Prince William and Kate Middleton (College Classmates)
When Kate Middleton was younger, the Prince was just a boy she would find herself daydreaming about. She has even been accused by a classmate of covering her walls in posters of her now-husband, however, Middleton has denied these claims. Who could have predicted that she would meet Prince William in 2001 and fall madly in love while attending the University of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland?
While their relationship was on and off in the beginning, they were eventually able to work things out. The now Duchess and Prince were married in 2011 in a fairytale ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London. They’ve since had three children together, creating a family that is the envy of so many young girls. Not it’s hard to remember a time when the two weren’t an iconic couple!
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (Actress)
Before starring together in the blockbuster hit Mr. and Mrs. Smith , Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had been fans of each other’s work for years. However, their initial relationship shocked the world and is still considered the affair that rocked Hollywood to its core. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that during filming Pitt and Jolie had an affair which led to his divorce from Jennifer Aniston. News of their relationship caused a media frenzy and dominated the press for some years.
The two who famously known as “Brangelina”, got engaged in 2012, and were married two years later in a secret ceremony in France. But their marriage wasn’t meant to last, and after experiencing numerous rough patches, Jolie filed for divorce in September of 2016. The couple once again made headlines when Jolie asked for full custody of their children, leading to a custody battle and nasty divorce.
Elizabeth Taylor and Larry Fortensky (Construction Worker)
Liz Taylor met her seventh and final husband, Larry Fortensky, at the Betty Ford Center in 1988. She was there to address her issues with overeating while he was there to get a handle on his drinking problems. An unlikely match, Fortensky was a construction worker and was 20 years her junior, but that didn’t stop him from marrying the award-winning actress.
Three years after the pair started dating, they tied the knot at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. Unfortunately, after just five years together, their marriage ended. Fortensky received $1 million from Taylor in their divorce, which was the agreed amount stated in their prenup. Part of the agreement stated that Fortensky would get nothing unless the marriage lasted at least five years, which is exactly how long they made things work. Taylor paid him off and remained single till her death in 2011.
Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber (Real Estate Agent)
Kyla Weber was a staunch fan of the famous Hollywood actor long before the two met in person. Vince Vaughn met the real estate agent at the wedding of mutual friends. She soon began dating the Wedding Crashers star and in March of 2009, they got engaged.
Vaughn told Ellen on " The Ellen DeGeneres Show" that meeting his wife has given him purpose . Vaughn and Weber were married in January of 2010 in a private ceremony in Illinois. Over the years they have managed to keep their relationship private and now have two children together.
Seth Meyers and Alexi Ashe (Lawyer)
Here is another scenario where a fan was introduced to their celebrity crush at a wedding. Human rights lawyer Alexi Ashe’s sister once worked on the set of Saturday Night Live as a set designer and became close to some of the cast. When comedian Chris Kattan was getting married, Ashe accompanied her sister as her plus one. It’s here that she met comedian and talk show host, Seth Meyers.
According to Meyers, it was love at first sight. In an interview with Your Tango he admitted, "I had a sense that she was the closest I'd ever met to someone who I could see myself with. Pretty much right away." The pair immediately fell in love and were married in September of 2013. They almost didn’t make it down the aisle after a bout of food poisoning left the bride-to-be in the hospital. However, she pulled through for their big day.