From short unions likeBritney Spears' 55-hour marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander to vows that have lasted decades likeKelly RipaandMark Consuelos, all kinds of celebrity marriages have gotten their start in Las Vegas — Elvis impersonator optional.
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“We had just evacuated from the fires. Literally cue Rihanna, ‘We found love in a hopeless place,’ ” Windey toldCosmopolitanof the secret nuptials. “What better time to get married than right now? Because if the world is ending, we want to be with each other.”
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Usher Raymond and Jennifer Goicoechea wedding.Bellamy Brewster
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A few weeks before the wedding, Usher opened up to PEOPLE abouthis strong relationshipwithGoicoechea,with whom he shares daughter Sovereign and son Sire.
“We’ve obviously made a commitment to life for life together because of our children,” Usher said. “It wouldn’t be odd for us to get married. We already did here. You know what I’m saying?”
03of 28Chrishell Stause & G FlipMegan RasmussenSelling SunsetstarChrishell Stause and her musician love G Flip tied the knot in front of a handful of close friends and family— and Elvis — at a Sin City chapel in May 2023.“Love doesn’t always go as planned… Sometimes it’s immeasurably better,“Stause captioned an Instagram videoset to her partner’s song “Be Your Man” that revealed a glimpse of their wedding at the end.
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Selling SunsetstarChrishell Stause and her musician love G Flip tied the knot in front of a handful of close friends and family— and Elvis — at a Sin City chapel in May 2023.
“Love doesn’t always go as planned… Sometimes it’s immeasurably better,“Stause captioned an Instagram videoset to her partner’s song “Be Your Man” that revealed a glimpse of their wedding at the end.
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The Real Housewives of Orange Countyalumna posted a sweetphoto on Feb. 14, 2023, of her kissing fiancéeSpinnerin front of a Las Vegas chapel, leading fans to believe the two had officially tied the knot despiteher ongoing divorcefrom exSean Burke.
Because Windham-Burke is still in the midst of divorce proceedings with her estranged husband, the commitment between her and Spinner is not legally binding, and PEOPLE confirmed the couple has not filed for a marriage license.
05of 28Sean Stewart & Jody WeintraubAlana K Stewart InstagramRod Stewart’s oldest sonSeangot married in Vegas on Valentine’s Day 2023 —fast!The entrepreneur proposed to his girlfriend Weintraub on Feb. 14 during a trip to Sin City and the duo headed straight to the courthouse the same night.“Sean asked her while they were out to dinner at Catch. They married shortly after getting their marriage license at 10 p.m. atLittle Church of the West,” a source close to the couple exclusively told PEOPLE.“They just went back to the hotel after. It was kind of like, ‘Holy s—, we just got married,’ " the source added, “but they were so so excited and didn’t regret one thing. Their relationship and connection is solid.”
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Rod Stewart’s oldest sonSeangot married in Vegas on Valentine’s Day 2023 —fast!
The entrepreneur proposed to his girlfriend Weintraub on Feb. 14 during a trip to Sin City and the duo headed straight to the courthouse the same night.
“Sean asked her while they were out to dinner at Catch. They married shortly after getting their marriage license at 10 p.m. atLittle Church of the West,” a source close to the couple exclusively told PEOPLE.
“They just went back to the hotel after. It was kind of like, ‘Holy s—, we just got married,’ " the source added, “but they were so so excited and didn’t regret one thing. Their relationship and connection is solid.”
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On July 17, 2022, Lopez sent a special edition of her On The JLo email with some big news:she got married! She and Affleck wed at the Little White Chapel just before midnight the night prior.
“We did it. Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient….Last night, we flew to Vegas, stood in line for a license with four other couples, all making the same journey to the wedding capital of the world,“Lopez wrote to her fans.
“We read our own vows in the little chapel and gave one another the rings we’ll wear for the rest of our lives,” Lopez continued. “They even had a Bluetooth for the (short) march down the aisle. But in the end it was the best possible wedding we could have imagined. One we dreamed of long ago and one made very real (in the eyes of the state, Las Vegas, a pink convertible and one another) at very, very, long last.”
