Celebrity Weddings

Heartfelt best wishes are in order for Danny Gokey and Leyicet Peralta.

The former American Idol finalist tied the knot with this model in Florida yesterday, Gokey's manager confirms to People, with the couple releasing a statement that reads:

"We are so thankful to have found each other and now be able to spend the rest of our lives together. We pray our gratitude grows more every day because there is so much for us to do now."

Gokey's first wife, Sophia, passed away in 2008 following surgery for congenital heart disease. Danny and Leyicet have since started a charity in her name and asked guests at their wedding for donations in lieu of gifts.

Described as a day of romance and love, Gokey adds that the event was concluded in the sweetest way possible: via a cake he says was "three tiers of chocolaty heaven."

Katrina Bowden, the 23-year-old who plays pretty airhead assistant Cerie on NBC's 30 Rock, is engaged to boyfriend Ben Jorgensen, according to reports!

Ben is the singer and guitarist of the New Jersey-based band Armor for Sleep.

Bowden hit the red carpet for the 2012 SAG Awards, and was asked by E!'s Giuliana Rancic, "Who are you wearing?" Her response and reveal ...

"Amsali dress. Stuart Weitzman shoes and my new engagement ring."

Apparently Jorgensen had popped the question just the day before. The groom picked the ring out all by himself. Congratulations to the happy couple!

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Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped by Brian David Mitchell from her home in 2002 at age 14, only to be found nine months later, is engaged, her father Ed confirms.

"We're very excited for her," Ed said Friday. "She told us at home last Saturday."

"I wasn't really surprised. They've been so happy together. We're thrilled. We're looking forward to her moving on to this next stage and leading a very happy life."

Ed, who is staying mum on wedding details, including the groom’s name, says Elizabeth "wants to keep it very private and feels very strongly about that right now."

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that wedding registries at Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn list an July 1 wedding date for Elizabeth Smart and Matthew Gilmour.

So, that's probably his name.

Chris Thomas, a rep for Elizabeth, says he can't confirm the wedding date or the name of Smart's fiancé, but says, "I know they're looking at a summer wedding."

"There are a lot of details to still be worked out. She's very public in her child advocacy work, but has decided she wants to keep her personal life private."

Congratulations to Elizabeth, her fiance and her family!

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Pop star Britney Spears will be a late summer bride, apparently.

Fiance Jason Trawick popped the question to Spears just after the end of her world tour and 30th birthday - and just before his 40th birthday - in December.

Now the pair is in wedding planning mode, but thinking small.

"It's going to be a small event, a very intimate wedding with only immediate family and very, very close friends,” a source close to the situation says.

“It will probably be a destination wedding in a very warm, tropical location. There is absolutely no drama with the planning of the wedding," says the source.

"Britney will probably wear a casual, off-white dress and her sons are absolutely going to be a part of the ceremony as ring bearers ... Jason has something very special planned for the boys that will take place during the wedding.”

Aww. What could that be, do you think?

This will be the singer’s third marriage, although her first, to old friend Jason Alexander, was annulled after just 55 hours. She and K-Fed lasted about two years.

Federline, her sons' dad, has nothing but good things to say about Trawick.

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Jesse Metcalfe, best known for his role as John Rowland on Desperate Housewives, is wifing up girlfriend Cara Santana, a source confirms to Us today.

The 33-year-old actor previously dated Courtney Robertson, an annoying model who is currently a contestant on Ben Flajnik's season of The Bachelor.

A source tells Us Metcalfe and Santana "have been dating for 4-5 years and living together for at least three." They met after she moved to L.A.

Growing up in Texas, she headed west to become an actress.

Congratulations to the happy couple!

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Leah Messer is still married to Corey Simms in the episodes of Teen Mom 2 airing on MTV now. But those are a year old at this point, and much has happened since.

The 19-year-old is pregnant and engaged to someone else, namely.

Jeremy Calvert, 22, popped the question over the holidays ... possibly after he got Leah pregnant. Oh well. In any case, the couple is planning their dream wedding!

