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Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott Marriage Profile

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Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott at Much Love's BOW WOW WOW Animal Rescue Benefit, Bel Air, California, July 14, 2007

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Although they were both separated from their mates, Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott were still legally married to others at the time of their engagement.

Here's information about the marriage of Tori and Dean.

Spelling - McDermott Relationship Timeline:
08/05: Tori and Dean met.
09/05: Tori separated from Charlie.
09/05: Dean filed for divorce from Mary Jo.
12/05: Tori and Dean became engaged.
02/06: Dean's divorce finalized.
04/06: Tori's divorce finalized.
05/07/06: Tori and Dean married.
Born:
Tori Spelling aka Victoria Davey Spelling: May 16, 1973 in Los Angeles, California.

Dean McDermott: November 16, 1966 in Canada.

How Tori and Dean Met:
Tori and Dean met during August 2005 in Ottawa, Canada. They were both working on the movie Mind Over Murder.

Tori and Dean originally claimed that their relationship had nothing to do with their divorces from their previous spouses. She has since said, "After it had happened I didn't feel any regrets and I thought, 'I'm madly in love with this man that I've just met ... and this is forcing me to really look at my marriage."
Source: "Spelling Knew Her Marriage Was in Trouble After Cheating", SFGate.com, 3/13/08.

Marriage Proposal and Engagement:
Dean proposed marriage on December 24, 2005 in Toronto, Canada while they were riding in a horse-drawn carriage.

Tori's engagement ring is a diamond and sapphire ring.

Wedding Date and Information:
Tori was 32 years old, and Dean McDermott was 39 years old when they married one another.

Picking a private island in Fiji, Tori and Dean were married on May 7, 2006. The couple had an extremely small wedding with no guests in attendance.

They were both barefoot and both wore white at the non-denominational wedding ceremony. According to Lovetripper.com, Tori's wedding band is a Neil Lane antique diamond-encrusted ring.

Honeymoon:

Tori and Dean honeymooned in Fiji for nine days.
Children:
Tori and Dean have two children.
  • Liam Aaron McDermott: Born in March 2007 at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California.
  • Stella Doreen McDermott: Born in June 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
Dean has two children from his previous marriage to Mary Jo Eustace.
  • Jack Montgomery McDermott: Born in October, 1998. Some reports are showing his birth month as November.
  • Lola McDermott: Born in July 2005.
Previous Marriages:
Tori Spelling has one previous marriage.
  • Charlie Shanian: An actor and writer. Charlie and Tori met in Los Angeles during the production of Charlie's play, Maybe, Baby It's You. They announced their engagement in November 2003.

    Tori and Charlie were married on July 3, 2004 in a wedding that reportedly cost $1 million. She wore a crystal-beaded $50,000 wedding gown designed by Badgley Mischka.

    Tori announced her separation from Charlie in September 2005. Their divorce was finalized on April 20, 2006.

Dean McDermott has one previous marriage.
  • Mary Jo Eustace: An actress and Canadian TV host. Dean and Mary Jo married in July 1993.

    Dean filed for divorce in September 2005. Their divorce was finalized in February 2006. They have two children.

Occupations:
Tori: Actress, producer, and director.

In July 2007, Tori became an ordained minister via an online ordination. She can perform weddings at Chateau La Rue, a bed and breakfast Tori and Dean rent and operate in Fallbrook, California.

Dean: Actor.

Quotes:

Dean about their quick wedding: "I've never had as much of a desire to get married and make a woman my wife as I've had with her. The feeling is overwhelming. We're soul mates."
Source: People Magazine

Tori and Dean in a joint statement: "We're so incredibly happy and in love. We cannot wait to start our lives together."
source: E! Online News

A friend of Tori about falling in love while married to someone else: "It just happened. No one meant any harm to anyone. You can't help who you fall in love with and who you're right with."
Source: People Magazine

Tattoos:

Dean has two tattoos expressing his love for Tori.
  • Wrist Tattoo: "Truly, Madly, Deeply, Tori"
  • Shoulder Tattoo: A portrait of Tori
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