07of 28Kourtney Kardashian & Travis BarkerKourtney Kardashian/instsgramSurprise! The pair said “I do” in Las Vegas following the April 3, 2022,Grammy Awards,PEOPLE confirmed days later.The private event took place at 1:45 a.m. on Monday, and Kardashian and Barker came dressed in the same clothes they wore to the awards ceremony.“I didn’t know who it was until they pulled up. I advertise as 24-hours but they wanted to make sure I was still there. They paid and they requested Elvis Presley, that was mandatory. I called back 5 minutes later and was like, I got an Elvis, and there they were,” One Love Wedding Chapel owner Marty Frierson told PEOPLE.The ceremony lasted about 30 minutes and no video was allowed to be taken during the ceremony. It was unclear at the time if Kardashian and Barker obtained a marriage license before the ceremony.“They came, got married, tossed the bouquet in the driveway, and danced to Elvis,” said Frierson. “They showed a lot love and had a lot of fun.“The next month, they wed again in front of friends and family in a glamorous, days-long affair in Italy.
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Surprise! The pair said “I do” in Las Vegas following the April 3, 2022,Grammy Awards,PEOPLE confirmed days later.
The private event took place at 1:45 a.m. on Monday, and Kardashian and Barker came dressed in the same clothes they wore to the awards ceremony.
“I didn’t know who it was until they pulled up. I advertise as 24-hours but they wanted to make sure I was still there. They paid and they requested Elvis Presley, that was mandatory. I called back 5 minutes later and was like, I got an Elvis, and there they were,” One Love Wedding Chapel owner Marty Frierson told PEOPLE.
The ceremony lasted about 30 minutes and no video was allowed to be taken during the ceremony. It was unclear at the time if Kardashian and Barker obtained a marriage license before the ceremony.
“They came, got married, tossed the bouquet in the driveway, and danced to Elvis,” said Frierson. “They showed a lot love and had a lot of fun.”
The next month, they wed again in front of friends and family in a glamorous, days-long affair in Italy.
08of 28Nicolas Cage & Riko ShibataRiko Shibata, Nicolas Cage.courtesy The Wynn HotelTheNational Treasureactor tied the knot with girlfriendRiko Shibatain Las Vegas on Feb. 16, 2021, PEOPLE confirmed. It is his fifth marriage and second Vegas wedding.The event was a “very small and intimate wedding at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas,” according to a rep for Cage.The ceremony was held on February 16 “to honor the birthday of the groom’s late father.”
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Riko Shibata, Nicolas Cage.courtesy The Wynn Hotel
TheNational Treasureactor tied the knot with girlfriendRiko Shibatain Las Vegas on Feb. 16, 2021, PEOPLE confirmed. It is his fifth marriage and second Vegas wedding.
The event was a “very small and intimate wedding at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas,” according to a rep for Cage.
The ceremony was held on February 16 “to honor the birthday of the groom’s late father.”
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The “Smile” singer andStranger Thingsactor tied the knot in Las Vegas on Sept. 7, 2020, PEOPLE confirmed through court records.
The stars were first linked in January 2019, and Allen wasfirst photographed wearing what appeared to be an engagement ringin November.
After four years of marriage, news broke thatthe couple had separatedin February 2025.
10of 28Arie Luyendyk & Lauren BurnhamArie Luyendyk Jr./Instagram.TheBachelorNation couple thought the first time they got married was nice, so they decided to do it twice!The two revealed on Instagram that they got married again, this time with their daughter Alessi Ren, at a Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas only eight months after theirMaui ceremony.“We got married on Saturday (again) in the back of a pink caddy in Vegas,” Luyendyk captioned his Sept. 10, 2019Instagram post. “Our new friend and legend @mrjordan1911 officiated (Elvis sat this one out). Can’t wait to show you guys more, we’ll post on our YouTube tomorrow 💒👰🏼🤵🏼”"@Ariejr’s so nice I married him twice!💒,” Burnham captionedher post. “We always joked about ditching our plans for the first wedding and eloping in Vegas so we thought, what the heck, why not have both? Best decision we ever made as this day will be a hilarious memory we will cherish forever. Thank you @mrjordan1911for officiating this special moment for us. Stay tuned for the video dropping tomorrow on our YouTube.💕”
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TheBachelorNation couple thought the first time they got married was nice, so they decided to do it twice!
The two revealed on Instagram that they got married again, this time with their daughter Alessi Ren, at a Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas only eight months after theirMaui ceremony.
