Stephenie LaGrossa, three-time Survivor contestant, tells People, “I never thought there was ‘the one,’ but now I believe it.” She and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher, Kyle Kendrick got married in front of 105 guests at the Silverado Resort in Napa, California. The outdoors ceremony featured the bride in a dress by Priscilla of Boston, while the groom adorned a tuxedo by Huge Boss. Don’t forget about the dogs! Bebe and Champ “acted as flower girl and ring bearer and wore a white dress and a tuxedo, respectively.”
How can you incorporate your pets into your wedding?
Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson. Photo: DMac/Flynetpictures.com
Free agent NFL player Eric Johnson has officially proposed to Jessica Simpson. The good news is that she’s accepted, according to People. After being introduced by mutual friends in May, the pair started dating. Recently, they celebrated Jessica Simpson’s 30th birthday in romantic Italy. Fans can look for this athlete and singer/fashion designer combo at the upcoming Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. “I’m gonna be on a [Macy’s parade] float. It’s not always the best way to spend a Thanksgiving, but it’s a great way to celebrate. So, maybe I’ll just have all families on the float,” said Jessica Simpson.
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag. Photo: PRN / PR Photos
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are making headlines once again. The Hills couple are now planning to renew their vows. “I feel like our first [wedding] was an elopement and we had so many margaritas and it was such a crazy time…and then the second one wasn’t our wedding. It was just a Hills wedding, and it was for all the people there, and it was about everyone else,” said Heidi Montag, according to Us Weekly. The couple’s marriage has had its fair share of ups and downs so far, including short-lived divorce proceedings. Heidi Montag explained, saying, ” We had just gone through so much crazy stuff personally and through our jobs and everything, so for me this feels like our first real marriage. Like our first restart. We deserve a second chance at our marriage and really having this moment and not being robbed of this.”
Doutzen Kroes and Sunnery James. Photo: GG/FameFlynet Pictures
Over the weekend, surrounded by 30 of their closest friends and family members, Victoria’s Secret model Doutzen Kroes and producer and DJ, Sunnery James were wed. According to The Hollywood Gossip, the couple were married “in a small, private ceremony in her Dutch hometown of Eastermar.” Pregnancy didn’t stop Doutzen Kroes from donning a dress created by Spanish designer Pronovias or taking a honeymoon “on an island just north of Madagascar.” They better enjoy their vacation, too; their baby boy is expected in January.
How can you plan a wedding with a baby on the way?
Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie. Photo: Bob Charlotte / PR Photos
Actress Hilary Duff and new husband Mike Comrie, center for the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team, may be in the middle of moving to a new home right now, but that’s not stopping the couple from planning for the holidays. Hilary Duff told People that she and Mike Comrie are expecting to be in Pittsburgh this Christmas, while both of their families will be in Los Angeles. “It’s going to be scary [to plan], but exciting,” said Hilary Duff, about the couple’s first married holiday together.What are ways to make your first holiday as a married couple special?
Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes. Photo: PRN / PR Photos
After meeting on the set of the Lifetime movie Northern Lights last year, LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian began an off-camera affair when they were both still married to other people. In a recent article in US Weekly, the country queen revealed that what happened with Eddie Cibrian is not who she is, but she refuses to live with regrets. “It happens every day to so many people,” said LeAnn Rimes. “And if I take away my album sales, my words … you have just another couple. You had two couples whose marriages didn’t work who really stumbled upon each other and fell in love.”
Russell Brand and Katy Perry. Photo: DS/DINO/JERC/Flynetpictures.com
After tying the knot in what has been a detailed four-day wedding celebration in India, Katy Perry still can’t stop talking about her husband, Russell Brand. Despite the provocative teasing good-girl image Katy Perry maintains in the public eye, she tells Harper’s Bazaar, “I always knew I wanted a great man of God. Someone who was going to be an inspiration for people and also be a lovely husband and father.” Wait, are we still talking about Russell Brand? Apparently so. Us Weeklyreports that Brand is a “deeply spiritual man and ideal dad material.” And what about the 10-year age gap? Katy Perry explains, “We’re at different places in our lives, but we can still grow together.” With a man that’s “though-provoking, articulate [and] a real advocate,” it looks like clear sailing for the newlywed couple — with a few laughs along the way.
While singer Katy Perry and comedian Russel Brand’s wedding may have been all about “no regrets, just love” — for neighbors not in attendance, it was anything but a “teenage dream.” The couple’s wedding at the Aman-i-Khas hotel in Rajasthan, India, last week was loud enough to draw noise complaints. The hotel, which is located next to a sacred tiger sanctuary, has been charged with violating the district’s laws against loud music after 10 p.m. Perry and Brand, who were free from any charges, have headed to the Maldives for their honeymoon, but managers of the hotel could face fines or jail time.
