Spice Girl Melanie Brown pulled off secret celebrity wedding, reportedly marrying music producer Stephen Belafonte in Las Vegas in June. According to a marriage license filed in Clark County, the couple wed on June 6. "Regarding the marriage, Mel and Stephen have known each other for many years and were great friends first," said Brown's rep. "Now they are deeply in love. The two are very happy together." In a recent interview, Brown described her new husband as "a really good friend and good support to me during my pregnancy. He's a really sweet guy."
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Steve Martin wed Anne Stringfield, a 35-year-old former writer for the New Yorker, in front of 75 guests at his LA home yesterday. SNL creator Lorne Michaels served as best man at the event, for which Martin was sporting an Inspector Clouseau moustache (for the upcoming sequel to the Pink Panther remake). The guests, who included Tom Hanks, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy and Carl Reiner, were told only that they were invited to Martin's house for a "party" - the wedding was a complete surprise.
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The wedding of Usher and his pregnant fiance, Tameka Foster, which was set to take place today in the Hamptons, has been abruptly canceled. The news was released in a statement by Usher's rep that read, "It was announced today that the wedding ceremony for Usher Raymond IV and Tameka Foster was canceled. No additional information will be given regarding the circumstances of the cancellation, but we hope the privacy of this matter will be respected." The couple became engaged earlier this year, and announced in January that they are expecting their first child together. Foster has three children from a previous marriage.
Full House alum Jodie Sweetin wed last weekend in Las Vegas. According to a marriage certificate filed in Nevada, Sweetin tied the knot with Cody Herpin at the Little Church of the West on the Vegas Strip. This is the second marriage for the 25-year-old actress, who was previously married to an LAPD officer. Sweetin admitted last year that she had beaten a daily meth addiction, and has recently returned to showbiz as the host of Fuse TV's Pants-Off Dance-Off.
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Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell wed yesterday in LA in front of 100 guests. "Rebecca and Jerry were married on Saturday evening in an intimate ceremony at their home surrounded by family and close friends," said a rep for the actress, who wore Ralph Lauren. "It was a perfect celebration and Jerry and I couldn't be happier," said Romijn. The couple became engaged in September 2005 after about a year of dating. It is the first marriage for O'Connell and the second for Romijn.
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker wed in a civil ceremony at Paris's city hall today, a day ahead of their lavish church wedding and reception. "They are married. They were married here by the mayor of Paris, Monsieur Bertrand Delanoe," a spokesperson for the city said. The ceremony, required by French law, was attended by only a few friends and family members. Earlier in the day, the Desperate Housewife star and her family dropped by Chanel for a final fitting before being driven to city hall. Longoria wore a rose Empire-waist minidress for the service. About 250 guests are expected for the couple's church wedding and reception tomorrow, including Teri Hatcher, Nicolette Sheridan, Felicity Huffman, Jessica Alba, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones.
Rod Stewart married longtime girlfriend Penny Lancaster in Italy today. The couple tied the knot at a 17th century villa in Santa Marghertia, just outside the Italian Riviera resort of Portofino, in front of the town's mayor and two witnesses. The newlyweds and their two friends were then whisked back to their yacht. This is the third marriage for Stewart, and the pair have a son, Alastair. Stewart has five children from previous relationships, some of whom joined the couple earlier in the week vacationing along the Mediterranean coasts of Italy and France.
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Did Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber manage to secretly wed? Schreiber started the rumor at the Tony Awards on Sunday night, telling Entertainment Tonight, "We are married. You got it first. Break the story!" But it seems Schreiber was pulling a prank, as the couple spent the rest of the evening denying the story. When asked backstage to confirm the news, Watts smiled and said, "No." Schreiber also said, "Not true."
Actors Claire Forlani and Dougray Scott were married in a private civil ceremony in Italy yesterday. The bride wore a custom-made strapless gown topped with a Swarovski crystal hair pin and Jimmy Choo heels. Forlani's father is Italian and recently told an Italian newspaper, "I will be the official cook of the event" at the family's country home in Pievebovigliana. The couple met through a mutual friend about a year and a half ago and were engaged last September. "They're both very excited," says a source of the newlyweds.
