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We'll call this one love-all.

We may not have even cared knew that they were dating, but Rescue Me's Jennifer Esposito is going to tie the knot to tennis star-turned-reality show love-seeker Mark Philippoussis.

"They are happily engaged and enjoying their time together," a rep for Philippoussis told People.

There's no word on a wedding date just yet, but it'll mark the second trip down the aisle for Esposito—who, for the briefest of flashes enjoyed life as Mrs. Bradley Cooper—and the first for the consonant-favoring Aussie sports star.

The duo got engaged over the summer, which, incidentally, seems to be the most productive season for Philippoussis' love life. Just two years ago, he starred in NBC's reality smarmfest Age of Love, in which he was tasked with choosing a lady love from one of two groups: the kittens or the cougars. He chose the former.

But, seeing as how the 32-year-old athlete opted this time around for a (slightly) older woman in 36-year-old star of Rescue Me and Crash, he's clearly learned from his mistakes.

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Check out which other celebs have taken the marital plunge this year in our Celebrity Weddings 2009 gallery.

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Peggy Sue Olson got married!

After a 10-month engagement, Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss and Saturday Night Live funnyman Fred Armisen tied the knot in New York yesterday—the one-year anniversary of Jon Hamm's SNL hosting stint, a date that also happened to be the very first meeting of the newlyweds.

Moss' rep confirmed to E! News that the duo swapped vows at The Foundry in Long Island City yesterday. Moss modeled a Claire Pettibone gown in a ceremony attended by family and friends.

No word on whether those friends included Don Draper himself or any SNL cohorts; considering the couple's well-guarded privacy, we may never know.

Which means we'll just have to assume Armisen promised his Scientologist bride with a pan, a comb and perhaps a cat.

In fact, we can thank a rather surprising source that their nuptials were made public...

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Um, second time's a charm?

Flip-flopping Bachelor Jason Mesnick—whose flaky ways single-handedly launched Melissa Rycroft's career and generated new interest in the ABC franchise—has finally, formally popped the question to his second-banana soulmate, Molly Malaney.

It was only a year ago that Mesnick opted to spend the rest of his life camera time with Rycroft, thus denying Malaney his final rose. But he quickly and publicly dumped the Dancing queen for the castoff. According to People, Mesnick attempted to make amends by proposing in New Zealand, the same place where he initially gave her the boot.

All's well that ends well.

And while the choice of proposal spot may not exactly bring back the most romantic memories for the couple, well, you don't argue with free airfare, folks!

The duo was flown to the idyllic nation as part of a promotion for Tourism NZ, arriving on an Air New Zealand special matchmaking singles' flight and being put up in Auckland and Queenstown to appear in further promotions before heading back home.

You can't put a price on true love. Especially when that price is comped.

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Luckily, it looks like ABC has honed their screening process for future Bachelors. Team WWK breaks down the five reasons newly crowned rose-giver Jake Pavelka may not suck.

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Bethenny Frankel's big month just got a whole lot better.

Everyone's favorite Real Housewife (and E! Online celeb blogger) is tying the knot, and in typical Bethenny fashion, she's telling it like it is.

"He liked it so much he put a ring on it!" the entrepreneur extraordinaire gushes to E! News of her new fiancé Jason Hoppy.

After a congratulatory tweet from our own Marc Malkin, Frankel gratefully replied: "thanks. I'm about to go on in front of hundreds of peeps at southern women's show in jacksonville.I'm going to announce it.yippee."

The couple became engaged on Oct. 8, says People, after Hoppy asked the Skinny Girl to marry him in her rose petal and candle strewn Upper East Side apartment.

And while we're not positive this has anything to do with Hoppy's decision to propose, Bethenny told us in an Oct. 6 interview that the two were not yet engaged, but "the other housewives have all met him and thumbs-up. You can't dislike him; it's impossible."

Either way, congrats are in order to the happy couple!

