7 Celebrity Couples Who Eloped & Are Living Happily Ever After
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As much as we love to obsess over the latest high-profile celeb wedding, we get why some Hollywood couples choose to say ‘I do’ in private. After all, there’s nothing romantic about strategically-placed paparazzi or helicopters humming loudly above your reception venue. From Mariah and Nick to Miranda and Orlando, these celeb spouses prove that you don’t need a fussy affair in order to live happily ever after.
Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green
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Mega-star Fox and her actor husband chose to keep things small in a private ceremony on Hawaii’s Big Island in 2010.
Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom
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Only a month after they confirmed their engagement, the ridiculously good-looking duo quietly married in the summer of 2010.
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski
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Two years after making things official with husband John Krasinski, actress Emily Blunt recently described her marriage to Manhattan magazine: “All I can say is that it’s an effing blast. It’s just great and I’m so happy.”
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
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Carey and Cannon shocked fans in 2008 when they married unexpectedly after only six weeks of dating. Since then, the new parents have renewed their vows each year — most recently in Paris.
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart
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After more than eight years together, this super-secret couple wed at the Governor’s Mansion in Santa Fe, NM in the summer of 2010.
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
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Ripa and Consuelos prove that the couple that works together, stays together. The actor joined the cast of All My Children in 1995 alongside his on-screen lover and soon-to-be wife. The two instantly connected, leading them to wed in Vegas only a year later.
Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz
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The Oscar-winning pair exchanged vows in a small ceremony in the Bahamas during July of 2010.
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Those couples have all been together less than 5 years. “Living happily ever after” is a real stretch.
Sorry- that should say “married” less than 5 years. While Ford/Flockhart have a long history, it remains to be seen if eloping means longevity with the others.