The Best-Kept Secret Celebrity Weddings (2025)

The couple, who started dating in 2010, sparked rumors of a summer 2016 wedding in the Hamptons, but then surprised everyone with a super-secret ceremony held over Thanksgiving weekend of 2015 in Midtown East. Their marriage was short-lived, and their messy divorce was finalized in January 2021.

Actress Emma Stone and comedian and writer Dave McCary got married in a secret ceremony in September 2020. Their special day was originally planned for March 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following year, they welcomed their first child, daughter Louise Jean.

Queen Bey and Jay-Z have always been a private couple—and their 2008 wedding was no exception. They secretly tied the knot in Jay's TriBeCa apartment. In September 2014, it was rumored that the Carter-Knowles put another ring on it, privately renewing their vows.

The Suicide Squad actress wed her longtime boyfriend in her native Australia in a ceremony so top-secret, not even the attendees knew the location. There were only 50 guests, but dozens of security guards on the premises for the 2016 affair; phones and cameras were reportedly confiscated too. After rumors of their wedding spread, Robbie confirmed the news on Instagram shortly after, with a photo of her stunning ring.

The SNL comedian and actress got married in 2020, in a small ceremony believed to have taken place at their home in Palisades, New York. She later revealed how planning a pandemic wedding wasn't easy, telling People, "We wanted it to feel like it had an intentional intimacy as opposed to being something that felt like we were restricted by all these things."

The couple planned their secret ceremony in just three weeks back in September 2013 and later welcomed twins. Saldana has kept all of the details under wraps, but we do know that Marco Perego decided to take his wife's last name. They welcomed their third child, Zen, in 2016.

After a quick engagement, Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden quietly tied the knot in a private ceremony held at her Beverly Hills home in January 2015. They welcomed their daughter, Raddix, in 2019.

No dates, details, or photos from the couple's secret summer 2015 wedding have emerged—and the news wasn't even fully confirmed until Mila Kunis wore her wedding ring to The Late Late Show With James Corden months later. They welcomed daughter Wyatt in 2014, and son Dimitri in 2016.

The singer married his longtime love, Cherry Seaborn, in January 2019. Fans had no idea he was even married until he called her his "wife" in the lyrics to the track he released that year, titled "Remember the Name." They exchanged vows at midnight, he told the Table Manners podcast: "No one knew, no one came to it, we lit candles and we got married, went back and had a curry."

There were rumors that Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet got married in 2007, after welcoming their first child, but it was later revealed they wed in 2017. "Finally, man," he joked about their secret wedding on The Late Late Show with James Corden. "I'm a full-fledged stalker. I didn't tell her that until we had two babies, otherwise, I'd be creepy and weird. But yeah, [I'd] just always wanted to meet her. She was a queen, always."

After ten years of dating, How I Met Your Mother alum Neil Patrick Harris tweeted a photo of his wedding to actor David Burtka in September 2014. The duo wore head-to-toe Tom Ford for the ceremony, which took place at a castle in Italy. Elton John serenaded the happy couple.

The stars eloped in 2017, with Sadoski sharing the exciting news on The Late Late Show with James Corden. "We just took off into the country with an officiant, just the two of us, and we did our thing," he dished. Just days later, the happy couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Nina. Seyfried gave birth to their second child, son Thomas, in 2020.

The actress revealed she wed singer Jessica Betts on Instagram in August 2020. It's unclear how long the couple dated before tying the knot, but they began appearing on each other's social media back in 2018.

The stars got married in 2013, but didn't share photos of the big day until years later. Bell revealed the images on CBS This Morning in 2016, saying, "We got married in a tiny room in the Beverly Hills courthouse, and it was still one of the best days of my life."

Jessica Alba and Cash Warren tied the knot in May 2008 at a Beverly Hills courthouse. A source told People, the actress was dressed casually, in a long blue dress and ponytail. The following month, Alba gave birth to the couple's first daughter, Honor.

The singer and Game of Thrones actress eloped in Las Vegas (ahead of their larger celebration in France) at A Little White Wedding Chapel, following Joe's 2019 Billboard Music Awards performance. Their surprise nuptials had it all—the remaining JoBros, Diplo on Instagram Live, and even an Elvis impersonator.

Kerry Washington is pretty hush-hush about her private life, including her wedding to former 49ers cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha. According to their wedding certificate, the two swapped vows in Hailey, Idaho back in June 2013.

After three years of dating, Franco and Brie wed in a private 2017 ceremony. All we know is he told ET the day was "really special," "intimate," and "really fun." People also confirmed that the actor popped the question with a rose gold engagement ring crafted by Southern California jewelry designer Irene Neuwirth.

The comedian and her chef beau surprised everyone—even their guests—when they got married after just a few months of dating. The last-minute 2018 ceremony was kept so under wraps, Schumer and Fischer sent out invitations via text message.

The couple often flaunt their sweet romance, with Mark occasionally co-hosting episodes of Live with Kelly and Ryan, but they weren't always so public. The pair, who met while filming All My Children, eloped in May 1996 at the Chapel of the Bells in Las Vegas. They revisited the venue in 2009, with Ripa jokingly calling it "the scene of the crime" on Instagram.