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Despite the popular tagline, what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas—especially when it comes to weddings. On average (thanks to fast marriage certificate turnarounds) 120,000 couples get married in the city each year. Over the years, that number has included several famous faces who have gotten hitched at the chapels that dot downtown. Most recently? Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, who reportedly tied the knot after the Grammys in Las Vegas early Monday morning.
Below, a list of the best celebrity weddings in Las Vegas, stretching back to the 1980s. Spoiler alert: Elvis makes an appearance in many. And, if all these Sin City unions pique your interest? Read Vogue’s chronicle following Vegas brides from across the world on Valentine s Day.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker
According to People, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker wed at a wedding chapel in Las Vegas on April 4, 2022—right after they attended the Grammys in the city. The outlet also reported the couple wore the same tailored outfits as they did to the awards ceremony—and requested an Elvis impersonator to be in attendance.
Lily Allen and David Harbour
Wearing vintage Dior, Lily Allen wed Stranger Things actor David Harbour at the Graceland Wedding Chapel while Elvis watched. Afterwards, they held a reception at In-N-Out Burger. Harbour acknowledged the crazy circumstances of amidst their wedding took place: “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,” he wrote on Instagram. “Refreshments were served at a small reception following.”
Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas
Mere hours after the Jonas Brothers played at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, Joe Jonas wed Sophie Turner at Las Vegas’s famous A Little White Wedding Chapel. In a ceremony officiated by Elvis, Turner walked down the aisle in a silk top and pants to an acoustic version of “Speechless.” and Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas stood by as groomsmen. The world got to watch, thanks to Diplo, who streamed it on his Instagram story.
Later that year, the two held a lavish wedding in Provence.
Britney Spears and Jason Allen Alexander
In 2004, Britney Spears wed her childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander at A Little White Wedding Chapel. It was a short-lived marriage—Spears and Alexander got their union annulled a mere 55 hours later.
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore eloped at the Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas on November 21, 1987. They split 11 years later, but still remain on the friendliest of terms, even quarantining together with their daughters during the coronavirus pandemic.
Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy
After getting engaged in 1987, Michael Jordan and his first wife, Juanita Vanoy, got hitched in 1989 at A Little White Wedding Chapel. They arrived in a taxi cab at 2:30 in the morning.
Sarah Michelle Geller and Freddie Prinze Jr.
Although their 2002 wedding took place in Mexico, where Geller wore a Vera Wang linen suit, the Scooby-Doo co-stars actually first married at A Little White Wedding Chapel a few months prior.
