Drake + Nicki (photo courtesy of urbanislandz.com)
Born Aubrey Drake Graham, the lyrically blessed rapper, Drake, has been topping the charts and winning Grammy’s throughout his short career as a hip hop artist, which really only took off at the end of 2009. And while his lyrics are as smooth as butter, it’s his love life that really has ears perking up and paying extra special attention.
According to People.com, Drake, 23, caused quite a stir – even with his own mother who believed the tweet was true – after posting, “Please refer to @nickiminaj as Mrs. Aubrey Drake Graham and don’t stare at her too long. She’s finally mine,” last month via Twitter.
Signed to the same label (Young Money Entertainment) as Drake, Nicki Minaj played the role of blushing bride very well by tweeting, “Yes, it’s true. Drake and I tied the knot.”
Seems pretty clear to me where the marriage “rumors” started, but it turns out the whole thing was a prank that even had Drake’s mom questioning.
My Mom was actually like, ‘What happened? How did you elope?’ But we were just joking around. I never thought it would get so out of hand. (Drake, People.com)
But it’s no wonder why the little lady was suspect of possible eloping illusion, especially considering this isn’t the first time we’ve heard Drake talk about marrying the 25 year old rapper, singer and song writer from Trinidad and Tobago. During Drake and Lil Wayne’s chart topping hit, Miss Me, Drake raps, “I love Nicki Minaj. I told her I’d admit it. I hope one day we get married just to say we <bleep’in> did it.”
So, the real question is, is there any TRUE true love in the air for these two or is it simply all another Hollywood publicity stunt? Siiiiiiiiiighhhh, who even knows? But one thing is for certain, you know I’ll be keeping at least one eye and ear prepped and ready for any news that develops!
Now, here’s a story that I fell absolutely head over heels in Louvre with… Sarah Killen – a small town, unemployed bride-to-be from rural Michigan – became an instant, overnight success when Conan O’Brien selected her from obscurity to be his first “followee” on Twitter. Last Friday at 3:55pm, O’Brien tweeted, “I’ve decided to follow someone random. She likes peanut butter and gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen, your life is about to change.” (Haha! Conan is a comical genius!)
And change it did.
According to reports, Sarah Killen – whose Twitter tag is LovelyButton – went from having a scantily clad group of three followers to a staggering list of over 20,000 in less than a week! For all you math gurus out three, that’s like gaining 150 friends per minute… n.u.t.s. But this new famed popularity crown is merely the tip of the ahhhh to the mazing iceberg that floated into Killen’s life.
Not only did this lucky lady gain the acknowledgement of one of comedy’s finest instruments and 20,000 (so far) others, but she also received a brand new iMac, several donations to her Susan G. Komen: Race for the Cure charity, a New York designer wedding gown AND wine for the nuptials… which I can’t say makes much legal sense for a not quite of age, 19 year old soon-to-be-Mrs. to receive… soooo, she should probably just forward that onto me: the easily over 21, former bride who would gladly toast her love at every “Cheers!”
Anyhoot, I seem to have wandered off course. Soory aboot dat. Bottom line, I would say that for a mere week’s worth of marinating, she has done quite well for herself, especially after you consider the fact that Killen and her fiancé, 21 year old John Slowik, only had a 30 dollar hollar saved for their upcoming, autumnal wedding… that’s right, only $30.
Seems to me, that this future bride-to-be just might get the dream come true… and all because of one man’s tweet. Absolutely increds! I love how the world can work! I wish you, Ms. Killen, all the happiness in the world and cheers to many, MANY tweetastic years of marital bliss!
Post Thought for Sir O’Brien: Conan, you should probably do yourself a favor and follow WeddingXpert (Marilyn’s Keepsakes Twitter page)… then, a girl like Ms. Killen would totally be in the know for her September wedding, and the rest of the world could know the awesomeness that is MK :)… Plus, I technically just knighted you with that “Sir O’Brien” title; sooooo, you kind of owe me. Hehe!
Does anyone remember the Disney movie, Bambi? In it, there is a seen when the wise old owl is describing the unavoidable, elated feeling animals get when Spring has finally sprung… he refers to them as “twitter-pated.”
I like to use this same verbiage to describe the world right now. We’re all twitter-pated! It seems that no one, and I mean no one can avoid Twitter Talk! You know something is big when your grandparents are asking you questions like, “Mary, how do I follow Oprah?” Wow.
So, to keep pace with the rest of the world, we’ve decided to follow suit and open our very own account. Hooray for US! So, stay tuned in and turned on for the latest and greatest wedding news!
