Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher at their wedding.Photo:Bettmann Archive
Bettmann Archive
When it comes to glamour and romance, it’s hard to beat Old Hollywood weddings — many of which benefited from the magic of studio costume and set designers. Vintage Hollywood was filled with elaborate nuptials between the likes ofJudy GarlandandVincente Minnelli,Debbie ReynoldsandEddie Fisherand, just a few years later, Eddie Fisher andElizabeth Taylor. The details of each ceremony were as photogenic as the guests, from the venue to the cake to the gown.
01of 20Julie Andrews and Tony WaltonJulie Andrews weds Tony Walton.Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/GettyTheMary Poppinsstarmarried her first husband, award-winning set designerTony Walton, in 1959, when she was 23 years old. The wedding took place at St Mary’s Oatlands Church in the English county of Surrey, where both the bride and groom were born.According toTatler, Walton – whodied at age 87in 2022 – designed Andrews' high-neck, long-sleeve gown and her Cartier wedding band. The two divorced a decade later, but remained good friends until the end.
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Julie Andrews and Tony Walton
Julie Andrews weds Tony Walton.Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty
Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty
TheMary Poppinsstarmarried her first husband, award-winning set designerTony Walton, in 1959, when she was 23 years old. The wedding took place at St Mary’s Oatlands Church in the English county of Surrey, where both the bride and groom were born.
According toTatler, Walton – whodied at age 87in 2022 – designed Andrews' high-neck, long-sleeve gown and her Cartier wedding band. The two divorced a decade later, but remained good friends until the end.
02of 20Shirley Temple and John AgarShirley Temple marries John Agar.Hulton Archive/GettyThe child superstar was only 17 when she donned a satin gown for her wedding to John Agar in 1945. Having served in the Navy, Agar wore his military uniform at their Hollywood ceremony at the Wilshire Methodist Church. (The marriage lasted four years.)
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Shirley Temple and John Agar
Shirley Temple marries John Agar.Hulton Archive/Getty
Hulton Archive/Getty
The child superstar was only 17 when she donned a satin gown for her wedding to John Agar in 1945. Having served in the Navy, Agar wore his military uniform at their Hollywood ceremony at the Wilshire Methodist Church. (The marriage lasted four years.)
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Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer
Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer on their wedding day.Ernst Haas/Ernst Haas/Getty
Ernst Haas/Ernst Haas/Getty
Despite their whirlwind romance, Hepburn and Ferrer stayed married for 14 years, during which time they welcomed their son,Sean.
04of 20Josephine Baker and Jo BouillonJosephine Baker weds Jo Bouillon.AFP via GettyThe French-American entertainer married her fourth husband, composer Jo Bouillon, on her 41st birthday in 1947. Their ceremony was held at Baker’s home, a castle in southwestern France called Château des Milandes. They remained together for 14 years before divorcing in 1961.
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Josephine Baker and Jo Bouillon
Josephine Baker weds Jo Bouillon.AFP via Getty
AFP via Getty
The French-American entertainer married her fourth husband, composer Jo Bouillon, on her 41st birthday in 1947. Their ceremony was held at Baker’s home, a castle in southwestern France called Château des Milandes. They remained together for 14 years before divorcing in 1961.
05of 20Angela Lansbury and Peter ShawAngela Lansbury marries Peter Shaw.Walter Bellamy/Express/GettyLansbury wore florals from head to toe at her 1949 wedding to second husband Peter Shaw, to whom sheremained marrieduntil his death in 2003. TheMurder, She Wroteactress – who died at age 96 in 2022 – matched her flowery headband to the pattern of her v-neck dress. Even their wedding cake was topped with a bouquet!
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Angela Lansbury and Peter Shaw
Angela Lansbury marries Peter Shaw.Walter Bellamy/Express/Getty
Walter Bellamy/Express/Getty
Lansbury wore florals from head to toe at her 1949 wedding to second husband Peter Shaw, to whom sheremained marrieduntil his death in 2003. TheMurder, She Wroteactress – who died at age 96 in 2022 – matched her flowery headband to the pattern of her v-neck dress. Even their wedding cake was topped with a bouquet!
06of 20Judy Garland and Vincente MinnelliVincente Minnelli and Judy Garland.Keystone/GettyIn 1945, Garland married filmmaker Vincente Minnelli, the second of her five husbands. The glamorous Hollywood duo met on the set of their Oscar-nominated Christmas musicalMeet Me in St. Louisand remained together until their 1951 divorce. Nearly a year after their wedding, Garland and Minnelli welcomed their daughter Liza Minnelli .
