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Oliver Hudson explained why he had a “no husbands” rule at his wedding during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show on Nov. 18
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He revealed the controversial wedding detail while reacting to a PEOPLE story about a bride who had a firm no-kids policy at her nuptials
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Oliver married wife Erinn Hudson in Mexico in 2006
Oliver Hudson is revealing a controversial rule he had for his 2006 wedding to wife Erinn Hudson.
During an appearance on the Nov. 18 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, the actor joined host Drew Barrymore, along with Valerie Bertinelli and Ross Matthews, at the news desk to discuss a viral PEOPLE story about a bride whose relatives all changed their RSVPs to “no” within minutes of each other after she enforced a no-kids policy for her wedding.
Oliver, 49, reacted by sharing what he described as a “relatable” story about his own nuptials. He explained that he and his wife got married in Mexico and opted to have a “very small” wedding.
“I am a pretty private person, and my wife is from the East Coast, and she had all of her high school girlfriends and her college girlfriends who were coming,” he said. “And I said to her, ‘That’s fine, but their husbands — I don’t want them at my wedding.’ “
Explaining his reasoning, Oliver said, “Because I didn’t want to be introduced to someone at my own wedding when I am sort of a private person.”
“So, she’s like, ‘What?!’ ” he continued, recalling Erinn’s response. “I’m like, ‘Yeah, I don’t know how to do this, but you’re going to have to tell your girlfriends that the husbands can’t come to the wedding.’ “
Matthews, who appeared surprised by the no-husbands rule, interjected, asking, “Really?”
“Yeah, it was a whole thing,” Oliver admitted, before revealing how the women’s husbands handled the situation. “They came to Mexico and had a Mexican vacation, but didn’t come to any of the wedding festivities.”
Barrymore, 50, then wondered, “Did your wife’s friends revolt?”
Charley Gallay/Getty Erinn and Oliver Hudson
According to Oliver, the women “accepted it because they weren’t going to pass up the trip to Mexico.”
He said his wife’s friends took part in all of the various events over the three-day wedding celebration while the husbands were off “doing their own thing.”
Oliver and Erinn, 52, tied the knot on June 9, 2006, in a beachside ceremony officiated by a Buddhist family friend. They were joined by 94 guests, including Oliver’s sister Kate Hudson, as well as his mom Goldie Hawn and her longtime partner, Kurt Russell. Kate’s then-2-year-old son Ryder served as ring bearer.
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Erinn and Oliver Hudson
Last year, Oliver spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about his and Erinn’s key marriage rule — and this one’s not so controversial.
“You never want to go [away from each other for] too long, but if you’re in this business, you’re going to be away,” he told PEOPLE at a Sept. 27 event held by the Goldie Hawn Foundation to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the MindUP Gala. “I always make it a point to come home anytime that I can.”
“But aside from that, I think it’s just more about individuation,” the Happy Gilmore 2 star continued. “I think there’s a tendency to become codependent, where it’s like, when you’re feeling bad, I’m feeling bad. We are a unit, yes we are, but we are individuals. You need to go do your s— and let me go do my s— and be okay with it.”
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He added: “If I want to go play golf, if I want to go fish, let me do that. If you want to go be with your girls, if you want to do whatever you want to do, you can do that. I think that that’s the most important thing.”
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