20 Celebs You Didn't Know Eloped

Kelly Clarkson is the latest Hollywood star to the ditch the traditional wedding, and just elope.

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Kelly Clarkson recently announced her decision to cancel her big country wedding and elope with fiance Brandon Blackstock.

The Since You've Been Gone singer's wedding was scheduled for the end of October, and even included Blake Shelton as officiant. However, the wedding coupled with the release of her Christmas album proved too much for Clarkson.

"We are so busy that we finally just came to terms the other night and were like, 'So, we change our minds and we want to elope," she told People magazine. "We just got so overwhelmed by it -- all the decisions."

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Clarkson informed guests of her decision to cancel the wedding with an engagement photo and this message: 'Thank you so much for understanding, but it's just going to be me and Brandon and his two kids and the minister.'

This is definitely not the first time a celebrity has eloped. From Jessica Alba to Gwyneth Paltrow, many Hollywood A-Listers have tossed the veil and tied the knot in small, intimate ceremonies with no fuss.

And who can forget Britney Spears' 55-hour marriage to Jason Alexander?

Here is our list of the 20 celebs you didn't know eloped!

1.Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos After meeting on All My Children and secretly dating for one year, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos eloped to Las Vegas in The couple is still happily married with three kids.

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2.Miranda Kerr & Orlando Bloom One month after announcing their engagement, the actor and Victoria Secret's supermodel got married in a secret ceremony One month after their wedding, Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr announced they were expecting their first child. Although the couple moved fast, they are still together, and parents to son Flynn.

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3.Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon tied the knot in the Bahamas in , after dating less than two months. Since their quickie wedding, they have renewed their vows each year in locations such as the Maldives, their Beverly Hills home, Paris and most recently Disneyland. The couple also welcomed twins Monroe and Morocco.

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4.Angelina Jolie & Billy Bob Thornton Before Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt became Hollywood's super couple, the actress eloped with Billy Bob Thornton in The couple, whose PDA included wearing vials of each other's blood around their neck, wed in Las Vegas and were divorced two years later. It was the fifth marriage for Billy Bob Thornton, and the second for Angelina.

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5.Megan Fox & Brian Austin Green Megan Fox and star Brian Austin Green began dating in 2004 when Megan was 18, and he was 30. Despite the age difference, the couple stayed together and eloped to Hawaii in 2010. Two years later, they welcomed son Noah and Megan is currently pregnant with their second child.

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6.Gwyneth Paltrow & Chris Martin Days after announcing her pregnancy, Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin got married in a secret ceremony in Santa Barbara, California in The pair, who met backstage at a Coldplay concert, are still together and have two kids, Apple and Moses.

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7.Jack Black & Tanya Haden Jack Black eloped with his wife Tanya Haden in The couple, who have been friends since high school, dated for less than year before eloping. The couple is still together, and have two sons, Samuel and Thomas.

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8.Janet Jackson & Wissam Al Mana Third time was the charm for Janet Jackson The pop singer eloped with billionaire Wissam Al Mana in 2012. One year later, Janet revealed the secret wedding, saying "ast year we were married in a quiet, private and beautiful ceremony” she said. “Our wedding gifts to one another were contributions to our respective favorite children’s charities. We would appreciate that our privacy is respected and that we are allowed this time for celebration and joy.”

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9.Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott married in a private ceremony in Fiji in The couple met on the set of the TV movie Mind Over Murder. At the time, Tori was married to Charlie Shanian, and Dean was married to his wife of 12 years, Mary Jo Eustace. Since their wedding, the couple has starred on their own reality television series, and had four kids together.

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10.Jason Biggs & Jenny Mollen American Pie star Jason Biggs proved he loved his girlfriend Jenny Mollen as much as apple pie when the two eloped in The couple fell in love fast, with Biggs proclaiming,"I am in love for the first time. I wanna put a baby in her belly," right after meeting Jenny on the set of My Best Friend's Girl. The couple announced they were expecting their first kid in 2013.

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11.Harrison Ford & Calista Flockhart After dating for eight years, Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart tied the knot at the governor's mansion in New Mexico in The private ceremony included the couple, their 9-year-old son Liam, Gov. Bill Richardson and the chief justice. Ford's son from a previous marriage, Ben, was excited about the elopement, telling People magazine, ""Those crazy kids went off and eloped! I think it is wonderful that they finally made it legit. It is really terrific news."

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12.Britney Spears & Jason Alexander In , Britney Spears eloped in Las Vegas with childhood friend Jason Alexander. The marriage lasted 55 hours before it was annulled. The groom then went on to reveal that the two were friends with benefits, even while the pop singer was dating Justin Timberlake. Britney Spears has since married and divorced Kevin Federline, with whom she has two sons, and ended an engagement to manager Jason Trawick.

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13.Penelope Cruz & Javier Bardem Spanish actors Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem wed in a small ceremony in the Bahamas in Dating since 2007, the notoriously private couple, who also starred together in Woody Allen's Vicky, Cristina Barcelona, welcomed son Leo in 2011 and daughter Luna in 2013.

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14.Isla Fisher & Sacha Baron Cohen After dating for eight years, Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen wed in a secret ceremony in Paris in with only six guests present. Isla has compared her marriage to the Borat star to winning the lottery. The couple have two daughters, Olive and Elula, together. Date: Aug 27, 2013

15.Daniel Craig & Rachel Weisz After being friends for years, and starring together in a movie, Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz shocked fans when they tied the knot in a secret ceremony in The super private couple share little about their marriage, but the James Bond star did admit he was happily in love in an interview with GQ. "Look, I'm in love. I'm very happy. And that is as far as I'm prepared to go. "

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16.Jessica Alba & Cash Warren Jessica Alba and Cash Warren walked in, applied for a marriage license and got married at the Beverly Hills courthouse all in one day in At the time of the wedding, Jessica was pregnant with their first daughter, Honor. Since their "shotgun" wedding, the couple has welcomed another daughter, Haven.

17.Michael C Hall & Jennifer Carpenter Playing brother and sister on Dexter did not stop Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter from eloping in 2009. The ceremony, which took place on New Year's Eve in California, was just a year and half after they started dating. However, the honeymoon was short-lived as the couple divorced two years later.

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18.Tom Brady & Gisele Bundchen NFL star Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bundchen got married in a small, private ceremony in , a month after getting engaged. The Brazilian model is stepmother to Brady's son with ex Bridget Moynahan, and has two kids with the Patriots' quarterback, Benjamin and Vivian.

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19.Ryan Reynolds & Scarlett Johansson Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson shocked fans when they wed in a small ceremony in Canada The Hollywood A-listers filed for divorce in 2010 after two years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. Since the divorce, Ryan has married another blonde actress, Blake Lively.

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20.Salma Hayek & Francois Henri Pinault Mexican actress Salma Hayek eloped with French billionaire Francois Henri Pinault on Valentine's Day in The two wed in a civil ceremony in Paris, and celebrated the nuptials with a party in Venice. The couple has a daughter, fittingly named Valentina, together.

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