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Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli and Judy Garland.Keystone/Getty
Keystone/Getty
In 1945, Garland married filmmaker Vincente Minnelli, the second of her five husbands. The glamorous Hollywood duo met on the set of their Oscar-nominated Christmas musicalMeet Me in St. Louisand remained together until their 1951 divorce. Nearly a year after their wedding, Garland and Minnelli welcomed their daughter Liza Minnelli .
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Elizabeth Taylor and Conrad Hilton Jr.
Elizabeth Taylor.Bettmann Archive
08of 20Brigitte Bardot and Jacques CharrierBrigitte Bardot and Jacques Charrier.Bettmann ArchiveBardot married her second husband, Jacques Charrier, in a gingham buttoned dress. She and Charrier, whom she met while they were costarring in the 1959 French flickBabette Goes to War, walked down the aisle in Louveciennes, France. Their summer ceremony took place just a few months before their film premiered in Europe that September.
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Brigitte Bardot and Jacques Charrier
Brigitte Bardot and Jacques Charrier.Bettmann Archive
Bardot married her second husband, Jacques Charrier, in a gingham buttoned dress. She and Charrier, whom she met while they were costarring in the 1959 French flickBabette Goes to War, walked down the aisle in Louveciennes, France. Their summer ceremony took place just a few months before their film premiered in Europe that September.
09of 20Debbie Reynolds and Eddie FisherDebbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher.Bettmann ArchiveTheSinging' in the Rainstar looked lovely in lace at her 1955 wedding to Eddie Fisher. After their wedding in New York’s Catskill Mountains, the two performers welcomed two kids, Todd and Carrie Fisher. Reynolds and Fisher remained married until 1959, when they split due to Fisher’sextramarital affair with Elizabeth Taylor.
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Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher.Bettmann Archive
TheSinging' in the Rainstar looked lovely in lace at her 1955 wedding to Eddie Fisher. After their wedding in New York’s Catskill Mountains, the two performers welcomed two kids, Todd and Carrie Fisher. Reynolds and Fisher remained married until 1959, when they split due to Fisher’sextramarital affair with Elizabeth Taylor.
10of 20Diana Ross and Arne NaessDiana Ross.picture alliance via GettyThe Supremes frontwoman wed her second husband, Norwegian businessman Arne Naess Jr., in 1986, one year after they met. Ross wowed at their Switzerland ceremony in a silky dress layered with intricate lace sleeves and a matching cape. They remained together until their divorce in 2000; Ross shares two of her five kids with Naess.
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Diana Ross and Arne Naess
Diana Ross.picture alliance via Getty
picture alliance via Getty
The Supremes frontwoman wed her second husband, Norwegian businessman Arne Naess Jr., in 1986, one year after they met. Ross wowed at their Switzerland ceremony in a silky dress layered with intricate lace sleeves and a matching cape. They remained together until their divorce in 2000; Ross shares two of her five kids with Naess.
11of 20Raquel Welch and Patrick CurtisRaquel Welch and Patrick Curtis.KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Rapho via GettyBefitting her bombshell status, Raquel Welch wore a crocheted minidress to marry Patrick Curtis at City Hall in Paris.
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Raquel Welch and Patrick Curtis
Raquel Welch and Patrick Curtis.KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty
KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty
Befitting her bombshell status, Raquel Welch wore a crocheted minidress to marry Patrick Curtis at City Hall in Paris.
12of 20Rita Hayworth and Orson WellesRita Hayworth and Orson Welles.George Rinhart/Corbis via GettyHayworth buttoned up in a chic suit for her wedding to Orson Welles in 1943. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, their quick nuptials at the Santa Monica Courthouse took place during the actress' lunch break while she was starring in the musicalCover Girl.
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Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles
Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles.George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty
George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty
Hayworth buttoned up in a chic suit for her wedding to Orson Welles in 1943. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, their quick nuptials at the Santa Monica Courthouse took place during the actress' lunch break while she was starring in the musicalCover Girl.
13of 20Ginger Rogers and Lew AyresGinger Rogers and Lew Ayres.George Rinhart/Corbis via GettyIn 1934, Rogers married fellow actor Lew Ayres, her second husband, at age 23. The Oscar-winning performer donned a hat to match her floor-length Chantilly lace gown.
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Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres
Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres.George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty
In 1934, Rogers married fellow actor Lew Ayres, her second husband, at age 23. The Oscar-winning performer donned a hat to match her floor-length Chantilly lace gown.
