What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas…unless you are Kourtney Kardashian and you’re get married there, in which case, that shit is going to haunt you forever. Just ask any number of celebrities who tied the knot in Sin City – and lived to regret it. (Or didn’t. A few are still together.)
The latest couple to get hitched in this impulsive person’s paradise are Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker . The pair, who have been engaged since last fall, left the 2022 Grammy Awards ceremony in Las Vegas, then stopped at One Love Wedding Chapel around 2 a.m. to say their vows in a quickie ceremony, complete with Elvis impersonator. (Kardashian later clarified in an Instagram post that she and her so-called hubby did not obtain a marriage license for the ceremony.)
These spontaneous nuptials inspired us to take a little stroll down memory lane to revisit other celebrity couples that said “I do” in Las Vegas. And then we ranked them because why not?
Here’s to love and commitment – no matter how fleeting!
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10. Nicolas Cage and Erika Koike
One drunken day in March 2019, Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage married makeup artist Erika Koike in Vegas. Four days later, he filed for an annulment. Ouch!
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9. Nicolas Cage and Riko Shibata
Repeat offender! Less than two years after his first Vegas marriage face-planted, Nicolas Cage married Riko Shibata in "very small and intimate wedding at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas," according to his rep. This time, the marriage stuck, and the couple are currently expecting their first child together.
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8. Britney Spears and Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander briefly got out of the friendzone when pop superstar Britney Spears wed him in Vegas in 2004. The marriage lasted a whopping 55 hours before getting annulled.
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7. Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford
The actor and the supermodel wed in Vegas in 1991, but the blessed union only lasted four years, in part because Crawford said, "We didn't spend enough time together."
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6. Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra
Former Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman got hitched to bombshell Carmen Electra in 1999 following an all-night bender. The couple divorced six months later, with Rodman claiming he was "of unsound mind when he recited his vows."
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5. Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon
Talk about on-again, off-again. Pam Anderson married her buddy ol' pal Rick Salomon at the Mirage Hotel in Vegas in 2007. Two months later she filed for divorce. Then, in 2014, they wed again...and split one year later. Third time's a charm?
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4. Bruce Willis and Demi Moore
This golden Hollywood couple only dated for three months before saying "I do" at the Golden Nugget in Vegas. While they didn't make it "'til death do us part," they did stay married for an impressive 13 years and had three daughters before divorcing. Though they've both moved on romantically, they remain friends.
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3. Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton
These two weirdoes exchanged vows in Vegas in 2000 after a brief courtship. They split three years later, because, according to Thornton, "We just had different lifestyles. Hers is a global lifestyle and mine is an agoraphobic lifestyle."
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2. David Harbour and Lily Allen
The Stranger Things star and the British singer were married in Sin City in 2020 by an Elvis impersonator. They followed the ceremony with a low-key meal of burgers at In-N-Out.
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1. Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker
A Vegas wedding seems like a no-brainer for these two rebels. Per Kourtney's Instagram, "Once upon a time in a land far, far away (Las Vegas) at 2am, after an epic night and a little tequila, a queen and her handsome king ventured out to the only open chapel with an Elvis and got married (with no license). Practice makes perfect."
Aw. We hate to say it, but these two are too cute.
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