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Can't wait to see what E!'s The Daily 10 will say about this!

The show's Catt Sadler is getting married.

Sadler has just announced her engagement to Brett Jacobson after a whirlwind courtship. The two met over Memorial Day on a flight back to L.A. after separately attending the Indianapolis 500.

"I knew from the moment we met he was the one," Sadler tells us exclusively. "A chance meeting on an airplane has blossomed into a most precious love. There's no one I'd rather share forever with..."

Sadler joined E! in 2005 after working as the host of the Indiana Lottery's Hoosier Millionaire and as an entertainment reporter in San Francisco. She has two sons, Austin and Arion.

Jacobson is the owner of HER energy drink and a former participant on Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker.

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Mr. Big is getting a missus.

Sex and the City star Chris Noth is engaged to 27-year-old actress Tara Wilson.

Sources close to Noth confirmed the betrothal Monday, nearly a month after the actor shot down engagement rumors after the couple were spotted sporting rings on their left hand during Fashion Week.

Noth, 54, met Wilson, also an actress, while she was working at his New York bar, the Cutting Room.  They have a son together, 20-month-old Orion Christopher Noth,  and own a tea shop, Once Upon a Tea Cup, in Ontario, Canada. 

Noth is currently starring on CBS' The Good Wife, as well as reprising his largeness in the upcoming Sex and the City sequel. 

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Hollywood has caught the love bug. Take a look at the stars who took the plunge this year in our Celebrity Weddings gallery!

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They're no Khloé and Lamar, but they'll have to do.

Soapy '90s heartthrob Andrew Shue is once again off the market, having gotten engaged last week to Today show weekend coanchor Amy Robach.

Hey, Melrose Place is back in the spotlight—why shouldn't its former stars be, too?

According to People, the small-screen duo, both of whom are recently divorced (he from floral designer Jennifer Hageney, she from actor Tim McIntosh) first coupled up in the spring, when they were set up by mutual friends.

For those who have long since opted out of their Andrew Shue fanclub newsletter, the 42-year-old thesp has spent his post-Melrose days working on his nonprofit foundation Do Something, while the 36-year-old Robach, in addition to her Today chores and mother-of-two duties, is also a correspondent for NBC Nightly News.

Looks like all those years spent toiling on Today Throws a Dream Wedding will finally pay off.

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E!'s little girl is all grown up! Now that wedding fever is running high, keep up with the Kardashian newlywed in a look through our Khloé and Lamar gallery.

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We've been waiting forever for Khloé Kardashian to unveil her ginormous engagement ring.

Today she finally decided to give us a peek of the 9-carat diamond (wowsers!) while out on a Starbucks run.

It's about time, too. We were starting to get antsy overanalyzing every ring she wears, even if it's on the wrong finger.

This covers most of the major details we need to know about Sunday's wedding. We've got Lamar Odom's bachelor party out of the way, the imposter invite debunked, the wedding registry, the location and now the ring. All that's left is the dress!

Can't wait.

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Looks like we've found someone who can keep up with those Kardashians: Lamar Odom.

Khloé Kardashian and NBA beau aren't just talking about tying the knot—they're actually doing it...this coming Sunday!

Sources confirm the date to E! News and claim that most guests (but apparently not some of his Los Angeles Lakers teammates) have already been notified over the phone, with formal invites expected to arrive later this week.

Of course, the 25-year-old E! starlet is keeping mum about the whole thing, telling us exclusively, "I cannot confirm or deny…"

Still, a source close to the 29-year-old hoopster tells E! News that the couple went ring shopping over the weekend in Los Angeles and that the lucky lady found a ring that bought on the spot.

"She's not wearing it yet because it is being resized," says the source.
The pair met over the summer and Khloé confirmed the romance on Sept. 4. E! News was the first to break the news of the couple's pending engagement last week.

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If all goes according to plan, the Khloé will be joining Kendra and friends in the Celebrity Weddings 2009 gallery.