{"id":348614,"date":"2011-03-30T00:21:18","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T00:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/30\/forget-the-rolls-royce-lily-allen-sits-atop-a-tractor-in-her-wedding-save-the-date-invitation\/"},"modified":"2011-03-30T00:21:18","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T00:21:18","slug":"forget-the-rolls-royce-lily-allen-sits-atop-a-tractor-in-her-wedding-save-the-date-invitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/30\/forget-the-rolls-royce-lily-allen-sits-atop-a-tractor-in-her-wedding-save-the-date-invitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Forget the Rolls Royce&#8230; Lily Allen sits atop a tractor in her wedding &#8216;save the date&#8217; invitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"131.10526900845\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Andrea+Magrath\" rel=\"nofollow\">Andrea Magrath<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 1:21 AM on 30th March 2011<\/p>\n<p>Lily Allen has sent out her &#8216;save the date&#8217; cards ahead of June 11 wedding to Sam Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>But rather than a stuffy traditional notification, the pop star turned boutique owner has opted for a comical invitation that shows her and her fianc\u00e9&#8217;s heads superimposed on to a black and white photograph of a couple sitting atop a farm tractor.<\/p>\n<p>Lily, 25, appears as a plump woman in a frumpy cardigan with a handkerchief tied on her head, while builder Sam, 32, wears a raincoat.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/0015cadd388_468x386.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"386\" alt=\"Save the date: Lily Allen has sent out a notification of her June 11 wedding to Sam Cooper\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Save the date: Lily Allen has sent out a notification of her June 11 wedding to Sam Cooper<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The card tells guests to mark June 11 in their calenders for a ceremony in Gloucestershire, near their home.<\/p>\n<p>The save the date card has been released on the same night that an particularly emotional episode of the Channel 4 documentary featuring the singer is to air.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lily has previously pleaded with fans not to watch Lily Allen: Riches to Rags, saying she is now in a completely different mindset to when the show was filmed last year &#8211; prior to losing her baby in November.<\/p>\n<p>She tweeted earlier this month when the show first aired: &#8216;We started filming it a year ago and I feel like a completely different person that the one that features in the programme. <\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/e5148688137_468x836.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"836\" alt=\"Engaged: Sam Cooper proposed to Lily over Christmas\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Engaged: Sam Cooper proposed to Lily over Christmas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m inclined to Ask you not to watch it cause quite frankly I am embarrassed.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The footage includes Lily first announcing her pregnancy last year, and also discussing losing her first baby in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Lily is now looking to the future as she excitedly plans her wedding to Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago she arrived in Paris to meet with Karl Lagerfeld to discuss her gown.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m here to see Karl for my wedding dress,\u2019 she said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Lily apparently burst into tears when Cooper popped the question on Christmas Day, just weeks after she had suffered a miscarriage.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/25783bb6517_468x634.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"634\" alt=\"Smiling again: The singer turned boutique owner was left reeling after losing her baby late into her pregnancy last year\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Smiling again: The singer turned boutique owner was left reeling after losing her baby at a late stage in her pregnancy last year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following their ordeal, the couple had jetted away for a last-minute Christmas break.<\/p>\n<p>They spent several days in Australia before moving on to the exclusive Amankila cliff-side resort on the Indonesian island.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Cooper, 32, proposed at sunset on the balcony of their \u00a3800-a-night suite, which overlooks the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>A friend of the couple told the Mail: \u2018It has been a terrible time for Lily and Sam, but they are totally in love with one another.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/364025ce424_468x737.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"737\" alt=\"Plans: Lily met with Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld in Paris this month to discuss her wedding dress\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Plans: Lily met with Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld in Paris this month to discuss her wedding dress<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It all came out of the blue &#8211; but Lily was overwhelmed and they are both overjoyed. They can look to the future now.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The couple celebrated in the hotel bar with fellow guests, drinking champagne and cocktails until the early hours.<br \/>One onlooker said: \u2018Lily was telling everyone that she and Sam had just got engaged &#8211; they could not keep the smiles off their faces. It couldn\u2019t have been more romantic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The resort is just so peaceful and picturesque.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The couple have been dating since July 2009. Miss Allen has described Mr Cooper, a builder and decorator, as a \u2018normal bloke\u2019 and \u2018the love of my life\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><span>Do you have a story about a celebrity? Call the Daily Mail showbusiness desk on 0207 938 6364 or 0207 938 6683. For U.S. stories, phone 310 642 2317.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/0015cadd388_468x386.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Follow this link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1371386\/Forget-Rolls-Royce--Lily-Allen-sits-atop-tractor-wedding-save-date-invitation.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"Forget the Rolls Royce... Lily Allen sits atop a tractor in her wedding 'save the date' invitation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forget the Rolls Royce&#8230; Lily Allen sits atop a tractor in her wedding &#8216;save the date&#8217; invitation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Andrea Magrath Last updated at 1:21 AM on 30th March 2011 Lily Allen has sent out her &#8216;save the date&#8217; cards ahead of June 11 wedding to Sam Cooper. 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