POPSUGAR Love & SexSource: Books About Legendary Love Stories

Today is the 50th anniversary of Cleopatra, and what better way to pay homage to the film than with a book about the stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's real-life relationship? Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century follows the famous pair's relational ups and downs, but it's just one of the many books that are inspired by real-life love. Get romantically inspired with some of the most famous love stories in history. It doesn't matter if you're single or coupled up, no one can resist a juicy story of passion, glamour, and tragedy - especially if it's true! So here are some of the books we recommend you dive into to learn more about history's most fascinating love stories.

• Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor: Get an inside look at the love story of Hollywood royalty Liz Taylor and Richard Burton in Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century. While Liz had

POPSUGAR Love & SexSource: 10 DIYs to Do With Your Bridesmaids

Wedding expert Abby Larson, editor and founder of Style Me Pretty, knows the ins and outs of what makes a fabulous big day. And she's sharing her expertise with us with tips and tricks for tying the knot. She helped us out with advice on recycling your wedding and gave us ideas for wedding favors that give back. Now Abby shares projects to get your bridesmaids in on the DIY fun minus the stress. "Tedious tasks give being a bridesmaid a bad rap, so I thought of a few ways to make those to-dos a bit more fabulous," says Abby. "Think bubbly, PJs, and lots of inside jokes - with a few DIYs that will dazzle on the side." Check out her bonding project ideas now!

• Invite Assembly-Line Party: Assembling your invitations can be a daunting task, especially when there are more than 100 and several different elements to fold, tie, and stamp. To speed things up and make it fun for the gals, Abby recommends inviting your bridesmaids over for a little

POPSUGAR Love & SexSource: 9 Reasons to Love Weddings When You're Single

It's officially wedding season, and whether you're a bride, bridesmaid, or guest, surely many of you are getting in on the "I do" fun in one way or another this year. And while brides are the gals in the spotlight - wearing the crowns at the bachelorette parties and registering for gifts galore - they certainly aren't the only ones enjoying the perks of this nuptial season. In fact, it's a lot less stressful being a guest. Unattached? You don't need a plus-one to take advantage of a friend or family member's big day. Here are nine reasons to love wedding season when you're single and ready to mingle!

• It's an excuse to dance. It's like a free club with people you know instead of strangers. What beats that?
• There's an open bar. The alcohol will be flowing, and unlike the bride, you don't have to worry about being sober in front of relatives, awake enough for the "wedding night," and perky the next morning for a flight to

The King of Wands card suggests that when it comes to your love life or relationship, this confident, man's man energy is a virile source of stimulating strength and virtue which you can tap or use to reach out and touch someone. Draw on his legendary willpower and competitive spirit to make it happen and come out on top. Supplement your personal power or fiery passion with the right toys, gadgets, props or tools for the job. This may be a prime time for stepping up to the plate. Use this magic touch for the purpose of expanding your legacy, preserving it for posterity or enabling this sexual peak to gather momentum and take on a life of its own.

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What's the only thing scarier than a T. rex terrorizing a wedding party? That would be a trio of All Terrain Armored Transport walkers, otherwise known as AT-ATs.

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Shortly before shooting his friends Leslie Seiler and Paul Kingston's May 31 nuptials, Toronto-based photographer Tony Lombardo, spotted the now massively shared picture of a dinosaur chasing down a bridal party by Quinn Miller. "I had the idea of AT-ATs on my way to the wedding, so I pitched it," he told Yahoo! Shine in a phone interview. He already knew that the couple were big 'Star Wars' fans. "The bride said, 'Let's totally do it!'"

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Just before the ceremony, he set up the shot and captured it in one take. "The bride, the groom, their friends-we're all part of the Toronto comedy community," he explained. "Everyone in the wedding party is a professional actor or comedian, so they totally sold it.

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When Lamar and I were dating, he said I had a wall up. I had that wall up because of my past pains, past disappointments, past relationship failures, and past bad choices. I put up this wall to protect me, but what I failed to realize is that it also prevented me from moving on, from letting go, from allowing Lamar to love me fully, and from loving Lamar freely. Now that we are married, people ask us all of the time to tell them the one thing that makes our marriage work. And, I always tell them..that it is really hard to pinpoint one thing as there are so many things that we do to make it work. But, I would put good communication at the top of that list. There's nothing that we don't talk about and that we can't share with each other. We talk all of the time about everything and about nothing. Click through for 7 conversations every married couple should have! -By Ronnie Tyler

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By Rachel Wilkerson, Lover.ly
When it comes to weddings, few things are more controversial than the gift registry. You can't mention the wedding invitation you just received without someone launching into a rant against the "greedy" couples who use registries to scam innocent distant relatives out of all their hard-earned money for stuff the couple will never actually use. Forget religion and politics; wedding registries are the topic to avoid in mixed company.
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The latest person to hate on wedding gift registries is Matthew Yglesias at Slate. In Stop the Scourge of Wedding Presents, he calls wedding gifts "outdated, inefficient, unfair, and unnecessary." He writes:
"Traditional wedding presents no longer make sense in a contemporary context. Our gifting is based on the outdated (and, needless to say, sexist) assumptions of near-universal marriage, a very young age at first marriage, and extremely low expectations of male housekeeping skills. If you

Searching for outing ideas that are more exciting than visiting the same old rooftop bar that everyone else goes to? Look no further! By Jane Bianchi, REDBOOK.

Bike in the big city
Head to NYC to try out the city's newly launched bike-sharing program, CitiBike. Sign up for a one-day pass ($9.95 plus tax) or a seven-day pass ($25 plus tax) that allows you to unlock a bike from any of the 600 locations, ride it for 30 minutes, and then return it to any station. "Rousing physical activity may boost adrenaline, a hormone that is associated with attraction," says Bela Gandhi, president of Smart Dating Academy, a consulting firm that provides dating advice.

Take a thrill ride
Feeling a little scared can make your heart pound, and amp up the romance when you instinctually squeeze your partner's hand, or fling yourself into his arms, says Elana Averbach, a Cleveland-based dating coach at KickStartLove. That's more than enough to prompt a trip to Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio.