Next Up
10Best: Famous Wedding Settings
Kim Kardashian - Florence, Italy
Kim Kardashian isn't a stranger to walking down the aisle (she's done it twice before), but her recent marriage to Kanye West was certainly something to talk about. The celebrity duo wed at the Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy on May 24, 2014, and the spectacle featured everything from fireworks to horse-drawn carriages.
Photo courtesy of Tobiiii/iStock
Jim and Pam - Niagara Falls, N.Y.
In the world of fictional TV nuptuals, it doesn't get much more romantic than when Jim & Pam of "The Office" ditched their planned ceremony and headed to Niagara Falls, where they swapped vows while wearing blue ponchos on the deck of Maid of the Mist.
Photo courtesy of ineb1599/iStock
JFK and Jackie - Newport, R.I.
The coastal town of Newport, R.I. has served of the setting for real and fictional weddings alike. John F. Kennedy and and Jackie O. married at St. Mary's Church in Newport, while fans of the recently wrapped up TV series "How I Met Your Mother" will recognize Castle Hill Inn in Newport as the exterior of the Farhampton Inn, site of Robin and Barney's wedding.
Elvis in Blue Hawaii - Kauai
After Elvis floating along a lagoon with his bride at the end of the 1961 film "Blue Hawaii," countless couples have come to the island of Kauai to wed at the Coco Palms Resort, where the iconic scene was filmed. While the resort has been closed since it suffered hurricane damage in 1992, Hyatt has plans to renovate and reopen it in 2017.
Princess Di - London
The "wedding of the century" between Lady Diana Frances Spencer and Charles, Prince of Wales took place in London's St. Paul's Cathedral in front of a crowd of 3,500 and a TV viewing audience of another 750 million. Another two million spectators lined the route Diana took to the church. More recently, the new "wedding of the century" was hosted at Westminster Abbey between another Prince of Wales, William, and his bride Kate Middleton.
Photo courtesy of S-Marsden/iStock
Gossip Girl - Charleston
In 2012, "Gossip Girl" star Blake Lively and her sweety Ryan Reynolds got hitched in a super-secret ceremony in romantic Charleston at Boone Hall Plantation. Besides being one of Charleston's most historic plantations, Boone Hall is also one of the most photographed, especially the spectacular Avenue of Oaks.
Photo courtesy of JillLang/iStock
President Obama & The First Lady - Chicago
If you want to follow in presidential matrimonial footsteps, you can do so at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, where President Barack Obama married Michelle in 1992. The site of the couple's first kiss on the corner of Dorchester Avenue and 53rd Street, where a plaque commemorates the romantic moment.
Photo courtesy of marchello74/iStock
Justin and Jessica - Fasano, Italy
Justin Timberlake tied the knot with Jessica Biel at the luxurious Borgo Egnazia Resort in Fasano, Italy, overlooking the Adriatic Sea. The Puglia region in Southern Italy is famous for its 400 miles of stunning coastline, sun-bleached beaches and seafood-centric cuisine.
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier - Monaco
Decades before Princess Diana's "wedding of the century," Hollywood actress Grace Kelly had the ultimate fairytale wedding of her own when she married Prince Rainier of Monaco at the Prince's Palace in Monte Carlo in 1956. A second religious ceremony was held at Monaco's St. Nicholas Cathedral the next day, with an estimated 30 million people watching on television.
Photo courtesy of Veniamin Kraskov/iStock
The Bachelor - Santa Barbara, Calif.
While the reality TV series "The Bachelor" has produced more break-ups than weddings, it recently found success when Bachelor-contestant Sean Lowe married season 17 winner Catherine Giudici in an outdoor ceremony at the Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara.
Photo courtesy of Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara
Advertisement
Advertisement