Sometimes, love hits you fast and hard and when you know, you know. Here are 22 celebrity couples who got engaged very fast.
This article originally appeared in Marie Claire US.
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22 Of The Quickest Celebrity Engagements Of All Time
Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande
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The newly minted couple had only been dating for three weeks or so when they reportedly got engaged in June 2018. Although the duo has been very mum's the word on the details of their engagement, Davidson appeared to confirm the rumors with an Instagram photo of the singer's ring.
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Emily Ratajkowski and Sebastian Bear-McClard
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Although Ratajkowski and Bear-McClard have reportedly known each other for years, the duo only dated for a few weeks before tying the knot in 2018 with a surprise ceremony at City Hall in New York City. “He proposed to me at Minetta Tavern and he didn’t have a ring, so I was like mmm, nah,” the 27-year-old said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “And then he took the paper clip that the bill was paid with and made me a ring, which I actually thought was really romantic.”
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Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom
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Khloé and Lamar knew very fast. They got engaged after two weeks of knowing each other and were married two weeks after that, in September 2009. They divorced in 2016.
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Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian
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Rob and Chyna got engaged after just four months of dating, but ultimately split before tying the knot. They have a daughter, Dream Kardashian, together.
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Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries
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Kardashian and Humphries’ infamous 72-day marriage was preceded by a swift-as-hell engagement—the NBA player popped the question three months after the duo went public with their relationship in 2011. Post their very-public divorce, Humphries auctioned off the engagement ring for a whopping $749,000 in 2013.
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Katy Perry and Russell Brand
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Brand confirmed his engagement to Perry about two months after news that they were dating broke. After a 14-month long marriage, Perry and Brand divorced 2012. According to Perry, the actor asked her for a divorce via text message.
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Amal Alamuddin and George Clooney
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The man who was once considered Holllywood’s most notorious bachelor surprised the world when he proposed to Alamuddin in 2014 after just seven months of dating. The now-married couple has since become parents to twins Alexander and Ella (and have a knack for being really, really cute with each other).
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Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello
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Vergara and Manganiello were an official item for six months before confirming their engagement in December 2014—the Magic Mike actor reportedly popped the question during a Christmas vacation in Hawaii. Despite a baseless claim in 2017 that the two were divorcing (which Vergara epically shut down on Instagram), the couple remains together today.
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Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald
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The Twilight star and former American Idol contestant got engaged in 2011, after just two months of dating. They married in 2011 and split in 2015.
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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony
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After calling off her wedding with Ben Affleck hours before the planned ceremony in 2004, Lopez married Marc Anthony just four months later. Considering Anthony was still finalizing his divorce with Dayanara Torres up until the week before he and Lopez tied the knot, their whirlwind engagement was kept under wraps. The duo eventually split in 2011 and share two children together, twins Max and Emme.
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Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise
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TomKat took the world by storm with their love (remember the couch jumping incident?). They went public with their relationship in April 2005, and, just seven weeks later, Cruise proposed on top of the Eiffel Tower. They were married from 2006 until 2012.
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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
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Carey and Cannon wed in a surprise ceremony in 2008 after just six weeks of dating. Amid a pile of split rumors, the couple announced their separation in 2014—their divorce was finalized two years later.
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Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden
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After an eight-month long relationship, Diaz and Madden were reportedly engaged in October 2014. The coupled tied the knot in January 2015 at Diaz’s home in Beverly Hills, California. Diaz and Madden are still going strong to this day, but prefer to keep their relationship quiet (other than the occasional, sweet Instagram post).
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Kevin Federline and Britney Spears
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Britney and K-Fed got engaged in 2004 after just three months of dating. They were married later that year and divorced in 2007. Although their marriage was short-lived, Federline and Spears share two sons together.
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Kaley Cuoco and Ryan Sweeting
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The Big Bang Theory actress and former tennis player got engaged after just three months of dating in September 2013. They tied the knot three months after that, in December 2013, but split 21 months later.
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Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton
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The couple were married within two months of dating and divorced three years later. During a recent appearance on the HFPA in Conversation podcast, Thornton said of the divorce, "We just had different lifestyles. Hers is a global lifestyle and mine is an agoraphobic lifestyle...that’s the only reason we’re probably not still together, maybe. There was a different path in life we wanted to take."
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Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford
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The Mumford & Sons musician and actress got engaged in 2011 after five months of dating. They've been married since 2012. The cutest part of the duo's relationship? Mumford and Mulligan were reportedly pen pals as children before meeting later in life.
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Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee
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Pam and Tommy probably hold the record for the fastest celebrity engagement—and wedding. They got married in Cancun. Mexico in 1995, just four days after meeting. They divorced three years later.
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Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth
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After less than a year of dating, Witherspoon confirmed her engagement to Hollywood agent Jim Toth in January 2010. In addition to the two children the actress shares with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, Witherspoon and Toth welcomed a baby boy in 2012.
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Julia Roberts and Lyle Lovett
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The country singer and actress met on the set of The Player and were reportedly married within three weeks of meeting. 21 months after tying the knot, Lovett and Roberts quietly announced their separation in 1995.
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Naya Rivera and Big Sean
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After confirming her relationship with rapper Big Sean in April 2013, the Glee actress showed up to Latina magazine’s Hollywood Hot List Party six months later wearing a huge engagement ring. Although Rivera was seen shopping for a bridal gown shortly after she confirmed her engagement, the couple decided to part ways in April 2014 following cheating allegations.
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Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger
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The Canadian musicians got engaged in August 2012, after just six months of dating. After three years of marriage, Lavigne and the Nickelback frontman called it quits in 2015, although the couple has since sparked rumors of a possible reconciliation.
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