Leah Messer: New man, new baby, new bangs!

"It will be traditional, with friends and family," says Jeremy, a pipeline engineer in West Virginia who proposed to his girlfriend of five months with a 1.5-carat diamond.

"I'll want my parents and grandparents to be there."

Giving Leah the wedding she's always wanted is important to Jeremy: "We're both romantic. Leah got all embarrassed when I proposed, and it was adorable."

"We'd like to write our own vows and get married in a church," Calvert, who has no kids of his own, adds with a chuckle, "Yes, I probably will wear a tuxedo."

Also in this cover story: An update on Jenelle Evans and Gary Head, who just met! And Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra, the cute engaged step-siblings!

Chad Ochocinco and Evelyn Lozada are still very much together, and still getting married. But it was a close call, requiring the NFL star to save their relationship.

He did it the old fashioned way: Groveling.

Lozada put their wedding plans on hold after she suspected 85 was stepping out on her, but did not 86 the relationship altogether because Chad stepped up.

According to sources, Ocho broke down this week and apologized (for exactly what, it's unclear), saying he would do whatever it took to win Evelyn Lozada back.

He even suggested the two go to couple's counseling. Impressive.

Evelyn agreed and they'll seek help to work out their trust issues.

Through her rep, Evelyn said the following, "The strain from our busy schedules started to take a serious toll on our relationship. Yet after spending much needed quality time together, Chad and I are in a good space."

Congratulations on the upcoming nuptials, again!

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Hillary Scott is a married woman.

The Lady Antebellum front woman exchanged vows today with Chris Tyrell in upstate New York, tying the knot just before sunset, surrounded by family members and friends.

"We got married! We just wanted you to hear it from us first," Scott gushed to fans in a 19-second video posted on her site, from which we took the photo above. "We love you. We're so excited to be starting our life together, and we just had to let you in on the excitement."

Tyrell is the lead drummer of country music trio Love and Theft. He met Scott last year during a tour with Tim McGraw and proposed on July 4. We send our very best wishes to the couple!

The rumors we reported last month turned out to be true. Teen Mom 2's Leah Messer is in fact engaged to Jeremy Calvert. What we didn't know until now was:

She's also pregnant again!

"Leah just got engaged over the holidays and is pregnant with another child," a source says of the 19-year-old, who has twin daughters. "She is so excited!"

So are we ... gulp.

Messer was married to Corey Simms (the father of 2-year-old twins Aliannah and Aleeah) for just six months last year before filing for divorce in April.

The MTV reality star last month that she and Jeremy Calvert, who she began dating shortly after her split from Simms, "do talk about getting engaged."

"We have a really good connection," Leah Messer gushed.

"It's different from Corey and my relationship, because we were kinda like forcing it... With Jeremy, you know when you're supposed to be with somebody."

The couple spent December 23 with the twins and had a Christmas Eve-Eve celebration at Leah's mom's house, followed by an early Christmas morning.

Congratulations, and fingers crossed for the couple ...

Chad Ochocinco's fiancee Evelyn Lozada may 86 the couple's wedding for good because she suspects 85 has been cheating behind her back, according to new reports.

The Basketball Wives reality star recently confronted the Chad after she became suspicious about his recent behavior ... and apparently wasn't moved by his reaction.

The couple hasn't split up, but the wedding is off ... for now.

Evelyn Lozada and Chad Ochocinco are (were?) set to marry this summer.

While Evelyn hasn't "officially" cancelled the wedding yet, things aren't looking good right now. It's still unclear if this will be resolved in time ... or at all.

To make matters worse, Chad and Evelyn were supposed to begin shooting their new reality show in just three weeks. That plan is also now up in the air.

Lozada was also at the center of cheating allegations recently - with Terrell Owens no less - but this time it's Ocho who's supposedly been running around.

We know you can't take the suspense, but we'll keep you updated. Stay tuned.

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