Photo: Vanessa Lachey's baby bump

Vanessa Lachey

Little Lachey isn't expected to arrive until somewhere around September, but Vanessa Lachey (née Minnillo) looks like she's ready to pop any day now! The model, TV host and actress, 31, stepped out for lunch on Saturday in Malibu in a black billowing dress, with black and gold peep toe heels and a tie-dye blazer. She accessorized with a black leather Givenchy handbag, aviator sunglasses and a bracelet.

Is Vanessa really due in early autumn or can we expect a bundle of joy a bit earlier?

Vanessa and Nick are expecting their first child together. Nick Lachey announced the pending arrival of Little Lachey in March on Live! With Kelly when Vanessa was reportedly 12 weeks along. Nick's ex-wife Jessica Simpson just gave birth to her first child, daughter Maxwell Drew.

Holly Branson and Freddie Andrews will have a joint bachelor & bachelorette party

Freddie Andrews and Holly Branson © Rex Features

In most countries it's common to have separate bachelor and bachelorette parties. The same goes for England, where the parties are called stag and hen do's - or parties. However, Holly Branson, daughter of Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson, and her fiancé, shipbroker Freddie Andrews, will have a joint party. Holly says of their plans, "We're planning a joint hen and stag do, we'll have separate dinners and then we'll all meet up after." The party will take place in Verbier, Switzerland, and it'll be a double celebration. "It's around the time we both turn 30, so we'll have a party with everyone the next night," Holly adds.

The couple will get married on Necker Island, Holly's father famously owns it and Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo wed there earlier this month. The ceremony will be a private occassion, for close friends and family, "I want to make sure that when I walk down the aisle I can see all my best friends and I want to see their faces smiling back at me, and not any random people," Holly concludes.

Vanessa Minnillo's top 10 wedding wisdom tips

Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey © Jason Merritt/Getty

Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey got married earlier this month on Necker Island. We'll all be able to watch their wedding up close and personal in the TLC special Nick & Vanessa's Dream Wedding.

Vanessa, 30, has also taken to Twitter and has tweeted her top 10 wedding planning tips.

Tip1:Try on different styles of dresses. Even if u know what u want, it may surprise u. Go for it all & be girly! Most importantly, HAVE FUN

Tip 2: I Love a "little" splash of color! I had a beautiful bouquet of gloriosa's, BUT I didn't put my matron of honor in a fuchsia dress.

Tip 3: Listen to your groom & have elements of what "he" wants in the Wedding. After all, it's both of your day. Nick had great suggestions.

Tip 4: A welcome bag w/"personalized" goodies is always nice! We did beach towels w/their names embroidered, & all the beach essentials.

Tip 5: Make sure to take time before the wedding & spend it with ur fiancee. A night with a glass of wine, or a weekend away. #QualityTime

Tip 6: To save money: use venue's place settings & glassware, but we brought in our personalized linens and chargers for a more custom feel.

Tip 7:If you can, have multi-photographers. We loved Yitzhak Dalal, & he brought 2 others w/him. There's always more than one angle u want!

Tip 8: Consider weather when planning an outdoor ceremony. The ONE thing I regret is we didn't have fans or a.c. at the ceremony. #sweating

Tip 9: Do something special for ur fiancee b4 the ceremony, a gift, &/or a hand written card. Let them know how u feel & that u Love them!

Tip 10: HAVE FUN! Once it's the day of, try ur hardest not to let ANYTHING get in the way. You'll regret it if u obsess about small stuff!

Vanessa Minnillo had troubles when shopping for her wedding dress

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo © Yithzak Dalal/Hilton Media Group

Wedding dress shopping is every girl's dream, however, for Vanessa Minnillo it turned out differently then she expected. She says to People Magazine, "Normally this is something you do with your mother, and my birth mother hasn’t been in my life since I was 9. I have been okay with that up until now but for some unexplained reason, it really overtook me. I felt lost, confused and sad. It was very emotional."

Luckily she had her matron of honour, Jennifer Birmingham-Lee, to help her decide. Vanessa, 30, worked with Monique Lhuillier to find the perfect dress, but it was more difficult than that, "This was the hardest decision in the whole wedding planning … probably because I didn’t have the support of Nick. We decided everything together, even his tux. For the first time, I felt a little bit alone." When even Monique Lhuillier and Jennifer couldn't help her decide, she turned to her now-husband for support. Vanessa asked Nick, "What do you want to see me in when you marry me and I become Mrs. Lachey?" Fortunately, Nick had a helpful response ready. He said, "Something traditional with a little modern flair." Then it all became clear, "Literally the next day I went to Monique and tried on my three dresses for the zillionth time. As soon as I put it on, I knew this was it."

