11 Celebs Who Tied The Knot During The Pandemic & Proved That Love Is Mightier Than COVID!
The world that we are living in at the moment has been nothing short of an eye-opener. The unpredictability of life has been a wake up call for many. While initially a lot of events and personal commitments took a backseat, people including our celebs later decided to take the plunge and tie the knot as the virus will continue to be a part of our lives for a long time.?
Let¡¯s take a look at some of the celebrities who got married during the pandemic. Scroll!
1. Varun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal
Their nuptials had been pending for a long time. These lovebirds had been waiting to tie the knot but their plan kept getting delayed due to the pandemic. However, they were finally able to take the plunge on January 24th. Despite being an intimate ceremony, it was nothing short of a fairytale.
2. Evelyn Sharma and Tushaan Bhindi
Remember the oh-so-sexy Lara in Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani? Well, she got hitched to her longtime boyfriend in Brisbane, Australia in May this year. After getting engaged in 2019, this lovely couple had been delaying their impending nuptials due to the coronavirus spread. Instead of an elaborate Hindu wedding, they settled for an intimate one in Australia.
3. Yami Gautam and Aditya Dhar
Actress Yami Gautam took her fans by surprise with her secret wedding followed by a public announcement. Looking ethereal in traditional red saree, Yami spoke about her wedding in an interview and said, ¡°It was as simple as possible. Aditya and I are simple people and we like to keep it like that. We are private and reserved and only wanted to share it with the world when the time was right. Even if there was no pandemic, I assure you it would have been the same wedding. Nothing would have been different."
4. Dia Mirza and Vaibhav Rekhi
Dia was lauded for her choices of foregoing the rituals of Vidaai and Kanyadaan in her wedding with businessman Vaibhav Rekhi. Not only that, her wedding nuptials were performed by a priestess.
5. Kajal Aggarwal and Gautam Kitchlu
Last year in October, Kajal shared her wedding pictures with Gautam Kitchlu and wrote, ¡°And just like that, from ms to mrs! I married my confidante, companion, best friend and soulmate. So glad I found all of this and my home in you @kitchlug #kajgautkitched¡±
Speaking about her ceremony, Kajal told Vogue, ¡°My side of the family is typical Punjabi, and my husband is half-Punjabi, half-Kashmiri. We wanted to make it very special and tried to incorporate both sides of our rituals and culture.¡±
6. Rana Daggubaati and Miheeka Bajaj
Many hearts were broken when Daggubati announced that he¡¯s off the market. The wedding was lavish yet an intimate affair with only close friends and family members in attendance. It took place in Rama Naidu Studios in Hyderabad. Interestingly, this duo met each other during lockdown and decided to take the plunge in just four months of getting to know each other.
7. Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez
Ariana Grande recently shared the first photos from her wedding to Dalton Gomez, five months after the couple had announced their engagement.
A representative for Grande confirmed the news of the wedding to People. ¡°They got married. It was tiny and intimate ¡ª less than 20 people. The room was so happy and full of love. The couple and both families couldn¡¯t be happier.¡±
The ceremony was held at the couple¡¯s home in Montecito, California.
8. Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton
Singers Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton got married in an intimate ceremony in Oklahoma, US on July 3. According to Page Six, the two tied the knot on Saturday at Blake Shelton's Oklahoma ranch. It was previously revealed that he had built a chapel with the intention of marrying Gwen Stefani there. The couple had their nuptials in a small intimate ceremony at a church built on the estate.
9. Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost
The lovely couple got married in October 2020 in a small private ceremony following Covid-19 social distancing restrictions and protocol. The world learned about their nuptials through the charity Meals on Wheels America, which also encouraged donations through a picture of the Staten Island Ferry with the words, 'Jost Married' above the ferry.
¡°We were just so happy to be able to celebrate with our family,' Johansson told People magazine. 'Some people we hadn't been able to really see so much over this past year. So that was really special ... We felt really fortunate that we were able to do it.'
The wedding took place at the actors home in Palisades, New York with only a few family members and friends in attendance.
10. Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell
Lily Collins and her director beau Charlie McDowell got hitched in the majestic surroundings of the Dunton Hot Springs in Colorado in September this year.?The new bride posted a series of photographs of the D-day to Instagram. She captioned them as, ¡®I¡¯ve never wanted to be someone¡¯s someone more than I do yours, and now I get to be your wife. On 4 September, 2021 we officially became each other¡¯s forever. I love you beyond @charliemcdowell¡¡¯
11. Frieda Pinto and Cory Tran
Recently confirming on The Kelly Clarkson Show that she is already married, Freida Pinto shared pictures from her impromptu wedding that took place last year. The Slumdog Millionaire actress married Cory Tran during the lockdown in California last year. The actress shared pictures from the wedding on social media and wrote: "Yes, yes, it's true. One year ago I married this gorgeous man of my dreams. No, we were not keeping it a secret or anything. We were simply just enjoying life and happily shared the news with anyone who asked. Cory and I believe so much in balancing spontaneity with just the right amount of planning. One day it felt so right and so genuinely aligned that we decided we wanted to make it official. This felt so special and fun and let's be honest... it reflected the time in our world just perfectly! The Honda centre has a whole new meaning in our lives now."
