Before we go any further, we have one non-related thing to say regarding hockey: USA! USA! USA!

So what’s with blonde American celebrities getting engaged to NHL players from Canadian teams? First it was Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher, now it’s Hillary Duff and Mike Comrie. Rumors of the two’s engagement had been speculating, however nothing was confirmed until Duff was seen sporting a gigantic diamond engagement ring last weekend in Hawaii. The impending wedding was also confirmed by Duff’s publicist.

Mike Comrie and Hillary Duff are engaged.

Duff still seems very young to us here at TMR. So, maybe Comrie should wait until they’re married before he thinks about putting the biscuit in the basket.

Cheers!

Newly engaged: Joel Madden & Nicole Richie

This just in from the celebrity wedding department (which we’re sure most of you could care less about):

Nicole Richie announced Monday on The Late Show with David Letterman that she is engaged to Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden (no relation to football announcer John Madden). He later confirmed the engagement via his Twitter page. The two are planning a summer wedding.

Richie was formerly engaged to Adam Goldtein aka DJ AM. That wedding, however, was called off after a nine month engagement where she wrote this ring. After the Letterman taping, Richie was spotted wearing an engagement ring, but no details specific details were available about the bling she received from Madden.

Madden has never been married or engaged (although he did date Lizzie Maguire). Madden has two children with Richie: Sparrow (5) and Harlow (2).

Now that football season is over, how are we going to keep ourselves occupied until next August? Reading about NFL gossip seems to be a logical way to pass the time. There are reports that Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo might be engaged to Candice Crawford.Candie is the younger sister of actor Chase Crawford (who appears on Gossip Girls).

Is Tony Romo engaged to Candice Crawford? He sure looks excited.

If you’re keeping score at home, you can add Crawford (former Miss Missouri) to the list of Romo’s former celebrity girlfriends that includes Jessica Simpson and Carrie Underwood.

Romo had been doing a great job of keeping his love life out of the spotlight (ever since the Cabo fiasco). For the sake of Cowboys fans, let’s hope this isn’t about to blow up. Somewhere, Jerry Jones is already sweating.

A common debate around TMR HQ is “Are Nascar drivers athletes?” There are quality arguments on both sides, but based strictly on the groupies women of Nascar… you’d almost have to say yes.

Newly engaged: Kyle Busch and Samantha Sarcinell

Popular driver Kyle Busch and his girlfriend, Samantha Sarcinell, announced this morning on Twitter that they are engaged to be married. No details on the wedding have been announced, but we’re sure paying for an elaborate wedding won’t be a problem. Busch earned $13 million in 2009.

studies have shown that grooms who reads guest posts by brian from the groom says are 30% less likely to develop arthritis later in life… go figure.

For a while now I’ve been toying with the idea of introducing a new Groom App to the Apple community. There are more than enough Bride and iWedding  Apps out there — and the Knot has one as well — but there is no application designed for a groom, by a groom. Time to turn this around.

the icon
We have to face facts — some grooms won’t want to use this. After all, it’s a constant reminder of the inevitable and who the hell needs that? So we have to be design-savvy and use the look to lure guys in. We begin with a three icon options: one for the Intellectual Groom, one for the Nervous Groom and another for the Aloof Groom.

the theme
Similarly, we’ll have three separate theme options based on our favorite TV shows. Intellectual Groom = Frasier, Nervous Groom = Macgyver, and of course, Aloof Groom = Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

the features
Aside from the usual info (date, venues, current guest list), the Groom App will have the following special features to make groom life easier:

1. Synced Up – the calendar on the Groom App would link directly to your bride’s application … cause god knows you aren’t responsible enough to input your own appointments

2. Red Alert – with color coding based on the Homeland Security Terror Alert System, the app would come with frequent reminders of things you should be doing, voiced by your favorite TV stars (Kelsey Grammer, Richard Dean Anderson & Danny Devito)

3. Points Tracker – an electronic version of the Groom Says scorecard

4. A “How-To” Drop Down Menu – with categories like Slow Dance, Write Vows, Pin a Boutonniere Without Stabbing Myself in the Heart, Drink Less at the Wedding, Take Good Pictures, Thank People and Behave Around Future In-Laws, etc.

5. Best Man GPS – to track down your wing man at all times

6. Built-in Breathalyzer – because it’s awesome

7. Bride Translator – because “we should get these done this week” doesn’t mean that WE should get them done this week

8. The Countdown-to-Wedding Timer – made only slightly less ominous by your favorite TV show theme song

“Tossed salads and scrambled eggs. Mercy.”

Godspeed,
Madman

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When a professional cage fighter gets married, I guess there shouldn’t be too much shock when you hear the wedding reception took place at a strip club. That’s exactly what happened when Alex Reid married his girlfriend, model Katie Price lastnight in Las Vegas.

Spearmint Rhino: An romantic spot for your wedding reception

Reid and Price were wed at Wynn’s Las Vegas Wedding Salon and then headed over to famed strip club Spearmint Rhino for the after-party (view photos here).

Funny, I ran this idea by my wife during our wedding planning and she didn’t think it was that great of an idea..

Would you let this guy plan your wedding?

David Tutera

We didn’t think so.

Unfortunately, Steve Choi and Melissa Chin did…and now they’re $200,000 poorer.

You might (or might not if you have a life) recognize David Tutera from such wedding planning reality shows as ‘My Fair Wedding’ and ‘The Party Planner.’ The guy plans elaborate, expensive weddings for a living… and is compensated handsomely. Choi and Chin paid Tutera $200,000, provided him with four round-trip tickets from NYC to Singapore (location of wedding) and had agreed to pay for his hotel room during the wedding festivities. Everything was going great until Tutera didn’t show up for the wedding and allegedly tried to persuade other vendors to not skip out as well.

As you can guess, a lawsuit is on the way.

Generally, when you think of Navy Seals, you think of brute strength and toughness – that makes this story that much better. Chad Williams, a Navy vet, popped the question to his girlfriend at the LA premiere for ‘When in Rome.’ The bride-to-be, Aubrey O’Boyle, was surprised with a 1-carat round brilliant-cut diamond from Robbins Brothers while on the red carpet.

Here’s a video documenting the story:

If you ask us, she really should have toned down her emotions.

They say never to fall in love with a co-worker. I guess technically, this would count. Alicia Keys is now engaged to her producer, Swizz Beatz.  Neither side will officially confirm the engagement, but a friend told UsMagazine that the couple is in Hawaii celebrating the pending nuptial (and the 7-carat rock).

Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys are engaged.

The only downside to all of this is that Beatz is still in the process of finalizing his divorce from Mashonda Beatz.

Jared Fogle is getting married

Everybody’s favorite sandwich pitchman is off the market. Sorry, ladies. Subway spokesman Jared Fogle popped the question to girlfriend Katie McLaughlin over the holidays. Fogle, who recently gained back some of the weight he famously lost, is working hard to get in top top shape for the wedding day. “I’m going to look darn good in those wedding pictures,” Fogle said. As for McLaughlin, I guess she just couldn’t resist his foot-long. ZING!