Hef Is "Very Fortunate" To Have Crystal Harris

Hugh Hefner is happier than he has even been thanks to his fiancee Crystal Harris.

The 85-year-old Playboy founder will marry the 24-year-old blonde beauty at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles on June 18 and Hugh - who has been married twice before - insists Crystal is the only woman for him.

He said: "I'm devoted to her. This is as happy a time in my life as I've ever had. I feel very fortunate."

For Hugh, having a happy home life is especially important as he admits he had a strict upbringing and sought comfort in movies when he was a child.

He told Total Film magazine: "I grew up in the 30s and 40s. 'Frankenstein', 'The Bride of Frankenstein', I loved them. 'King Kong' was my favourite.

"I didn't exactly come from a home full of hugs and kisses.

"It was a typical conservative, puritan home and I was quite a solitary child, a bit of a dreamer. Movies showed me another world and sparked a desire in me." 

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Hugh Hefner Crowns Claire Sinclair PMOY 2011

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner crowned the 2011 Playmate of the Year Friday night, May 6, 2011.

The stunning and sexy winner was Claire Sinclair, who was the October, 2010 Playmate.

Hef arrived to the event, which took place in Las Vegas at the Palms Casino Resort, with his fiance Crystal Harris.

Also on hand was Hope Dworaczyk, the 2010 Playmate of the Year who was just fired from Celebrity Apprentice, Jayde Nicole, the 2008 Playmate of the Year, and former Girls Next Door star Bridget Marquardt.

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Hugh Hefner & Crystal Harris: No Gifts Please!

It's just a few weeks until Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris tie the knot -- all the details are set, and the wedding invitations have been sent out.

But rather than heading to Bed Bath and Beyond to create a registry, the couple has asked their 300 guests to make donations to select charities in lieu of gifts.

"It was actually Crystal's suggestion and I thought it was a great idea," the Playboy founder tells Us Weekly. "The point of it is, we don't need gifts. A lot of people are in need and the notion of giving to charity instead of giving gifts to us just made sense."

The charities that Hefner, 85, and Harris, 24, chose include Children of the Night, an L.A.-based foundation that's dedicated to ending child prostitution; charity: water, a non-profit that aims to provide clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations; and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. "No child is denied treatment, and it's a wonderful organization," Hefner adds.

The bride- and groom-to-be are "expecting a full house" for their wedding, due to take place at the (where else?) the Playboy mansion in L.A. on June 18. As for wedding-day jitters, Hefner jokes, "We’re waiting for responses to our invitations. If we don’t get enough responses, we won’t get married!"

But The Girls Next Door star is "very excited" about the big day. "Crystal is wonderful and she's done a really terrific job so far with all the planning. She is the one for me!"

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Hugh Hefner & Crystal Harris' Wedding Invitation

It's getting down to the wire for Hugh Hefner and his fiancée Crystal Harris, who will wed on June 18 at the Playboy Mansion.

The Playboy founder, 85, announced on Tuesday that his and Harris's wedding invitations have gone out, and friends and family have already started receiving them.

"Crystal Harris and Hugh M. Hefner request the pleasure of your company at the celebration of their marriage," the invite that Hefner Tweeted read.

And when it came to how the invitations would look, Harris took the reins.

"Crystal pretty much designed the invitations the way that she likes it," Playboy publicist Kellie Olisky tells PEOPLE. "She had this idea and we found this company who will help us out and they have been great. Papeterie is custom-making everything. Hef picked the paper; Crystal picked the colors."

Although the invite appears to look relatively simple, it's part of the bigger event.

"We have added little fuchsia and turquoise Swarovski crystals on the invitations, which are really pretty," Harris, 25, told PEOPLE. "And we are going to have fuchsia and turquoise flowers at the wedding, so it will all come together really nicely."

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Hugh Hefner & Crystal: "An American In Paris"

Crystal Harris, Hugh Hefner, and Anna Sophia Berglund attended the TCM Classic Film Festival Opening Night Gala and World Premiere of the film "An American In Paris" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on April 28, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

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Crystal Harris' 25th Birthday At Disneyland

Playboy kingpin Hugh Hefner spent his Thursday afternoon scootin' around Disneyland with fiance Crystal Harris and Anna Sophia Berglund ... because ... well, because he can.

Hefand his leading ladies hit up the Magic Kingdom for Crystal's 25th birthday.

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Hugh Hefner: 'Everything's in Place' for Wedding

While some playboys get cold feet when it comes to matrimony, Hugh Hefner tells Us Weekly he's not worried about marrying centerfold Crystal Harris this summer.

"I'm not nervous at all, I'm excited," says the Playboy founder, who celebrated his 85th birthday with a Casablanca-themed bash last weekend. "June is a big month -- Crystal and I will be in London opening a new club, then we'll come back and get married at the mansion! It's going to be a very special year. It's the Chinese year of the rabbit, so the bunny is back!"