14of 20Bette Davis and William Grant SherryBette Davis and William Grant Sherry.Bettmann ArchiveDavis and her third husband cut their decadent wedding cake in Riverside, California in 1945. The Oscar-winning star wore a checked dress suit and brimmed hat on the occasion.
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Bette Davis and William Grant Sherry
Bette Davis and William Grant Sherry.Bettmann Archive
Davis and her third husband cut their decadent wedding cake in Riverside, California in 1945. The Oscar-winning star wore a checked dress suit and brimmed hat on the occasion.
15of 20Aretha Franklin and Glynn TurmanAretha Franklin.Michael Ochs Archives/GettyThe singer’s white outfit matched her second husband’s hat and her son’s white tuxedo at their wedding ceremony in Detroit. They were married in 1978 at Franklin’s father’s New Bethel Baptist Church.
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Aretha Franklin and Glynn Turman
Aretha Franklin.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty
The singer’s white outfit matched her second husband’s hat and her son’s white tuxedo at their wedding ceremony in Detroit. They were married in 1978 at Franklin’s father’s New Bethel Baptist Church.
16of 20John Lennon and Yoko OnoJohn Lennon and Yoko Ono.Simpson/Express/GettyLennon and Ono both wore white to getmarried in Gibraltarin 1969. The bride wore a mini skirt while her Beatle husband looked suave in a white blazer and turtleneck. According toRolling Stone, Lennon smoked a cigarette during their short ceremony.
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono
John Lennon and Yoko Ono.Simpson/Express/Getty
Simpson/Express/Getty
Lennon and Ono both wore white to getmarried in Gibraltarin 1969. The bride wore a mini skirt while her Beatle husband looked suave in a white blazer and turtleneck. According toRolling Stone, Lennon smoked a cigarette during their short ceremony.
17of 20Frank Sinatra and Ava GardnerFrank Sinatra and Ava Gardner.CBS via GettySinatra and Gardner got hitched in November 1951 with a Philadelphia ceremony, marking his second and her third marriage. The movie star bride passed on classic white attire and wore a two-tone cocktail dress with a string of pearls around her neck.
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Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner
Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner.CBS via Getty
CBS via Getty
Sinatra and Gardner got hitched in November 1951 with a Philadelphia ceremony, marking his second and her third marriage. The movie star bride passed on classic white attire and wore a two-tone cocktail dress with a string of pearls around her neck.
18of 20James Dougherty and Marilyn MonroeJames Dougherty and Marilyn Monroe.Getty ImagesBefore she became an international icon and sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe married her high school sweetheart, James Dougherty, just after her 16th birthday in 1942. The starlet-to-be was clad in a long-sleeve lacy number that matched her veil, her extravagant bouquet and her groom’s white tux.The duo stayed together for only four years before splitting in 1946 due to Dougherty’s disapproval of her career trajectory.
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James Dougherty and Marilyn Monroe
James Dougherty and Marilyn Monroe.Getty Images
Getty Images
Before she became an international icon and sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe married her high school sweetheart, James Dougherty, just after her 16th birthday in 1942. The starlet-to-be was clad in a long-sleeve lacy number that matched her veil, her extravagant bouquet and her groom’s white tux.
The duo stayed together for only four years before splitting in 1946 due to Dougherty’s disapproval of her career trajectory.
19of 20Nancy Kwan and Peter PockNancy Kwan and Peter Pock.Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via GettyKwan looked darling in a cardigan and headband at her first wedding in 1962. The actress and her ski instructor paramour Peter Pock tied the knot in London and stayed together until 1968.
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Nancy Kwan and Peter Pock
Nancy Kwan and Peter Pock.Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty
Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty
Kwan looked darling in a cardigan and headband at her first wedding in 1962. The actress and her ski instructor paramour Peter Pock tied the knot in London and stayed together until 1968.
20of 20John Wayne and Josephine SaenzJohn Wayne and Josephine Saenz.Bettmann ArchiveThe western film star married his first wife, Josephine Saenz, in 1933. Their floral-studded ceremony took place at Loretta Young’s home in L.A. after she and Wayne costarred in the 1931 dramaThree Girls Lost.
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John Wayne and Josephine Saenz
John Wayne and Josephine Saenz.Bettmann Archive
The western film star married his first wife, Josephine Saenz, in 1933. Their floral-studded ceremony took place at Loretta Young’s home in L.A. after she and Wayne costarred in the 1931 dramaThree Girls Lost.
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