2011 Year in Review: Celebrity Weddings

Prince William kisses his wife Kate — AP Photo/Matt Dunham

Prince William, the second in line to the British throne, wed his longtime girlfriend, Kate Middleton, on April 29, 2011. They exchanged rings in front of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster Abbey in London. The royal wedding captured the attention of people all over the world.

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Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall

Zara Phillips, the cousin of Prince William and eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, married Mike Tindall, captain of England's rugby team, in Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 31, 2011. The ceremony was followed by a reception at the palace of Holyroodhouse that reportedly went on into the early hours of the morning.

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Prince Albert II and Charlene Wittstock

Prince Albert II of Monaco is now officially married to South African Charlene Wittstock. The long-awaited civil ceremony, which took place on July 1, 2011, transformed the one-time Olympic swimmer into the Princess of Monaco. Charlene succeeds Hollywood beauty Grace Kelly, who wed Albert's father Prince Rainier III in 1956 and died in a car accident nearly three decades ago.

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Kim Kardashian and Kris Humprhies

Kris Humphries "devastated" by divorce from Kim — CBS

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and NBA player Kris Humphries got married on Aug. 20, 2011, in a lavish ceremony that aired on E!. Just 72 days after her made-for-TV fairy tale wedding, Kardashian filed for divorce. She defended her decision in a blog post, explaining, "First and foremost, I married for love. I can't believe I even have to defend this. I would not have spent so much time on something just for a TV show!"

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Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell

Paul McCartney and American heiress Nancy Shevell married on Oct. 9, 2011, exchanging vows in an afternoon civil ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London. Shevell, 51, wore a long-sleeved, v-neck, knee-length ivory dress with a flower in her hair, and McCartney, 69, wore a navy suit, both by his daughter Stella McCartney. The former Beatle's youngest daughter, 7-year-old Beatrice, served as their flower girl. It marked McCartney's third marriage and Shevell's second.

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Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed

Rocker Gene Simmons and his longtime girlfriend, actress Shannon Tweed, finally tied the knot in 2011. About 400 guests attended the evening ceremony on Oct. 1, 2011, outside a Beverly Hills hotel, according to People. Among the guests were Simmons' fellow KISS members, Hugh Hefner and Bill Maher. Simmons and Tweed had been dating for 28 years before getting engaged in August. They have two children together.

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Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey

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Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo became husband and wife in 2011. The couple tied the knot on July 18, 2011, in a surprise ceremony at a tropical island in front of 35 friends and family, People reports. "For us, this is just a stepping stone to do what we ultimately want and that's to start a family together," Minnillo told the magazine. The couple, who got engaged last November, had cameras around to document their nuptials for a TLC special called, "Nick & Vanessa's Dream Wedding," which aired on July 30, 2011. It was the first marriage for Minnillo and the second for Lachey, who was previously married to Jessica Simpson.

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Michael Buble and Luisana Lopilato

Canadian crooner Michael Buble is now a married man. The Grammy-winning singer wed Argentine TV actress Luisana Lopilato in a civil ceremony on March 31, 2011. After tying the knot in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina, the couple posed for a mob of fans. She wore a lilac chiffon dress with silver high heels, and Buble wore a sharp gray suit as he leaned down for a smooch. The couple later had a full ceremony with hundreds of guests.

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Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz tied the knot in a secret ceremony on June 22, 2011, in New York, according to reports. They reportedly wed in front of two close friends and their respective children -- Weisz's son, Henry, and Craig's daughter, Ella.

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Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth

Reese Witherspopon married agent Jim Toth on March 26, 2011. The couple, who got engaged in December 2010, wed on Witherspoon's estate in Ojai, Calif. People magazine reports that wedding guests included Witherspoon's kids (with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe), Ava and Deacon, along with and Sean Penn, Scarlett Johansson, Renee Zellweger and Robert Downey, Jr. Witherspoon was married to Phillippe from 1999 to 2008.

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Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh

Kelsey Grammer married British flight attendant Kayte Walsh in New York on Feb. 25, 2011. The ceremony took place at the Longacre Theater, where Grammer starred in the Broadway musical "La Cage aux Folles." According to Us Magazine, the couple exchanged vows on the theater's stage, which was covered in white flowers. Grammer's 5-year-old son Jude (with ex Camille Grammer) was also spotted at the ceremony.

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Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller

As of 2011, Seth Rogen was a married man. The actor wed his longtime girlfriend, writer Lauren Miller, on Oct. 1, 2011, in Sonoma, Calif. Us Weekly reports that the ceremony took place in front of guests including Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Judd Apatow and wife Leslie Mann. Rogen and Miller have been together since 2004.

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Brooke Burke and David Charvet

Brooke Burke and David Charvet are now husband and wife. The "Dancing with the Stars" co-host and the former "Baywatch" actor tied the knot in St. Barts on Aug. 12, 2011. Burke shared the news in a series of Twitter posts, noting, "sending my 1st good morning tweet as Mrs. Charvet...Its true, we finally did it with love and certainty. OMG, I am a married woman!!!"

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Sophia Coppola and Thomas Mars

Filmmaker Sofia Coppola tied the knot with her longtime rocker boyfriend, Thomas Mars, in southern Italy on Aug. 27, 2011. The couple said "I do" in an early evening ceremony at Coppola's family's villa in the remote town of Bernalda, where her great-grandfather was born. The couple have two young daughters together, Romy, 4, and Cosima, 15 months. It is the second marriage for Coppola, 40; she divorced fellow filmmaker Spike Jonze in 2003.

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Shannen Doherty and Kurt Iswarienko

Shannen Doherty married for the third time in 2011. The actress wed photographer Kurt Iswarienko on Oct. 15, 2011, in California. Us Weekly reports that she wore a Monique Lhuillier gown for her walk down the aisle, and donned three dresses in all on her big day. The nuptials were filmed for Doherty's reality show, "Shannen Says."

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Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald

"Twilight" actress Nikki Reed and "American Idol" finalist Paul McDonald are now husband and wife. The couple exchanged vows in front of 100 guests on Oct. 16, 2011, in Malibu, Calif. Reid and McDonald met in March. They got engaged in June after two months of dating.

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Robin Williams and Susan Schneider

Robin Williams married graphic designer Susan Schneider on Oct. 23, 2011, in California's Napa Valley. The actor met Schneider in 2009, according to The Guardian, shortly before undergoing heart surgery. Williams has three children from two previous marriages. His previous wife, Marsha, filed for divorce in 2008.

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Danny Masterson and Bijou Phillips

"That 70's Show" star Danny Masterson and actress Bijou Phillips married on Oct. 18, 2011, in a private ceremony at an Irish castle. Masterson's brother, actor Chris Masterson, was reportedly the best man at the wedding. The couple had dated for eight years before tying the knot.

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Molly Sims and Scott Stuber

Molly Sims attends World Ocean Day 2011 celebrated by La Mer and Oceana on May 18, 2011, in New York. — Henry S. Dziekan III/Getty Images for La Mer

Molly Sims said "I do" in 2011. The model, actress and jewelry designer married Hollywood producer Scott Stuber in front of close family and friends on Sept. 24, 2011, in Napa Valley, Calif. Sims and Stuber announced their engagement in May.

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Jeff Probst and Lisa Ann Russell

Jeff Probst is now a married man. The "Survivor" host married Lisa Ann Russell on Dec. 5, 2011. The couple wed in an intimate ceremony at a private residence in Los Angeles, reports People. This is the second marriage for both Russell and Probst. Russell was previously married to former "Saved by the Bell" star Mark-Paul Gosselaar.

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Shania Twain and Frederic Thiebaud

Shania Twain married business executive Frederic Thiebaud in Puerto Rico, on Jan. 1, 2011, less than two weeks after their engagement was made public. The couple linked up officially in 2009 after splitting with their respective spouses.

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Sinead O'Connor and Barry Herridge

Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O'Connor tied the knot with Irish therapist Barry Herridge on Dec. 8, 2011 (her 45th birthday) while sitting in the back of pink Cadillac in Las Vegas. "I've been married before, but I've never had my dream wedding in Vegas. I wanted to do it there because it's casual, quick, not religious and, most of all, very romantic," O'Connor said, according to Reuters. The couple met only a few months earlier when O'Connor solicited for a man on Twitter. This was O'Connor's fourth marriage.

