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At first blush, winter weddings may evoke thoughts of everything that can go wrong with a formal affair: Cathedral-length trains dragged through gray snow; barren, indoors-only portrait sessions; and guests whose teeth chatter as they commute in the cold between your ceremony and reception. But winter weddings have a way of winning you over. Because though the weather outside may be frightful, brides and grooms make their celebrations utterly delightful with warming fires, fur stoles, white flowers, and even seasonal treats like s'mores and piping hot cocoa.
Winter weddings are so fanciful that dozens of celebrities have held their own November, December, January, and February fêtes. Several embraced the season: Snow-capped mountains served as the backdrop for Kate Hudson and Chris Robinson's wedding in Aspen, Colorado, where the couple kept guests warm with an outdoor fire; while others, including Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, and Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter, wed on one of winter's many holidays, from New Year's Eve to Valentine's Day.
Others used winter as the perfect reason to escape to warmer weather for their weddings. Solange Knowles and Alan Ferguson said "I do" in New Orleans for more temperate winter weather and Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra married in India's tropical climate. Some couples such as Emily VanCamp and Josh Bowman escaped to faraway islands to exchange vows with their toes in the sand and the ocean breeze in their hair.
So read on to see 28 celebrities who claimed the coldest season for their magical wedding days.
Additional reporting by Neha Prakash.
Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith
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Actress Mandy Moore and musician Taylor Goldsmith wed in mid-November 2018 in a truly unique ceremony filled with pink, feathery details and a bubblegum-pink gown for Moore. And of course, the happy couple serenaded their guests at a casual reception afterwards.
Katie Cassidy and Matthew Rodgers
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The Arrow actress tied the knot to longtime love Matthew Rodgers on December 8, 2018, in Sunset Key, Florida. For the ceremony, Cassidy wore a stunning long sleeve lace Pronovias wedding gown.
Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden
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BFFs Drew Barrymore and Nicole Richie served as Diaz's bridesmaids when the actress tied the knot January 5, 2015, to Benji Madden in an intimate backyard ceremony.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter
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Sophie Hunter may have envisioned silver bells—or at least silver lace—when she commissioned a custom, glitzy Valentino gown for her Valentine's Day 2015 wedding to Benedict Cumberbatch.
Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady
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The model sparkled in a sequin wedding gown on February 26, 2009, when she wed the New England Patriots quarterback in Santa Monica, California.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
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Queen Elizabeth II tied the knot to Prince Philip on November 20, 1947 in the only venue fit for a queen: Westminster Abbey. Though she wore a custom Norman Hartnell gown for the big day, Queen Elizabeth II reportedly applied her own makeup for the wedding.
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise
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The renowned acting duo wed on Christmas Eve 1990 in Telluride, Colorado, where snow-capped mountains surely served as a backdrop to the couple's intimate fête.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie
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Gwyneth Paltrow served as maid of honor to Madonna, who tied the knot to movie director Guy Ritchie on December 22, 2000, at Skibo Castle near Dornoch in Sutherland, United Kingdom.
Jada Pinkett and Will Smith
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The actress and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air actor-rapper married on December 31, 1997.
Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault
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While the actress and the French businessman tied the knot in a low-key civil ceremony held February 14, 2009, the couple held a second, more lavish affair in Venice, Italy, with guests that included Charlize Theron, Penelope Cruz, Bono, Stella McCartney, and former French president Jacques Chirac.