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Celebrity Couples Who've Had Babies Out Of Wedlock (PHOTOS)

First Comes Baby, Then Comes Marriage
Leigh Blickley
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Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard just announced this week that they're expecting their first child together this coming spring. The only thing is, the longtime couple are not yet married.

But, Bell and Shepard aren't the only celebrity couple to have a baby before a wedding -- it's basically a trend in Hollywood. From Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy, a handful of famous lovebirds welcomed new additions to their families without officially tying the knot.

Check out the star couples who had babies out of wedlock below:

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Celebrity Couples Who Had Babies Out Of Wedlock
Kristen Bell & Dax Shepard(01 of24)
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The couple just revealed that they are expecting their first child in late spring. They have been engaged since 2009 and have said that having babies before marriage "doesn't really bother us." (credit:AP)
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie(02 of24)
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Pitt and Jolie have six children together -- Maddox, 11, Pax, 8, Zahara, 7, Shiloh, 6, and 4-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. They got engaged in April 2012 after seven years together! (credit:Getty)
Matthew McConaughey & Camila Alves(03 of24)
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The couple, who finally tied the knot in June 2012, have two children together, son Levi, 4, and daughter Vida, 3. Plus, they have another one on the way! (credit:FameFlynet)
Natalie Portman & Benjamin Millepied(04 of24)
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Portman met Millepied on the set of "Black Swan" in 2009 and announced she was pregnant with their first child in Dec. 2010. She gave birth to son Aleph in June 2011. The pair officially got married in early 2012. (credit:AP)
Kate Hudson & Matt Bellamy(05 of24)
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The pair, who is engaged, welcomed son Bingham in July 2011. (credit:Getty)
Adele & Simon Konecki(06 of24)
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The singer and her beau welcomed a baby boy in Oct 2012. As of today, there's no news of a wedding! (credit:FameFlynet)
Kristin Cavallari & Jay Cutler(07 of24)
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"The Hills" star and her footballing fiance welcomed son Camden Jack in August. Cavallari has said she wants one more baby before she and Cutler tie the knot. (credit:FameFlynet)
Snooki & Jionni LaValle(08 of24)
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The "Jersey Shore" star announced her engagement and pregnancy at the same time. She gave birth to son Lorenzo in August and is still planning a wedding with LaValle. (credit:Getty)
Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson(09 of24)
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Simpson welcomed daughter Maxwell on May 1, but is still engaged to Johnson. (credit:Getty)
Naomi Watts & Liev Schreiber (10 of24)
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The pair, who have been together since 2005, have two boys -- Sasha, 5, and Samuel Kai, 4. They say they're in no rush to get married. (credit:Getty)
Nicole Richie & Joel Madden(11 of24)
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Richie and Madden have two kids together, daughter Harlow, 4, and son Sparrow, 3. They tied the knot in Dec. 2010 after dating for four years. (credit:Getty)
Kourtney Kardashian & Scott Disick(12 of24)
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Who knows if these two will ever tie the knot! Kourtney and her longtime beau have two kids together, son Mason, 2, and daughter Penelope, 4 months. (credit:Getty)
Mark Wahlberg & Rhea Durham(13 of24)
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The couple have been together since 2001 and have four children -- Ella, 9, Michael, 6, Brendan, 4, and Grace, 2. They got married in Aug. 2009. (credit:Getty)
Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise(14 of24)
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Holmes gave birth to the couple's daughter Suri in April 2006. She and Cruise wed in Italy in Nov. 2006 and filed for divorce in June 2012. (credit:AP)
Madonna & Guy Ritchie (15 of24)
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Madonna and Ritchie welcomed son Rocco in Aug. 2000 and got married four months later. They announced their divorce in Oct. 2008. (credit:Getty)
Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell (16 of24)
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Hawn and Russell, who have been together for almost 30 years, have a son, Wyatt, 26. (credit:Getty)
Johnny Depp & Vanessa Paradis(17 of24)
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Depp and Paradis began dating in 1998, but announced their surprising split in June 2012. They have a daughter Lily-Rose, 13, and a son Jack, 10. (credit:AP)
Sienna Miller & Tom Sturrdige(18 of24)
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Miller and Robert Pattinson's BFF Sturrdige have a 4-month-old daughter, Marlowe. They are currently engaged. (credit:PacificCoastNews)
Amy Adams & Darren Le Gallo (19 of24)
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Adams, who is engaged to Le Gallo, gave birth to a daughter Aviana in May 2010. The couple have been together since 2001. (credit:Getty)
Halle Berry & Gabriel Aubry(20 of24)
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Berry welcomed a daughter, Nahla, now 4, with Aubry after dating the model for five years. They called it quits in April 2010 and she is now engaged to actor, Olivier Martinez. (credit:Getty)
Michelle Williams & Heath Ledger(21 of24)
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Williams and Ledger fell in love on the set of "Brokeback Mountain"in 2004 and soon welcomed a daughter Matilda, now 7. They ended their relationship in Sept. 2007 before Ledger's untimely death in Jan. 2008. (credit:Getty)
Uma Thurman & Arpad Busson(22 of24)
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Thurman and Busson, who have been on-again, off-again since 2007, welcomed a daughter Luna in July 2012. (credit:AP)
Christina Applegate & Martyn LeNoble(23 of24)
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The couple have been engaged since Feb. 2010 and welcomed a daughter Sadie in Jan. 2011. (credit:Getty)
Jack Osbourne and Lisa Stelly (24 of24)
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Osbourne and Stelly welcomed their daughter Pearl in April 2012 and just tied the knot on Oct. 7 in Hawaii. (credit:AP)
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