Are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie about to tie the knot? Pair 'building huge reception hall' behind chapel on their French estate
By Iona KirbyLast updated at 1:55 AM on 24th February 2012
Ready to wed: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are believed to be building a reception hall on their estate in the South of France
But Brad Pitt, 48, has since admitted his children with 36-year-old Angelina Jolie are begging him to buy their mother an engagement ring.
And now it seems Brad may have given in, and the pair could be set to finally tie the knot later this year.
Brad is believed to be building a huge reception hall behind a chapel on their £35million estate in the South of France.
Aerial images of the construction site show a large white building being erected next to the quaint chapel which is part of their Provence chateau.
It is believed that builders are working hard to have the venue ready for September.
The couple are also understood to have visited the site to check on progress over the weekend.
They were already in France to attend the Paris premiere of Angelina’s directorial debut In the Land of Blood and Honey on February 16.
The pair purchased the Miraval property but are yet to move in as the sprawling estate has already undergone a series of renovations.
Brad told The Hollywood Reporter last month: ‘We're getting a lot of pressure from the kids. It means something to them.'
Wedding bells?: A huge white reception hall is being erected behind a chapel
Sprawling: The couple purchased the £35million estate but are yet to move in
And when his brood of six - Maddox, 10, Pax, 8, Zahara, 7, Shiloh, 5, and Knox and Vivienne, 3 - asked him to 'get mommy a ring,' Pitt said he acquiesced and said: 'Okay, I will! I will.'
However, despite his U-turn after saying they wouldn't wed until gay marriage was legal in all US states, he reiterated his support for that right.
'But to be in love with someone and be raising a family with someone and want to make that commitment and not be able to is ludicrous, just ludicrous.'
Working hard: The construction is rumoured to have a completion date of September 2012
Visit: The pair are believed to have checked up on the site during their trip to France over the weekend
On the Ellen DeGeneres show in September, Brad told the host: 'I've said that we would not be getting married until everyone in this county has the right to get married.
'We live in this great country that is about freedom. It is defined by our freedom and equality and yet we allow this discrimination to go on everyday and that's not what we're about.
'That's not what makes us great. Until that is reversed. I just don't get it.'
Representatives for Brad and Angelina were unavailable for comment.
Romantic: The huge reception hall and quaint chapel seem ideal for a wedding venue
Pact: The pair have said they will not tie the knot until gay marriage is legalised in America
Under pressure: Brad said recently that their children are begging him to buy Angelina an engagement ring
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - Brad And Angelina Prepare For Wedding With New Construction At Miraval
Posted on Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:55 PM PDT
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are continuing with renovations and now massive new construction at their humongous, 14th-century estate and vineyard, Miraval, in southern France.
The couple updated the private chapel on their beautiful property last year, but now it appears they're building a huge new building that will be perfect for a reception.
More than 50 construction vehicles are coming in and out of Miraval, 'round-the-clock. Buzz in the nearby village of Correns is that Brangelina will finally tie the knot this fall, at their soon-to-be perfect compound.
The original structure was built in the 16th century, and some of the oldest parts of the property are from the 14th century. When Pitt and Jolie were doing work on the chapel last year, the superstar couple had to get all construction approved by the local government, due to the fact that the structures and the gardens on the property are classified historical monuments.
Pitt and Jolie previously said they wouldn't tie the knot until gay couples could legally be married, but he recently told The Hollywood Reporter that they may not be able to wait that long. He said, "We made this declaration some time ago that we weren't going to do it till everyone can. But I don't think we'll be able to hold out. It means so much to my kids, and they ask a lot. And it means something to me, too, to make that kind of commitment."
Pitt also echoed that sentiment during a recent interview with CBS Morning News, so it seems like he and Jolie definitely have wedding bells on the brain!
