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Wedding Playlist To Be Comprised of 18 Spontaneously Recorded LPs

Kyle Buchanan — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:33:20 EST

Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams engaged to be married. [Us]

Claire Danes And Hugh Dancy to Marry

Kyle Buchanan — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:50:30 EST

Claire Danes engaged, Billy Crudup's blue wang still single. [People]

And Now, Further Installments In 'They Were Dating?'

Kyle Buchanan — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:07:45 EST

Anna Faris to marry Bright from Everwood. [People]

Now That Diamond Rings Are Involved, Lohan / Ronson Romance Takes New Life

Molly Friedman — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:20:00 EDT

As the Daily Mirror reported yesterday, Lindsay Lohan's personal assistant/roommate/rough sex partner Samantha Ronson decided to give her bestest girlfriend one highly suggestive 22nd birthday gift: a Cartier diamond ring worth close to $22k. As these pictures show (closer look after the jump), Ronson picked up the pricey bauble on a sunny shopping trip with Lindsay over the weekend, and Lohan didn't waste any time slipping the ring on the one finger where rings mean anything — the treacherous inch of skin on a girl's left hand traditionally reserved for engagement gems. But this isn't the first time Lindsay and Sam have projected their love via hand decor, and judging by the way this couple handled their first Promise Ring engagement, we're worried Sam doesn't know what we do: sentimental jewelry is not the way to Lindsay's (still intact!) heart...

Back in March of this year, the new roomies exchanged matching rings with each other's initials on them, reminiscent of those grade-school toys girls would trade with their BFFs to instill some naive sort of pact that you'll be tied by the bond of clunky plastic. But a month later, several blogs noticed that Lindsay had swapped her "SR" eyesore for the more self-referential "LL" version worn until then by Ronson. Though Lindsay gave up the signifier in recent months, devoted Sam has been wearing her misty neon-colored memory right up until this weekend while shopping with Linds. But Lohan has a new ring to flaunt. As a source told the paper, "It's not an engagement ring - simply a token of her commitment. Lindsay is thrilled and she and Sam are very content." Sure, though we think "content" is really an understatement these days. After making the mistake of looking over those recently discovered saliva-swapping pictures of the pair, we have a feeling that far dirtier words should be used to describe just how thrilling this honeymoon phase is.

[Photo credits: Splash, X17]

LINDSAY LOHAN, SAMANTHA RONSON ENGAGED? 'COMMITMENT RING' SAYS YES! [Post Chronicle]

Did Pete Wentz Just Get Engaged To Ashlee Simpson So He Could Try On Her Shoes All Day?

Molly Friedman — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:50:00 EDT

Just in case he hadn't officially lost all his "punk" cred already, Pete Wentz has successfully sealed the deal by getting engaged to lip sync queen Ashlee Simpson. And proving they're the ultimate modern couple, Ashlee made the announcement via (of all things) the website friendsorenemies.com in a post last night: "Yes, we are thrilled to share that we are happily engaged...We consider this to be a very private matter, and we wanted to be the first to tell you." Why exactly a "very private matter" is the sort of thing one willingly announces in the form of a blog post is beyond us, but one issue Pete feels more than comfortable discussing is his love of cross-dressing. As the bassist told Fox News recently,

"I love Jessica Simpson's stuff, especially the shoes. I dance around my house in them all the time."

Though we are glad to hear that at least one person out there actually likes anything Jessica Simpson has designed, we have to wonder if Pete only agreed to make due on that "promise ring" he gave Ashlee earlier this year so he could have unlimited access to her closet and makeup bag for the rest of his life. Between his guyliner and her plastic surgery addiction, we only hope they don't rush out too many mini-Wentzes to promptly ruin the childhoods of.

[Photo credit: FilmMagic]

Winona Ryder Engaged To Indie Rocker, Receives Slurred Approval From Courtney Love

Molly Friedman — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:54:28 EST

If we could swap ex-boyfriend lists with any celebrity, it would have to be newly-engaged (!) Winona Ryder. Johnny Depp, Rob Lowe, Daniel Day Lewis, Christian Slater, David Duchovny ... swoon. But we digress. The Getty Images blog is reporting that the top-heavy worldwide-forgiven shoplifter is with fiance. And while the lucky guy in question isn't the prettiest boy she's ever gotten under the covers with, he's got rocker cred. Cali native Blake Sennett, guitarist for indie band Rilo Kiley, has apparently been working with Winona on a film called Water Pill, though we can't find any mention of the mystery flick on IMDB or elsewhere (perhaps it's an indie sex tape? One can only hope.) More details on when and where they made their announcement, including what newly appointed cultural observer Courtney Love had to say about it, after the jump.

As Getty is reporting (though we're not sure just how credible their skills are, considering they spelled Sennett's band "Rilo Kelley") that Winona "reveled" her engagement at the Valentino fashion show in Paris over the weekend. And Courtney Love is quoted as slurring, "You're no one in music until you have feuded with me or until you sleep with Winona." Question for ya, Court? Have you slept with the pixie-haired dish? Probably not, but we are guessing you've frequently feuded with yourself in the mirror after one or one hundred decadent nights. In any case, we're raising our champagne flute along with Court and toasting to the happy couple. We'll be first in line to pick out some Marc Jacobs dresses from their wedding registry.

[Photo Credit: Getty Images]

ROCK OF LOVE [Getty Images Blog via Stereogum]