Las Vegas Weekly

June 29, 2009 · 1:56 PM

Photo Gallery: Holly talks romance after Kendra and Hank’s wedding

By Robin Leach

Holly Madison hosts a Peepshow party at Prive in Planet Hollywood.

Photo: Denise Truscello/WireImage

It was the busiest weekend of the year for new Peepshow star Holly Madison, and it came just two days after her official debut in the topless burlesque cabaret at Planet Hollywood. Holly flew to Los Angeles on Saturday morning for The Girls Next Door gal pal Kendra Wilkinson’s wedding to Philadelphia Eagles star Hank Baskett.

At 2 a.m. Saturday morning in a sexy metallic dress weighing 40 pounds, Holly was ready to wrap a celebration party at Prive in Planet Hollywood. Five hours later, she checked in at McCarran Airport for the first flight of the morning to Burbank for the final fitting of her bridesmaid’s dress. Click HERE for our Saturday morning coverage.

At 6:30 p.m., Holly was in her lavender dress with the other bridesmaids. Fifteen minutes later, 23-year-old Kendra, in a white dress with “tight bodice and puffy skirt,” walked down the aisle escorted by her brother Colin, as we first reported, and not former boyfriend Hugh Hefner, as many others reported. Kendra wore $100,000 worth of Michael Barin jewelry -- $47,000 drop earrings, a $32,000 pendant and a $21,000 bracelet. The groom and his groomsmen wore white.

More than 300 guests, including 82-year-old Hef and The Girls Next Door co-star Bridget Marquardt watched the couple exchange vows. Playboy founder Hef wore a black tuxedo, while his 19-year-old twin girlfriends Karissa and Kristina Shannon wore yellow gowns and his 22-year-old main squeeze Crystal Harris wore a pink outfit.

“It was a fairytale wedding,” Holly told me, “and Kendra looked like a princess. She was just beaming. She was glowing with radiance, she was so happy. The mansion had been turned into a white winter wonderland. It was so beautiful and romantic.”

By 1 a.m., the reception, held on the back lawn of The Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills, Calif., was over, and Holly was back on the first flight to Las Vegas yesterday morning and ready for two Peepshow performances last night.

Shortly after landing, Holly chatted with me about the 48 hours of excitement: “This was a hard weekend, but it’s all been fun. Their wedding was held in the front arrivals garden of the Mansion, and there were white flowers everywhere, including the altar and an archway of them. White rose petals were scattered all over the walkways and aisle, with white floral decorations everywhere. I was one of the two bridesmaids to cry during their ceremony. It was a fairly short exchange of vows with a pastor, and then the party was in the back gardens.

“Kendra looked absolutely beautiful. It was really romantic because it was at sunset. It was the perfect setting for a wedding. They really are very much in love with each other. They are a perfect couple and good for each other. They will have a great honeymoon.

“There were so many helicopters flying overhead with paparazzi and cameramen, they literally had to shout their vows to be heard. I’d missed the wedding rehearsal the night before because I was onstage with Peepshow, so naturally I messed up and split off too soon! I wore a purple below-the-knee bridesmaid’s dress, which was pretty low cut. Well let’s say it took advantage of our bridesmaids’ figures!

Photo: Scott Doctor/www.greatscottstudios.com

Hugh Hefner with The Girls Next Door (Kendra Wilkinson, Bridget Marquardt and Holly Madison).

“They cut the cake about midnight, and an hour later, I was ready for sleep as I had to fly back here early. I was tired and my feet were hurting from the new heels and all the stage work during the week, so halfway through the reception, I simply changed into my Chuck Taylor Converse All-Star sneakers and tube socks. Everybody wanted to follow suit and take their heels off, too!”

Hank and Kendra have already announced that they are expecting their first baby in December. Her first dance with Hank was to “I Cross My Heart” by George Strait and then her second dance was with Hef. One of Hank’s groomsmen caught Kendra’s garter when she threw it.

So I had to ask Holly cheekily if all the excitement of Kendra’s wedding had started her thinking about her own marriage! “I’m not in the mood to get married at the moment,” she answered back cheerily. “One day, but first find me somebody good!”

“For now I’m enjoying being single. I’ve just started my new life in Las Vegas with the show. I’m looking for a house to move into, and we’re working on a new reality show to film here. So for now it’s all about work and not romance. I don’t even have time for dating at the moment, but there will come a time!”

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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