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Surprise celebrity weddings Anne Hathaway, Blake Lively, Mark Zuckerberg and many other big names have used elaborate deceptions or last-minute elopements to make sure their weddings avoid attention from paparazzi.
Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman
Actors Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman — seen here at a gala dinner for the 2011 Kennedy Center Honorees at the State Department in Washington — had a private wedding ceremony on Sept. 29.
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Actors Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively — seen here at the Los Angeles premiere of last year's “The Green Lantern,” which they both starred in — wed in Mount Pleasant, S.C., Sept. 9 at Boone Hall Plantation, according to a person familiar with the ceremony who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the matter. While it's Lively's first marriage, Reynolds was previously married to Scarlett Johansson. Their divorce was finalized last summer after three years of marriage..
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Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and doctor Priscilla Chan were wed in Palo Alto, Calif., on May 19. Wedding guests thought they were attending a graduation party for Chan, who had recently completed medical school at the University of California at San Francisco. But the guests, fewer than 100, were surprised by a ceremony conducted in the back yard of the couple’s home. Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday.
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John F. Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy
Lawyer and magazine publisher John F. Kennedy Jr. and publicist Carolyn Bessette Kennedy planned a small, private ceremony on Cumberland Island off the coast of Georgia in 1996. Despite intense media coverage of their relationship, the couple managed to keep the entire event a secret until the following day. Forty guests attended the ceremony and stayed at the Greyfield Inn, the only hotel on the island that is largely under the protection of the National Park Service.
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Julia Roberts and Danny Moder
Actress Julia Roberts and cinematographer Danny Moder fooled their guests during a Fourth of July party in 2002 by exchanging vows just before midnight.
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Sandra Bullock and Jesse James
Guests of actress Sandra Bullock and TV personality Jesse James’s wedding were invited to a ranch in Solvang, Calif., in 2005 for what invitations said was a barbeque in honor of Bullock, who was turning 41 a few days later. Many didn’t know they were attending a wedding until shortly before the ceremony began.
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Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson
Actors Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson invited a few friends to a remote retreat outside of Vancouver in 2008 where they held a private ceremony, managing to evade the attention of the press.
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Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck
Actors Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck flew to the Turks and Caicos, where they quietly tied the knot.
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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
Singers Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon had a surprise wedding at her estate in the Bahamas in 2008 after dating for six weeks. The couple confirmed they were married to People magazine shortly thereafter.
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Jay-Z and Beyonce
Rapper Jay-Z and singer Beyonce exchanged vows in a very private affair in New York in 2008, followed by a party on the rooftop of the building of Jay-Z’s Tribeca apartment.
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LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian
Singer LeAnn Rimes and actor Eddie Cibrian told guests they were attending an engagement party in 2010, but rather exchanged vows in Los Angeles a few months after they announced their engagement.
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Kevin Johnson and Michelle Rhee
Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson and Michelle Rhee, former Washington schools chancellor, married in a private ceremony at a Tennessee mountain resort in 2011, nearly a year after they canceled plans for a more lavish ceremony that drew a large amount of media attention.
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Benjamin Millepied and Natalie Portman
Dancer Benjamin Millepied and actor Natalie Portman remained silent about their wedding, even after they debuted their wedding bands at the Oscars in 2012.
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Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz
Actors Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz were married in New York in 2011 in front of only four witnesses, Weisz’s son and Daniel’s daughter — both from previous marriages — and two friends of the couple.
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Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom
Model Miranda Kerr and actor Orlando Bloom were married and on their honeymoon before most knew they had exchanged vows. Kerr canceled an appearance at the Australian department store David Jones, tipping some off for what she called a special moment in her life.
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Mark Anthony and Jennifer Lopez
Singer Mark Anthony and singer and actress Jennifer Lopez invited about 35 guests to an afternoon party at Lopez’s estate in Beverly Hills, before telling the them they would be witnessing the couple’s marriage, held only a week after Anthony’s divorce from Dayanarra Torres was finalized.
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Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green
Actors Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green broke off their engagement in 2009, but married privately on a trip to Hawaii in 2010.
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Actors Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy held very private nuptials in France in 2009 after meeting on the set of the movie “Evening.”
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