Question of the Day - 30 July 2022

Thanks for narrowing down the list to those couples who never split up; we too prefer stories with happy endings. 

Here are many of the celebrities who married in Las Vegas and stayed together. These aren't all of them, to be sure, but they're the most famous. If you know of more, help us out in the comment boxes. 

One of the longest celebrity marriages, with a wedding in Las Vegas or not, was between Paul Newman and Joanna Woodward. They were married at the El Rancho Vegas in 1958 and remained together for 50 years, until Newman's death in 2008.

Joan Crawford, a movie and TV star from 1925 to 1975, married her fourth husband, Alfred N. Steele, CEO of Pepsi, in 1955 at the Flamingo. When he died in 1959, Crawford became a widow.

Beloved actress and comedian Betty White married TV personality and game-show host Allen Ludden at the Sands in 1963 and they remained married for 18 years, until he died in 1981; White never remarried.

Actor Michael Caine and a former Miss Guyana, Shakira Baksh, tied the knot in 1973 at the Riviera. They've been married ever since: 49 years.

Bette Midler and Argentinian-born Martin von Haselberg's wedding was at the Starlight Chapel in 1984; they're still together 38 years later.

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi married his high-school sweetheart Dorothea Hurley in 1989 at the Graceland Chapel. They've been married 33 years.

TV personality Kelly Ripa said "I do" to soap-opera star Mark Consuelos at the Chapel of the Bells in 1996 and remain happily married 26 years later.

Mike Tyson and fashion entrepreneur Lakiha Spicer got married at the Las Vegas Hilton in 2009, so they celebrate their lucky 13th anniversary this year.

Finally, Nicholas Cage tied the knot with actress Riko Shibata at the Wynn in February 2021; it was a small ceremony befitting his fifth marriage and the pair are reportedly going strong after a year and a half.