Katy Perry and Russell Brand. Photo: Gangster#1/Flynetpictures.com
Katy Perry is enjoying her final days as a single woman. Following her performance on Britain’s The X-Factor, Perry and fiancé Russell Brand talked to judge Simon Cowell backstage. A source tells Us Magazine, “She had so much fun with Simon, and Russell was chatting with him too. Katy was hugging Russell a lot after her performance. She kept asking him, ‘Was I OK?’ ‘Was it OK?’, but he was nothing but supportive. He was stroking her bum in her catsuit. He couldn’t keep his hands off her, actually.” The engaged pair also went to a private screening of The Social Network on Monday. On Tuesday, Perry and Brand intend to fly to India for their extravagant 6-day wedding celebration. The few guests, including Rihanna, will stay in “pimped out” tents and are to be flown in on private jets. Despite the extravagance, Brand seemed uneager to talk about the celebration. “I’m trying to preserve it, to keep it a beautiful thing,” Brand explained. “I think people get the wrong idea on how we want the wedding to play out. Love between two people is the most spectacular yet ordinary thing in the world.”
What are some things to be careful about before your wedding?
Seth Green and Clare Grant. Photo: Bob Charlotte / PR Photos
Newlyweds Seth Green and Clare Grant have been embracing each other’s silly sides since their May 1wedding, reports People. The self-proclaimed geeks spend their time together creating viral videos for Youtube and making each other laugh. This kind of behavior may not come as a shock from a pair who met in a comic book shop. “We might be together a long time before we think about kids,” Grant admits, saying she and her husband are focusing on each other right now.What are some unique activities to do with your partner?
Audra Marie and Joe Manganiello. Photo: Tommaso Boddi / PR Photos
True love has found True Blood star Joe Manganiello. According to People, the actor proposed to actress/model Audra Marie while on vacation in Italy. But this couple’s romance didn’t start off easily. “She wouldn’t go out with me for six months,” Manganiello told People in September. “We started dating a few months before I got cast [on True Blood].” Now the couple are anything but coy, confessing exactly what attracts them to each other. Manganiello says, “She’s sweet … nice. And she makes crazy English breakfasts,” while Marie loves Maganiello’s “sense of humor, his work ethic and how humble he is with everything that has gone on.”
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore. Photo: David Gabber / PR Photos
Faithful Twitterer Ashton Kutcher has once again revealed his predicament in 140 characters or less, reports E! Online. Kutcher, 32, told Twitter followers that he and wife Demi Moore, 47, are traveling to Israel to “[Share] Love & Light while in Israel.” The couple are, “Asking 4 the energy 2 forge bonds with our similarities & find compromise in our differences.” Kutcher and Moore have recently been facing rumors of Kutcher’s infidelity. The couple has been taking to Twitter to sort out rumors, posting pictures of themselves in bed together, and thank everyone for their anniversary wishes. They are expected to renew their vows while in Israel, effectively squashing all rumors.
From reality dating shows to speed dating events to eHarmony commercials, it seems like everyone is in a race to the altar. Today’s society might make it seem like being single is not an option and that it’s just a phase until you find “the one.” Michelle Cove documented people on their journeys to find love in her new film, Seeking Happily Ever After, and inadvertently found gourds of proud singles out there.
In her companion book Seeking Happily Ever After: How to navigate the ups and downs of being single without losing your mind (and finding lasting love along the way), Cove explores why there have been more single women than ever lately, while allowing single women to reclaim their own stories. With wit, humor and sage advice, Cove uses others’ stories to answer questions raised during filming and creates a self-help book expressly for women who are single and loving it.
Dave and Odette Annabelle. Photo: Allen Berezovsky / PR Photos
Love seems to be enough for Brothers & Sisters star Dave Annable and his actress bride, Odette Yustman. The couple, who got engaged over Valentine’s Day weekend at the place they fell in love, officially carried their fairytale romance down the aisle last weekend and started their life together as husband and wife, reports Us Weekly. With 215 family members and friends taking in the spectacle, Yustman walked toward her husband to the song, “All You Need is Love” by the Beatles.Is love enough in a relationship?
Tareq and Michaele Salahi. Photo: Janet Mayer / PR Photos
Wacky Real Housewives of DC couple Michaele and Tareq Salahi, known for questionably attending the White House State Dinner, have filed for bankruptcy yet again. Their company, America’s Polo Cup Inc., went under late last month, according to RadarOnline. Tareq Salahi was president of the company that currently owes $320,000 to a catering company that has sued for non-payment, reports the Northern Virginia Daily. Tareq was also the president of Oasis Winery, which went into bankruptcy last year. It looks like the Salahi’s are not having good luck in the business world lately!How do you support a partner who isn’t good with money matters?
