NBA Finals MVP Parker picks up another ring

Jul 7, 2007 - 7:58 PM PARIS (Ticker) -- Tony Parker had a wedding fit for a king on Saturday.

The San Antonio Spurs point guard and NBA Finals MVP tied the knot with television star Eva Longoria at the St Germain l'Auxerrois Church near Paris' Louvre Museum - a church that used to be a private chapel for the Kings of France.

Parker added a gold wedding band to a hand that is already weighed down with rings awarded for his exploits in the NBA.

Last month, Parker was the star of the show as the Spurs beat the Cleveland Cavaliers to clinch their fourth NBA crown since 1997. A French native, Parker has been on board for three of the titles.

Reports that the media rights to the wedding were sold for $2 million to OK! magazine have not been denied by the couple, and a heavy security presence ensured that very little was revealed to onlookers.

Guests who had made the short journey from two luxury hotels which had been block-booked by the wedding party were screened from prying eyes by burly bodyguards with strategically-placed umbrellas.

Many of the guests were allowed to get out of their vehicles in a side street which had been secured from waiting photographers by police.

On Friday, as required by French law under the country's strict secular constitution, the couple had first undergone a civil union in the Town Hall of Paris' fourth 'arrondissement. There are 20 administrative districts in the French capital.

Longoria, 32, had worn a short and revealing pink dress as she arrived for the short ceremony on Friday which was presided over by Bertrand Delanoe, the mayor of Paris.

Saturday's affair was a Roman Catholic ceremony in the heart of the capital.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was one of the few guests who chose not to hide himself from the cameras. Several of Longoria's co-cast members from "Desperate Housewives" - including Teri Hatcher - also attended.