Rocks On!! I Love My Friend Style

Rocks On!!
(For those couples ready to walk the plank)

For all of you out there who think the life of a rapper is just about diamond toothpicks and Score's chicks...you're wrong. Some of them want looooove. Rapper The Game has announced his engagement to actress Valeisha Butterfield. This story has an interesting twist because he proposed to Valeisha...and they weren't even dating. They had reportedly been friends for a while and he surprised her with a 19-carat engagement ring. (That would turn most women from friend to fiance pretty quickly...) Now now, for those of you who think that they must have been working something on the side, the future Mrs. Game insists nothing sassy happened on the side. "We never dated, that's the thing; we went from being friends to being engaged. We never had sex... We honestly did not have sex for the first time until after he proposed." (How very 18th century of them.) The couple celebrated by holding an intimate engagement party for family and friends...and Lil John and Hilary Duff. Wait wait wait...what was Hilary Duff doing at an engagement party for a rapper like The Game? Ah, some people must just know where the party's at...

Ring Lost By Best Man, Found By Lucky Alaskan

The best man has one job and one job only...making sure the wedding ring gets to the wedding. (Well, two jobs if you count him trying to keep the groom off of the strippers at the bachelor party the night before....but we digress...) The best man in a Boston area wedding couldn't keep his paws on the $2,000 ring. He lost it when he left it on the roof of his car after the rehearsal dinner. Okay, we understand leaving your coffee, cell phone, or even a small child on the top of your car and driving off...but a ring?!? After being sentenced to a lifetime of glaring by his former friends Rebekah and Charles Gray, a miracle happened. Alaskan tourist Glenn Helmar (pictured at right) found the pricey bauble at the site of the rehearsal dinner on the ground while he was out for a walk. This lad heard about the bumbling best man on the radio and was able to return the ring to the bride's parents while she was on her honeymoon. (See...those pointless stories that DJ's babble on about really are worth something...) He also told reporters that earlier in his trip he found a wallet full of money in a parking lot that he was able to return to it's rightful owners. He them went to go plant a money tree, hoard four-leaf clovers, and bet all of his money on number 12 in Vegas.

Rocks On!! Celebrity Style

Rocks On!!
(For those couples ready to walk the plank)

It looks like this weekend was the weekend to get married for Hollywood celebs. (But then again, when is it a bad time to get married when you are worth millions?)

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban

Ah...the marriage of the A-lister to country's pretty boy. Instead of trying to hide their super lavish wedding this week, they confirmed their impending nuptials last weekend causing a media frenzy that could have only been bigger if she had been marrying Big Foot. These Australian natives looked picture perfect on Sunday when the once Mrs. Tom Cruise walked down the aisle in the Catholic ceremony. Mr. Urban has never had the life blood sucked out of him...we mean...it's his first marriage. The wedding was fabulously elegant with guests like Hugh Jackman and Naomi Watts....yeah and some other people were there too. Tom Cruise and his arm candy Katie Holmes were a no-show at the wedding....darn.They have released a sugary sweet wedding photo to the salivating members of the press. Cheers!

Marcia Cross and....Some Guy

Yes, it's the return of the super hot celebrity weddings to the err...average guy. Well, this guy is a pretty rich guy named Tom Mahoney who is a 'wealth manager.' We take this to mean, he makes a lot of money by telling people with more money what to do. This fabulous wedding had the bride dripping in Neil Lane jewelry. She decided to save her friends much pain and humiliation by deciding to go with all flower girls instead of bridesmaids. Among the guests were some Desperate Housewives stars including Eva Longoria and her guy Tony Parker who aren't engaged but are really happy anyways. (Geez, how often does that happen?) Cheers!

Groom Thrown in Jail For Lavish Reception

Apparently some Pakistani's aren't big fans of the show Bridezilla or of Donald Trump-like weddings, because grooms are being jailed for having 'lavish' food at their wedding receptions. (This concept must seem fabulous to the father's of the bride!) Grooms in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province. Recently a judge sentenced groom, Sheraz Khan, to one month in prison and a fine of Rs.500,000 Saturday for serving a 'lavish' meal at his wedding. He's not the only one either. So far, five men have gone to the slammer for violating the ban. That's pretty harsh for a slammin' reception. So...we guess the giant chocolate fountain and Aunt Ida passing out in the punch bowl isn't acceptable either. Dang it! What kinds of weddings do they have!?!

Judge Calls Off Wedding For Fighting Couple

We think some wedding traditions are pointless. We never understood the flower girl or 16-tiered wedding cake but, the one about not seeing the bride the night before may be for good reason. A love struck couple in Aspen, Colorado Ali Aghili and Marney Hurst were supposed to be married in a lovely ceremony this past Saturday. But instead of going to a strip club or passing out at a bar (like reasonable people do the night before their wedding) they had to get into a fight. But it wasn't just any fight. It got the two of them arrested because they both allegedly threw punches.

Their $250 bond condition required them to stay away from each other...meaning the magical day they had been planning had to be cancelled. Police are piecing together this story but they believe it started when they received a 911 call reporting one woman yelling at another, supposedly the bride yelling at the groom's sister. Ah, love has no bounds...except those set by the law...

Ugly Wedding Ring is Winner in Vegas

There are awards for everything these days. Everything has to receive recognition for being the best something. (We are still waiting on our trophy for 'Best Monkey Trainer Costume 2004') In Las Vegas, the homeland for all things over the top and gaudy, crowned this design (pictured at right) as the 2006 Best Bridal Jewelry Design at the Town and Country Design Awards. A platinum wedding ring set by a Scottish designer has taken a prestigious international award in Las Vegas.

This fabulous, though ever so demure, piece is available in platinum or platinum combined with 18 K rose and yellow gold. The engagement ring is only 6.0 ct princess-cut diamond. But for those of you who think, 'If it's not big enough for Paris Hilton, it's not big enough for me...' consider what the designer has to say "I design for women just like me," said Ms Gillies, upon taking the honor. "Fashionable women who seek, appreciate and love beautiful, individual design."

Well there ya go...We must not be fashionable, or women, or anyone who loves beauty...Go figure.