Spears famously proposed to Federline just three months after she began dating the back-up dancer. Federline shot down her proposal, only to get down on one knee moments later...swoon!
Current Status: DIVORCED
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Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee
Pammy and Tommy Lee take the cake for quickest engagement ever! These two only knew each other 96 hours before he put a ring on! Seriously 96 hours!! Current Status: DIVORCED (but friendly!)
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Ryan Adams & Mandy Moore
This one is a little trickier to nail down. The on-again/off again lovers since 2007 were on a break as late as December 2008, when Moore was briefly linked to her ex DJ AM. Flash forward two months, to February of '09 when Moore and Adams announced their engagement. Current Status: MARRIED
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Madonna & Sean Penn
The Material Girl and Hollywood's Bad Boy were engaged after just five months. But let's get real, 5 months in Madonnaland is like 6 years! Current Status: DIVORCED
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Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon
Mariah and Nick are another celeb couple that kept their engagement totally hidden until they walked down the aisle. Their entire courtship lasted only 6 weeks! Current Status: MARRIED W/CHILDREN
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Marcus Mumford & Carey Mulligan
Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford and British starlet Carey Mulligan wasted no time dating. The two were engaged just five short months after their whirlwind romance began. Worry not! These two were supposedly childhood pen pals - that literally spells love! Current status: MARRIED
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Marc Anthony & Jennifer Lopez
Longtime friends JLo and Marc Anthony are yet another hard to nail down pair. The two were linked together at the beginning of 2004, they wed in a secret ceremony just 6 months later. Current Status: DIVORCED
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James Taylor & Carly Simon
While we aren't exactly certain when the engagement took place, James Taylor and Carly Simon were married almost exactly one year after meeting backstage at one of Taylor's shows. Current Status: DIVORCED
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Gregg Allman & Cher
Gregg Allman and Cher began dating in early 1975. The rockstar couple wed and Cher became pregnant before the end of the year. Your call on when the engagement happened. Current Status: DIVORCED
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Katy Perry & Russell Brand
The British comedian and the American pop star seemed like a match made in outrageous outfit heaven. It only took Brand three months to ask for Katy's hand in marriage! Current Status: DIVORCED
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Paul McDonald & Nikki Reed
Season 10 American Idol contestant Paul McDonald and Twilight star Nikki Reed met on the red carpet and were confirmed to be headed down the aisle just three months later. Current Status: MARRIED
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Paul McCartney & Linda Eastman
McCartney and Eastman officially began seeing each other in September 1968, after Sir Paul phoned Linda and asked her to come visit him in London. They were married just six months later, a marriage that lasted until Eastman's untimely death in 1998.
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Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie Presley
The King of Pop and The King's daughter were engaged after a four month courtship. All these years later, and the world is still trying to make sense out of it.
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Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson
Simpson and the former NFL player were first linked in early May of 2010, the two announced their engagement just 6 months later. Current Status: ENGAGED W/CHILD
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Kate Hudson & Chris Robinson
The Black Crows' frontman and the 'Almost Famous' actress met in May of 2000, 4 days later they were living together, less than 6 months later - they were married. Current status: DIVORCED