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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker
- After the 2022 Grammys, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker had an impromptu Las Vegas wedding, though it wasn’t legal because they didn’t have a marriage license. Then on May 15, the couple were legally married at the courthouse in Santa Barbara, California, with Kourtney's grandma as witness.
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1 / 31 Fotos
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell
- The down-to-earth couple began dating in 2007 and got married in a courthouse wedding in Beverly Hills in 2013. Bell wore a simple black top and pants, and the wedding famously cost just US$142 to pull off.
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2 / 31 Fotos
Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber
- The pair first made their marriage legal at NYC's City Hall, in September 2018. One year later, they had their star-studded wedding in South Carolina, which was more of a religious ceremony with all their family and friends.
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3 / 31 Fotos
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
- The famed Beatle and the renowned artist tied the knot at the British Consulate Office in Gibraltar, and afterwards they posed for this photo with their marriage certificate.
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4 / 31 Fotos
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
- Chrissy Teigen revealed to E! News that she and John Legend hadn't planned to get married in an NYC courthouse with Irina Shayk as witness, but they hadn't realized their big lavish Italian wedding in 2013 wouldn't be recognized unless they had a real ceremony in New York. After attending some New York Fashion Week events, they popped by the courthouse in their matching black outfits to tie the knot.
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5 / 31 Fotos
Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio
- Marilyn Monroe and baseball legend Joe DiMaggio wed in 1954 at San Francisco's Town Hall. Monroe's black dress became instantly iconic as the newlyweds were snapped leaving the building. Unfortunately, their marriage ended before they could even hit a year.
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6 / 31 Fotos
Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault
- It was perhaps a surprise when the actress married the French billionaire in a simple civil ceremony in Paris, though it was romantic enough since it was on Valentine's Day in 2009. Of course, the wealthy duo then threw an extremely lavish, fairy-tale wedding in Italy a couple of months later.
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7 / 31 Fotos
Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso
- The pair met in 2002 and were wed three years later in 2005, in a ceremony at City Hall in NYC. Barroso's then seven-year-old daughter from a previous marriage adorably served as the witness.
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8 / 31 Fotos
Keira Knightley and James Righton
- Knightley and Righton were married in an intimate ceremony at the town hall in Mazan, a small village in Provence, France, back in 2013. The actress wore a strapless tulle dress, which she has reworn several times, along with a Chanel jacket and flowers in her hair. The ceremony was very private, but around 30 to 50 guests were reportedly invited to attend a reception.
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9 / 31 Fotos
Bianca and Mick Jagger
- The now-separated couple perfected the art of a courthouse wedding by selecting a town hall in St. Tropez for their civil ceremony in 1971. Bianca's white Yves Saint Laurent wedding suit remains iconic.
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10 / 31 Fotos
Jude Law and Phillipa Coan
- Few close friends and family were in attendance at Jude Law's 2019 wedding to Phillipa Coan. The pair had a civil ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall in central London, and Coan wore a long-sleeved cream mini dress, while Law chose a blue corduroy suit.
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11 / 31 Fotos
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren
- The longtime couple tied the knot back in 2008 in a ceremony in the Beverly Hills courthouse. Alba reportedly wore a long blue dress, and was at the time very pregnant with the couple's first child, Honor.
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12 / 31 Fotos
Hugh Grant and Anna Eberstein
- At 57 years old, Hugh Grant tied the knot for the first time with TV producer and longtime girlfriend Anna Eberstein at the Chelsea Register Office in London in 2018. They already shared three kids together, so it was not totally unexpected.
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13 / 31 Fotos
Emily Ratajkowski and Sebastian Bear-McClard
- The model surprised everyone when she revealed that she married her actor-producer husband in February 2018 at NYC's City Hall. The couple had kept their relationship relatively under wraps before the ceremony, to which Ratajkowski wore a pantsuit from Zara and a black brimmed hat with a netted veil, similar to Bianca Jagger.
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14 / 31 Fotos
George Harrison and Pattie Boyd
- The lead guitarist of the Beatles and his model wife married at the Epsom register office in Surrey, England, after meeting on the set of 'A Hard Day's Night.' They lasted 10 years, but Boyd later fell for Eric Clapton.
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15 / 31 Fotos
Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz
- The supermodel and TV host seemed to be opting for a more low-key vibe for her third marriage, to Tokio Hotel guitarist Tom Kaulitz, as they tied the knot in 2019 in a civil ceremony in California. But later that year they threw a huge, star-studded bash on a yacht in Capri, a yacht which also hosted the wedding receptions of Princess Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier III and Jacqueline Kennedy to Aristotle Onassis.
