NFL Players Matt Barkley & Robert Griffin III Marry Their Longtime Girlfriends

Plus, NBA star Kevin Durant proposes to his WNBA girlfriend, Monica Wright

By Bruna Nessif Jul 08, 2013 10:18 PMTags
Matt Barkley, Brittany Langdon, Robert Griffin III, Rebecca LiddicoatDebora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images, AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Love was definitely in the air for some sports studs this past weekend.

NFL stars Matt Barkley and Robert Griffin III each tied the knot to their college sweethearts on Saturday, and tweeted about the events.

"Wedding Day! Beyond blessed, thankful and excited to marry the girl of my dreams and my best friend. Praise the Lord!" Barkley, quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles wrote, while Washington Redskins quarterback Griffin said, "The easiest way to say It......BIG DAY!"

Barkley married longtime girlfriend Brittany Langdon, a fellow athlete who played soccer for four years at Seattle Pacific and before that at Northwood High in Irvine.

Meanwhile, Griffin made it official with his leading lady Rebecca Liddicoat, holding a ceremony and reception with a number of friends and family at the Denver Four Seasons.

"I don't want to be melodramatic, but it was really, really beautiful," boxing promoter Rock Newman told The Washington Post. "Just the assured, confident love that they expressed for each other was so admirable, just so real, so authentic. It was all good."

A collective aw would be appropriate at this time.

As if that wasn't enough love to fill your Monday with warm and fuzzy feelings, NBA player Kevin Durant popped the question to a lucky lady!

E! News confirms that the Oklahoma City Thunder star recently proposed to his girlfriend, Monica Wright, who just so happens to be a guard for the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx.

According to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Durant and Wright have known each other since the 2006 McDonald's High School All-American Game.

Congratulations to all the lovebirds!

—Reporting by Holly Passalaqua