Celebrity Engagement Tag Archive: Celebrity Engagement
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Former Laguna Beach star Kristin Cavallari has found her happy ending with boyfriend Jay Cutler, People reports.  Cavallari and the Chicago Bears quarterback, who have been dating since last fall, got engaged during a weekend getaway to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. A source close to the couple says, “He surprised her with a quick trip to Cabo to ask her to marry him.”
Where are some unique locations to propose?
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Facebook co-president Sean Parker is engaged, reports People. Parker’s rep confirmed that the Napster co-founder proposed to long-time girlfriend Alexandra Lenas, a singer/songwriter from New York.
How do you make sure work doesn’t get in the way of your relationship?
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Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and his much-younger fiancée Crystal Harris were caught huddling close all night at the Playboy Golf Lingerie and Pajama Party at the Playboy Mansion in L.A. last week, according to People. The duo “looked smitten,” according to a source at the party with them. Hefner, the 85-year-old husband-to-be, also received a life-sized birthday card from Playboy Golf CEO Ajay Pathak.
Does age matter when it comes to marriage?
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The ongoing internet feud between country crooner LeAnn Rimes and her fiance Eddie Cibrian’s ex wife Brandi Glanville is over, reports UsMagazine.com. Rimes has been accused of creating a fake Twitter account and cyber bullying  Glanville, but both women are denying any harassment has taken place. “We have communicated and have a direct understanding that we are only ourselves on Twitter and have no other accounts that try to destroy one another,” Rimes tweeted.
Should you be concerned about your partner’s ex?
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Paris Hilton and boyfriend Cy Waits may soon be getting engaged, reports People. The couple were spotted shopping at Jacob & Co. jewelry store in New York City on Friday. “They shopped for engagement rings,” says a source. “They were really cute together. Paris was making comments about the rings and joking that her ring has to be at least 24 carats.” While the pair did not leave the store with an engagement ring, Hilton did “[walk] out sporting a $25,000 white gold and black diamond ring.” Hilton’s rep later revealed, “The couple were shopping in New York looking for something special for Paris’s 30th Birthday.”
How can you tell when your mate is about to propose?
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Former American Idol Season 8 contestant Scott MacIntyre has found “the one.” MacIntyre and his fiancée, Christina Teich, plan to wed later this year, the singer’s rep confirmed to UsMagazine.com. The couple will make their first public appearance at the Season 10 American Idol Top 24 party, which will be held February 24 in Hollywood.
Where should you go public as a couple?
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Let’s do a fist pump for a Jersey Shore engagement! Angela Pivarnick is officially engaged, following her boyfriend David Kovac’s very public proposal on the red carpet outside of STYLE360 Sachika’s fashion show Wednesday. “She was completely surprised [and said], ‘Are you serious?’ She looked really happy and shocked,” an onlooker told People.
Should you propose at a public event?
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After getting engaged, most couples practically race down the aisle like there’s a finish line at the end. That’s not the case for soon-to-be married couple Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey. Â Minnillo, 30, and Lachey, 36, are savoring their engagement. According to People, the two were engaged in November and have been enjoying it ever since. “We’re enjoying being engaged,” Minnillo says. “Everyone rushes to the next step and I like this step. I’m in love and we’re happy, so when it comes and it happens organically I will welcome it with open arms.”
How long should you be engaged before marriage?
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How much would you sacrifice if your partner got ill?  The millions of people watching American Idol Wednesday night had to consider that question after watching Chris Medina’s touching story. People reports that when 26-year-old Medina auditioned for the judges in Milwaukee, he told the story of how he and the love of his life, Juliana, dated for six years and got engaged. Then two months before the wedding, everything changed when Juliana got in an accident that left her with a traumatic brain injury.  “I was about to make vows just two months from the accident — through thick and thin, ’til death do us part, for better or worse,” he said. “What kind of guy would I be if I walked out when she needed me the most?”
Should you sacrifice aspects of your life for your partner’s illness?