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Kellie Pickler and Kyle Jacobs

Country singer Kellie Pickler married songwriter Kyle Jacobs on January 1, 2011. The couple wed at a small ceremony on a private island in the Caribbean, Pickler's label said in a statement. Pickler finished in the top six on "American Idol" in 2005.

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Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert

Country music couple Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton are now officially husband and wife. The couple tied the knot on May 14, 2011 in front of 550 family members and friends at the Don Strange Ranch in Boerne, Texas. "I'm married to my best friend!," said the bride, who wore her mother's wedding gown. "Looking forward to a lifetime of laughter."

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Kate Moss and Jamie Hince

Supermodel Kate Moss and The Kills guitarist Jamie Hince wed on July 1, 2011 in the Cotswolds, a 17th century castle in England. Moss and Hince announced their engagement in February.

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Leann Rhimes and Eddie Cibrian

Country singer LeAnn Rimes and "CSI: Miami" actor Eddie Cibrian married on April 22, 2011. The couple exchanged vows in front of about 40 guests, who were led to believe they'd been invited to an engagement party, according to People magazine. Rimes, 28, and Cibrian, 37, met while filming the TV movie "Northern Lights." Both were married to other people at the time. They announced their engagement in December.

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Tony Romo and Candice Crawford

NFL player Tony Romo and journalist Candice Crawford attend the People/Time party on the eve of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 30, 2010, in Washington. — Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Time Inc

NFL quarterback Tony Romo and Candice Crawford are now husband and wife. The Dallas Cowboys player married Crawford, a sports reporter and the sister of "Gossip Girl" star Chace Crawford, in Dallas on May 28, 2011. "It was perfect! From the ceremony in beautiful white, to a vibrant after-party and great music selected by Tony himself," a source told People magazine. Six hundred guests reportedly attended the nuptials, including current and former Cowboys players like Troy Aikman and team owner Jerry Jones.

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America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams

America Ferrera and longtime boyfriend Ryan Piers Williams are now husband and wife. The former "Ugly Betty" star and Williams married on June 27, 2011 "in an intimate setting amongst close friends and family," her rep told People magazine. Guests at the ceremony reportedly included "Ugly Betty" co-stars Vanessa Williams and Rebecca Romijn, her husband Jerry O'Connell and Ferrera's "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" co-star Blake Lively.

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Lily Allen and Sam Cooper

Lily Allen married Sam Cooper in Gloucestershire, England, on July 11, 2011, at St. James the Great Church. A few months later, she gave birth to a baby girl.

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A.J. McLean and Rochelle Karidis

A.J. McLean is now a married man. The Backstreet Boys singer wed his girlfriend, Rochelle Karidis, on Dec. 17, 2011, in Los Angeles. McLean confirmed the news on Twitter, writing, "Thanks for all the support and a married I will be." Fellow Backstreet Boys member Howie Dorough told CBSNews.com, "It was unbelievable and crazy. I wouldn't expect anything different from A.J. Very gothic, very out there. It was lots of fun. All the guys were there. We partied. We danced our butts off. It was great seeing another one of our guys go down that aisle."

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Marie Osmond and Stephen Craig

Marie Osmond remarried Stephen Craig on May 4, 2011, in Las Vegas. They married in 1982 and divorced three years later. The singer reused the same Ret Turner gown she wore when she and Craig first wed in 1982.

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Caleb Followill and Lily Aldridge

Kings of Leon's Caleb Followill married Victoria's Secret supermodel Lily Aldridge in an intimate ceremony at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, Calif. on May 12. Aldridge wore a white Vera Wang gown, according to Us Weekly.

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Sherri Shepherd and Lamar Sally

Sherri Shepherd of "The View" married TV writer Lamar Sally on Aug. 13, 2011. Elisabeth Hasselbeck was one of Shepherd's six bridesmaids, along with "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Niecy Nash and "Community" actress Yvette Nicole Brown, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Shepherd's son, Jeffrey, walked her down the aisle.

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Joy Behar and Steve Janowitz

"The View" co-host Joy Behar and her beau Steve Janowitz wed on Aug. 11, 2011, after 29 years together.

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