Felicity alum Scott Foley married Brothers and Sisters actress Marika Dominczyk in an intimate ceremony on Tuesday afternoon in Hawaii. The couple met on the set of The Help and after three years of dating, announced their engagement in October last year. Foley was previous married to Jennifer Garner.
Actress and former model Jaime King is engaged to filmmaker Kyle Newman. The couple met last year on the set of Fanboys, which Newman directed.
Questions have been popping up all over the internet about Salma Hayek's appearance of late - and now we know why. The Ugly Betty producer has announced she is pregnant with her first child. Hayek has also confirmed she is engaged to the baby's father, 44-year-old Francois-Henri Pinault. "Businessman Francois-Henri Pinault and his fiancee, Salma Hayek, are happy to announce they are expecting the arrival of their first child," the actress's rep said in a statement on Friday. Pinault is the CEO of the parent company for Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, and has two children from a previous marriage.
A House of Commons committee have reportedly been informed that Prince William will marry Kate Middleton. "I have talked to him about that and he's made it clear...he wants to get married," royal photographer Arthur Edwards told British MPs.
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Hilary Swank may be on her way down the aisle for the second time. A year after her split from husband Chad Lowe, the Oscar-winner is rumored to be serious about new beau and longtime agent John Campisi. "John and Hilary are very close because he nurtures her and lets her be herself," a source told Star mag. "She liked being a married woman, so that could be around the corner." Swank won't be free to wed again until her divorce is finalized.source
Newlyweds Elizabeth Hurley and Arun Nayar arrived in Mumbai early this morning to follow their weekend wedding celebrations with a week-long party in India. Although the couple have kept their plans relatively secret, the festivities are expected to include a six-day build-up of traditional rituals followed by a lavish ceremony to take place at a palace in Jodhpur.
Elizabeth Hurley and Arun Nayar are celebrating their wedding today with friends and family. The longtime couple officially tied the knot in a civil ceremony yesterday afternoon at a castle west of London and are reinforcing their union with a religious service this afternoon. Celebrity guests include Patsy Kensit, Elton John, Jimmy Choo president Tamara Mellon and Donatella Versace. The couple also have plans for a ceremony and week of celebrations in the groom's native India.source
Amid all the Oscar buzz this weekend, word has leaked that Hugh Hefner and girlfriend #1, Holly Madison, will wed before the end of the year. "This is very secret, but the word is 'yes,'" says an insider. "Hef has decided he will marry Holly, and he wants it for his show, The Girls Next Door. Hef thinks business all the time, and looks for a new hook, although he also does really love Holly." Hef was reportedly hoping to keep the wedding plans secret in fear that monogamy would kill the appeal of his reality show. This would be the third marriage for the Playboy magnate.
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Now that Hugh Grant's relationship with Jemima Khan has come to an end, the Music and Lyrics actor is free to attend the wedding of ex-girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley. Grant and Hurley have remained friends in the six years since their breakup, but Khan's disdain for the Austin Powers actress - she claimed Hurley lacked class - caused problems in the relationship. Now sources say Grant has booked a hotel room and will attend the March 3 event in the English countryside. "There is nothing stopping him anymore," says an insider. "He is expected to go."
Elizabeth Hurley has set a date for her wedding to longtime beau Arun Nayar. The pair will marry on March 3 in the English countryside, according to a public notice posted in a local registrar's office in Gloucestershire, England. British media are reporting that the event will be held at a country estate belonging to a friend of the couple and will be followed later by a celebration in Nayar's homeland of India. A rep for Hurley had no comment.
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Newly pregnant actress Keri Russell celebrated Valentine's Day by marrying her longtime boyfriend Shane Deary. The couple wed in an intimate NYC ceremony yesterday surrounded by a few close friends - and a raging snowstorm. The Felicity alum is expecting her first child this summer.
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