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Actress Kate Hudson’s pregnancy is igniting many rumors, most of which are absurdly untrue, reports UsMagazine.com. While on the England-based talk show The Graham Norton Show, Hudson effectively debunked several rumors.  She revealed that while she is pregnant with boyfriend Matt Bellamy’s child, she’s not engaged to him. When asked about the possibility of a marriage, she replied, “I don’t like putting that sort of pressure on it and I don’t feel it necessary to get married.” The actress went on to explain,  “I just want to be happy.”
Is getting married unnecessary pressure to a relationship?
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Wedding bells are ringing for Reese Witherspoon!  After a divorce from her ex-husband, Ryan Phillippe, the actress is now engaged to Hollywood agent, Jim Toth.  In fact, she recently went wedding shopping in Paris with three of her girlfriends and a source says that she’s thrilled about starting a new life with her fiancé.  “He’s a grown-up who’s really ready to take the next step,” says Witherspoon’s friend.  “He’s a family-oriented guy, and that’s all she ever wanted.”
How do you know if your partner is family-oriented?
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Jennifer Love Hewitt is making it really easy for her boyfriend to propose by picking out three engagement rings for him to choose from. The 31-year-old actress has been dating Chicago actor and director Alex Beh for seven months, and things must be going well for the couple. Hewitt told Ellen Degeneres that she found the rings at Tiffany’s, according to People. “I feel like I’m doing the guy a favor. I don’t want to be upset if he picks a bad ring, so I feel like having three picked out and saying, ‘Look! Look at this plethora of things you can choose from!'”
What are ways to make sure your groom-to-be picks out the right ring?
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Jessica Simpson isn’t shy about letting her fans in on the details to what she finds attractive in her fiance, Eric Johnson, according to UsMagazine.com.  In fact, Simpson tweeted on Saturday, “Saying my prayers before bedtime…Thank you Lord for blessing me with a Man that has the perfect Tush.”  This isn’t the first time Simpson has made a public declaration about her love and attraction to free agent Johnson.  The duo have been captured in the past locking lips in Italy as well as licking frosting off of each other’s faces.
Are physical attributes important in a partner?
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Singer Jason Mraz may have proposed to his fiancée, Tristan Prettyman, in December, but he doesn’t see a marriage in the new future, according to UsMagazine.com.  At Elton John’s Concert to Benefit the American Foundation for Equal Rights, Mraz explained the reason for his long engagement. “The wedding would be nice for our family, our friends, our community — our moms especially — and so it puts us in the fight,” said Mraz.  “We can’t get married until [gay] marriage is legal and equal…I think giving people the right to marry will be a huge movement in civil rights.”
What are some reasons to prolong your engagement?
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It’s wedding bells for one of the most controversial couples in Hollywood: Jesse James and Kat Von D have announced their engagement. James and now ex-wife Sandra Bullock split in June after news of his multiple affairs surfaced. The motorcycle mogul, who began dating Kat Von D shortly after the divorce, professed his love for his fiancee to People. “You know sometimes the public and press gets it wrong. This is one of those times. 2010 was actually the best year of my life because I fell in love with my best friend. An amazing woman who stood behind me when the world turned their backs.”
How do you know when someone is truly committed?
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Dancing With the Stars alum and former NBA star Rick Fox admits that he too may soon be joining the ranks of the newly engaged this winter season. Fox, 41, recently told UsMagazine.com that he and partner Eliza Dushku, 30, are thinking about getting married. “I hear [wedding bells] now,” explained Fox.  “We’ve been honest about that conversation, and we’ve had it.” However, the basketball star-turned-actor still has some reservations concerning marriage. “I’ve failed in marriage before, and this will be her first marriage….so we want to make sure the foundation is laid in a responsible way where communication is had about what she wants from life as a woman — whether she wants to have kids or go back to school — whatever she wants to do.”
What are some things to consider before getting married?
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While Natalie Portman still hasn’t publicly spoken about her new fiance (and new baby bump), People reports that she recently opened up about what she wants in a partner in the new issue of InStyle. “I look for all the same things I would in a friend… Obviously, you need the sexual attraction, too, so it’s like your best friend who you are also really attracted to.” Portman is engaged to French choreographer and actor Benjamin Millepied, who she met on the set of her new movie Black Swan. The two are expecting their first child later this year.
How important is it to be best friends with your partner?
