It was a flowing white wedding for model Rhea Durham and actor Mark Wahlberg and their three children.
For the past eight years they have been members of the “committed in love but not in marriage” Tinseltown community whose children were appropriately considered love-children.
Last May a report surfaced that said: Previously sharing his wedding plans to the press, Mark Wahlberg is said being pushed by daughter Ella Rae to marry his longtime partner Rhea Durham. “Ella is very smart,” an insider tells In Touch Weekly. “She wanted to know why dad and mom weren’t married.” ACE Showbiz
The photo album of the wedding in white at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Beverly Hills yesterday is at RadarOnline.com/exclusives
The couple have three children who attended the ceremony along with some close friends. The children are: daughter Ella Rae, 5, and sons Michael, 3, and Brendan Joseph, 10 months.
Among the not married: Living together instead of marriage is on the rise in 13 countries by philosophy and also in solidarity with gay marriage advocates. According to Time magazine, “More than 5 million unmarried couples cohabit in the U.S., nearly eight times the number in 1970, and a record-breaking 40% of babies born in 2007 had unmarried parents (that’s up 25% from 2002). TIME
Because I am concerned about the message that “committed not married” gives to young people — thank you 5 year-old Ella Rae for speaking up — I am happy to hear about the “I Do’s.”
For a fun wedding story: Meeting, marrying, and dancing down the aisle (video)
For a touching love tune, here is About love and life: Billy Currington, People are Crazy
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