Khloe Kardashian's step-dad Bruce Jenner gave her away & toasts her late father

CB already reported the wedding details for Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom's weekend nuptials, but I read a few more stories from the drama that I found interesting. First, Radar reported that for the rehearsal dinner, held in Santa Monica, Khloe's stepfather Bruce Jenner stepped up to make a beautiful, tear-jerker speech honoring the late Robert Kardashian, who fathered Khloe, Kim, Kourtney and Robert Jr. Although I don't think much of the Kardashian Klan as a whole, I will admit freely that this story made my eyes a little misty:

Bruce Jenner brought tears to the eyes of everyone in the room when he lifted a glass in memory of Khloe Kardashian's late father, attorney Robert Kardashian.

Fifty friends and family members attended the early evening dinner which was taped for broadcast on the bride-to-be's reality show. But the emotional point of the evening came when Khloe's stepfather, Bruce Jenner, reduced the crowd to tears when he made a toast.

'With his long hair flowing, and with a glass of red wine in his hand, he made everyone cry when he said his one regret was that Khloe's father, the late Robert Kardashian, could not be there to see this,' an eyewitness told RadarOnline.com

'Khloe, her sisters Kim and Kourtney and their mom Kris Jenner were all reduced to tears.'

Robert Kardashian was a well-known attorney and famous as part of the O.J. Simpson 'Dream Team.' He and Kris divorced in 1989 and she subsequently married Olympic hero Bruce Jenner.

[From Radar]

Aw. I know it's easy for us to just dismiss all of the Kardashian stuff as just famewhoring spectacle, but I'd bet the Kardashian women were genuinely moved by Bruce's speech - what a nice way for Bruce to honor Robert, and Bruce's step-kids. At the wedding, Bruce Jenner gave Khloe away too- and I'm sure that meant so much to both of them. Sweet story.

Now, back to the famewhoring. Page Six had an interesting little report over the weekend about Kris Kardashian's business sense. Kris manages all three of her older daughters, and she's the reason we see interview after interview with these people. Blame Kris and her brilliant' business sense:

The Kardashian sisters have earned $1 million in just a few months with news of a romantic breakup, a pregnancy and a wedding. The rest of the show business world is having trouble keeping up with the Kardashians' astonishing earning power, thanks to their prolific and eventful love lives.

Kim, Kourtney and Khloe's antics — and their curvaceous figures — have landed them big-money magazine covers, TV and media deals, as well as sponsorship from diet aid SlimQuick.

Kim split with her boyfriend of two years, Reggie Bush, in July. Kourtney announced she's pregnant with on-off boyfriend Scott Disick's baby in August. And last week, Khloe announced she'll marry LA Lakers forward Lamar Odom after a whirlwind romance of just a month.

Even their little half-sister, Kendall Jenner, 13, is getting into the act — she landed a contract with Wilhelmina Models in July and is now negotiating an advertising deal.

A source said: 'The Kardashian sisters are big business. Their mother, Kris, is a smart businesswoman and manages their deals. She knows how to make the most of these big announcements. She's negotiating a magazine deal for Khloe's wedding, around $250,000, another deal for Kourtney's baby, and there will probably be yet another deal when Kim eventually gets back together with Reggie.'

'Then there's the product deals — they've already got the fashion line, now they're branching out into perfume and beauty products.'

The sisters already star in E!'s 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' and 'Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami,' and the exposure has also upped sales for their clothing line, Dash.

[From Page Six]

The moral of the story is that none of this will ever end. As long as we have any kind of interest, whether it be mild or spiteful, the Kardashians will profit. Sigh.

In case anyone wants to know anything else about Khloe's wedding, here goes: she wore a stapless Vera Wang gown, and her sisters were her bridesmaids. The bridesmaids wore a pretty shade of violet. You can see video of their entrances at Radar, as well as any additional information on the wedding party.

Photos are of Khloe and Lamar's wedding guests. Kourtney and Kim are shown at the rehearsal dinner Saturday night. Credit: WENN.com