Many might have forgotten that there was once a time British musician Seal and German model Heidi Klum were married.
For seven years, this PDA-prone couple seemed as loved-up as ever. They would even renew their vows every single year in an elaborately themed ceremony.
Klum and Seal met in 2004 at a hotel lobby in New York City, where the attraction was instant. Early into their relationship, Klum discovered she was pregnant with her ex-boyfriend’s baby. Nevertheless, the couple remained strong. Seal proposed in 2005 while the couple were on a glacier, in a natural snow cave in Whistler, British Columbia.
They secretly married on a beach in Mexico in May 2005, with only 40 guests present. At the time, Klum was pregnant with the couple’s first child together.
Throughout their seven-year marriage, the pair renewed their vows every year in a themed ceremony. The renewal themes were, at times, eyebrow raising.
“It’s our time – a lovely family time,” she once told Redbook Magazine. “It’s about remembering this moment of love we gave to each other and reinforcing it.”
Years after their divorce, Seal admitted that he didn’t enjoy the renewals as they always turned into a spectacle.
Every vow renewal ceremony had a theme. One year, the theme was white trash. Klum wore her hair in cornrows and Seal fashioned a mullett as they tied the knot in a ceremony officiated by an Elvis impersonator.
The pair also had an ‘India’ themed renewal, as they fell in love with the country on a trip. They wore traditional Hindu wedding attire and married in a Hindu ceremony officiated by Indian priest Pandit Shailesh Tripathi, who was especially called from Indian holy city Varanasi to conduct the ceremony.
For their final vow renewal ceremony, the theme was ‘Brides and Grooms’. They had their guests dress as brides and grooms, and the minister was available to do vow renewals for anyone else who wanted them.
The pair filed for divorce in 2012, and it was finalized in 2014. They share four children together: Leni (her child with ex Flavio Briatore, who Seal legally adopted), Henry, Johan, and Lou.
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COVID-19 related wedding postponements have struck again as a Belfast couple have been forced to change their date. For this couple, however, the cancellation was more serious since they’d already tattooed their wedding date on their arms.
Francis Donald popped the big question to Fionnuala Kearney in December 2017. Immediately the pair began preparations for the big day.
With their planning, they decided on the wedding date to be October 16, 2020. To commemorate this decision, they had the special date tattooed on their arms in Roman numerals while on holiday in Turkey last year.
“We were in Turkey and had checked out of our hotel at 9am, but had to wait until the evening for our flight home – so we decided to go on a bar crawl. We strolled past a tattoo salon and we were tipsy, so thought it was a great idea to get matching tattoos,” explained the bride-to-be.
Unfortunately for the couple, the coronavirus pandemic took over and their wedding venue, Hugh McCanns hotel in Newcastle, informed them that they would have to postpone their wedding until 2021.
“When I was told we would have to postpone the wedding I was devastated, of course – but we only realised afterwards about our tattoos. If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry!” said Kearney to SNWS.
Of course, having to postpone your wedding is bad enough. However, since they already had the date tattooed on their arms, the couple were devastated.
They have now moved their wedding date to April 2021 and are considering how they can ensure the tatoos remain meaningful.
It seems they are lighthearted about their misfortune, as Kearney posted to her Facebook, “Would only be us to get our wedding date tattooed for it to be postponed ?”
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Kanye posted a video of his beautiful proposal to Kim, saying “Life is like a movie”.
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The two tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Florence, Italy on 24 May 2014. Kim wowed the world with a stunning Givenchy gown, sporting a train and lace detail.
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We wish the two a lifetime of happiness!
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