USHER WEDDING UPDATE

People magazine reports that the canceled wedding of Usher and Tameka Foster – who is due to have the couple's baby this fall – was the result of the past few bumpy days for the couple.




At issue were family matters and the event itself. "Usher's mother [and former manager, Jonetta Patton, whom he fired in May] is against the wedding. That is one of the main obstacles," according to the source, who also said of the bride, 37, and groom, 28: "They only decided two weeks ago to have a wedding. They wanted to have it take place before the baby bump started showing." But as another source told People: "Usher changed his mind." Usher and Foster also "had a lot of differences about the details. For example, the bride wanted barbeque, [and] he wanted to have [renowned chef] Jean Georges cook," said the source. As a result of the differences, the wedding "was on again off again for the past few days. [Foster] was calling it off because she wasn't getting the things that she wanted. The mother was calling it off. ... Usher was calling it off."

The ceremony was slated to be held at record exec L.A. Reid's mansion in Sagaponack. Among those expected to attend the swanky affair were Jay-Z and Beyoncé and Janet Jackson and her boyfriend, music producer Jermaine Dupri.

According to Life & Style magazine, Usher invited his previously estranged father to the ceremony, along with his godfather, Ben Vereen. Singer Robin Thicke was to perform at the affair, organized by famed wedding planner Diann Valentine and catered by Harlem chef Sylvia.

The multimillion-dollar couple had registered with Crate & Barrel and Williams-Sonoma, asking for items such as $8 asparagus tongs and a $4,000 espresso maker.

One guest called that decision "tacky."

"You'd think that he'd invite people to give to a favorite charity," the source said. "Does he really need another toaster?"

Well.... I couldn't resist people. I looked up Tameka's name at the Crate & Barrel website and sure enough it was there.....TACKY, TACKY. She's not ready. Someone at Usher's status has no business with a wedding registry. That's for people like me.....