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YEAR IN REVIEW

50 Celebrity Weddings That Made Our Hearts Burst With Happiness in 2016

Skylar Astin Anna Camp Wedding Ciara Russell WilsonFrom Ciara and Russell Wilson's luxe destination wedding in an English castle to Pitch Perfect couple Anna Camp and Skylar Astin’s rustic ceremony on the grounds of a sun-soaked winery in Santa Ynez, see the comprehensive round-up of the year’s standout weddings--below!

Splits are so yesterday. The Knot can certainly attest that it was an action-packed year in the realm of celebrity weddings and engagements, proving that love is very much alive in Hollywood.

From Ciara and Russell Wilson‘s luxe destination wedding in an English castle to Pitch Perfect couple Anna Camp and Skylar Astin’s rustic ceremony on the grounds of a sun-soaked winery in Santa Ynez, see the comprehensive round-up of the year’s standout weddings–below!


December 2016

Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley
Date: December 18
Location: Byron Bay, Australia
Highlight: Robbie confirmed the news of her secret wedding with a simple ring photo on Instagram.

Troian Bellisario and Patrick J. Adams
Date: December 10
Location: Southern California
Highlight: Three days of nature and a camping-themed wedding weekend called “Fort Day.”

Rebecca Robertson and John Reed Loflin
Date: December 3
Location: Tulum, Mexico
Highlight: The bride was a boho dream, complete with a long side-braid.

 

November 2016

Carli Lloyd and Brian Hollins
Date: November 4
Location: Puerto Morelos, Mexico
Highlight: The Knot got the exclusive first look at the soccer superstar’s beach-front nuptials

Carli Lloyd Wedding Photos

Mike Morby / Morby Photography

Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo
Date: November 5
Location: Arkansas
Highlight: A whirlwind courtship, engagement and now… marriage!

Audrina Patridge and Corey Bohan
Date: November 5
Location: Hawaii
Highlight: A wedding day wardrobe malfunction: “I kept moving forward with a smile on my face,” Patridge later noted on her blog.

Audrina Patridge Wedding PHoto

Credit: Jana Dillon Photography/AKM-GSI

Adrienne Bailon and Israel Houghton
Date: November 11
Location: Paris, France
Highlight: A lavish-but-intimate ceremony at the famed Hotel Plaza Athénée; Plus, that steamy first kiss!

Angela Kinsey and Joshua Snyder
Date: November 13
Location: Topanga, California
Highlight: The bride wore a J.Crew bridal dress and Braedon Flynn of Braedon Photography took some gorgeous images.

Angela Kinsey wedding

Credit: Braedon Flynn / Braedon Photography

Mark Ballas and BC Jean
Date: November 25
Location: Southern California
Highlight: An antique carousel and Derek Hough was the best man.

 

October 2016

Louise Roe and Mackenzie Hunkin
Date: October 1
Location: Windsor, England
Highlight: The couple pulled off the perfect English countryside wedding.

Zosia Mamet and Evan Jonigkeit
Date: October 2
Location: Cedar Lakes Estate, New York
Highlight: The bride wore black — and it was off-the-rack!

Nikki Ferrell and Tyler Vanloo
Date: October 8
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Highlight: Ferrell hired star wedding planner Madison Sanders to take the nuptials to an entirely different level; Former Bachelorette Andi Dorfman was a bridesmaid.

Nikki Ferrell Wedding

Credit: Alea Lovely

Shia LaBeouf and Mia Goth
Date: October 10
Location: Las Vegas
Highlight: The couple’s wedding was live-streamed on TMZ–and it wasn’t a stunt.

Dianna Agron and Winston Marshall
Date: October 15
Location: Morocco
Highlight: A destination wedding in Morocco… what else?

Robbie Amell and Italia Ricci
Date: October 15
Location: Los Angeles
Highlight: The culmination of a six-year engagement.

Michael Phelps and Nicole Johnson
Date: October 29 and June 13
Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Highlight: This wasn’t the first wedding, and the bride wore Julie Vino.

Reed Robertson and Brighton Thompson
Date: October 29
Location: Monroe, Louisiana
Highlight: The couple shared their complete wedding album with The Knot.

 

September 2016

Abby Elliott and Billy Kennedy
Date: September 3
Location: Connecticut
Highlight: It was a New England dream.

Anna Camp and Skylar Astin
Date: September 10
Location: Sunstone Vineyards & Winery in Santa Ynez, California
Highlight: The rustic setting and gorgeous details were mapped out and executed perfectly by wedding planner Tessa Brand.

