9 celebrities who got married or engaged on Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day has been a popular day for many celebrity couples to get engaged or married.
Harrison Ford, Vince Vaughn, and Orlando Bloom all chose to propose on the romantic day.
Jonathan Owens of the Houston Texans and Simone Biles got engaged last Valentine's Day.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom got engaged on a 2019 Valentine's Day helicopter ride.
Orlando Bloom, 46, popped the question to Katy Perry, 38, on February 14, 2019. The couple went to dinner followed by a helicopter ride and an engagement party with their families and closest friends, according to Hello! magazine.
The pair met at the 2016 Golden Globes and bonded over In-N-Out, according to the singer. She reminisced over this, her hints at the type of engagement ring she'd like (she received a ruby-and-diamond flower-shaped one), and the sweet-yet-rocky proposal while on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" a week after her engagement.
While in the helicopter, Bloom gave Perry a note detailing his feelings in an attempt to distract her as he pulled out the ring.
"He's pulling out this box that's too big for his coat pocket and it rips his coat pocket," Perry told Kimmel, continuing, "And his elbow goes into the champagne and I'm like, 'No, I'm just reading the note; I know you're not doing anything!'"
The couple postponed their March 2020 wedding due to the pandemic, according to Brides. While the couple haven't reannounced their wedding, several eagle-eyed fans and media outlets have suggested that the pair have secretly married since Perry has been spotted with a gold band on her ring finger.
Bloom and Perry welcomed their first child, Daisy Dove Bloom, on August 26, 2020.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter were expecting their first child when they tied the knot on February 14, 2015.
Benedict Cumberbatch, 46, and his theater director wife, Sophie Hunter, 44, wed in an intimate ceremony and reception on Britain's Isle of Wight, and they had some famous stars in attendance including Tom Hiddleston, Keira Knightley, and Andrew Scott, according to Martha Stewart Weddings.
Prior to their wedding, the "Sherlock" star and Hunter announced their engagement in the Times of London, rather than on social media.
"It's what I would have done if I wasn't sort of famous. It's what we do. It's a kind of traditional thing to do," Cumberbatch told People in 2014.
He also admitted, "I thought it was just all about us declaring that we were in love and getting married, but actually it's the world going, 'We love you too!'"
Hunter was pregnant with their first child during the wedding, and the couple has since welcomed two more.
Third time's the charm for Harrison Ford who proposed to his third wife, Calista Flockhart, on Valentine's Day in 2009.
"Indiana Jones" star Harrison Ford, 80, and "Ally McBeal" star Calista Flockhart, 58, have been together since 2002. They met at the 2002 Golden Globes where Flockhart spilled wine on him, and later, the pair's mutual friend James Marsden set them up, according to People.
"I'm in love. Romantic love is one of the most exciting and fulfilling kinds of love and I think there is a potential for it at any stage of your life," Ford told Hello! magazine in 2003. "I was not surprised that I was able to fall in love, and I wasn't surprised that I did."
On Valentine's Day in 2009, Ford proposed while on vacation. The pair got married in June 2010 in Santa Fe, Mexico.
Flockhart adopted her son, Liam, in 2001 and Ford later formally adopted him too. Ford has four other children from his prior relationships.
Matthew Rutler proposed to Christina Aguilera on the romantic holiday in 2014, but they are yet to marry.
Christina Aguilera, 42, and film producer Matthew Rutler, 37, met on the set of the actress' 2010 film "Burlesque" when Rutler served as a production assistant. This occurred during the process of Aguilera divorcing her ex-husband, Jordan Bratman.
Rutler proposed on Valentine's Day in 2014 while they were on a tropical vacation and Aguilera shared the news on Twitter. They have not yet married, but they still celebrate this anniversary.
"We discuss it when we're snuggling in bed," Aguilera told Women's Health in 2016 about when the couple will wed, "but it's a casual conversation," she said, Us Weekly reported.
After their engagement, the couple welcomed their daughter, Summer Rain, in August 2016. Aguilera also has a son from her previous marriage to Bratman.
Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault had a private Valentine's Day wedding in Paris, France, in 2009.
Salma Hayek, 56, married French businessman and billionaire Fran?ois-Henri Pinault, 60, on February 14, 2009. They privately tied the knot in the Saint Germain town hall in Paris. They had a larger reception in April 2009 in Venice, Italy, according to Wonderwall.
Then in August 2018, Pinault surprised Hayek with a vow renewal on the beach while vacationing in Bora Bora. The couple's daughter, quite perfectly named Valentina, was born in 2007 and also attended the renewal.
The couple's love story is romantic; however, it is also very private, with their first meeting being top secret to most. Speaking to Town & Country in 2019, Hayek refused to divulge how the pair met.
"It's such a romantic, amazing story, but it is mine. I don't want to vulgarize it by making it into a story to make myself interesting," she said.
Tommy Lee and Brittany Furlan celebrated their engagement and wedding on two consecutive Valentine's Days.
M?tley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, 60, and influencer Brittany Furlan, 36, got engaged and married on Valentine's Day. After dating for less than a year, Lee proposed in 2018 and the couple married in 2019. Furlan's engagement ring is appropriately heart-shaped to mark the romantic holiday and their love for each other.
They incorporated their dogs in their intimate ceremony and, after being bombarded by fans requesting to see wedding photos, the pair shared several sweet snaps.
This is Lee's fourth marriage. He was previously wed to Elaine Starchuk, Heather Locklear, and, most famously, Pamela Anderson.
Vince Vaughn chose an easy date to remember when proposing to his wife, Kyla Weber, in 2009.
Vince Vaughn, 52, proposed to Canadian real-estate agent Kyla Weber, 42, on Valentine's Day in 2009.
The actor said he discussed their future together before he proposed to ensure his public display of affection wasn't met with rejection. He also picked a classic day.
"I figured this is not a ship to be missed because I will not forget this date. So Valentine's Day was that day that I asked her," Vaughn told Ellen DeGeneres in 2009, Us Weekly reported.
"I met the best girl in the world. And, you know, it gives you such a great purpose in your life. And if I would've met her [sooner], I would've done it a long time ago, so I'm very happy," Vaughn also told DeGeneres in 2011.
The couple married in January 2010 and now have two children.
All of Liberty Ross' and Jimmy Iovine's wedding guests were asked to wear red for their February 14, 2016, wedding.
Record executive and former "American Idol" mentor, Jimmy Iovine, 69, married model and actress Liberty Ross, 44, on February 14, 2016, at David Geffen's house in Beverly Hills, California. This wedding surpassed the expectations of a traditional one: Ross wore a dramatic black gown and headpiece, guests were asked to wear red in honor of Valentine's Day, and a slew of A-list celebrities attended.
The wedding fell on the same day and time as the 2016 Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala, splitting stars between the two events. Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks, Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, and Paul McCartney were just some in attendance with performances by Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, and more, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Ross was previously married to director Rupert Sanders (with whom she shares two children) before divorcing him in 2013 following a cheating scandal with Kristen Stewart. Ross' brother then introduced Iovine to Ross to help provide emotional support for the actress. The pair ended up dating and got engaged in September 2016, according to People.
Jonathan Owens proposed to Simone Biles on February 14, 2022.
On February 14, 2022, Simone Biles, 25, and NFL player Jonathan Owens, 27, got engaged.
The day after Owens popped the question, Biles shared an Instagram post containing photos from the proposal. "THE EASIEST YES," she wrote, "I can't wait to spend forever & ever with you, you're everything I dreamed of and more! let's get married FIANCé."
The two hung out for the first time soon after Biles slid into Owens' Instagram DMs right at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Owens explained to Texas Monthly in June 2021, "[The pandemic] was one of the few times in her life where everything was just shut off and she couldn't do anything. So we used it to get to know each other — really get to know each other. It created our bond and made it stronger. Now I'm so thankful."
The couple went from strangers to fiancés in just under two years. They are planning to marry this year, Biles told People magazine in 2022.
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