Ulrika Jonsson renews her wedding vows in Caribbean beach ceremony

TV presenter, Ulrika Jonsson, renewed her wedding vows with her third husband, Brian Monet, in a stunning beachside ceremony on the sun soaked Caribbean island of Barbados. The happy occasion is featured in a full glossy magazine spread complete with exclusive interview.
Speaking in the Hello magazine interview to accompany the vow renewal photo shoot, the 44-year-old mother of four revealed the Barbados vow renewal ceremony provided a chance for her and her husband of 4 years to celebrate after a difficult period. The TV personality admitted she has been suffering from a painful back condition which has led her to suffer a bout of depression. However the blonde presenter said that the troublesome period has brought her and husband Brian Monet closer as a result.     
The former Gladiators Presenter chose a simple pale gold gown for the intimate beach ceremony while Ulrika’s daughters, Bo aged 11 and Martha aged 8 and the couple’s 3-year-old son Malcolm were dressed in matching gold and ivory outfits. The Swedish born TV star’s 17-year-old son, Cameron, from her first marriage to John Turnball, missed out on the vow renewal.
Ulrika married third husband Brian Monet in 2008 after the couple got engaged the previous year. Prior to that the former weather girl was married to Lance Gerrard-Wright whom she met on a dating show, Mr Right, on which she was the host. In 1990 she married John Turnball but the marriage lasted five years.
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Knightley to marry Klaxons keyboardist James Righton

Let the celebrations begin! Hollywood star Keira Knightley has announced her engagement to Klaxons keyboardist James Righton as fans eagerly await more details on the upcoming wedding. The couple, who were introduced to each other by TV presenter friend Alexa Chung, have been together for 15 months.
The 27-year-old Oscar-nominated actress has starred in several films including Atonement and the first three instalments of Pirates Of The Caribbean. Knightley will soon begin filming for her next movie Can A Song Save Your Life? where she stars as a wannabe singer. The British actress is also the face of Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle fragrance.
Knightley’s spokesperson confirmed the engagement on Friday 25 May: “I can confirm that Keira is engaged to be married to James Righton”.
Righton, keyboardist for rock band Klaxons, won the Mercury Prize 2007 with the band’s debut album Myths of the Near Future. Klaxons is currently working on their new album.
The couple’s wedding plans and details of the proposal are being kept strictly under wraps. Knightley’s publicist added:
“We are not discussing any further details.”
Keira Knightley and James Righton aren’t the only ones looking to get hitched. It’s the summer of celebrity engagements with big names such as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel also deciding to take the plunge.
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Royal Wedding Programme

All profits from the sale of the Official Programme will go to the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry.

A limited number of Official Programmes for the Marriage of H.R.H Prince William of Wales, K.G. with Miss Catherine Middleton, are available for sale.

The programme was on sale on The Mall and surrounding areas on the day of the Royal Wedding. The Programme is 28 pages long and includes a message from the couple, an illustrated map and timetable of the day, the Order of Service, details of the Carriage Procession, information on Westminster Abbey and the Coats of Arms, and a newly released image of the couple taken by Mario Testino.

All profits from the sale of the Official Programme will go to the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry.

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Wedding Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs. Flowers may facilitate outcrossing (fusion of sperm and eggs from different individuals in a population) or allow selfing (fusion of sperm and egg from the same flower). Some flowers produce diaspores without fertilization (parthenocarpy). Flowers contain sporangia and are the site where gametophytes develop. Flowers give rise to fruit and seeds. Many flowers have evolved to be attractive to animals, so as to cause them to be vectors for the transfer of pollen.
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Valentine’s Day weddings: Making cupid proud at the courthouse

There were no limousines. No bridesmaids. No DJs or caterers or 300-person receptions.
Just 12 couples, a podium and a county clerk. And vows, recited across clasped hands. Better or worse. Sickness and health. They promised to endure it all.

Solimar Alvez marries Walter Lachewitz Jr. at the courthouse in Annapolis on Feb. 14, 2012. See a gallery of photos after the jump. (Marvin Joseph - WASHINGTON POST) “There’s no better day to get married than Valentine’s Day,” said Robert Duckworth, clerk of the Circuit Court of Anne Arundel County as he began his fourth wedding yesterday, just before 10:30 a.m. “And there’s no better gift to give each other than love.”
A courthouse might not seem like the epicenter of romance. Instead of arches and ushers, there are metal detectors and security guards. But where else (outside of Vegas) can a couple just show up and legally bond themselves to each other? It’s first come, first serve, so if there’s a crowd, your wedding might have to wait.
But the line moves quickly, and on Valentine’s day no one seems to mind the delay. Plus, a few entrepreneurial office workers set up a bake sale to satiate the masses.

