Ashley Cole is married! Former footballer ties the knot with Sharon Canu in intimate Italian ceremony – 12 years after he divorced ex-wife Cheryl

Ashley Cole married his accomplice Sharon Canu in an intimate Italian ceremony over the weekend.

The couple mentioned ‘I do’ overseas 16 months after Ashley proposed and 12 years after he ended his marriage to pop star Cheryl, 40.

Sharon and Ashley, 42, share son Jaxon, six, and four-year-old daughter Grace, and the pair confirmed their engagement last year after they first met in 2014.

Family and friends have been invited over to an Italian seaside location to absorb the celebrations.

The pair exchanged vows within the romantic setting below a flower arch because the ocean stretched out behind them earlier than they then walked again down the aisle.

Collectively: Ashley Cole married his accomplice Sharon Canu in an intimate Italian ceremony over the weekend

Love: The couple mentioned ‘I do’ overseas 16 months after Ashley proposed and 12 years after he ended his marriage to pop star Cheryl, 40

A lot of company shared photographs and movies of the marriage on social media the place Sharon shocked in a lace off the shoulder gown.

In the meantime Ashley beamed from ear to ear as they’d confetti thrown on them and held arms.

A supply informed The Sun earlier this month concerning the wedding ceremony: ‘Ashley and Sharon are head over heels in love and have spent months planning their ­special occasion.

‘They met in 2014 when he joined AS Roma and now they’re returning to the town for his or her nuptials.

‘A great deal of her household dwell there and it’s very romantic – it’s going to be a really ­special occasion. They’ve put a number of cash into it however they’ve solely invited shut family and friends.

‘As a pair they’ve been very personal in order that they don’t really feel the necessity for a flashy, public wedding ceremony.’

Sharon celebrated her final days as a single lady with an epic hen party in Ibiza final month.

The mannequin soaked up the solar as she partied with an enormous group of friends including reality star Sam Faiers, 32.

Nuptials: A lot of company shared photographs and movies of the marriage on social media the place Sharon shocked in a lace off the shoulder gown

Former TOWIE star Sam additionally shared a hilarious selfie on Instagram of the group on the airplane sporting masks with Ashley Cole’s face on them.

The group additionally posed earlier than boarding the flight as they donned matching tracksuits that learn ‘Staff bride’.

Mom-of-three Sam beamed with smiles on her sunny journey together with her finest mates as she posed for an image as they shared a hug.

Between the hen’s, Sam revealed that the woman’s shared 21 youngsters between them and danced to the track 21 seconds by So Stable Crew in a video she shared on her Instagram story.

She captioned her posts: ‘Thursday we flew to Ibiza for our @sharoncanu hen occasion. 

‘I’ve not lengthy bought house, we had the perfect time.

‘We laughed, danced and sang the entire time (I’ve no voice left) Love you all a lot.

‘The second we realised we now have 21 youngsters between us… there was just one track for the second. #mumsontheloose.’

Sharon beamed in a slew of snaps shared to social media that noticed the women take pleasure in a lavish boat journey adopted by cocktails.

She later slipped right into a silver fringed mini-dress which she teamed with a bejewelled bride hat.

Sharon was shocked together with her residence embellished with pictures from her life.

An emotional Sharon wrote: ‘Additionally cried with Pleasure. Seeing all these photos of my life made me realise how far I’ve gone and all the gorgeous issues I’ve achieved. So grateful.’

After Ashley popped the query final 12 months, Sharon later informed Instagram followers it was the ‘best sure she’d ever mentioned’.

The couple met in 2014, shortly after his transfer to Roma from Chelsea, earlier than relocating to Los Angeles two years later.