From regrettably short unions (Britney Spears’ 55-hour marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander) to vows that have lasted decades (Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos), all kinds of celebrity marriages have gotten their start in Las Vegas — Elvis impersonator optional.
The most recent celebrity couple to get hitched in Sin City is Usher and his girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea, who had a small ceremony in front of family and friends while he was in town for the Super Bowl halftime show. But plenty of A-listers have decided to make it official at the Little White Wedding Chapel and beyond. Read on for a full list of celebrities who tied the knot in Las Vegas.
Braunwyn Windham-Burke & Jennifer Spinner
The Real Housewives of Orange County alumna posted a sweet photo on Feb. 14, 2023, of her kissing fiancée Spinner in front of a Las Vegas chapel, leading fans to believe the two had officially tied the knot despite her ongoing divorce from ex Sean 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.
“I know I can’t legally marry her right now, as I’m still going through divorce proceedings, but in my eyes and my heart, she’s my wife and I’m hers,” Windham-Burke told PEOPLE. “We’re married. It’s like what queer people have been doing forever anyway. We’re committing to one another and starting our life together. We got to get married by Valentine’s Day by Elvis. How iconic is that? What a bucket list item!”
Sean Stewart & Jody Weintraub
Rod Stewart’s oldest son Sean got 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. at Little 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.”
Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez
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.”
Kourtney Kardashian & Travis Barker
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.
Nicolas Cage & Riko Shibata
The National Treasure actor tied the knot with girlfriend Riko Shibata in 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.”
David Harbour & Lily Allen
The “Smile” singer and Stranger Things actor tied the knot in Las Vegas on Sept. 7, 2020, PEOPLE confirmed through court records.
Both stars posted photos from the low-key ceremony, which was officiated by an Elvis Presley impersonator and followed by a meal of In-N-Out burgers.
“In a wedding officiated by the king himself, the people’s princess wed her devoted, low born, but kind credit card holder in a beautiful ceremony lit by the ashen skies courtesy of a burning state miles away in the midst of a global pandemic,” Harbour captioned his post. “Refreshments were served at a small reception following.”
The stars were first linked in January 2019, and Allen was first photographed wearing what appeared to be an engagement ring in November.
Arie Luyendyk & Lauren Burnham
The Bachelor Nation 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 their Maui ceremony.
“We got married on Saturday (again) in the back of a pink caddy in Vegas,” Luyendyk captioned his Sept. 10, 2019 Instagram 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 captioned her 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.💕”
Joe Jonas & Sophie Turner
After the 2019 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 1, the stars surprised everyone by saying “I do” at Chapel L’Amour inside A Little White Wedding Chapel. The singer’s brothers were in attendance, an Elvis impersonator officiated, Dan + Shay performed and Diplo shared the whole thing on Instagram Live.
The couple followed the Vegas wedding with a larger ceremony at a chateau in France a month later. (They eventually split in 2023.)
Nicolas Cage & Erika Koike
The actor filed for an annulment in March 2019, just four days after marrying makeup artist Koike in Vegas, claiming the two were too drunk and he had “reacted on impulse and without the ability to recognize or understand the full impact of his actions.”
Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos
After one year of dating, the two lovers eloped in the city of sin back in 1996 and have been together ever since.
Cody Herpin & Jodie Sweetin
The Fuller House star 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 to financial problems.
The-Dream & Christina Milian
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.
Frank Sinatra & Mia Farrow
The two met when Farrow was 19 and Sinatra was 48. Despite the age difference, the couple tied the knot at The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas in 1966, but the marriage ended two years later once Sinatra sent the actress divorce papers on the set of Rosemary’s Baby, according to Vanity Fair.
Carmen Electra & Dennis Rodman
After an all-night bender, the couple got married in Vegas in 1999 but filed for divorce six months later. The former basketball player said he was “of unsound mind when he recited his vows,” but the split was amicable.
Kirk & Anne Douglas
While Kirk Douglas was filming 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in 1954, he took a weekend break to wed Anne in Las Vegas after she threatened to leave him. The actor admitted in their joint 2017 book Kirk and Anne that he realized he would be “lost without her.”
Leah Remini & Angelo Pagán
The actors said their vows at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas in 2003 and have been together ever since. The lavish wedding was filmed for a TV special that aired on VH1.
Pamela Anderson & Rick Salomon
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.
Melanie Griffith & Don Johnson
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.
Jason Alexander & Britney Spears
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.”
Bette Midler & Martin von Haselberg
In true Vegas style, Midler and Haselberg had their wedding officiated by an Elvis impersonator at the Starlight Chapel in 1984. The happy couple is still going strong today.
Dorothea Hurley & Jon Bon Jovi
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.
Bruce Willis & Demi Moore
The actors dated for three months before tying the knot at the Golden Nugget in Vegas. The quickie wedding (which was followed up by a larger ceremony a few months later) led to a 13-year marriage and three daughters before they called it quits in 2000 — but the two have stayed close friends since.
Cindy Crawford & Richard Gere
The two got married in Vegas in 1991 before splitting four years later. “We didn’t spend enough time together,” Crawford told PEOPLE. “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.”
Shia LaBeouf & Mia Goth
The two actors live-streamed their nuptials in 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.
Angelina Jolie & Billy Bob Thornton
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 the HFPA in Conversation podcast with 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.”