Florence prepares for Kardashian-West wedding

Celebrity couple celebrates with Paris pre-events

(ANSA) - Paris, May 23 - The city of Florence was preparing Friday for the arrival of American celebrities Kim Kardashian and Kanye West as the couple began pre-wedding festivities in Paris.

The reality television and hip-hop music celebrities arrived at designer Valentino Garavani's Chateau Wideville, a luxury castle about 60 kilometres outside of Paris, for a brunch with 50-some guests to kick off what has been considered a marathon wedding event. Traveling in a motorcade of sedans scented with Chanel perfume, the couple and their guests were greeted by reporters outside of the 17th-century mansion. After brunch, the wedding party went for a private visit at Versailles - reportedly, the couple's first choice of wedding venue. Kardashian, West and guests were scheduled to fly via private jet to Florence on Friday for the Saturday wedding ceremony, which could potentially net $21 million in sponsorship and photo deals.