Record numbers of gay, lesbian and transsexual couples are heading down the proverbial aisle after the Supreme Court lifted a ban -- even if only temporarily -- on same-sex marriages in California.

Even Emmy-winning talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and actress Portia de Rossi have joined the fashionable frenzy, and excitedly announced their upcoming wedding plans.

But there's an increasing number of Hollywood celebrities who are now shunning marriage. These predominantly young stars are opting to live together and have children without the financial entanglements -- and tax benefits -- of a formal ceremony or a legally recognized union.