Say what you want about Valentine’s Day, but not even the rich and famous among us are immune to its high-voltage romance factor! Here are six celebrity couples who chose the most lovey-dovey day of the year to take their relationship to the next level.
1. Benedict Cumberbatch & Sophie Hunter
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch married Sophie Hunter in the Isle of Wight on Valentine’s Day 2015. The bride, who was pregnant with the couple’s first child at the time, wore a Valentino gown for the occasion. Benedict and Sophie have two children, Christopher and Hal.
2. Salma Hayek & Francois-Henri Pinault
Actress Salma Hayek and French billionaire Francois Pinault married on Valentine’s Day in Paris, France (a romantic double-whammy) in 2009. The couple exchanged vows in the Saint Germain town hall, and renewed their vows in Venice two months later.
3. Harrison Ford & Calista Flockhart
The actor most well-known for playing Han Solo and Indiana Jones chose Valentine’s Day to pop the question to fellow actress Calista Flockhart in 2009, after dating for seven years. They married a year later in Santa Fe, New Mexico on 15 June 2010.
4. Tyrese & Samantha Lee
The Fast and Furious star married Samantha Lee, a social worker from New Jersey, in a secret ceremony on Valentine’s Day 2017. The couple welcomed their first daughter together in October 2018.
5. Vince Vaughn & Kyla Weber
Wedding Crashers star Vince also proposed to his girlfriend, estate agent Kyla Weber on Valentine’s Day in 2009. The pair exchanged vows less than a year later in Lake Forest, Illinois on 2nd January 2010, and have since welcomed two children, Locklyn and Vernon.
6. Christina Aguilera & Matt Rutler
The couple, who met on the set of Burlesque and have been together since 2011, became engaged on Valentine’s Day 2014, and welcomed their daughter Summer Rain together that summer. They have yet to tie the knot.