Tying The Knot

It looks like a KKK rally, but it's actually a clumsily designed shroud to protect famous bride Cameron Diaz from the paparazzi.

Multiple pics were taken by various photogs of the backyard scene. Cameron and Benji Madden didn't want their entrance captured by outsiders, so 4 people carried the contraption to the altar, with the bride safely tucked inside.

Unclear if the big reveal will be in a magazine, but we're betting that's the case.

Friendly advice ... a chuppa would have done nicely.

Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden are having a big shindig tonight ... and from everything we're hearing it looks like they're getting hitched.

We're told the party is being thrown Monday night at Cameron's mansion in Bev Hills. Trucks have been arriving all morning ... from catering, to The Velvet Garden florists, Classic Party Rentals, and Beverage Warehouse.

Cameron has been wearing what looks like an engagement ring -- a big one -- since December.

They've only been dating since May. It's interesting ... Cameron has been very vocal about being anti-nuptial, saying, "I'm not looking for a husband or marriage," adding, "I don't know if anyone is really naturally monogamous. We all have the same instincts as animals."

"America's Got Talent" star The Horse -- who famously got his nuts smashed on the show -- gave his girlfriend some wood in a creative proposal of marriage.

Zac Gordon tells us he proposed last weekend by placing the ring in a specially made Groot statue. replicating the popular character from "Guardians of the Galaxy."

Gordon says he didn't even have to pay for it ... his friend crafted it free of charge. Horse did pay for the chainsaw.

"Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara is engaged to marry one of the hottest guys in town ... so why is she hiding her massive engagement ring?

"True Blood" star Joe Manganiello popped the question over the holiday weekend after just six months of dating (and Sofia only broke up with her other fiancé less than two months before that).

Vergara was spotted at the airport with her ring turned around so nobody could see it.

The ring is rumored to be at least 10 carats ... who's gonna miss it?

Ex-Skid Row front man Sebastian Bach is still way into rock ... this weekend he put a huge one on new fiancée Suzanne Le's finger.

TMZ caught Bach and his new smoke show leaving Madeo in West Hollywood just moments after he popped the question ... and to say he was beaming hardly does it justice.

Bach and the former Hawaiian Tropic model have only been together since October -- but he still anted up for the ice. How much did he drop? We asked ... and you'll love his response.

The other must-see moment -- Bach comparing his 41-year-old fiancée to a piece of meat.

He's a keeper ... check it out.

A&E doesn’t think the idea of a marriage reality game show is sacred … at least that's the allegation in a new lawsuit.

Yaina Williams says she's the mastermind behind “Married at First Sight” -- a show that follows six couples that get hitched the moment they meet.

Williams claims she uploaded her treatment to a site called the TV Writers Vault back in 2011 and later found out an exec at Lifetime -- owned by A&E Networks -- downloaded it a year later.

She says the next thing she knew ... promos for MAFS were running on the network and she flipped out.

Williams says the the show is so similar to her treatment ... they even share the same tagline, "Can Love Happen at First Sight." And she says the use of experts, online voting and a 6-month couples check-up were all copied.

She wants a judge to order the network to stop airing the show. And she also wants money.

Calls to A&E have not been returned.

Lance Bass is enjoyed his last few moments of freedom before marriage with a surprise bachelor party ... and the biggest surprise -- his husband-to-be was there too! Yay??

Oh, there were also lots of penis party favors. No surprise there.

Most people spend a fortune on wedding photogs, but Xzibit got his for free, courtesy of the police who took his mug shot after he got arrested for DUI immediately after his reception.

Xzibit tied the knot Saturday night near Laguna Beach, CA. He and his bride, Krista Joiner, partied hard at the St. Regis Monarch Beach. After getting pelted with rice early Sunday ... he left, presumably with her.

But the coitus got interrupted in Laguna, when cops pulled Xzibit over for speeding. He reeked of booze so cops cuffed him and took him to the station.

