While most couples prefer to take at least six months to plan their wedding, some Hollywood celebrities are a bit more rash about saying “yes” then walking down the aisle ASAP.
Check out some of the shortest celebrity engagements, from 3 months to just a few hours. From whirlwind romances to decisions to make the engagement as short as possible and just have a private ceremony, here are the celebs who didn’t want to wait to tie the knot.
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline – 3 Months
After dating for just a few months, Britney proposed to her backup dancer Kevin Federline. K-Fed said no, then proposed to her minutes later, and their whirlwind romance continued with a 3 month engagement.
Even though they were only together for two years, they have two sons. Their engagement also made headlines because Federline had broken up with his 7 month pregnant girlfriend to be with the pop star.
Kaley Cuoco and Ryan Sweeting – 3 Months
The tennis pro and “The Big Bang Theory” actress had only met 6 months before they said “I do”. It was one of the shortest celebrity engagements, since they decided to get married after dating for just 3 months, then tied the knot after 3 more.
Naya Rivera and Ryan Dorsey – 3 Months
Even though the “Glee” star broke up with rapper Big Sean in April 2020, she was already married to longtime friend Ryan Dorsey by July. Naya Rivera got married in the dress she had planned to wear to her wedding with her ex, but even though the engagement and relationship seemed awfully short, he two seem happy together and they’re expecting a baby.
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Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady – 1 Month
After dating for over two years, the quarterback and the supermodel had one of the shortest celebrity engagements. They had a private ceremony just a month after deciding to get married. Since they didn’t include all the important people in their lives, Bündchen and Brady also had a second wedding, two months later.
Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr – 1 Month
In another quickie engagement, Kerr and Bloom decided to get married just one month after the actor proposed. They had been dating for three years before they made the jump to getting engaged, and married in a private ceremony. Unfortunately, their marriage only lasted 3 years, but even after the divorce was finalized, Bloom still tried to punch Justin Bieber over Miranda Kerr.
Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom – 2 Weeks
In one of the shortest celebrity engagements, Khloe and Lamar decided to get married just two weeks after meeting, and they were already married in just a month. Things seemed to be going well for them for a while, but the reality TV star filed for divorce in 2020, after 4 years of marriage.
Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green – 2 Weeks
While their first engagement lasted for three years before it was called off, their second time was just two weeks. After announcing their engagement in 2020, they were quickly married in Hawaii, in a private ceremony, and they have two sons together.
Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden – 2 Weeks
While Cameron Diaz was always outspoken about marriage being a “dying institution”, she decided to tied the knot for the first time at the age of 42. She had only dated Benji Madden, the Good Charlotte guitarist, for 7 months, but they decided to get married and only waited for two weeks in one of the shortest celebrity engagements. They said “I do” at home, in a private ceremony.
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon – ? Days
After deciding to wait until marriage to have sex, Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey didn’t seem to be interested in a long engagement. In fact, their relationship was barely a month old before they joined the list of celebrities who eloped and tied the knot in The Bahamas. They split after six years together.
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Britney Spears and Jason Alexander – ? Hours
The singer is definitely the champion when it comes to the shortest celebrity engagements. In 2020, she decided to marry a childhood friend in Las Vegas without any engagement. Their union was annulled just 55 hours later, also making it one of the shortest celebrity marriages.