“We got married on Saturday (again) in the back of a pink caddy in Vegas,” Luyendyk captioned his Sept. 10, 2019Instagram post. “Our new friend and legend @mrjordan1911 officiated (Elvis sat this one out). Can’t wait to show you guys more, we’ll post on our YouTube tomorrow 💒👰🏼🤵🏼”
“@Ariejr’s so nice I married him twice!💒,” Burnham captionedher post. “We always joked about ditching our plans for the first wedding and eloping in Vegas so we thought, what the heck, why not have both? Best decision we ever made as this day will be a hilarious memory we will cherish forever. Thank you @mrjordan1911for officiating this special moment for us. Stay tuned for the video dropping tomorrow on our YouTube.💕”
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The couple followed the Vegas wedding witha larger ceremonyat a chateau in France a month later. (They eventually split in 2023.)
12of 28Nicolas Cage & Erika KoikeVCG/Getty; Splash News OnlineThe actorfiled for an annulmentin March 2019, just four days after marrying makeup artist Koike in Vegas,claiming the two were too drunkand he had “reacted on impulse and without the ability to recognize or understand the full impact of his actions.”
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The actorfiled for an annulmentin March 2019, just four days after marrying makeup artist Koike in Vegas,claiming the two were too drunkand he had “reacted on impulse and without the ability to recognize or understand the full impact of his actions.”
13of 28Kelly Ripa & Mark ConsuelosGary Gershoff/WireImageAfter one year of dating, the two loverselopedin the city of sin back in 1996 and have been together ever since.
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After one year of dating, the two loverselopedin the city of sin back in 1996 and have been together ever since.
14of 28Cody Herpin & Jodie SweetinMichael Tran/FilmMagicTheFuller Housestar said “I do” in 2007 at a chapel in Vegas after dating film industry driver Herpin for only two months. Their daughter Zoie Laurel May Herpin was born one year later, but the marriage quickly crumbled due tofinancial problems.
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TheFuller Housestar said “I do” in 2007 at a chapel in Vegas after dating film industry driver Herpin for only two months. Their daughter Zoie Laurel May Herpin was born one year later, but the marriage quickly crumbled due tofinancial problems.
15of 28The-Dream & Christina MilianJordan Strauss/GettyThe music producer and singer quietly got married in Vegas in 2009, only to get divorced five months later - while Milian was still pregnant with their daughter Violet Madison Nash.
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The music producer and singer quietly got married in Vegas in 2009, only to get divorced five months later - while Milian was still pregnant with their daughter Violet Madison Nash.
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17of 28Carmen Electra & Dennis RodmanCarmen Electra and Dennis Rodman.GettyAfter an all-night bender, the couple got married in Vegas in 1999 but filed for divorce six months later. Theformer basketball player saidhe was “of unsound mind when he recited his vows,” but the split was amicable.
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Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman.Getty
After an all-night bender, the couple got married in Vegas in 1999 but filed for divorce six months later. Theformer basketball player saidhe was “of unsound mind when he recited his vows,” but the split was amicable.
18of 28Kirk & Anne DouglasKirk surprises Anne at her birthday party.Getty ImagesWhile Kirk Douglas was filming20,000 Leagues Under the Seain 1954,he took a weekend break to wed Annein Las Vegas after she threatened to leave him.The actor admittedin their joint 2017 bookKirk and Annethat he realized he would be “lost without her.”
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Kirk surprises Anne at her birthday party.Getty Images
While Kirk Douglas was filming20,000 Leagues Under the Seain 1954,he took a weekend break to wed Annein Las Vegas after she threatened to leave him.The actor admittedin their joint 2017 bookKirk and Annethat he realized he would be “lost without her.”
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20of 28Pamela Anderson & Rick SalomonPamela Anderson and Rick Salomon in 2013.Donald Bowers/GettyAnderson married her longtime friend at the Mirage Hotel in Vegas in 2007. The actress filed for divorce two months later; the couple got remarried in 2014, only to split again one year later.
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Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon in 2013.Donald Bowers/Getty
Anderson married her longtime friend at the Mirage Hotel in Vegas in 2007. The actress filed for divorce two months later; the couple got remarried in 2014, only to split again one year later.
21of 28Melanie Griffith & Don JohnsonJamie McCarthy/GettyGriffith and Johnson also got hitched twice. The first time was in 1976 during a small ceremony in Vegas, however, then got divorced six months later. The second time was in 1989. During that marriage, they had their daughter Dakota, but split for good in 1995.
