Editing Anna Nicole Smith (section)

===Commitment ceremony with Stern===
On September 28, 2006, Smith and Stern exchanged vows and rings in an informal commitment ceremony in the Bahamas. Although they pledged their love and made a commitment to be there for each other before a [[Baptist minister]], no marriage certificate was issued and the ceremony did not create a legal marriage.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.today.com/id/15061612 |title=Anna Nicole Smith gets married, sort of |agency=Associated Press |date=September 29, 2006 |access-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302194616/http://www.today.com/id/15061612 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Regarding the questionable timing of the ceremony, Smith's attorney in Nassau said, "They needed a little adrenaline boost because things have been so hectic and devastating in their life recently."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1542771,00.html |title=Inside Anna Nicole's Surprise Ceremony |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=October 5, 2006 |access-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210091221/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C26334%2C1542771%2C00.html |archive-date=February 10, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Ceremony photos were sold through [[Getty Images]] to ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine for $1&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://gawker.com/204844/people-pays-1m-for-pics-of-anna-nicoles-weddingsuffering |title='People' Pays $1M for Pics of Anna Nicole's Wedding/Suffering |author=Jessica |work=[[Gawker]] |date=October 3, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210063026/http://gawker.com/news/people/people-pays-1m-for-pics-of-anna-nicoles-weddingsuffering-204844.php |archive-date=February 10, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>