A Guide to Celebrity Elopements

Former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson recently announced in an interview with People Magazine that she and her fiance Brandon Blackstock have decided to abandon their wedding plans and opt to elope instead. The couple were in the process of arranging a fall wedding, but will now have a very intimate ceremony with just them and Brandon’s to children. So why the change of heart? It is easy to forget sometimes that underneath the glitz and glamor most celebrities are just like us ordinary folks! Celebrity Elopements are very common! Kelly explained that she and Brandon just got overwhelmed with all the wedding planning and decisions! This echos the most popular reasons cited by our readers in our recent poll, which revealed that 50% of couples choose to elope mainly to preserve their own sanity!

It is not yet clear when or where Kelly and Brandon will have their elopement, although there is some speculation that the couple may replicate the ‘fake wedding’ in Kelly’s video for her song ‘Tie It Up’ which features many of the couples family and friends at a wedding reception held in a barn near Franklin, TN. The video culminates in Kelly herself catching the bride’s bouquet!

Could You Elope In Celebrity Style?

Kelly Clarkson is by no means the first celebrity to elope, in fact they have been doing it for years! Hollywood icon Bette Middler could be said to be the front runner when it comes to celebrity elopements! She married Martin Rochus Sebastian von Haselberg in 1984 having known one another for just a matter of weeks. In true elopement style, the couple said their vows in The Starlight Chapel, Las Vegas in a ceremony complete with an Elvis tribute doing the honors! The couple will soon be celebrating their 30^th Wedding Anniversary, so they must have been doing something right! If you fancy your own Las Vegas elopement then we can highly recommend Little Chapel of the Flowers where you can select the package to suit your budget ranging from $195 to $5,000.

If Las Vegas, Nevada isn’t your ideal of a romantic elopement destination, then you could follow in the footsteps of Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart. In 2010, the couple surprised family and friends by eloping after eight years together. The couple were wed in an intimate ceremony at the governor’s mansion in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The governor’s mansion may not be an option, but you could opt for The Hacienda Dona Andrea De Santa Fe instead, where you can take advantage of their simple yet elegant elopement packages.

If you are looking for a beach wedding then why not take your cue from Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green and elope to Hawaii? The couple surprised everyone when after years of an on and off relationship, they eloped to Hawaii and had a private ceremony performed by a local Hawaiian priest. It seems to have settled their relationship and three years later the couple have just announced Megan’s pregnancy. You can enjoy your own elopement in paradise with the help of Kaua’i Island Weddings.

These represent just a few of the many celebrity couples who have chosen to elope. Why not comment below and tell us which celebrity wedding you would like to emulate?

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