Famous Weddings
- Aug 1 Actor Declan Donnelly weds Ali Astall at St Michael's Roman Catholic Church in Elswick, Tyne and Wear
Jennifer Aniston
Aug 5 Actress Jennifer Aniston (46) weds fellow actor and producer Justin Theroux (44) at their home in Los Angeles
- Aug 9 Russian model Kate Grigorieva (27) weds her boyfriend Alexander in Saint Petersburg, Russia; divorce in 2016
Ronan Keating
Aug 17 Irish "Boyzone" singer Ronan Keating (38) weds Australian television producer Storm Uechtritz (33) in East Lothian, Scotland
- Aug 19 British pop-opera tenor Russell Watson (48) weds second wife Louise Harris (27) in mountain village of Benahavís, Spain
- Aug 23 Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan (46) weds model Megan Wollover (28) in NYC
- Aug 30 Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley (34) weds model Ariana Cooper at Hotel Bel Air in Los Angeles
Famous Divorces
Gwen Stefani
Aug 3 Singer Gwen Stefani and musician Gavin Rossdale announce their intention to divorce after nearly 13 years of marriage
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