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When it comes to Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez’s relationship, what Bachelorette host Chris Harrison loves the most, “is that they’re living their lives.”  According to People, Fedotowsky recently began a gig as a correspondent for the local Fox station in San Diego.  Her groom-to-be has opened a new office for his insurance business as well.  Friend and former Bachelorette bachelor Kiptyn Locke suggested, “It’s important to be away for a while and get to know each other so then when you go do those things, it’s all real.”  With things going so well, it doesn’t seem that a 2011 wedding will surprise anyone.
What should you know about your partner before getting married?
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This weekend, Kate Middleton got to know her future royal family a little better at the wedding of a close friend of her fiance, Prince William. People reports that Middleton and Prince William joined Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice and Middleton’s future in-laws at the wedding of Harry Aubrey-Fletcher to the Honorable Sarah Louise Stourton on Saturday. Kate Middleton, who turned 29 on Sunday, will get married to Prince William on April 29 at Westminster Abbey.
What are some ways to impress your future family?
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With new celebrity engagements comes speculation over the rings. The debate gets heated when A-listers pair with relatively unknown individuals because people question how the future groom can afford his bride’s massive diamond. Jeweler Johnny Brookheart explained to E! Online how men like Jim Toth and Eddie Cibrian purchase rings for their fiancées (Reese Witherspoon and LeAnn Rimes, respectively). Brookheart explained, “For celebrity clients I typically ask for half the value down and generously finance the rest for a long term….We keep a team of experts on retainer who can help us value and collateralize almost everything under the sun. Houses, horses, art, watches, etc. We’ll either help them secure a loan with their assets, or we may just make a trade.” If further financial help is needed, Brookheart explains that his jewelers present the grooms with discounts, though the generosity of the discount is measured by “… how willing the star is to assist in crediting the jeweler after the proposal…It’s always a negotiation, but this is where being A-list really pays off.”
What do you do if your partner can’t afford a nice engagement ring?
0 Reese Witherspoon will soon be walking down the aisle once again, this time with Hollywood agent Jim Toth. The actress, 34, and Toth, 40, began dating in January 2010. This will be Witherspoon’s second time down the aisle; her first marriage to actor Ryan Phillippe ended in 2008.  Witherspoon and Phillippe have two children together, Ava, 11, and Deacon, 7. An insider revealed that Witherspoon’s children have bonded with Toth and “…are happy with [Toth].”  The source assured UsMagazine.com, “[Reese] is definitely happy, in love and definitely wants to settle down.”
What are things to consider about a second marriage?
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After all the controversy surrounding their relationship, LeAnn Rimes and boyfriend Eddie Cibrian are engaged! Â According to People, a source close to the couple says, “Yes, they were engaged over the holidays and are very happy.” Â On Monday, Rimes thanked all of her fans for their support by tweeting, “Thank you for all your well wishes!! Â We are extremely excited and look forward to a beautiful future. Â It’s been an incredible last few days, I was shocked!!! Â We are blessed, our families are so happy and our lives are filled with love.” Â The pair was surrounded by family and friends in town directly following.
What are reasons to involve your family in your engagement?
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Natalie Portman has more to celebrate than her Golden Globe nomination. The actress is engaged to choregrapher, Benjamin Millepied, and they are expecting their first child, according to People. The pair met during the production of the Darren Aronofsky’s ballet thriller Black Swan, where Millepied acted as a choreographer and one of Portman’s co-stars. The couple is excited for their first child who is due in 2011.
Is it OK to date your coworkers?
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This may have been the last Christmas Kate Middleton spends with her own family, Us Weekly speculates. Â While Middleton was with her parents in Berkshire, England for the holidays, Prince William spent the holidays doing search and rescue work in a helicopter in North Wales. Â Once the couple weds next April, Middleton will most likely be spending Christmas 2011 at the royal Christmas Day celebration at Sandringham. Â Sources say that traditionally, her parents would not receive an invitation. Â But also according to sources, changes may be in store for royalty in England. Â “William is determined for this to be the beginning of a new royal family with new ways of doing things, he wants his marriage to last.”
What sacrifices should you make for a relationship?
