…. or the celebrity engagements that took place at the end of 2011…. particularly Christmas being the most popular time to propose!
 
1. Britney Spears to Jason Trawick
Third time lucky Britney Spears could not contain her excitement as she took to her Twitter account to announce her engagement to 12 million fans. She exclaimed “I can’t stop looking at it!!” after Jason, her long time boyfriend proposed at his 40th birthday party. Jason was previously her manager and had stepped down professionally due to their romantic link.
2. Justin Timberlake and …

The night after my best friend’s big day, we sat on the couch totally exhausted. We spoke about the good, the bad, and the ugly (oh yeah bridesmaid drama!). Here are some of the lessons we learnt which we thought may be useful to anyone else planning a wedding:
* Arrange transportation between church and reception to include bridal party and anybody that needs extra help. I’ve seen a wedding where the couple arranged for the fashionable double decker bus – quite a cool way to make sure no body …

After much deliberation and encouragement from the maid of honour, we actually did pul off a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air inspired rap for my best friend’s wedding last week.
Here are some of the videos that helped inspire us:
This one is the best Fresh Prince of Bel-Air inspired video. Its great how the two bridesmaids shared the versus and how the other one always dances in the background whilst one is singing.

This rap was too gansta (is that how you say it?) but nevertheless unforgettable. I really admire the singer’s confidence:

and …

So only a week to go for my best friend Linda’s wedding. I’ve been asked to give a speech at the Rehearsal dinner. At first, I squealed with delight and started to dream of the most extravagant and creative way to toast my friend’s wedding. I even spent three nights in a row till 2 am watching youtube videos of bridesmaid’s speeches. My first idea was to do a Dr. Seuss style poem. Scratch that. Then I tried a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Style song. Scratch that as well. I …

Oh yeaaaaaaah today is the big day – the wedding of the century  - Prince Williams will marry Catherine Middleton today at Westminster Abbey. For those of us who did not make the cut for the wedding party – cry not! I’ve bought out the good, bad and ugly commemorative collectables (atleast in my opinion)… so atleast we can laugh out loud.
GOOD:
The Official Royal Wedding Coin:

The BAD:

and the UGLY (or just plain INCORRECT prince)

One of my favourite actresses, Reece Witherspoon, exchanged wedding vows in an intimate ceremony with agent Jim Toth at her Ojai, California ranch on March 26. A hundred guests were treated to lavish accomodation at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa.
This is Reece’s second marriage as she was previously married to actor Ryan Phillippe at the age of 24 (and seven months pregnant with Ava). Of her first marriage, she said diplomatically “I was so, so young. I was, like, ridiculously young. I learnt a lot, though. It was a …

Actor Kelsey Grammer (of Frasier fame) married air hostess Kayte Walsh at the Longacre Theatre followed by a lavish wedding at the famous New York Plaza Hotel o February 25, 2011. The bride wore a satin and chiffon gown by Peter Langer for Mark Ingram. The groom wore a smart suit with a gold tie.

Their reception was held in the Grand Ball room, which was decorated with candles and large pink flowers.

and voila!

Other celebrity weddings at the famous New York venue include Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas and Eddie Murphy …

More details have emerged about Kate Middleton and Prince William’s big day on April 29, 2011!
Three hierarchies of the church will come together to bless the couple at Westminster Abbey. At 11 am, the Archbishop of Canterbury (the Head of the Chuch of England) will carry out the actual wedding ceremony. The Dean of Westminster, who is special to the family (as close friend of the late Princess Diana, the executor of her will, and the one who confirmed William at 12) will give the sermon. Finally, the Bishop of …

Finally, Prince Williams proposed to his girlfriend of eight years, Kate Middleton. The happy couple announced the news to great jubilation yesterday at Buckingham Palace. William proposed with his mother’s engagement ring, an oval saphire and diamond ring from the jeweller Garrard (BTW, you can buy the ring as it was not a bespoke ring). The wedding is already hyped to be the biggest royal wedding since Prince Charges and Lady Diana Spencer were married almost 30 years ago.

The most touching part of the announcement was Prince William’s statement that …

News of Prince Williams and Kate’s engagement brought greet cheer to England and the rest of the world – just what we needed to lift us amidst news of the double dip recession, falling house prices, increasing taxes, and hike in VAT. For a few industries, the engagement brought new business.
Kate’s engagement ring, the dazzling oval blue ring has a 12 carat Ceylon saphire with solitaire diamonds in 18 carat white gold. Princess Diana chose the ring out of a selection presented by the Crown jewellers Garrard. As it was …