Kelly Ripa Reveals Her ‘Very Regular’ Las Vegas Wedding To Mark Consuelos Cost Under $200

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Kelly Ripa51 years old, revealing the cost and ease of her 1996 wedding to Mark Consuelos51, on the latest episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan. The talk show host who met her husband on set All my childrenfirst say no Elvis Presley impersonator at the ceremony before she further explained how “normal” things were. “We just had a very ordinary, very ordinary wedding,” Kelly said on the August 16 episode, according to People. “It’s really an effective way to get married. And it’s very fun. We said, ‘Now, this is gambling! Wonderful! ‘”

Kelly later shared that if she and Mark “had to put up with a big wedding, the plan and the seating plan and the venue – we wouldn’t make it.” She added, “I don’t think we’ll make it to the wedding. There were emotions and blame everywhere. And I can honestly say, we don’t feel less married. In fact, we feel more married than those people, because we’re still married.”

Despite having just had one of the most important days of their lives, Kelly and Mark only “had two days off work” after they left, and the bride later recalls that “harrowing” winter as a source of inspiration How to inspire them to take their vows in Vegas. . “Two consecutive days off work, both on the same day. And it was like, “Let’s go to Vegas and get married and it’s going to be fun,” she said. “It was ’96 guys, remember the winter of ’96? The winter of 96 was recorded in the record books as the most painful, it was an endless winter, and it was a blizzard when we left. “

“And we looked at the weather because we thought about going to City Hall but it was still cold and miserable, while Las Vegas, it was 85 degrees sunny,” she continued. “‘Do it!’ And that’s what we did.”

Best of all, the wedding only cost Kelly and Mark $179. “$179 for a wedding, including airfare, because we had miles and we had a canceled trip or something. But the total is $179 – total with everything,” she confirmed.

Kelly and Mark married in May 1996 and now have three children, including Michael25, Lola21 and Joaquin19. Former soap opera stars often share photos and videos of their family on social media, especially on occasions like birthdays and anniversaries. The couple celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary this year.