Anna Camp wedding

Wedding planner Tessa Brand shares inspiring new details from Anna Camp and Skylar Astin’s nuptials with The Knot. (Katie Shuler Photography)

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Wedding planner Tessa Brand shares inspiring new details from Anna Camp and Skylar Astin’s nuptials with The Knot. (Katie Shuler Photography)

Josh Brolin and Kathryn Boyd
Date: September 24
Location: Cashiers, North Carolina
Highlight: The couple’s hashtag, #JBKBStuckTogether.

Alan Tudyk and Charissa Barton
Date: September 24
Location: The Paramour Estate in LA
Highlight: The couple donated their wedding flowers to a local nursing home.

 

August 2016

Isabeli Fontana and Diego Ferrero
Date: August 10
Location: Maldives
Highlight: The bride literally wore a cover up and the backdrop was a dream.

Kevin Hart and Eniko Parrish
Date: August 13
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Highlight: The bride wore not only one Vera Wang gown, but two.

Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz
Date: August 17
Location: Northern California
Highlight: Vanderpump Rules matriarch Lisa Vanderpump officiated the ceremony.

Lydia Hearst and Chris Hardwick
Date: August 20
Location: Pasadena, California
Highlight: The heiress wore a spectacular pink and white gown by Christian Siriano.

Aimee Carrero and Tim Rock
Date: August 21
Location: Aspen, Colorado
Highlight: The bride’s Young & Hungry co-stars came to party.

Sasha Cohen and Tom May
Date: August 21
Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Highlight: The couple’s hashtag, #MayDay, plus her planning tips shared exclusively with The Knot!

 

July 2016

Ciara and Russell Wilson
Date: July 6
Location: Peckforton Castle, Cheshire, England
Highlight: Earth, Wind & Fire performed at the reception. Like, what?

Ryan Serhant and Emilia Bechrakis
Date: July 7
Location: Corfu, Greece
Highlight: The Million Dollar Listing broker penned a first-person piece for The Knot about his emotional wedding day journey.

Ryan Emilia Million Dollar Listing

(Photo credit: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images)

Ana Beatriz Barros and Karim El Chiaty
Date: July 8
Location: Mykonos, Greece
Highlight: The bride’s fellow Victoria’s Secret models Alessandra Ambrosio and Isabeli Fontana were bridesmaids. Plus, The Knot got an exclusive peek inside her nuptials.

Ana Beatriz Barros Wedding Bridesmaids

Ana Beatriz Barros had 10 beautiful bridesmaids, 10 beautiful bridesmaids, Alessandra Ambrosio, Isabeli Fontana, Jaisa Chiminazzo, Renata Maciel, Sabrina Miller, Fernanda Motta, Cassia Lara, her sisters Malu Barros and Patricia Barros, and her newest sister, Tania El Chiaty. (Photo credit: Vlad Ladoaba)

Tatyana Ali and Dr. Vaughn Rasberry
Date: July 17
Location: Four Seasons Beverly Hills
Highlight: The wedding was a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion.

Fresh Prince Reunion

Tatyana Ali’s wedding to Dr. Vaughn Rasberry on Sunday, July 17, was a mini Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion. (Credit: Dennis Kwan Photography)

Corbin Bleu and Sasha Clements
Date: July 23
Location: Santa Barbara
Highlight: The first dance was choreographed by DWTS pro Karina Smirnoff.

Karena Dawn and Bobby Gold
Date: July 30
Location: Kauai, Hawaii
Highlight: The Knot got the exclusive first look at the Tone It Up co-founder’s wedding photos!

(Photo / Jana Williams Photography)

(Photo / Jana Williams Photography)

Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec
Date: July 31
Location: Four Seasons Beverly HIlls
Highlight: Olivia Newton-John performed at the reception and The Knot got all the inside details from their planner, Mikie Russo.

kym johnson robert herjavec wedding

Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec’s wedding. (Photo credit: Anthony Vazquez Photography)

Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec’s wedding reception planned by Mikie Russo. (Photo credit: Anthony Vazquez Photography)

Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec’s wedding reception planned by Mikie Russo. (Photo credit: Anthony Vazquez Photography)

Misty Copeland and Olu Evans
Date: July 31
Location: Laguna Beach, California
Highlight: The bride swapped her ballet slippers for Louboutins.

