Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's big fat Florentine wedding 'will not include a legally binding ceremony'

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s big fat Florentine wedding will not include a legally binding ceremony, Italian officials have said.

Florence City Council spokeswoman Elisa Di Lupo said the authorities had received no request for a civil contract, which under Italian law has to be registered with the government authorities well in advance.

The wedding couple are bringing their own Protestant pastor from the US, she said. The news will fuel rumours that the two have already tied the knot in California.

Their big day: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's big fat Florentine wedding will not include a legally binding ceremony, Italian officials have said

  

The event will be an intimate party as the city has given permission for a maximum of 200 guests, Miss Lupo said.

Event organisers met at Fort Belvedere this morning for final preparations. Safety and security are paramount as the venue has already seen the tragic deaths of two young people in 2006 and 2008.

Access to the fortress, which has stunning views of the Renaissance city, but is nearly impossible to glimpse from street level or the adjacent Boboli Gardens, will be completely cut off to visitors.

Secluded: The Belvedere Fortress, which has stunning views of the Renaissance city, but is nearly impossible to glimpse from street level or the adjacent Boboli Gardens, will be completely cut off to visitors

Tourists were this morning scouring the gardens for a viewpoint of the fort which is set behind 10 metre walls.

Two large cranes were today being set up at the rear of the imposing 16th century fortress. Organisers are expected to begin hoisting lighting, stages and tents for the wedding over the walls from Sunday.

The couple are paying the city of Florence 300,000 euros $400,000 to reserve the fort for their special day and week-long preparations.

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Miss Di Lupo said the funds would  be used for cultural projects in the city.

The fort was closed for five years from 2008 to 2013 after a tragedy in which a 37 year old Italian woman died when she fell from the ramparts.

A 20 year old man from Rome died two years before when he fell from the bastions.

After a lengthy court case the council put new safety and security measures in place. The fort was reopened to the public in 2013 but is only open in the summer months between July and September.