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The year’s most romantic day has become the biggest holiday in many people’s lives.Valentine’s Dayis not only the perfect time forlavish gifts, sweet treats orcelebrating with your closest palsbut for heartwarming proposals and weddings too.Celebrities have been inspired over the years totie the knoton the special day, either in planned ceremonies or surprise nuptials. Here are 10 couples — some still together, others who have since gone their separate ways — that celebrated their wedding on Valentine’s Day.
The year’s most romantic day has become the biggest holiday in many people’s lives.Valentine’s Dayis not only the perfect time forlavish gifts, sweet treats orcelebrating with your closest palsbut for heartwarming proposals and weddings too.
Celebrities have been inspired over the years totie the knoton the special day, either in planned ceremonies or surprise nuptials. Here are 10 couples — some still together, others who have since gone their separate ways — that celebrated their wedding on Valentine’s Day.
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Tommy Lee and Brittany Furlan
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Status:Still married
Tommy LeeandBrittany Furlanexchanged vowson Valentine’s Day 2019, one year after they got engaged.
Added the Mötley Crüe rocker in a similar post, “Holy s—balls!!!! We did it!!!! Mr & Mrs Lee.”
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Tyrese Gibson and Samantha Lee
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Status:Divorced
In a video posted on Instagram on Feb. 28, 2017, theFast and FuriousactorTyrese Gibsonrevealed hesecretly marriedSamantha Lee on Valentine’s Day. Set to Brian Courtney Wilson’s “I’ll Just Say Yes,” the montage included photos with his bride and a video of the couple walking on the beach during sunset.
03of 10Liberty Ross and Jimmy IovineMichael Kovac/Getty ImagesStatus:Still marriedEnglish model Liberty Ross and music mogulJimmy Iovineexchanged “I dos"in front of A-list guests, includingOprah Winfrey,Tom HanksandLady Gagaon Feb. 14, 2016. In keeping with the theme, they asked guests to wear red (though the bride wore black).
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Liberty Ross and Jimmy Iovine
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English model Liberty Ross and music mogulJimmy Iovineexchanged “I dos"in front of A-list guests, includingOprah Winfrey,Tom HanksandLady Gagaon Feb. 14, 2016. In keeping with the theme, they asked guests to wear red (though the bride wore black).
04of 10Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie HunterJeff Vespa/Getty ImagesStatus:Still marriedOn Feb. 14, 2015, Oscar-nominated actorBenedict Cumberbatchand an expectantSophie Hunterchose an intimate 12th-century medieval churchin a small village on the Isle of Wight in England for their wedding ceremony. The couple has sincewelcomed three children— Christopher, Hal and Finn.
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Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter
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On Feb. 14, 2015, Oscar-nominated actorBenedict Cumberbatchand an expectantSophie Hunterchose an intimate 12th-century medieval churchin a small village on the Isle of Wight in England for their wedding ceremony. The couple has sincewelcomed three children— Christopher, Hal and Finn.
05of 10Salma Hayek and François-Henri PinaultJennifer Graylock/JPIStatus:Still marriedSalma Hayek’s billionaire beau,François-Henri Pinault, whisked her away to the love capital of the world, Paris, for theirlow-key nuptialsat City Hall in 2009 beforethrowing a star-studded blowout bashmonths later in Venice. It’s clear that Valentine’s Day holds a special place in their hearts: Their daughter is namedValentina!
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Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault
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Salma Hayek’s billionaire beau,François-Henri Pinault, whisked her away to the love capital of the world, Paris, for theirlow-key nuptialsat City Hall in 2009 beforethrowing a star-studded blowout bashmonths later in Venice. It’s clear that Valentine’s Day holds a special place in their hearts: Their daughter is namedValentina!
06of 10Keri Russell and Shane DearyCarolyn Kaster/AP PhotoStatus:DivorcedIt looked likeFelicityhad finally found love whenKeri Russellmarried longtime boyfriend Shane Deary in a small ceremony on Valentine’s Day 2007 while she was expecting their first child. However, after nearly seven years andtwo kidstogether, the couple announced on Dec. 5, 2013, that they had beenseparated since that summer.
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Keri Russell and Shane Deary
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It looked likeFelicityhad finally found love whenKeri Russellmarried longtime boyfriend Shane Deary in a small ceremony on Valentine’s Day 2007 while she was expecting their first child. However, after nearly seven years andtwo kidstogether, the couple announced on Dec. 5, 2013, that they had beenseparated since that summer.