View Photo Gallery: Couples tie the knot at the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County on Valentine’s Day.

Ryan McHenry, in a strapless cream gown and pearls, pressed her lips together as Matthew Byczkowski read the words he’d written to her from his iPhone. In response she pulled a folded paper out of the bust of her dress.
“My final vow,” she told him, “is to always be an avid and loyal Ravens fan. I’ll be sitting right next to you on the couch.” They picked up their toddler daughter and infant son, and led a parade of family to pose for pictures on a nearby lawn.
One couple requested a ceremony in Spanish. Another met through the Internet while she was living in Brazil and he was in Maryland. One pair wheeled their 10-week-old baby in a stroller. Another brought three of their four adult children.
Robert Duckworth didn’t know weddings would be such a big part of his job when he joined the Circuit Court 21 years ago. But he’s presided over more than 7,000 nuptials, and lobbied for the renovation of ceremony room that now has vaulted ceilings, church pews and soft lighting. “I don’t like them to be bureaucratic,” he said of the weddings. “I like them to be special.”
Just before 3 p.m. he pronounced Walter Lachewitz Jr. and Solimar Alvez husband and wife. The groom, in a charcoal suit, kissed his new wife, who wore a red dress, white satin gloves and rhinestone bangles.

An engagement ring’s many meanings

Anonymous

So which is it — “like any other gift” or “about love and commitment”? If it’s the former, then there are no commitment strings attached; if it’s the later, then it’s not like any other gift.

Plus, unless your Control Freaks Anonymous meeting does a Secret Santa, most gifts arrive free of the expectation that you’ll wear them every day for the rest of your life.

As with so many aspects of intimate life, an engagement ring has no one meaning that applies to all. Some see a gift of love, some see an icky assertion of ownership. Social climbers will see one thing, the courts will see another, and a crusader against blood diamonds will see another.

If one bride sees romance and devotion in wearing her fiance’s choice of ring, and another wants the same say she’d have in any other investment, and another is concerned that she can’t wear Tiffany-set stones because she wears gloves at work, and another wants no part of diamonds and would rather put the money toward something both bride and groom can enjoy, then I’m not going to scold any of them for failing to toe some imaginary line.

This is about all I’m willing to say: Don’t be greedy, and don’t dismiss disagreements over engagement-ring ethics. As with so many things, again, there’s a chance to weigh character here. Never knowingly skip one of those.

Dear Carolyn:

I have a friend who manages to work the word “rape” into a large number of conversations. This is incredibly triggering for me, and I don’t appreciate her making light of such a difficult thing. I’ve asked her not to say it a few times, but I don’t want to make it obvious how much distress it causes me.

In her defense, she knows nothing of my past. Even so, I feel like it’s an inappropriate word to throw around, regardless of whom you’re around. How do I let her know this makes me uncomfortable without telling her things about myself that I’m not ready to reveal? (Especially to someone who treats it as a joke.)

M.

Interesting friend you have.

You can tell the truth without noting that it’s your truth. “Please be more careful with your choice of words. Throwing the word ‘rape’ around lightly is offensive, particularly to victims of sexual assault.”

She: “Oh, it’s just an expression.”

You: “With all due respect — no, it’s not. And is it really a word you can’t live without?”

If she comes back at you with a pry-O-gram about whether you’re speaking from experience, point out — again, truthfully, if not whole-truthfully — that that’s not what you said, you’re merely making a general statement.

Also, please use any further resistance on her part as a cue to read her nutritional label; friends with a low decency content need to be treated as junk food, not as the stuff that sustains you.

B.I.O.: Katy Marshall, John Winstead

Katy, 29, is a meeting and event planner. John, 32, is a compliance specialist at the U.S. Department of Labor. They'll live in Arlington after the wedding.

First Kiss: "On his living room sofa, right after I trashed him playing Wii."

How He Proposed: After dinner, he proposed on the sidewalk by their car. "I was going to propose at the restaurant, but it was too crowded and loud. At one point Katy went to the restroom and I pulled out the ring box, but then stuck it back into my pocket, to the chagrin of the watching college kids at the next table."

Pet Names: He calls her "sweet pea" and she calls him "lovey bear."



Stupidest Fight: Over what time they should have left for a day trip.