Celebrity Marriage Proposals Dominate New Year's Eve

By Michael Lopez

It looks like romance is alive and well in 2012. This past week, tons of celebrity proposal stories leaked to the press, all centered around the joy and excitement of New Year's Eve.

Matthew McConaughey and his now-fiancee Camila Alves seemed to spark the trend with the announcement of their engagement on Christmas Day. Though they already have two kids together, Matt felt like the 2011 holiday season was the time to make things official. Camila excitedly accepted the glowing diamond ring and even tweeted an instagram of the moment she said "Yes."

John Legend was another celeb eager to take his relationship to the next level this December. The R&B crooner turned 33 last week and decided the time was right to propose to his longtime girlfriend Christine Teigen. The stunning Sports Illustrated model seemed thrilled about becoming Mrs. Legend (especially since he popped the question while they were vacationing in Maldives).

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler generated quite a bit of buzz with his surprise engagement last week. The current American Idol judge is getting set to walk down the aisle for the third time (with a fiancée who's 25 years younger). Interestingly, his bride-to-be Erin Brady was once Aerosmith’s accountant.

LeBron James had two big reasons to celebrate New Year’s Eve this year. For starters, he turned 27 the night earlier. But even better than that, the Miami Heat star is now an engaged man! James' high school sweetheart, Savannah Brinson, is about to become his Basketball Wife. The pair already have two kids and happen to make a very cute couple.

Sadly, New Year's didn’t bring love and romance to everyone. After just 14 months of marriage, Russell Brand and Katy Perry filed for divorce on December 30. Using the traditional "irreconcilable differences" excuse, the pair had experienced some public blowouts in the past few weeks and spent the Christmas season on separate coasts.

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