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16 / 31 Fotos
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker
- 'Desperate Housewives' star Eva Longoria had a lavish wedding with NBA star Tony Parker, but a day earlier they'd actually tied the knot in a civil ceremony in Paris City Hall, where she wore this little pink number pictured. Unfortunately, the couple divorced three years later.
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17 / 31 Fotos
Penn Badgley and Domino Kirke
- The 'You' actor married Domino Kirke (sister to 'Girls' star Lola Kirke) in a ceremony at a Brooklyn courthouse in February 2017. Penn wore a blue suit and Kirke wore a casual lace dress, and afterwards they held a small reception at a restaurant. The couple did, however, have another and significantly larger wedding in June of that same year.
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18 / 31 Fotos
Michael Bublé and Luisana Lopilato
- The Canadian crooner and his Argentine TV actress wife Luisana Lopilato were married in a civil wedding ceremony in Buenos Aires in 2011. They subsequently had a much bigger bash at the historic Villa Maria, in Máximo Paz, Argentina, with some 300 guests in attendance. After that, they had a third wedding in Canada for Bublé's family and friends back home.
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19 / 31 Fotos
Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery
- The 'Grey's Anatomy' star quietly wed music executive Chris Ivery in November 2007 at City Hall in Lower Manhattan. The two reportedly snuck into the NYC building via underground tunnels, and then-mayor Michael Bloomberg served as a witness at the brief ceremony.
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20 / 31 Fotos
Chloë Sevigny and Sinisa Mackovic
- The actress wed her partner while pregnant at City Hall in New York City in March 2020, which she only revealed one year later on Instagram. The couple welcomed their son Vanja in May 2020.
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21 / 31 Fotos
Faye Dunaway and Peter Wolf
- Actress Faye Dunaway married musician Peter Wolf at the Beverly Hills Municipal court in 1974.
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22 / 31 Fotos
Michael C. Hall and Morgan Macgregor
- The 'Dexter' star understandably wanted his third wedding to be more low-key, so in February 2016 he and his bride Morgan Macgregor were married in NYC's City Hall.
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23 / 31 Fotos
Ilana Glazer and David Rooklin
- The 'Broad City' star and her scientist partner were married at City Hall in New York City back in 2016. It would have remained a secret if a friend hadn't posted about it on Instagram!
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24 / 31 Fotos
Raquel Welch and Patrick Curtis
- Actress Raquel Welch married her film producer beau Patrick Curtis at the Paris City Hall on Valentine's Day in 1967.
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25 / 31 Fotos
Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose
- The rapper and the model announced their marriage with a photo of them sharing a kiss after being wed in a courthouse in July 2013. Unfortunately, they have since split.
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26 / 31 Fotos
Lena Waithe and Alana Mayo
- 'Master of None' star Lena Waithe married her partner Alana Mayo in 2019 at the San Francisco courthouse because of its history: they proudly said "I do" in front of a statue of gay rights activist Harvey Milk. Unfortunately, the pair, who were engaged in 2017, called it quits soon after.
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27 / 31 Fotos
Vanessa Paradis and Samuel Benchetrit
- Some years after her split from Johnny Depp, French actress Vanessa Paradis hosted a low-key French wedding to film director Samuel Benchetrit in the town hall in Saint-Simeon in 2018.
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28 / 31 Fotos
Giovanni Ribisi and Agyness Deyn
- Actor Giovanni Ribisi quietly married model Agyness Deyn at the Los Angeles County Registrar's office in 2012.
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Lauren Lapkus and Mike Castle
- 'Orange Is the New Black' actress Lauren Lapkus and actor Mike Castle, who met on the set of the series 'Clipped,' were married in a simple courthouse ceremony in 2018. Sources: (People) (Insider) (Cosmopolitan) See also: The most unbelievably expensive weddings in history
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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker
- After the 2022 Grammys, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker had an impromptu Las Vegas wedding, though it wasn’t legal because they didn’t have a marriage license. Then on May 15, the couple were legally married at the courthouse in Santa Barbara, California, with Kourtney's grandma as witness.
© Getty Images
1 / 31 Fotos
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell
- The down-to-earth couple began dating in 2007 and got married in a courthouse wedding in Beverly Hills in 2013. Bell wore a simple black top and pants, and the wedding famously cost just US$142 to pull off.