It's fitting ... Xzibit was associated with the group, The Alkaholiks.

If Snooki and new hubby Jionni LaValle left their wedding reception in a car with tin cans attached, it's a safe bet he didn't drive ... because we found he was on the heels of a drunk driving arrest.

Jionni spent the first weekday as a married man in court, where he copped a plea in his criminal case. He was arrested August 7 on Interstate 80 in Totowa, NJ at 3:30 AM after cops noticed him driving erratically.

Jionni pled guilty to DUI on Monday and had 2 other charges -- unsafe lane change and careless driving -- dismissed. His license was revoked for 3 months and he has to attend a drug and alcohol education class.

Snooki can relate ... she was arrested in 2010 for public drunkenness on the Jersey Shore.

Kris Jenner, be warned ... French Montana will have a foothold on the Kardashian fortune if he marries your daughter.

French was at LAX Tuesday when he was asked straight up ... will he sign a prenup to seal the deal with Khloe? He was emphatic ... NO.

Dina Lohan thinks ex-hubby Michael's wedding is fake ... because she says he told her so.

Dina was breezing through LAX Tuesday when our photog asked her about Michael Lohan and Kate Major tying the knot. Dina, who seems ... generally confused ... repeatedly says Michael disavowed taking vows.

Michael Lohan has finally made an honest woman out of GF Kate Major ... but no one alerted his kids.

Lindsay Lohan's old man got hitched Oct. 30th in a private ceremony at Hillsboro Beach in Florida. It was so private neither Lindsay nor Mike Jr. were invited ... or even told.

Here's the thing. When Lindsay finally did find out ... she didn't care.

We're told Michael's motivation was his soon-to-be-born child. This is #2 for Michael and Kate.

They've had a rough ride with multiple mutual arrests. Hopefully "till death do us part" comes naturally.

Pittsburgh Pirates superstar Andrew McCutchen is a MARRIED MAN ... one year after proposing to his girlfriend Maria Hanslovan on "Ellen" ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The two were married in a ceremony on November 22nd ... they reportedly picked the date because of Andrew's jersey number ... 22.

When he proposed, Andrew told Maria ... "I did this to show you that ... If I could tell the whole world how much I love you, I would do that."

Obviously, she said yes and this weekend ... they finally swapped "I dos."

And to prove it's official ... Maria already changed her last name on her Twitter account to McCutchen!!!

Congrats!!!

Charles Manson will be allowed to make out with his bride, but he will never get to second base ... according to prison honchos.

Officials from the California Dept. of Corrections tell TMZ ... Manson's upcoming prison wedding next month at Corcoran State Prison will be G-rated and Spartan. There's no time limit on the first kiss but prison officials will cut it off before it becomes foreplay.

We're told Manson will not be restrained during the ceremony but he won't be allowed physical contact with 26-year-old Afton Elaine Burton other than locking lips and holding hands during the ceremony. FYI ... the officials wouldn't say if tongue was fair game.

The murderer can't wear a tux -- he'll get hitched in Corcoran couture, but the bride can wear what she wants.

As we reported, the bride and groom can invite up to 10 guests who are not inmates, but they won't be feasting on salmon. The meal will be catered by the company that provides Cup-O-Noodles with the push of a button. The good news ... there are pastries in the vending machines.

And, as we told you, Manson will not get conjugal visits.

Charles Manson knows a thing or two about "till death do us part," so he's taking the marriage plunge.

The man convicted of slaughtering Sharon Tate and 6 others got a marriage license earlier this month. The 80-year-old murderer is marrying 26-year-old Afton Elaine Burton, who runs a Manson fan website.

Burton says the ceremony will go down next month behind prison walls. They can invite up to 10 free people.

There won't be any little Mansons running around ... he's not entitled to conjugal visits. Manson does have several grown children. Harvey interviewed one of his sons, back in his KCBS days.