Celebrity Couples Who Put Baby Before Marriage

Ciara and Future, plus more couples who broke tradition.

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Ciara and Future - Read on for a closer look at celebrity couples who broke tradition and “put the carriage” first. By Britt Middleton Just months after announcing their engagement, Ciara confirmed that she is expecting a baby with fiancé Future. It will be the first child for the singer and the fourth for the “Honest” rapper. The lovebirds plan to tie the knot later this year. Congrats!(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for MTV)

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Evelyn Lozada and Carl Crawford  - After announcing her pregnancy in late November, Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada revealed that Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford is the father of her growing bundle of joy. They got engaged this past Christmas.   (Photos from left: Christian Petersen/Getty Images, Evelyn Lozada via Instagram)

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Evelyn Lozada and Carl Crawford - After announcing her pregnancy in late November, Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada revealed that Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford is the father of her growing bundle of joy. They got engaged this past Christmas. (Photos from left: Christian Petersen/Getty Images, Evelyn Lozada via Instagram)

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Vanessa Simmons and Mike Wayans - Confirming that she is expecting her first child, a daughter, with Mike Wayans this week, actress Vanessa Simmons said she and Wayans aren’t rushing to the alter just yet. “I don’t want to be a pregnant bride. I wanna have a beautiful wedding, hopefully a destination wedding where I can show off my figure in a beautiful long flowing dress.” (Photos: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images; Charley Gallay/WireImage)

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West - First, the world anxiously awaited to see the first photo of baby North West, the first child for power couple Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. And now, after 18 months of dating, 'Ye made it official on Oct. 21, Kim's 33rd birthday, with an elaborate proposal at San Francisco's AT&T Park. She said yes! (Photo: WENN.com)

Alicia Keys, "Speechless" - On the first verse of this "freestyle," leaked online in 2010, Alicia sings about her son, Egypt, over a loop from Kanye West's "Devil in a Blue Dress." "Ain't no words to describe the way that I'm feeling, when I look at you."  (Photo: Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images)

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Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz - After much speculation about their relationship, the two musicians confirmed that they had wed at a private home in the Mediterranean in August 2010. Keys was then pregnant with a son, Egypt, and gave birth to their baby boy two months later.(Photo: Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images)

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Halle Berry & Gabriel Aubry - Call this one Arm Candy Gone Sour. Berry's five year relationship with Aubry, which resulted in a daughter, Nahla, ended in a bitter custody battle and media bloodshed. Hopefully she'll have better luck now that she's with a man closer to her status.\r(Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry - The Oscar-winning actress began dating Canadian model Gabriel Aubry in 2005. Three years later, they welcomed a daughter, Nahla, but the relationship would end for good in 2010. Berry has since moved on with French actor Olivier Martinez, whom she married in July, and with whom she's having a son.  (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga - Between her Oscar win and her family's murder, Hudson's life has been a roller coaster ever since she came into the public eye. Thankfully, she's had her pro-wrestler beau Otunga to steady her sails during all the highs and lows. Now that Hudson's life seems to have settled down, perhaps they'll have more time to plan their long-awaited wedding.  (Photo: Hall/Pena, PacificCoastNews.com)

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Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga - The Grammy-winning singer got engaged to David Otunga, a professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment, in September 2008. In August 2009, Hudson gave birth to their first child, son David Daniel Otunga, Jr. While there’s no word on a wedding in their future, here’s to hoping for many more years of happiness for the couple. (Photo: Hall/Pena/PacificCoastNews.com)

Make Way for Alijah! - This week, New York Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire and wife Alexis revealed the name of their newborn son. Born last Wednesday, Alijah Carsares Stoudemire joins sisters Ar’e, 7, and Assata, 5, and older brother Amar’e Jr., 6. (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for The Huffington Post)

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Alexis and Amar’e Stoudemire - Before New York Knicks baller Amar’e Stoudemire married longtime girlfriend Alexis Welch in a secret ceremony last December, the couple were parents to three children. They welcomed a fourth child, a son, in May. (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for The Huffington Post)

Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick - They said it wouldn't last between these two, but for six years they've managed to hold it together. Who knows what combination of babies, ratings and paychecks keeps Kim's big sis with her self-admittedly douche-y partner, but we've given up counting the days until their split.  (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Dom Perignon)

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Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick - The reality stars have let their relationship play out for the cameras, including the birth of their two children. Together since 2006, they seem good without the official label of “man and wife” for now. (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Dom Perignon)

Tiny and T.I. - T.I. and Tiny have been labeled the "Hip Hop Huxtables" by the masses and for good reason. Now, in the second season of T.I. & Tiny:The Family Hustle, the world has officially fallen in love with the Harris family. Despite whatever preconceived notions folks have had about T.I., his love, dedication and support that he gives to his family make him quite possibly one of the most lovable fathers out there. Oh, and this couple is S-E-X-Y! (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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T.I. and Tiny - Before tying the knot in 2010, T.I. and Tameka "Tiny" Cottle welcomed sons Clifford “King” in 2004 and Major Philant in 2008. They’ve been through thick and thin together, as documented on their VH1 reality series T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle. (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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On having it all: - "I believe that having it all is having literally everything. Happiness with the voids, having the wins and the failures, having loneliness while also being deeply connected to others, and life with death. Every day has a night. Every up has a down. That is the...ALL I believe life has to offer." (Photo: Splash News)

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Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith - Jada Pinkett was pregnant with son Jaden when she walked down the aisle with Will Smith in 1997. Three years later, they welcomed a daughter, Willow. The couple is still going strong today after 16 years of marriage. (Photo: Splash News)

Game and Tiffney Cambridge - Rounding out the game of "Case Of the Ex on Reality TV," we have Game and his on-again-off-again girlfriend/fiancée/mother of his children, Tiffney Cambridge. After a break up that included the drama of reported domestic abuse and Tiffney commenting on Game's foster daughter, it's needless to say that these California lovebirds may not find their way back to each other this time around.  (Photo:Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

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Tiffney Cambridge and Game - Will they or won’t they make it down the aisle? We’ll have to stay tuned to their VH1 reality show, Marrying the Game, to find out for sure. But this longtime couple has already put in the years, raising three children together. (Photo: Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

Diddy and Kim Porter - The Bad Boy mogul met his off-again, on-again girlfriend in his early career days. The couple have three children together and have dated sporadically through Diddy's many girlfriends. Now the hip hop honcho is in a relationship with Bad Boy singer Cassie.(Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic)

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Kim Porter and Diddy - Diddy has been linked to some of the most beautiful women in the world, but he’ll likely always hold a place in his heart for ex-girlfriend Kim Porter, the mother of three of his children. On-again and off-again over the years, the pair split for good in 2007. (Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Kissy-Face - The recent birthday girl Kimora Lee and Djimon Hounsou are caught getting cute and cuddly during lunch in Beverly Hills.(Photo: Fame Pictures, Inc)

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Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou - After her split from fellow business mogul Russell Simmons in 2006, Kimora cozied up with actor/model Djimon Honsou. In 2008, the couple participated in a traditional Benin commitment ceremony, although they were never legally married in the United States. They welcomed a son, Kenzo Lee Hounsou, together in 2009 before going their separate ways three years later. (Photo: Fame Pictures, Inc)

Caught in the Act - Brangelina's (actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) love affair seemed to have begun on the set of the film Mr. and Mrs. Smith in 2004 while Pitt was married to actress Jennifer Aniston. After a paparazzi picture or two and a few sightings, in 2006 Jolie let it all out, stating that she and Pitt were expecting a child and therefore acknowledging their relationship. Great timing.   (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt - Proud parents to six kids, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have said that it was their children who put pressure on them to make it official. Pitt popped the question in April 2012, but the couple has remained mum on when they will head to the altar. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)