced the hoopla of trying to make something a publicity stunt, which is what everybody thinks, and will think anyway, but we don't really care about that. Instead of trying to be like, 'You're invited, but, shhh! Don't tell anybody' we're just going to have another [wedding] next year."

In fact, the couple won't just stop at one more walk down the aisle.

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"His plan is to have one every year," Mariah enthused.

And the couple may have a trip to the hospital maternity ward in store eventually. Mariah answered a resounding "Yeah!" when Ellen asked if she would like to have children with Nick.

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"I always said…if I found the right person who I felt would be on the same page as me in term of raising kids and having the same belief system and not having one parent going, 'Don't do this!' and the other one's going 'This is the best!'" Mariah said. "I've always had a weird thing about it because my parents divorced when I was three and I didn't have many examples of what was the 'norm.'"

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  • G.L
    ALI-G! you %@!*#en ignorant ass hole!! I bet your mother gets %@!*#-d by all the black dudes around!! you are a hypocrite cause you kknow your a two faced motha %@!*#er and had some black friends! go eat a black twat!
    report abuseposted July 25, 2008 8:18 PM PDT
  • G.L
    OMG! WTF! LOL! JK!
    report abuseposted July 25, 2008 8:18 PM PDT
  • angelbabe43
    love is all there is in truth
    report abuseposted July 13, 2008 9:44 PM PDT
  • Baby G
    Why in the world did they get married look at he right young she right old yall might should have thought about it a lil bit more im not gonna lie he sexy and she is pretty but not for each other this is not cool at all when she cant do notin no mo email me and if anybody got something to say you can email me to jenatia.bridges thats my yahoo
    report abuseposted June 18, 2008 1:25 PM PDT
  • MUAH
    SHE COULDA HAD ANY GUY IN THE WORLD AND HAHA SHE HAD TO CHOOSE THAT LOOSER NICK..HE AINT EVEN THAT GUD LOOKIN NOR HAS HE HAD MANY MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS...WHATEVA MAKES U HAPPY I GUESS IS ALL THAT MATTERS LOL...HAHAHAHAHAHAHA WISH U 2 DA BEST HOWEVER LONG THATS GNA LAST
    report abuseposted June 14, 2008 4:37 PM PDT
  • LadyGemini
    Girl i am a big fan and u is my idol i hope u and dat lame nick cannon last long.
    report abuseposted June 10, 2008 2:51 PM PDT
  • ,,,gURLY..
    hope ul last mariah.. im a big fan of urs
    report abuseposted June 4, 2008 5:47 PM PDT
  • K Allen
    i pray for mariah that her marriage will last i like them both, but honestly nick cannon seems childish to me. but im sure she loves him and they have fun together, god bless!!
    report abuseposted May 26, 2008 8:25 AM PDT
  • K Allen
    i pray for mariah that her marriage will last i like them both, but honestly nick cannon seems childish to me. but im sure she loves him and they have fun together, god bless!!
    report abuseposted May 26, 2008 8:25 AM PDT
  • Foxee53
    Congratualations! Mariah and Nick. Ecclesiates 4:9-12; states Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their hard work. For if one of them should fall, the other one can raise his partner up....and a threefold cord cannot easily be torn in two. Remember to keep the Creator Jehovah actively in your marriage and grow together. Best Regards, Connie Wilson
    report abuseposted May 21, 2008 10:43 PM PDT
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