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Jane Seymour a WEDDING CRASHER? The bride at the Molina family wedding – (as in the Molina Fine Jewelers family) donning costume jewelry? And more…

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I adore Jane Sey-mour.

Yes, it rhymes. But being around Jane always inspires the artistic side of me. Jane, the accomplished actress, artist, business woman, author, and oh yes, a “Dancing with the Stars” star.

When she’s not on the set, she challenges herself within the visual arts. It's a therapeutic hobby prompted by her personal challenges of a tough divorce and financial problems before meeting her current hubby producer James Keach, brother of actor Stacy Keach.

She designs for her home collection or accessories, and paints with watercolors in her home studio in Malibu or in her movie trailer on location, or during her travels. Her collections now include the Open Hearts jewelry she designed for Kay Jewelers. “My mother always told me, ‘If your heart is open, love will always find its way,’” says Jane of her late mother who inspired the message.

It’s fitting that Jane was at Champagne’s Home Décor in Scottsdale –on Saturday afternoon displaying her art and signing her books.

Champagne’s, the 30,000 square foot furniture showroom and gift gallery with a charmingly elegant ambiance several boasts distinctive lines from Hickory Chair and Tomlinson to Judith Leiber..

(Jane Seymour pictured above with Joan Heil, Diana Vise and Maxine Heil.)

Part of the proceeds of the sales of Jane’s collections and books benefit Childhelp USA, for which she is a very involved ambassador. Pictured above are Childhelp supporters Joan Heil, Diana Vise and Maxine Heil. Maxine bought one of Jane’s purse designs. Diane, while at Saturday’s event, bought a comfy Swaim chair.

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By the way..After schmoozing at the Champagne’s event, I rushed out to change for the wedding of jeweler’s Al Molina’s son. Even though one of the many movies Jane Seymour has starred in is “Wedding Crashers” I didn’t dare ask if she wanted to come along and surprise everyone. Besides, she’s told me , even though she loved the movie, she’s not a wedding crasher. She’ll leave that to Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn her co-stars in that film.

It was unexpected.. but a former James Bond girl showed up to buy say hi to Jane and buy a couple of Jane’s books – actress Britt Ekland. Remember Britt? She’s the Swedish born actress who starred in the James Bond movie, “The Man with the Golden Gun.”

(Britt, whose late husband worked with Jane on a film, is pictured above with Champagne’s owner Susan Mueller and an 80's photo of Britt Ekland on the ski slope is pictured below).

So I thought it was proper – being at Champagne’s to toast – not one – but TWO former Bond girls – in one Scottsdale store at the same time. What are the odds. Yes, Jane’s extensive film resume includes the movie – “Live and Let Die”.

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The Molina wedding Bling

There were 14 body guards at Derek Molina’s wedding. After all, his parents are jeweler Al Molina and wife Lisa. And in the sea of an opulently decorated affair and a guest list that swelled with multi-millionaires and VIP’s – Lisa’s jewelry alone (diamonds and Columbian emeralds) was worth $6 million. And the bride Myranda, sparkled with $1million of gems.

(She and Lisa, on the right are pictured above)

But one of the rings on Myranda’s fingers was costume jewelry. What? At a Molina wedding? It surprised Lisa and Al. “Costume jewelry? That’s not good for business darling,” he shouted when his 9 -year old daughter Madison made a speech presenting a gift to her new sister in law.

With the 300 guests watching, Madison slipped a ring on Myranda’s finger, (it bore an M for her name) and said softly, “It’s not real.”

It was a precious unexpected moment and even Al Molina admits the ring is priceless.

The vows and congratulations reflected the changing world of social attitudes. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Bruce Cohen asked the couple to repeat vows such as – “Derek, do you agree that even when Myranda is wrong, she’s right, and when your right, you are still wrong,..”

“I do,” he said and laughed of the vows meant to entertain. (Derek pictured below dancing with guest Rita Thomas.)

Philanthropists Jacquie and Bennett Dorrance, Jerry Bisgrove and Randy and Ken Kendrick were there. And the guest list also included Sherriff Joe Arpaio and wife Eva, and the President of Saint Leo University, Arthur Kirk, who came in from Florida with his wife for the affair.

Derek is a graduate of the university located in Tampa. In fact, Al Molina who is on the university’s board of trustees, delivered the commencement speech at Derek’s graduation earlier this month. (Pictured below Al and President Kirk look through the custom made commencement book of pictures President Kirk made for the Molinas of the Molina family at that ceremony.)

 

Next Monday: Which local high profile was sprayed by a skunk before boarding first class on a flight to New York? And more….

Kathy Shayna Shocket is a Phoenix based writer. If you have a good item for The AZ Insider, you can email her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .