Famous Couples Who Ditched Big Weddings And Eloped

Kelly Ripa Eloped In Vegas With Mark Consuelos Right After They Got Engaged

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Kelly Ripa met husband Mark Consuelos on the set of All My Children in 1995 when the pair played an on-screen couple. It wasn’t long before that chemistry blossomed into a real-life romance.

Ripa and Consuelos recounted their whirlwind elopement on her show, starting with the engagement: “We went for a walk in the park. I convinced her to come back to my apartment. We had pizza and wine and I asked her to marry me,” Consuelos said. Ripa added, “And I said, ‘Ask me when you’re serious.’ And he said, ‘I am serious. Let’s go to Vegas tomorrow and get married.’ …I said yes.”