One of the world’s favourite celebrity couples has a classic Hollywood love story. John Legend and Chrissy Teigen did not expect to find love on September 14, 2006, but they did, and they’ve been together ever since.
The pair met on set back in 2006. John legend was shooting a music video for the song ‘Stereo’ and Chrissy was playing his love interest. Here is how that turned into a lifetime of music, laughter, and love.
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Chrissy Teigen was 20 years when she met John, then 28. Sparks flew the minute they met on set, and the pair even spent the evening together in Legend’s hotel room afterwards. They continued to stay in contact with one another but never defined the relationship.
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After a year of chatting and getting to know each other, they took their first trip to Lake Como in Italy in 2007. By this time they had already decided that they were a couple but were secretly dating. In 2008 the duo appeared for the first time as a couple at the 50th annual Grammy awards.
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In 2011, Legend proposed while on vacation in the Maldives. Upon their arrival, he took her out and had organized a Christmas-themed dinner and hid the ring in a silver serving dome under a pile of arugula.
They tied the knot on September 10, 2013, at the New York courthouse. Their big wedding was in Lake Como, Italy on September 14.
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Chrissy walked down the aisle with her father, wearing a stunning princess-style Vera Wang gown.
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For the reception, she wore a mermaid gown with a micro-pleated bodice and sheared organza full skirt. The third dress was to party all night. She wore another mermaid dress in red.
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Kim Kardashian was amongst the celebrities that attended the wedding, Stevie Wonder performed for the couple.
They had a four-tiered naked carrot cake layered with cream cheese frosting.
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In 2015, Chrissy and John announced their first pregnancy, Chrissy shared the news on Instagram in a beautiful post. Baby Luna was born in 2016 on April 14. In November 2017 they announced their second pregnancy and this time it was a boy – on May 17, 2018 Miles was born.
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Chrissy and John were expecting another baby this year. They announced the third pregnancy in August 2020 but sadly they lost the baby on September 30, 2020.
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Choosing your wedding venues can be a tough task, especially in a country like South Africa that boasts a myriad of beautiful locations, from city to sea.
If you’re wanting to make things a little bit easier, why not pick a restaurant venue? This way, you know the food you’ll be feasting on come wedding day will be at a high standard.
Here are a few of our favourite restaurants in the country with wedding packages of note.
Babylonstoren in Franschhoek, Western Cape
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Babylonstoren is an authentic, versatile venue with one of the country’s best preserved Cape Dutch farmyards, offering a historic yet contemporary farm stay. Couples can pick from an outdoor wedding under the majestic oaks alongside a stream, or at the bottom of the garden in the House of Shadows.
All three of their rustic, chic and stylish venues are available for the reception, and comfortably seats 100 people. In the Old Cellar you can enjoy a family-style feast, with a surprise dessert station in the White Studio. The Wheat Barn is just the place to dance the night away. For smaller weddings, the Studio package is the ideal choice for intimate family-style feasts.
Read more about their wedding package HERE.
Hazendal in Stellenbosch, Western Cape
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Hazendal in the Stellenbosch winelands offers breathtaking settings, catering for both intimate ceremonies and large celebrations. Take your vows in Hazendal’s architecturally designed Pavilion that floats above water, framed by the magnificent views of the Bottelary Hills and Simonsberg.
With the one of the best culinary teams in the Stellenbosch Winelands, your wedding guests will be able to relish in gourmet-style food and award-winning estate wines. Host your wedding for a glamorous and luxurious celebration in fine-dining Avant-Garde or the Grand Hall at the Conference Centre. For couples wanting a more informal outdoor style, Hazendal’s heritage Kraal will be the perfect fit.
Read more about their wedding packages HERE.
Canelands Beach Club in Salt Rock, Durban
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With direct access to the beach for that perfect beach wedding, Canelands on the northern coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal is the ideal venue for a formal or informal style wedding.
The Restaurant can seat up to 50 guests for a private brunch, lunch or dinner and up to 100 guests on the pool deck and grass verge, together with the restaurant for a cocktail style wedding overlooking the beautiful Indian Ocean. The adjacent lounge area makes an ideal venue for your ceremony or cocktails on arrival.
Read more about their wedding packages HERE.
Ferguson’s 5th Floor in Sandton, Johannesburg
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Celebrate your nuptials up above on this rooftop restaurant in the heart of Sandton. Your ceremony and reception can be held in the same space, which comfortably fits 150 people seated and 200 guests cocktail style.
Menu’s are tailored to each guest, and couples can pick between three-course set menus, cocktails and floating dinner options, as well as harvest table buffets.
Read their wedding packages HERE.
The Living Room in Maboneng, Johannesburg
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Situated in the vibrant precinct of Maboneng, the Living Room is a unique blend of the natural and the urban. It offers panoramic city views, making the perfect backdrop for your dream rooftop event.
View their wedding package HERE.
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The most iconic wedding dress in history is making its Netflix debut. The highly anticipated fourth season of The Crown will tell the story of when Prince Charles met and married Princess Diana, and fans cannot wait to see the dress brought to life.
Actress Emma Corrin will step into the shoes of the iconic Diana in the new season, and Netflix has just shared the first look of the famous wedding dress.
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The dress was created by award-winning costume designer Amy Roberts, in collaboration with one of the original dresses designers, David Emmanuel.
“Without access to the original patterns, Amy collaborated with David Emmanuel. He was enormously helpful, talking the design team through the detail of many of the original drawings to help them create this gown for Emma Corrin,” Netflix explained.
“Four months and five fittings later, with three people spending a collective 600 hours working, they had a dress. It’s made of 95 metres of fabric and 100 metres of lace, with a train that is approximately 30 metres long.
“The Nottingham based team who made the lace on the Emmanuel’s original dress also made the lace for this one. Sadly the man who worked on the real-life dress passed away, but it’s his son who worked on the one you’ll see in The Crown,” Netflix added.
Netflix’s The Crown will be released on the platform on November 15. Watch the trailer for the new season below.
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The Bieber’s are honouring a special milestone. Although they’ve been married for two years, they recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of their star-studded wedding ceremony.
The pair, who first married in a small courthouse wedding in 2018, tied the knot with a much larger wedding ceremony in Montage Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, South Carolina on September 30.
Taking to social media, the pair both wrote loving messages to honour the occasion.
“Hailey Bieber. I am so lucky to be YOUR husband! You teach me so much everyday and make me such a better man!” wrote the ‘Baby’ singer. “I am committed for the rest of our lives to empower you to be the woman God has called you to be! My heart is to enable you to achieve all of your wildest dreams! I promise to always put you first, to lead with patience and kindness!! Happy anniversary my beautiful sweet girl”
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Sharing her own image from their big day, model Hailey wrote: “1 year ago we had the best wedding. Wish I could live this day over and over.”
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The model wore a lacy white gown designed by Virgil Abloh for Off-White on her special day. The custom gown features an off-the-shoulder neckline with long sleeves and a low back and elegant train. However, the statement piece is the lengthy veil, which has “’till death do us part” stitched onto it in white block lettering. The veil is also lined with lace to match the gown.
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According to People Magazine, the wedding had 154 guests in attendance including many of the couple’s celebrity friends such as Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Justine Sky, Jaden Smith, Joan Smalls, and Justin’s manager Scooter Braun.
Grammywinning singer Daniel Caesar performed at the wedding, People confirmed.
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