 

June 2016

Derek Jeter and Hannah Davis
Date: July 9
Location: Napa, California
Highlight: Once dubbed “the eternal bachelor,” the former Yankees slugger finally found his perfect match.

Jordan Smith and Kristen Denny
Date: June 25
Location: Middlesborough, Kentucky
Highlight: The Voice winner’s wedding photographer Christina Stallard captured stunning images of the pair.

Maggie Rose and Austin Marshall
Date: June 4
Location: Potomac, Maryland
Highlight: The bride’s mother, Lizz Durante, was the couple’s wedding planner.

Maggie Rose Austin Marshall Wedding photos

“We laughed, we cried. I don’t think either of us will ever forget their words,” the bride told The Knot in an exclusive interview.

May 2016

Topher Grace and Ashley Hinshaw
Date: May 29
Location: Montecito, California
Highlight: The wedding was uber private, which means the couple achieved exactly what they were aiming for: Privacy.

Eva Longoria and Jose “Pepe” Baston
Date: May 21
Location: Mexico City
Highlight: The Beckhams were there to support the beautiful couple.

Morgan Stewart and Brendan Fitzpatrick
Date: May 7
Location: Simi Valley, California
Highlight: The couple’s photographer Lucas Rossi captured ridiculously-gorgeous photos.

morgan brendan wedding rich kids

Rich Kids of Beverly Hills stars Morgan Stewart and Brendan Fitzpatrick married on May 7. Their wedding photographer tells The Knot details about the gorgeous nuptials. (Lucas Rossi Photography)

Rich Kids of Beverly Hills stars Morgan Stewart and Brandon Fitzpatrick married on May 7. Their wedding photographer tells The Knot details about the gorgeous nuptials. (Lucas Rossi Photography)

Rich Kids of Beverly Hills stars Morgan Stewart and Brandon Fitzpatrick married on May 7. Their wedding photographer tells The Knot details about the gorgeous nuptials. (Lucas Rossi Photography)

Kaitlin Doubleday and Devin Lucien
Date: May 6
Location: Ventana Inn and Spa in Big Sur, California
Highlight: The Knot got the exclusive first look at the couple’s wedding.

Kaitlin Doubleday Wedding

Credit: Aevitas Weddings

 

April 2016

Shawn Johnson and Andrew East
Date: April 16
Location: Franklin, Tennessee
Highlight: Rustic simplicity.

 

February 2016

Michael C. Hall and Morgan Macgregor
Date: February 29
Location: New York’s City Hall
Highlight: Third time’s a charm.

RaeLynn Davis and Josh Davis
Date: February 27
Location: Nashville
Highlight: Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani as wedding guests. Yee-haw!

Josh Davis and RaeLynn Woodward (Photo credit: Susannah Brittany)

Josh Davis and RaeLynn Woodward (Credit: Susannah Brittany)

Barbie Blank and Sheldon Souray
Date: February
Location: Mexico
Highlight: The WAGS reality personality and NHL player shared photos from their gorgeous, beach-front wedding with The Knot.

Hayley Williams and Chad Gilbert
Date: February 20
Location: The Franklin Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee
Highlight: The punk wedding of a lifetime.

 

January 2016

American Idol’s Colton Dixon and Annie Coggeshall
Date: January 8
Location: Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, Tennessee
Highlight: The Knot got the exclusive, first look at the couple’s Disney-themed wedding photos.

Colton Dixon and Annie Coggeshall wedding photo

Colton Dixon kisses his new bride, Annie Coggeshall, in a stunning wedding photo. (Credit: David Molnar)

Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Cutter Dykstra
Date: January 16
Location: Palm Springs, California
Highlight: The couple’s son, Beau, wore a mini tux and held a baseball home plate that read, “Here comes my mommy.” Cue the cuteness!

Witney Carson and Carson McAllister
Date: January 1
Location: Lindon, Utah
Highlight: The couple’s lavish wedding was planned in just three months by the one and only Mikie Russo.

Witney Carson and her bridesmaids on wedding day

(Credit: India Earl Photography)

About the Author

Esther Lee
Esther Lee
Esther is the Senior News Editor at The Knot. A self-proclaimed pop culture enthusiast, she appreciates a good celebrity interview just as much as she adores Nancy Meyers movies. You can find her kicking off her mornings with barre and a green juice, traveling and exploring new cultures, and rapidly scrolling her feed for the latest and greatest news. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter at @theestherlee.