Today only 51 percent of U.S. adults are married, down from 72 percent in 1960. But these celebrities helped improve the statistics by taking a trip down the aisle this year.
2011 celebrity marriage: Nancy Shevell and Paul McCartney
On Oct. 9 (John Lennon’s birthday), Paul McCartney tied the knot for the third time, with family friend Nancy Shevell. Their bridesmaid: Beatrice, from the songwriter’s second marriage, to Heather Mills. McCartney sang, “Let It Be.”