Softpedia News - Love story

For the Love of “Twilight”: Couple Recreates “Breaking Dawn Part 1” Wedding

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:51:00 GMT

If one is to divide “Twilight” fans into two categories, one gets fans (Twi-hards) and “fans.” Abigail and Andy Cullen definitely fall in the latter category, taking their love for the vampire franchise so far that they've even pulled together a “Breaking Dawn Part 1”-themed wedding ceremony.
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Couple Renews Wedding Vows After Husband Becomes a Woman

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:41:01 GMT

They don't say that love is blind for nothing. A couple in the UK is the living proof of that: married for ten years, they have recently renewed their vows after the husband completed gender reassignment and is now officially a woman.

Jayne and Anne Watson are as in love today as they were when they first walked down the aisle,... (read more)

Gay Men Live as Women, Are Now Married as Husband and Wife

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:41:02 GMT

They say love is blind. In the case of a couple from Wales, it is also genderless and bold enough to face all obstacles and prejudices, as the two lovers tied the knot in a private, beautiful ceremony just recently.

Both were born male, started dating in 2004, came out to their families and then lived for a while as transgend... (read more)

All for Love: Billionaire Duchess of Alba Gives Away Fortune to Marry Civil Servant

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:31:02 GMT

She once said that “every great love story should end in marriage” so she’s not about to let her children dictate that she shouldn’t walk down the aisle with her true love. The Duchess of Alba, one of the richest women in the world, is giving it all away to wed Alfonso Diez.

Re... (read more)

World’s Most Pierced Woman Gets Married

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Thu, 9 Jun 2011 21:01:02 GMT

42-year-old Elaine Davidson is the most pierced woman in the world, boasting about 7,000 piercings, rings and studs all over her body. The other day, she also became a wife, after tying the knot in an intimate ceremony in Edinburgh.

The blushing bride wore a white dress, complete with flowers in her hair and striking yellow and green paint on h... (read more)

Steven and Roger Ham: 2 Gay Dads, 12 Children, 1 Story of Love

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Fri, 6 May 2011 20:01:01 GMT

For many couples, one or two children are more than enough. For Steven (42) and Roger Ham (47), two gay men from Arizona, it takes twelve of them to make a close-knit family, all of them adopted from foster care, as the video below will show.

The two men have come to media attention with their unique and admirable story... (read more)

When Marriage Proposals Go Bad: Chinese Woman Publicly Shamed

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 05:56:00 GMT

Romanticism should know no age or gender limitations, but there are times when it’s probably simply best to think things through before acting. A Chinese woman was left red-faced when her boyfriend publicly turned down her marriage proposal.

It’s not uncommon for women to propose to men. In fact, there’s ... (read more)

Worst Blind Date Ever: Man and Woman Learn They’re Siblings

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:41:01 GMT

Sarah Kemp, 42, and George Bentley, 47, registered with a dating website in a bid to find true love. As it usually happens in these cases, after speaking on the phone, via messages and emails, the two decided to meet face to face: and found, to their surprise, that they’re siblings.

They’re not sad, though, t... (read more)

Barbie and Ken Rekindle Romance on Valentine’s Day

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:11:00 GMT

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and, since love was in the air for regular people, so it was for Mattel’s internationally famous couple, Barbie and Ken. The legendary plastic couple decided to give their relationship another go on the special occasion.

Entertainment Weekly notes that Barbie – also known as the wo... (read more)

Tom Ford Opens Up About Partner of 24 Years, Richard Buckley

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:19:00 GMT

The Love Issue of Out magazine features a beautiful editorial by fashion designer Tom Ford who, for the first time in many years, opens up about his longtime partner, Richard Buckley, whom he met when he was only 25.

At the time, Richard was 38 and, as Ford puts it in his piece for Out, it took him an elevator ride to know ... (read more)

Dating Agency for Ugly People Celebrates First Engagement

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:51:02 GMT

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And love really does conquer all: Tom Clifford and Janine Walker, who met via Britain’s first dating agency for the “aesthetically challenged,” are now engaged.

Tom says he has a face that make little children run for their mommas, but Janine describes him as “her ... (read more)

Kung Fu Sisters Launch Tournament to Find Love

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:47:00 GMT

This could turn be a worthwhile documentary or even reality series, but it’s the real deal: two sisters from China, experts in martial arts, have announced a tournament to find men that will go out on dates with them.

