Bill Belew

On August 31st, 1980, more than four hundred guests gathered in the Crystal Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel, where orchids, gardenias, and violets transformed the room into an elaborate English garden.

Richard played piano, Peter Knight conducted, and Karen walked in wearing an eighteenth-century-inspired gown designed by Bill Belew, the costume designer who had also dressed Elvis Presley.

Even Karen's wedding became a recording project.

Richard and John Bettis hurriedly wrote Because We Are in Love.

According to the musical special's producer, Steve Binder, Presley made an oopsie in his own pants while performing on stage, and no, we aren't talking about that kind of oopsie.

The star reportedly had an orgasm through the excitement, forcing costume designer, Bill Belew, to gather up all the hair- hair dryers he could find in a bin and try to dry the stain.

He understandably, uh, has people left feeling blah, blah, blah.

I think that was it.

Cookies.

Yeah.

So anyway, that's, uh, I guess the costume designer-

Wow