© Getty Images
2 / 31 Fotos
Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber
- The pair first made their marriage legal at NYC's City Hall, in September 2018. One year later, they had their star-studded wedding in South Carolina, which was more of a religious ceremony with all their family and friends.
© Getty Images
3 / 31 Fotos
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
- The famed Beatle and the renowned artist tied the knot at the British Consulate Office in Gibraltar, and afterwards they posed for this photo with their marriage certificate.
© Getty Images
4 / 31 Fotos
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
- Chrissy Teigen revealed to E! News that she and John Legend hadn't planned to get married in an NYC courthouse with Irina Shayk as witness, but they hadn't realized their big lavish Italian wedding in 2013 wouldn't be recognized unless they had a real ceremony in New York. After attending some New York Fashion Week events, they popped by the courthouse in their matching black outfits to tie the knot.
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5 / 31 Fotos
Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio
- Marilyn Monroe and baseball legend Joe DiMaggio wed in 1954 at San Francisco's Town Hall. Monroe's black dress became instantly iconic as the newlyweds were snapped leaving the building. Unfortunately, their marriage ended before they could even hit a year.
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6 / 31 Fotos
Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault
- It was perhaps a surprise when the actress married the French billionaire in a simple civil ceremony in Paris, though it was romantic enough since it was on Valentine's Day in 2009. Of course, the wealthy duo then threw an extremely lavish, fairy-tale wedding in Italy a couple of months later.
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7 / 31 Fotos
Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso
- The pair met in 2002 and were wed three years later in 2005, in a ceremony at City Hall in NYC. Barroso's then seven-year-old daughter from a previous marriage adorably served as the witness.
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8 / 31 Fotos
Keira Knightley and James Righton
- Knightley and Righton were married in an intimate ceremony at the town hall in Mazan, a small village in Provence, France, back in 2013. The actress wore a strapless tulle dress, which she has reworn several times, along with a Chanel jacket and flowers in her hair. The ceremony was very private, but around 30 to 50 guests were reportedly invited to attend a reception.
© Getty Images
9 / 31 Fotos
Bianca and Mick Jagger
- The now-separated couple perfected the art of a courthouse wedding by selecting a town hall in St. Tropez for their civil ceremony in 1971. Bianca's white Yves Saint Laurent wedding suit remains iconic.
© Getty Images
10 / 31 Fotos
Jude Law and Phillipa Coan
- Few close friends and family were in attendance at Jude Law's 2019 wedding to Phillipa Coan. The pair had a civil ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall in central London, and Coan wore a long-sleeved cream mini dress, while Law chose a blue corduroy suit.
© Getty Images
11 / 31 Fotos
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren
- The longtime couple tied the knot back in 2008 in a ceremony in the Beverly Hills courthouse. Alba reportedly wore a long blue dress, and was at the time very pregnant with the couple's first child, Honor.
© Getty Images
12 / 31 Fotos
Hugh Grant and Anna Eberstein
- At 57 years old, Hugh Grant tied the knot for the first time with TV producer and longtime girlfriend Anna Eberstein at the Chelsea Register Office in London in 2018. They already shared three kids together, so it was not totally unexpected.
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13 / 31 Fotos
Emily Ratajkowski and Sebastian Bear-McClard
- The model surprised everyone when she revealed that she married her actor-producer husband in February 2018 at NYC's City Hall. The couple had kept their relationship relatively under wraps before the ceremony, to which Ratajkowski wore a pantsuit from Zara and a black brimmed hat with a netted veil, similar to Bianca Jagger.
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14 / 31 Fotos
George Harrison and Pattie Boyd
- The lead guitarist of the Beatles and his model wife married at the Epsom register office in Surrey, England, after meeting on the set of 'A Hard Day's Night.' They lasted 10 years, but Boyd later fell for Eric Clapton.
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15 / 31 Fotos
Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz
- The supermodel and TV host seemed to be opting for a more low-key vibe for her third marriage, to Tokio Hotel guitarist Tom Kaulitz, as they tied the knot in 2019 in a civil ceremony in California. But later that year they threw a huge, star-studded bash on a yacht in Capri, a yacht which also hosted the wedding receptions of Princess Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier III and Jacqueline Kennedy to Aristotle Onassis.