They’re young and they’re feisty – so feisty, in fact, that they can’t find men who would ... (read more)

Helen Mirren: Romance Isn’t Essential for Marriage to Work

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:31:02 GMT

Outspoken British actress Dame Helen Mirren started dating her now-husband in 1982, and eventually agreed to be his wife in 1997. Despite their strong and still thrilling relationship, Mirren says it’s not romance that makes a marriage work: at least, that was not the case for her and Taylor Hackford, she explains in an interview c... (read more)

Michelle Obama Offers Advice on Choosing Mr. Right

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:21:01 GMT

It has recently emerged that the Obama marriage hasn’t always been as happy and trouble-free as it is now, when a book detailing how political ambition almost killed it came out. Despite all this, Mrs. Obama knew from the start that her husband was Mr. Perfect for her, which is why she can now offer advice for other women as well, in a rec... (read more)

Britain’s Oldest Newlywed Couple Say It Was Love at First Sight

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Fri, 9 Oct 2009 19:11:01 GMT

He is 94 and she is 87, but, going to show that true love truly knows no age and / or limits, they have just become Britain’s oldest couple of newlyweds, knocking the record held until now by another couple with a combined age of 178. Sheila Walsh and Les Atwell met four years ago, fell desperately in love at first sight and ... (read more)

Couple’s Fairytale Wedding for £51 Thanks to Auction on eBay

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:31:02 GMT

Getting married in this economy is no walk in the park, it is often being said. Everything is expensive and, in order to see things turn out the way one wants them, one has to get started at least one year ahead. Lee and Colette Clark wanted to postpone their dream ceremony for the following year, when an eBay auction made it possible ... (read more)

Political Career Almost Killed the Obama Marriage

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:31:02 GMT

Although Barack and Michelle Obama always put up a united front, coming off as the picture-perfect family where all problems are discussed and then solved, things were not always like that, author Christopher Anderson says in “Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage.” Theirs is a love story that had to prove itself agai... (read more)

World’s Tallest Man Sultan Kosen Is Looking for Love

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:31:02 GMT

Being tall may have its advantages, but, for Sultan Kosen from Turkey, the latest holder of the world Guinness record for the tallest man in the world, it also means he can’t get a date. Measuring 8ft 1in (2.5m), the gentle giant is now in London to promote the Guinness Book of Records, for some sightseeing and to tower over people in t... (read more)

Facebook Dreamy Romance: Kelly Hildebrandt Marries Kelly Hildebrandt

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:21:02 GMT

Kelly Hildebrandt, a 20-year-old student, set out to search her name on Facebook, where she was also a user. By pure chance, she came across another person with exactly the same name as her, a 24-year-old former athlete working in financial services. In October, Kelly Hildebrandt will marry Kelly Hildebrandt, the College Sports... (read more)

Couple’s Fairytale Wedding as Shrek and Princess Fiona

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:01:02 GMT

As the bride’s mother also points out for the media, it was not exactly the way a bride should look but, for what it’s worth, it was one of the most original wedding ceremonies a regular couple ever took part of. Christine and Keith became Mrs. and Mr. Green (no pun intended) as Princess Fiona and Shrek from the popular cartoon,... (read more)

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick – 11 Years of Happiness

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:21:01 GMT

The fast pace at which everything in Hollywood takes place has often forced celebrities to abandon their marriages in a bid for a new, better affair. Stars, it has often been noted, frequently forget that for a relationship to work, much work, compromise and patience are needed. Luckily, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick,... (read more)

Courteney Cox and David Arquette – Making Marriage in the Spotlight Work

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 21:31:01 GMT

Hollywood is the place where, if a relationship passes the one-year threshold, it’s called a definite winner. If that be the case, then the marriage of David Arquette and Courteney Cox is a multi-champion, since they’ve been holding strong on the barricades ever since 1999. The secret to making it work could be b... (read more)

Warren Beatty and Annette Bening – Five Things to Make It Work

Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:41:01 GMT

Marriage in Tinseltown is nothing short of a brief partnership that usually ends in bitter divorce and roaring media scandals. The institution of marriage as such is quasi non-existent and it’s all happening, presumably, because of the hectic lives celebrities lead. With all this, there still are some exceptions that come to pro... (read more)

Marjorie Garber on the Timeless ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Theme

Softpedia News (Nela Gheorghica) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:21:00 GMT

Sometimes it’s enough to simply say the name of Shakespeare, or some of his characters - like Romeo, Juliet, Othello, Lady Macbeth or many other – for an audience to be spared of a boring presentation of facts. Interestingly enough, everybody seems to understand precisely the type of person (or situation) this particular “tag” refers to. In her latest book, “Shakespeare and Modern Culture,” on sale this week, ... (read more)

Beyond Conventions - Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz

Softpedia News (Monica Gaza) — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:01:00 GMT

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are one of the "it" couples of the moment, at least in terms of media exposure. Praised by many and ridiculed by some, the two musicians' relationship and subsequent marriage two weeks ago has brought their personal lives into a much sharper focus than ever before. In short, their popularity as a couple has been grow... (read more)

Mariah Carey's Shocking Marriage

Softpedia News (Monica Gaza) — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:44:00 GMT

Say whatever you want, nobody in the showbiz game could possibly have imagined three months ago that America's uber-spoiled sweetheart Mariah Carey was going to get caught in a whirlwind romance and get married so fast - least of all, to a not-very-famous actor ten years her junior, after a courtship that lasted for little over a month. However, life is ofte... (read more)

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

Softpedia News (Monica Gaza) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:51:00 GMT

Angelina Jolie's whirlwind romance with Brad Pitt is perhaps one of the most controversial and eagerly-devoured celebrity love stories of our times. There are, of course, virtually thousands of reasons for the never-ending public fascination with this particular celebrity couple, but some of the more obvious ones are the circumstances in which Brad and Angelina got ... (read more)