07of 10Meg Ryan and Dennis QuaidGetty ImagesStatus:DivorcedWhenAmerica’s Sweetheartmarried the Hollywood heartthrob (and her two-time costar) in 1991, it seemed like a match made in big-screen heaven. So the world was shocked when — after nine years of marriage andone child—Meg RyanleftDennis Quaidfor herProof of Life(2000) costarRussell Crowe. The once-golden couple finalized their divorce in 2001.
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Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid
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WhenAmerica’s Sweetheartmarried the Hollywood heartthrob (and her two-time costar) in 1991, it seemed like a match made in big-screen heaven. So the world was shocked when — after nine years of marriage andone child—Meg RyanleftDennis Quaidfor herProof of Life(2000) costarRussell Crowe. The once-golden couple finalized their divorce in 2001.
08of 10Adriana Lima and Marko JaricAxelle/Bauer-GriffinStatus:DivorcedJust like Hayek,Adriana Limawed on Valentine’s Dayin 2009 to Serbian basketball player Marko Jaric in Jackson Hole, Wyo. —andnamed her daughter Valentina, too. However, their fate was not the same: The former coupleannounced their separationin May 2014 and officially divorced in 2016.
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Adriana Lima and Marko Jaric
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Just like Hayek,Adriana Limawed on Valentine’s Dayin 2009 to Serbian basketball player Marko Jaric in Jackson Hole, Wyo. —andnamed her daughter Valentina, too. However, their fate was not the same: The former coupleannounced their separationin May 2014 and officially divorced in 2016.
09of 10Sharon Stone and Phil BronsteinGetty ImagesStatus:DivorcedGuests thought they were attending a lavish Valentine’s Day bash atSharon Stone’s Benedict Canyon mansion in 1998 — only to find out they were actually at her wedding to Phil Bronstein, then executive editor of theSan Francisco Examiner. After six years of marriage and the adoption of one son, thecouple divorced in 2004.
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Sharon Stone and Phil Bronstein
Guests thought they were attending a lavish Valentine’s Day bash atSharon Stone’s Benedict Canyon mansion in 1998 — only to find out they were actually at her wedding to Phil Bronstein, then executive editor of theSan Francisco Examiner. After six years of marriage and the adoption of one son, thecouple divorced in 2004.
10of 10Prince and Mayte GarciaPrince and Mayte Garcia in Paris France on July 15, 1999.William STEVENS/Gamma-Rapho/GettyStatus:DivorcedSix years after first meetingPrinceat a concert in Spain, dancerMayte Garciaand the late singer wed on Valentine’s Day 1996 in his hometown of Minneapolis.Later that year, Garcia gave birth to the couple’s son, Boy Gregory. Sadly, Their son, unfortunately, was born with a rare genetic disorder called Pfeiffer syndrome and only lived a week after his birth. Soon after, Garcia became pregnant and had a miscarriage.“I believe a child dying between a couple either makes you stronger, or it doesn’t,” Garcia latertoldMirrorin 2016. For me, it was very, very hard to move forward, and for us as a couple I think it probably broke us.“With thedeaths of their childrentaking a toll on their marriage, the couple divorced in 2000.When Princedied at his Paisley Park homein 2016, Garcia told PEOPLE, “This man was my everything, we had a family. I am beyond deeply saddened and devastated.“Garcia expressed that she “loved him then” and “will love him eternally” before adding, “He’s with our son now.”
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Prince and Mayte Garcia
Prince and Mayte Garcia in Paris France on July 15, 1999.William STEVENS/Gamma-Rapho/Getty
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Six years after first meetingPrinceat a concert in Spain, dancerMayte Garciaand the late singer wed on Valentine’s Day 1996 in his hometown of Minneapolis.
Later that year, Garcia gave birth to the couple’s son, Boy Gregory. Sadly, Their son, unfortunately, was born with a rare genetic disorder called Pfeiffer syndrome and only lived a week after his birth. Soon after, Garcia became pregnant and had a miscarriage.
“I believe a child dying between a couple either makes you stronger, or it doesn’t,” Garcia latertoldMirrorin 2016. For me, it was very, very hard to move forward, and for us as a couple I think it probably broke us.”
With thedeaths of their childrentaking a toll on their marriage, the couple divorced in 2000.
When Princedied at his Paisley Park homein 2016, Garcia told PEOPLE, “This man was my everything, we had a family. I am beyond deeply saddened and devastated.”
Garcia expressed that she “loved him then” and “will love him eternally” before adding, “He’s with our son now.”
source: people.com
