Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are what some would consider couple goals. According to Ripa, however, there is one tiny detail she’d change about their famously budget-friendly wedding day.
During the Friday, June 12 episode of Live with Kelly and Mark, the couple weighed in on the persistent rumors surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s reported wedding plans. And while the alleged Madison Square Garden celebration is said to come with a multi-million-dollar price tag, Ripa had a much simpler suggestion.
Drawing from her own experience eloping with Consuelos, 55, in Las Vegas back in 1996, Ripa, also 55, revealed that she has just one regret from their $179 ceremony. “I’m still sorry we didn’t spring for flowers, because I always think my hands look awkward,” she admitted, per PEOPLE.
The talk show host explained that while the wedding package included nearly everything else, but bouquets weren’t part of the deal. “Flowers are extra. And, you know… somebody didn’t want to spring for flowers,” she joked while pointing at her husband. “The one photo that I never show is the [one] where I’m awkwardly posing with my hands because I don’t have flowers. It’s a very awkward photo.”
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Aside from the missing bouquet, however, Ripa wouldn’t change a thing. And after 30 years of marriage to her hubby, she’s got some advice for Swift and Kelce. “I’m going to save you two a fortune. Chapel of the Bells. You go in. You’re in, you’re out,” Ripa said, referring to the Las Vegas venue where she and Consuelos tied the knot.
Consuelos agreed, adding, “Less than a couple hundred bucks, probably even now still. I’m not sure how much it is. And those marriages stick.”
The comments come amid reports from TMZ that Swift and Kelce are planning an elaborate Madison Square Garden wedding celebration, with the venue allegedly booked for multiple days and more than 1,000 guests expected to attend.
As of now, neither Swift nor Kelce has publicly addressed the speculation.
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