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Griffith and Johnson also got hitched twice. The first time was in 1976 during a small ceremony in Vegas, however, then got divorced six months later. The second time was in 1989. During that marriage, they had their daughter Dakota, but split for good in 1995.
22of 28Jason Alexander & Britney SpearsBritney Spears. Jason Alexander.KMazur/WireImage ; Enos Solomon/FilmMagicThe pop star had a spur-of-the-moment wedding with childhood friend Alexander in Vegas in 2004. They were married for all of 55 hours before getting the marriage annulled.In her 2023 memoir,Spears recalled the circumstances that led to their brief union. “People have asked me if I loved him. To be clear: he and I were not in love,” she wrote. “I was just honestly very drunk — and probably, in a more general sense at that time in my life, very bored.”
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Britney Spears. Jason Alexander.KMazur/WireImage ; Enos Solomon/FilmMagic
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The pop star had a spur-of-the-moment wedding with childhood friend Alexander in Vegas in 2004. They were married for all of 55 hours before getting the marriage annulled.
In her 2023 memoir,Spears recalled the circumstances that led to their brief union. “People have asked me if I loved him. To be clear: he and I were not in love,” she wrote. “I was just honestly very drunk — and probably, in a more general sense at that time in my life, very bored.”
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Martin von Haselberg and Bette Midler.Joe Kohen/WireImage
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24of 28Dorothea Hurley & Jon Bon JoviDorothea Hurley and Jon Bon Jovi.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via GettyIn 1989, the singer broke many fans' hearts when he went off to Vegas to marry his high school sweetheart. The couple have now been married for more than 20 years and they have four children: Stephanie, Jesse, Jacob and Romeo.
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Dorothea Hurley and Jon Bon Jovi.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty
In 1989, the singer broke many fans' hearts when he went off to Vegas to marry his high school sweetheart. The couple have now been married for more than 20 years and they have four children: Stephanie, Jesse, Jacob and Romeo.
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26of 28Cindy Crawford & Richard GereMitchell Gerber/Corbis/VCG via Getty ImagesThe two got married in Vegas in 1991 before splitting four years later. “We didn’t spend enough time together,” Crawford toldPEOPLE. “And we’re equally responsible for that. We thought it would be okay if we just flew in from Paris to L.A. to get together for a night to see each other. It wasn’t.”
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The two got married in Vegas in 1991 before splitting four years later. “We didn’t spend enough time together,” Crawford toldPEOPLE. “And we’re equally responsible for that. We thought it would be okay if we just flew in from Paris to L.A. to get together for a night to see each other. It wasn’t.”
27of 28Shia LaBeouf & Mia GothMia Goth and Shia LaBeouf in 2014.Anthony Harvey/GettyThe two actorslive-streamed their nuptialsin Vegas in 2016. The taping was offered as part of Viva Las Vegas' King Tut wedding theme package. Although the couple originally planned to keep their ceremony private, LaBeouf revealed that the video was accidentally sent to TMZ and so, the world got to see all of the action. In 2018,the stars parted ways,though reunited years later and in 2022,welcomed their first child together.
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Mia Goth and Shia LaBeouf in 2014.Anthony Harvey/Getty
The two actorslive-streamed their nuptialsin Vegas in 2016. The taping was offered as part of Viva Las Vegas' King Tut wedding theme package. Although the couple originally planned to keep their ceremony private, LaBeouf revealed that the video was accidentally sent to TMZ and so, the world got to see all of the action. In 2018,the stars parted ways,though reunited years later and in 2022,welcomed their first child together.
28of 28Angelina Jolie & Billy Bob ThorntonS. Granitz/WireImageOne of hollywood’s most infamous couples got hitched in Vegas in 2000 after only dating for a short while. The marriage lasted three years and in 2018, Thornton revealed why.“We just had different lifestyles. Hers is a global lifestyle and mine is an agoraphobic lifestyle,” he said on theHFPA in Conversation podcastwith a laugh. “So that’s really, that’s the only reason we’re probably not still together, maybe. There was a different path in life we wanted to take.”
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One of hollywood’s most infamous couples got hitched in Vegas in 2000 after only dating for a short while. The marriage lasted three years and in 2018, Thornton revealed why.
“We just had different lifestyles. Hers is a global lifestyle and mine is an agoraphobic lifestyle,” he said on theHFPA in Conversation podcastwith a laugh. “So that’s really, that’s the only reason we’re probably not still together, maybe. There was a different path in life we wanted to take.”
source: people.com