It's hard to avoid ogling at the opulence and excitement of celebrity weddings— but while an all-out affair is certainly fun to look at (and attend, if there's an open bar), it's often the private, intimate ceremonies that feel more relatable and heartwarming.
Here are 23 of the most low-key celebrity weddings of all time.
Cardi B and Offset were already married by the time he publicly proposed to her.
Just two weeks ago, writing "Cardi B is expecting a baby with her fiancé, rapper Offset" would have been presumably accurate. But in June 2018, Cardi B revealed unceremoniously that she and Offset had already gotten married — before he publicly proposed to her.
The revelation came after TMZ unearthed the couple's secret marriage certificate, prompting Cardi B to literally say "f--- it" and confirm the news.
"There are so many moments that I share with the world and then there are moments that I want to keep for myself! Getting married was one of those moments!" she wrote on Twitter. "One morning in September we woke up and decided to get married. We found someone to marry us, and she did, just the two of us and my cousin."
The "I Like It" songstress also revealed that she didn't wear a wedding dress or any makeup. The couple hadn't even gotten rings yet.
Emily Ratajkowski and Sebastian Bear-McClard smelted their own wedding rings.
Model and actress Emily Ratajkowski wore a mustard-yellow suit and a black hat for her courthouse wedding with Sebastian Bear-McClard.
"We decided we were going to get married in January and then were kind of waiting for the right moment," she told Vanity Fair's "In the Limelight" podcast in 2018. "I can't even imagine what having a 300-person wedding is like, because it still felt kind of hectic to plan ours."
She announced her surprise marriage on her Instaram story, revealing that just a few close friends were present at the civil ceremony.
"Everyone wore suits or sweatsuits," she told Jimmy Fallon, before adding that the couple also hammered and blow-torched their own rings.
Nobody knew that Ellen Page and Emma Portner were engaged.
Ellen Page surprised fans with an Instagram post in 2018 announcing her marriage to Emma Portner. In the photo, which Portner also shared on Instagram, the two are gently touching hands while showing off their minimalist wedding bands.
"Can't believe I get to call this extraordinary woman my wife," Page wrote.
Portner echoed the sentiment, writing, "I get to call this incredible woman MY WIFE! @ellenpage I LOVE YOU!"
The posts also included photos of the newly married couple sporting some adorable hats, cuddling in a natural, woodsy setting. While no details about the actual wedding have been released, it seems safe to assume that this low-maintenance couple kept it fairly spare.
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