While Harris, 24, has made most of the arrangements, Hefner says she does ask for his input, and is a "relaxed" bride-to-be.

"Everything is in place," he says. "She's wonderful and she's done a really terrific job so far with all the planning. She is the one for me!"

And the Girls Next Door star had nothing but good things to say about ex-girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson, who's competing on this season's Dancing With the Stars.

"I have absolutely been watching. And voting!" Hefner tells Us. "I call in. And I've been telling others to vote for her as well. I think she's doing great. There's nothing fake about Kendra. She's a very special lady."

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Holly Madison Won't Attend Hef's Wedding

The guest list at Hugh Hefner's wedding has mostly been set, but there's one former flame who won't be in attendance.

"I think Holly Madison has expressed publicly that it would be a little strange if she was there and I respect that," the Playboy founder told PEOPLE at his 85th birthday party at Las Vegas's Palms Casino Resort.

As portrayed on E!'s Girls Next Door, Madison hoped to marry Hefner but eventually moved on and relocated to Las Vegas. Hefner, meanwhile, moved on to 24-year-old Crystal Harris, whom he will wed on June 18. The feud between Madison and Harris has been well documented.

As for Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt, the two other women who costarred with Madison, they are invited, despite Wilkinson's recent claims that she has yet to receive a "Save The Date" card from the couple.

"She knows she's invited," Hefner said. "The invitations haven't gone out yet."

Hefner, himself, is a little surprised that he's taking another trip down the aisle.

"I never expected to get married again," said the previously twice-married Hefner. "But the reality is I can't see myself with anybody else, and I just want to give the relationship that kind of formal statement. I think Crystal deserves it. I love happy endings."

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Hugh Hefner Celebrates His 85th Birthday

Hugh Hefner celebrates his 85th birthday at the Playboy Club at the Palms Casino Resort April 9, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada with Anna Sophia Berglund and fiance Crystal Harris. Also pictured, Samantha Crawley, Cooper Hefner, Marston Hefner, and Claire Sinclair.

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Are The GND Excluded From Hef's Wedding?

The save-the-date cards for Hugh Hefner's wedding to Crystal Harris are out — and it sounds like some of the Girls Next Door weren't invited!

Confronted with the reality that other people have already been receiving their invites, some of Hef's exes are now reacting to their exclusion from the special day. "If it were me I wouldn't want my boyfriend's or fiancé's ex-girlfriends at the wedding," Bridget Marquardt told In Touch at SVEDKA Vodka's Night of a Billion Reality Stars.

While leaving exes out of a wedding ceremony may seem expected, Bridget still seems a bit surprised. "The only thing I can say is that I think Hef is a little different… I always think Hef is an exception," she says. "It is an ex-boyfriend, but it's different for some reason.”

It is unclear whether the Girls Next Door will actually attend the wedding, but don't count on a large gift package from Bridget. "I will definitely send a card, but a gift? They don't need anything."

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ABC To Fire Karina Smirnoff Over Playboy?

Following Hugh Hefner's tweet that teased Karina Smirnoff as the May issue cover of Playboy, ABC reportedly is frantic about the kind of attention that "Dancing with the Stars" will get. "If Karina posed naked, she can kiss her dancing days goodbye," a show's insider told PopEater. "I hope for Karina's sake that this isn't true."

"DWTS", despite skimpy clothes and sexy dances, is categorized as family TV. Karina, reportedly has violated the terms of her contract by posing nude for the cover without getting a consent from the show's bosses. "ABC publicity department controls the image of this show with an iron fist. It's a cash cow and they are not going to allow its reputation to be soiled by a dancer who wants to do Playboy," an ABC source said.

In fact, the execs have applied the theory on host Tom Bergeron. "Just a few weeks ago, ABC PR stopped Tom Bergeron from doing a live webcast with an outlet they didn't approve of. I can only imagine is going on right now after Hef's tweet," the source added.

Karina's issue of Playboy would be out later this month, possibly while she's still dancing on the show with surprise favorite Ralph Macchio. Rep of the pro dancer and ABC are yet to comment on the report. But it's not likely that ABC will give Karina a harsh treatment because this season is featuring another woman who has posed for Playboy, Kendra Wilkinson.

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Claire Sinclair: Playboy Playmate of the Year '11

For weeks, it’s been rumored that Claire Sinclair would land the title of 2011 Playboy Playmate of the Year, even though magazine mogul Hugh Hefner won’t officially unveil his pick until May 7 here in Las Vegas.

But late last night, it appeared to become official with news from The Playboy Mansion in L.A. that Claire had won the voting over her two nearest rivals. I’m reliably told that she’s already shot the full pictorial for the upcoming edition that celebrates her title.

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Hef & Crytal's Wedding Secrets Revealed

Crystal Harris is wasting no time making her union to Playboy magnate Hugh Hefner more than official, and now Radar Online is revealing some of the hush-hush details!

