R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe Officiates Wedding For Kurt Cobain’s Daughter

Singer Michael Stipe Of Us Band Rem Performs A Song In Frankfurt Prior To The Mtv Awards.
Singer Michael Stipe of U.S. band R.E.M. performs during a rehearsal in Frankfurt's "Festhalle" on November 7, 2001. R.E.M. will take part in the MTV music award ceremony which will held in Frankfurt tomorrow, November 9th. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski KP

Chattanooga, TN – The Pulse:

R.E.M’s Michael Stipe recently officiated the wedding ceremony of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love’s daughter, Frances Bean Cobain. After dating for nearly 3 years, she married professional skateboarder, Riley Hawk.

Co-founder of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain died from overdose in 1994 when Bean was about a year-and-a-half old.

TMZ just reported that the marriage took place on October 7. Little is known about the actual ceremony, but Stipe is the bride’s Godfather.