Although the last year and a half has consisted of takeout dinners and stay-at-home movie nights, some celebrity couples found a way to tie the knot away from their homes.
Some celebrities had planned dream destination weddings outside of the United States, but the pandemic prevented them from happening. This called for their second best option: domestic destination weddings.
Elizabeth Lail and Nieku Manshadi (Stone Ridge, New York)
The You star married her pediatric dentist husband at the Hasbrouck House in Stone Ridge on April 24, 2021. They married knowing the majority of their guests were vaccinated. The couple also only had a limited guest list with 22 people at the ceremony.
“We planned everything with COVID in mind! I think we could have easily invited 200 people had it been another time,” Lail said according to Brides.com. “We decided not to wait, and just invite family to keep it safe for everyone. We were also the only guests on property, which gave us peace of mind to be in our own little bubble.”
Jennifer Wayne and Austin Moody (Santa Rosa Beach, Florida)
The country-singing couple decided to have a very small ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were less than 20 guests invited to the ceremony, and it consisted of immediate family and best friends. They wanted a beach wedding, but it also worked in their favor to make social distancing easier. They also asked all guests to receive COVID-19 tests before the ceremony.
Nicolas Cage and Riko Shibata (Las Vegas, Nevada)
The couple originally waited to set a date due to COVID-19, but once the coast was clear, the pair wed on February 16 in honor of Cage’s late father’s birthday at Wynn Las Vegas. Cage was also not able to propose in-person due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I hadn’t seen her for six months, and we really happy together … really excited to spend that time together,” Cage said according to ETOnline.com. “So I finally just said, Look, I wanna marry you,’ and we got engaged on FaceTime.”
The pair had a very small ceremony to celebrate their marriage.
Brandon Larracuente and Jazmin Garcia (Orlando, Florida)
This couple decided to get hitched at Paradise Cove in Orlando, Florida. The Party of Five actor and Garcia wanted to follow COVID-19 precautions in order to keep their guests as well as their own health safe during the ceremony. This required a limited guest list, temperature checks and socially-distanced seating. COVID-19 tests were also requested beforehand.
Liz Gillies and Michael Corcoran (Chesterfield, New Jersey)
Gillies and Corcoran traveled to their wedding in style: a Class A RV. Due to the pandemic, they did not feel comfortable flying, so the famous couple decided to drive from Atlanta to Liz’s home state of New Jersey. Both Gillies and Corcoran were tested beforehand. They also quarantined with Gillies’ family two weeks prior. They finally tied the knot on August 8, 2020.
“I’ve been a bit of an extremist during this whole quarantine thing and hadn’t left the house for over four months at the time, so safety was my top priority,” Liz said according to Vogue.com.
The wedding had a total guest list of 10 people.
These couples were able to marry their loves while doing it safely at safe locations during pandemic circumstances. Numerous couples postponed their weddings, so expect to see many celeb couple tie the knot during 2021 and 2022.