"This will be the most romantic wedding ever," Crystal boasted in an exclusive new interview.

Set to wed Hef on Saturday, June 18, Radar Online can reveal that Crystal has made a decision on the most important detail for the big day: her gown.

The bride-to-be, 24, will wear a Ramona Keveca design when she says her 'I Do' to 84-year-old Hef.

"No expense is being spared for the wedding," Playboy spokeswoman Kellie Olisky told Radar Online. in an exclusive interview.

"It isn't even a compromise, because Hef wants Crystal to have the wedding of her dreams."

June 18 is when the happy couple will tie the knot at the world famous Playboy Mansion and every detail is set to reflect Crystal's romantic, whimsical and simple visions.

The decor will be an elegant theme, with pale summery hues; but the one thing Hef wanted -- and got -- was bright flowers.

"Hef asked that the flowers be bursting with color and this will look great with Crystal's lighter colored theme everywhere else," Olisky told Radar Online.

DJ Cassidy, who is performing at Cocahella with Kanye West, will be spinning tunes at the reception while veteran musician, Ray Anthony, will also be playing!

The couple will be keeping the wedding small -- at least by Hollywood standards -- inviting around 300 guests.

Designer Ramona Keveca has also the bridesmaid dresses, with Crystal having her two sisters and Anna Berglund, Miss January 2011, as attendants.

Hef's brother Keith and two of his sons, Marston and Cooper, will form the groom's party.

"The day is going to be a testimony to their love," Olisky said.

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Crystal Doesn't Want Hef's Exes At Wedding

Hugh Hefner's ex-girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson is peeved that she has yet to receive an invite to his upcoming nuptials with Crystal Harris, and the wedding day, set for June 18, is fast approaching. Wilkinson is now threatening to attend another wedding that day, one she has rightfully been invited to.

Kendra should bank on attending the alternate wedding since sources close to Hef's betrothed tell PopEater that Harris is on the fence about whether she wants her big day packed with an audience of women her husband has slept with.

"This is Crystal's special day, and she doesn't want all of Hef's exes there," a friend says. "What woman would?"

It's a fair question despite the liberties typically taken in Hugh Hefner's personal relationships, where he has lived with several girlfriends at once.

Kendra says she doesn't blame Hugh, but she does blame Crystal.

"It's Crystal that does the wedding planning. She's the girl," Kendra told E! Online. "If she doesn't give me a save the date soon, I'm going to have to put in my save the date with the other wedding."

This may be the third wedding for Hef, but it is Crystal's first. And though their relationship got off on a nontraditional foot, what with Crystal sharing Hef with the Shannon twins, she wants her marriage to be a traditional one and that means no more sharing.

This wedding is sure to be a media circus, so a save the date would likely go through Kendra's publicist before it gets sent to her personally anyway. Still, the reality star shouldn't hold her breath. That other wedding sounds like it will be just as fun, but we feel bad for that pal, who now knows they're second fiddle.

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Hef to Crystal Harris -- We Don't Need A Prenup

He's 84 and worth $43 million ... she's 24 and knows he's worth $43 million -- yet sources close to Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris tell TMZ neither has uttered those dreaded words ... "prenuptial agreement."

Hef's third wedding is just 10 weeks away, but we're told he hasn't raised a prenup convo because he "actually cares" about Crystal and doesn't want to ask her to sign one.

We're told Crystal doesn't think Hef will bring it up before they tie the knot.

What could go wrong?

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Holly Madison Is Looking for Her Soul Mate

Holly Madison isn't dwelling on her split earlier this month from beau Jack Barakat.

The Holly's World star and Peepshow Las Vegas dancer has her head buried in work: Her Vegas-themed book, The Showgirl Next Door, hits shelves April 15. On top of which, she's working as Extra's Sin City entertainment correspondent.

But that doesn't mean she's stopped searching for Mr. Right.

"I would love to meet my soul mate," Madison, 32, told PEOPLE Wednesday. "I'm always kind of keeping my eyes open for somebody."

Based on prior experiences, Madison believes finding the one will be challenging. "It's hard for me," the reality starlet says, referring to her rigorous work schedule. "The last couple relationships I had were long distance, [and] it's not like I can make much of an effort to travel and see anybody. The guy had to do all the work, unfortunately."

So, how can a guy meet Madison's standards?

"It definitely takes a guy who is secure and not overprotective and doesn't feel threatened by a successful woman," she explains. "He needs to be patient and somebody who knows where he wants the relationship to go."

For now, Madison is getting by just fine going solo.

"I'm happy single, but I'm happy in both cases," she says when asked if she prefers being single or taken. "I feel like I definitely thrive more as a human and I'm more successful when I'm single."

As for Madison's past dating life, it can be relived on E!'s True Hollywood Story: Holly Madison, which premieres March 30 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, and features interviews with her ex, Hugh Hefner, and former Girls Next Door housemates Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt. 

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