With rock 'n' roll paeans to romance like I Was Made for Lovin' You and Forever under his belt, you'd expect Gene Simmons to have it all wrapped up - in a tasty guitar lick - for the first dance at his wedding.

But rather fittingly, the 62-year-old eschewed the flamboyant rock that made his fortune, to slow dance to soul legend Etta James' classic At Last, with his new bride, Shannon Tweed, 54.

There were cheers when the couple finally said 'I do' last night at the Beverly Hills Hotel after a sometimes turbulent, but mostly tenacious, 28 years together.
No-one was happier than the couple's two children, Nick, 22, and 18-year-old Sophie, the latter even crooned Etta's heartfelt lyrics while her parents danced.

Tweed walked down the aisle in an ivory Priscilla of Boston gown and carried a bouquet of ivory garden roses, according to People.com.
The couple exchanged vows they wrote themselves in front of a crowd that included Hugh Hefner, Bill Maher and his fellow KISS members, Simmons' right hand man, Paul Stanley, 59 , was in the wedding party.

Sophie was the maid of honour, and she and brother Nick jokingly performed the role of hosts after cordially inviting guests to the wedding of their parents on gilt-edged invitations.

'It is time for me to grow up,' Simmons, who has admitted struggling with fidelity issues, told Entertainment Weekly recently.

'I'm 62. I've been doing a lot of wacky stuff for an awfully long time -- the band, the thing, traveling around the world and all that. There's nobody I've ever loved. There's nobody I've ever said 'I love you' to.

I even find it difficult to say 'I love you' to my mother, but I love Shannon with all my heart and all my soul and always will.'

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