Sketch of Vanessa's two-piece dress © Monique Lhuillier

Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey honeymoon in St. Barts

Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey in St. Barts

From Necker Island to another tropical paradise. After having their wedding ceremony on Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island, Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo are celebrating their nuptials with a honeymoon in St. Barts. Nick, 37, tells People Magazine, "We just wanted something relaxing. We weren't necessarily able to take our dream honeymoon because of timing, but we'll take this mini-moon and do that one later." When talking about timing, Nick means that he's due back in the States within the week, to continue hosting The Sing-Off, so a honeymoon in the Maldives, their dream destination, was not an option.

With regard to their wedding Nick says about the moment he saw his bride, 30, "It literally took my breath away. It's a moment you fantasize about, and I was certainly not disappointed."

First look: Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo's wedding rings

Vanessa Minnillo's wedding band and engagement ring. Inset, Nick Lachey's wedding ring. © Courtesy of Bader and Garrin (2); Inset: Kevin Mazur. 

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo tied the knot at an exotic location, but for their wedding bands they stuck closer to home. David Bader, of New York jeweler Bader and Garrin, tells People Magazine how he designed Vanessa's ring. He said, "Vanessa was definitely looking for a ring to match her engagement ring." Eventually, the Wipeout host went with a platinum eternity band of Asscher-cut diamonds. For Nick's ring David "wanted something huskier and thicker. They both wanted a substantial looking ring with diamonds, but Nick wanted his to be masculine at the same time." The Sing-Off host's platinum band is squarer than the bride's, but complements her ring, because of the 24 square diamonds in it. Added bonus: it has a from-the-heart message inscribed.

In the end the couple is overjoyed with their custom-made wedding rings and David said, that "they are two extremely easy people to work with. It was such a pleasure."

First look: Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo's wedding

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo first walk as husband and wife

In this photo we can see Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo as they are leaving their personal cliff-top chapel on Necker Island as husband and wife. The photo isn't that sharp, but we can see Nick's Dolce & Gabbana suit and Vanessa's gorgeous Monique Lhuiller two-piece wedding dress, especially the hand tufted silk faille skirt and chapel length veil attract attention.

Necker Island, part of the British Virgin Islands, is known for its ridiculously good weather. Nick and Vanessa are said to have arrived last week on Tuesday, in a private jet. The couple had only invited 35 guests, close family and friends only. However, the newlyweds decided to share their wedding with the world in the TLC wedding special Nick and Vanessa's Dream Wedding. A decision they didn't take lightly, "We kind of wrestled with that for a while, for obvious reasons," Nick said according to the Daily Mail, "having done reality TV in the past, I didn't necessarily want to jump right back into it without having thought it through to great lenght, and we did." He added, "Vanessa and my wedding is for us, for the people in our lives who are close to us and mean a lot to us. That's the way we wanted it, and I'm happy we're able to do it that way."

A sneak peek of their TV special has been released.

The TLC special: Vanessa and Nick cut their engagement cake.

Choosing the location was a fairly easy decision for the newlyweds.Nick tells People Magazine, "we love to travel and we love Necker Island. We've vacationed there multiple times, and when we got engaged, we both
immediately thought of the island as the perfect place to have our wedding." Vanessa adds, "we were on a boat, on vacation, passing the island and we both looked at each other and he said, 'Yes!' I was so glad he said what I was thinking. Nick saw it in my eyes."

Necker Island  Courtesy Virgin Gotels Group Ltd.

Necker Island, a private island owned by Virgin Records' Richard Branson, is 74 acres of paradise. Vanessa says, "we used a lot of what the island had. It was timeless, beautiful and romantic."

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo are husband and wife!

The Newlyweds

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo tied the knot! The newlyweds were married in front of 35 guests, their reps confirm to People Magazine. The couple's secret wedding took place at a secret tropical island destination.

Vanessa and Nick had their friends and family fly out to the secret destination, without them knowing where they were going. Vanessa says, "Nobody knew where they were going." Nick adds, "Our wedding invitations were in the form of a plane ticket. We told them they were going away and the attire was ‘island chic.’ It was all very vague."

The bride, 30, wore a two-piece Monique Lhuillier gown. The lace corset was embellished with rose and crystal details, and was paired with a hand tufted silk faille skirt. A tailered bow belt at her waist and a chapel length tulle veil completed the look. The groom, 37, wore a Dolce & Gabbana suit.

Nick, host of The Sing-Off, and Vanessa, the new host of Wipeout, will share their wedding with the rest of the world. July 30th, from 9-11 ET/PT, TLC will broadcast Nick and Vanessa's Dream Wedding.

Jessica Simpson, Nick's first wife

Vanessa and Nick met, when she starred in his music video 'What's left of me'. The couple dated for three years, when they went on a short break in 2009. They announced their engagement in November 2010.

This is Vanessa's first marriage. Nick, who used to sing in boyband 98 Degrees, married Jessica Simpson in 2002. They starred in the MTV series Newlyweds together. They announced their split in November 2005, their divorce was finalised in June 2006.