Timing is everything, and as anyone familiar with basic biology knows, marriage isn't a necessary prequel to pregnancy. While many modern parents — including plenty of celebs — eschew the traditional route of wedding bells before baby booties, there are at least as many who want to keep up appearances, at least for the sake of traditional grandparents or gossipy co-workers. While it's Read more

As it's National Princess Week and the week leading up to Will and Kate's royal wedding anniversary, we've got princesses on the brain. Sometimes that little girl inside us refuses to grow up, like when it comes to our endless fascination with all things Disney-princess-related. While our adult selves may cringe at princess culture and the outdated stereotypes that come along with it, there's Read more

"Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" — it's a wedding tradition that began in the Victorian era along with several other practices that continue today. While "something old" should have once belonged to a happily married woman, "something new" is usually the bridal apparel. To guarantee good fortune, "something old" must be gold, and "something blue" symbolizes the Read more

Sloth babies are the celebrities of the animal kingdom this year, appearing on Animal Planet's Too Cute and in Kristen Bell's birthday fantasies. But we'd like to nominate a new junior cutie: the white-handed gibbon! These little primates hail from Southeast Asia, munching on fruit, leaves, insects, and flowers in the wild. Sweater-clad Knuppy, a 3-month-old gibbon born at the Bremen Zoo, can't Read more

Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, was the belle of a charity ball last night in London. At Kate's first-ever official solo royal engagement, she mingled with guests at an event for In Kind Direct at Clarence House. She showed a bit of skin in a gorgeous cut-out gown that was a vintage pick from one of her favorite designers, Amanda Wakeley. She was a stand-in for her father-in-law Prince Charles, Read more

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard hopped on the back of two beach cruisers and took to the streets of LA on Saturday. The pair rode around town and stopped for an occasional kiss. Kristen's back from a recent trip to South Africa, where she swam with sharks, and is gearing up for the Jan. 8 premiere of her new Showtime series, House of Lies. Her schedule is jam-packed with projects in the new year; in Read more

Joe Manganiello and Topher Grace teamed up for The Art of Elysium's latest bash at the The Residences at the W in Hollywood last night. Both guys made the party rounds after hitting some other recent LA events — Joe celebrated Ryan Reynolds's Details cover on Monday night while Topher joined rumored girlfriend Camilla Belle at the Young Hollywood Awards two weeks ago. Topher is gearing up for Read more

Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell were together last night to take in a movie at the Cinerama Dome in LA. The engaged duo have been enjoying a few low-key weeks together in California, but fans could be forgiven for thinking something big had transpired in their lives — Kristen referred to Dax as her husband on Twitter despite not yet tying the knot. Kristen said she actually wants a very small Read more

Cloches, also called bell jars, were originally developed by the French to protect early growing garden plants from frost. Today, the cloche has moved far beyond the garden. Cloches are often employed in kitchens as an elegant way to protect food, such as cheese or butter. They're also quite common as a decorating element. I've recently seen cloches used in a number of weddings in innovative Read more

Our Summer days are admittedly preoccupied with thoughts of slipping out of the office early — outfitted in our favorite Summer dress — to grab a cocktail in the sun. Channeling Jalouse's Miami Belle editorial in a printed cocktail dress, we imagine sipping a cool beverage and soaking up the rays just as the sun's starting to fade. Fantasies aside, Summer cocktail dresses are a real Read more