© Getty Images
16 / 31 Fotos
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker
- 'Desperate Housewives' star Eva Longoria had a lavish wedding with NBA star Tony Parker, but a day earlier they'd actually tied the knot in a civil ceremony in Paris City Hall, where she wore this little pink number pictured. Unfortunately, the couple divorced three years later.
© Getty Images
17 / 31 Fotos
Penn Badgley and Domino Kirke
- The 'You' actor married Domino Kirke (sister to 'Girls' star Lola Kirke) in a ceremony at a Brooklyn courthouse in February 2017. Penn wore a blue suit and Kirke wore a casual lace dress, and afterwards they held a small reception at a restaurant. The couple did, however, have another and significantly larger wedding in June of that same year.
© Getty Images
18 / 31 Fotos
Michael Bublé and Luisana Lopilato
- The Canadian crooner and his Argentine TV actress wife Luisana Lopilato were married in a civil wedding ceremony in Buenos Aires in 2011. They subsequently had a much bigger bash at the historic Villa Maria, in Máximo Paz, Argentina, with some 300 guests in attendance. After that, they had a third wedding in Canada for Bublé's family and friends back home.
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19 / 31 Fotos
Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery
- The 'Grey's Anatomy' star quietly wed music executive Chris Ivery in November 2007 at City Hall in Lower Manhattan. The two reportedly snuck into the NYC building via underground tunnels, and then-mayor Michael Bloomberg served as a witness at the brief ceremony.
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20 / 31 Fotos
Chloë Sevigny and Sinisa Mackovic
- The actress wed her partner while pregnant at City Hall in New York City in March 2020, which she only revealed one year later on Instagram. The couple welcomed their son Vanja in May 2020.
© BrunoPress
21 / 31 Fotos
Faye Dunaway and Peter Wolf
- Actress Faye Dunaway married musician Peter Wolf at the Beverly Hills Municipal court in 1974.
© Getty Images
22 / 31 Fotos
Michael C. Hall and Morgan Macgregor
- The 'Dexter' star understandably wanted his third wedding to be more low-key, so in February 2016 he and his bride Morgan Macgregor were married in NYC's City Hall.
© Getty Images
23 / 31 Fotos
Ilana Glazer and David Rooklin
- The 'Broad City' star and her scientist partner were married at City Hall in New York City back in 2016. It would have remained a secret if a friend hadn't posted about it on Instagram!
© Getty Images
24 / 31 Fotos
Raquel Welch and Patrick Curtis
- Actress Raquel Welch married her film producer beau Patrick Curtis at the Paris City Hall on Valentine's Day in 1967.
© Getty Images
25 / 31 Fotos
Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose
- The rapper and the model announced their marriage with a photo of them sharing a kiss after being wed in a courthouse in July 2013. Unfortunately, they have since split.
© Getty Images
26 / 31 Fotos
Lena Waithe and Alana Mayo
- 'Master of None' star Lena Waithe married her partner Alana Mayo in 2019 at the San Francisco courthouse because of its history: they proudly said "I do" in front of a statue of gay rights activist Harvey Milk. Unfortunately, the pair, who were engaged in 2017, called it quits soon after.
© Getty Images
27 / 31 Fotos
Vanessa Paradis and Samuel Benchetrit
- Some years after her split from Johnny Depp, French actress Vanessa Paradis hosted a low-key French wedding to film director Samuel Benchetrit in the town hall in Saint-Simeon in 2018.
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28 / 31 Fotos
Giovanni Ribisi and Agyness Deyn
- Actor Giovanni Ribisi quietly married model Agyness Deyn at the Los Angeles County Registrar's office in 2012.
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29 / 31 Fotos
Lauren Lapkus and Mike Castle
- 'Orange Is the New Black' actress Lauren Lapkus and actor Mike Castle, who met on the set of the series 'Clipped,' were married in a simple courthouse ceremony in 2018. Sources: (People) (Insider) (Cosmopolitan) See also: The most unbelievably expensive weddings in history
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Celebrities who had courthouse or city hall weddings
See which low-key stars made it official at the courthouse or city hall
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When it comes to celebrity weddings, we often expect glamorous, star-studded affairs in stunning venues in the south of France or the likes. But some stars opted to get married in a much more low-key ceremony, at the courthouse or their local city hall, with just a few witnesses around.
Of course, many stars made it official with this low-key ceremony only to then subsequently host the huge, luxurious party we all imagined, but some were perfectly content to tie the knot quietly and legally, and then move on. Click through to see which celebs had civil ceremony weddings.
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