According to RadarOnline, Funny People’s Seth Rogen popped the question to longtime girlfriend, Lauren Miller last week. After coming back from a family visit in Boston, the actor bent down on one knee to ask for her hand in marriage. Dating since 2004, a source close to the couple reveals that Miller was beginning to give up hope for a proposal.
Seal definitely had a lot of fun making the music video for his new single “Secret,” where he and supermodel wife Heidi Klum don their birthday suits — in bed! The single, off Seal’s new album Seal 6: Commitment, is about he and his wife’s relationship. “The song, the movie, it’s the story of our love,” said the 47-year-old singer. Klum, 37, told Us Weekly, “I feel so lucky to have found my husband especially at the time when I did.” The pair married in 2005 and have three children together, ages 5, 3 and 1. Klum also talked about what the song means to her. “It’s the story of two people in love. My husband is what I always wanted and never thought I would have.”
How do you know what qualities you need in a partner?
George Lopez and Ann Lopez. Photo: Glenn Harris / PR Photos
After 17 years of love, partnership and parenting, George Lopez, host of Lopez Tonight, and his wife Ann Lopez have announced they will end their marriage. The couple wed in 1993, and have one daughter, Mayan Lopez. Earlier this year, rumors circulated about Lopez cheating on his wife, but a Lopez rep told People the decision to separate was amicable and mutual. “They remain dedicated parents, and committed partners in business and their philanthropic organization, The Lopez Foundation,” the rep said.
Victoria and David Beckham. Photo: Fame Pictures/MAC
Soccer pro David Beckham has proven that actions speak louder than words after he officially denied prostitute accusations by suing the tabloid that published them. PopEater reports that Beckham is suing In Touch Weekly for featuring quotes from former call girl Irma Nici suggesting that the two slept together in 2007. The suit alleges libel, slander and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Beckham has been married to former Spice Girls singer Victoria Beckham for 11 years, and the two have three boys together, ages 11, 8, and 5.
If you’re falsely accused of cheating, what do you do?
Crystal Bowersox and Brian Walker. Photo: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
Congratulations are in order for American Idol runner-up Crystal Bowersox. E! Newsreports that the folk-pop singer is engaged to fellow musician Brian Walker, with plans to tie the knot next month. Bowersox, 25, broke up with long-time boyfriend and father of her 1-year-old son near the end of her stint on American Idol. She used her heartbreak to deliver some emotionally powerful performances, earning her the second place spot after crooner Lee DeWyze won last season.How can a breakup be a positive thing?
Lamar Odom has something special planned for wife Khloe Kardashian on their one-year-anniversary; he’s just not sharing. “I kind of got to keep it a secret,” explained Odom to Us Weekly. Kardashian was also tight-lipped. “I don’t know. I found out that there’s a surprise happening, but I have no idea – and I don’t want to know.” The couple, who married after a quick one-month courtship, have faced scrutiny about the depth of their marriage. “I’ve never faulted people for [that],” says Kardashian. “I totally get it. I’ve always said from day one that it’s real love, and it is, but I’ve never, ever was angry with anyone for thinking anything that way. I was only upset when people said we had a fake wedding.” Despite criticism, the couple are standing strong and hope to have a child in the near future.Continue reading →
Emily Deschanel and David Hornsby. Photo: FAMEFLYNET
A match was made in Hollywood this weekend when actress Emily Deschanel wed writer and actor David Hornsby. The couple tied the knot in front of friends and family at a small ceremony in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, reported People. The pair are both stars in the world of television, with Deschanel starring on FOX’s crime show, Bones, while Hornsby is most famous for his work on FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis. Photo: Janet Mayer / PR Photos
George Clooney’s on the defense again! The actor’s rep has come to his rescue by shooting down a fresh batch of rumors that he has proposed to his Italian model girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis. The engagement rumors took flight after Canalis was spotted with a ring on a very telling finger, according to Starpulse. Clooney’s rep said, “There’s nothing to comment on. She likes to wear rings. No more, no less.” Although Cupid previously reported that the couple were getting serious, they are apparently still just enjoying each other’s company – sans marriage.Is there a tactful way to get people to stop pressuring you about marriage?
Katy Perry officially said goodbye to her single days as she celebrated her bachelorette party this past weekend, reported People. To commemorate her upcoming marriage to comedian and actor Russell Brand, Perry arrived at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel Beach Club with her BFFs in tow, including singer Rihanna. After some poolside fun, the bachelorette and her entourage packed into a Hummer limo for a trip to Cirque du Soleil’s KA show, where they made sure to congratulate the cast. Bar-hopping at places like XS Nightclub and Sapphire soon followed. Keeping it short and sassy as usual, Perry tweeted, “Signing up for a liver transplant now.”
What are some creative ideas for bachelorette parties?
