Andy Murray is finally marrying his long-time love Kim Sears this weekend. People have always sort of compared Murray’s relationship with Sears to Duchess Kate and Prince William, partly because the British papers love to compare any woman to Kate (for some reason) and partly because Andy and Kim have been together since they were teenagers (like Will and Kate). Kim and Andy met in 2005, when they were both 17 years old. A decade later, they’re finally marrying! I felt a little bit sorry for Murray because it felt sometimes like he was getting a lot public pressure to propose. But he finally did, and they’re going to have a big wedding in Scotland this weekend.

So, what’s controversial about that? Nothing really. Except Murray is making a big deal about how he’s not going to sell the wedding photos. Except that he and Kim gave Hello Magazine a really big exclusive cover interview ahead of their wedding. Which makes me wonder if Hello will get their wedding photos.

Tennis star Andy Murray has turned down a deal worth more than £1 million to sell his wedding photographs to glossy magazines. Titles such as OK! and Hello! reportedly offered seven-figure sums for exclusive shots of the tennis champion’s wedding to Kim Sears. However, the couple refused the offers and instead are choosing to have a private affair with close family and friends. They are to get married at Dunblane Cathedral on Saturday. A private reception at Murray’s £1.8 million hotel, Cromlix House, will follow the ceremony.

Invited guests are believed to include actor James Corden, television presenter Sue Barker and former tennis player Tim Henman. A source close to the couple reportedly said: “All the magazines you can think of made offers, but Andy and Kim are not interested. It doesn’t sit with the kind of people they are. It’s not about money – they do not want a glitzy wedding.”

[From The Scotsman]

Hello points out that Andy and Kim have revealed their complete wedding plans, which include a walk to greet wellwishers after the service. So maybe they won’t sell their wedding photos because they’re going to be giving them away for free, to anyone with a camera in Scotland.

As for the alleged “star-studded” invite list, apparently Murray hasn’t invited Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer. Harsh, right? I mean, I know Murray and Nole aren’t friends in real life, but I kind of assumed that Federer is pretty close to all of the major players on the men’s circuit?

What else? Let’s see… Murray says he let Kim plan the wedding how she wanted, that he wasn’t interested in having a say in flowers or anything. He did want a say with the food and the cake though. Kim apparently wanted a “natural” theme, with silver birches and lots of floral arrangements. Kim’s going to have four bridesmaids and he’ll have four groomsmen (or a best man and three groomsmen, whatever).

Photos courtesy of WENN.