All The Stars Who Got Married During The Pandemic

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Recently, singer Melanie Fiona tied the knot with longtime partner Jared Cotter, the father of her son, Cameron. The couple’s nuptials, according to the singer, had to be rescheduled three times this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, to the point where they had to marry without all the pomp. Nevertheless, it was a joyful, satisfying experience for the star.

“We had to accept that a full ceremony with our loved ones could not be possible until 2021. But we also knew we wanted to be married this year. So, we made it happen!!!” she wrote. “We took what was in our control and saw it through. On 12-12-2020, I married my best friend, my partner, my twin flame, in the most perfectly possible way.”

Fiona also used her announcement as an opportunity to tell people that if they let go of great expectations, beautiful things can happen.

“Remember, things might not look the way you envisioned, but if you’re willing to surrender… to detach from your ideals and expectations, you can joyfully find your way back to the intention… The reason you started in the first place,” she said.

The “Give It to Me Right” singer isn’t the only person who had to do things a lot differently than hoped for when they first planned to get married. But the pandemic didn’t stop a number of celebrities from deciding to not wait to say “I do.” Instead, they made some major adjustments to their plans. Check out all the COVID weddings that happened in 2020 by hitting the flip.

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Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts

Niecy Nash surprised everyone when she not only decided to marry again soon after her second divorce was finalized, but also when she let the world know she’d married singer Jessica Betts. The two wed in Ventury County, Calif. back in August. The couple kept the wedding small with close family and friends, only 24 guests, in attendance.

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Cynthia Bailey and Mike Hill

Cynthia Bailey wanted to go big or not get married at all. That’s why she opted to invite more than 200 guests to her October nuptials, despite the pandemic. She believed that it was fine due to all the precautions they planned to have in place.

“We’re having a large wedding. To be honest, everything that we’re doing for our wedding 10/10/20, we would be doing if we had 50 people there,” she said days before the wedding. “We would still be doing temperature checks, still be enforcing masks and face shields because at the end of the day, you can get COVID at any time regardless of the amount of people that you’re around.”

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Raven-Symoné and Miranda Pearman-Maday

The actress and former child star married her partner, Miranda, back in June, introducing her to the world for the first time as her wife.

“I got married to a woman who understands me from trigger to joy, from breakfast to midnight snack, from stage to home,” the 34-year-old announced on social media. “I love you Mrs. Pearman-Maday! Let’s tear the world a new a–hole!!! I’s married NOW.”

The affair was very intimate, as Symone thanked those “those who understand why it was small during this time.” One guest though was Debbie Allen, who helped to cater the function for the couple.

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Christina Milian and Matt Pokora

According to a French publication, Christina Milian and partner Matt Pokora married in Paris in December, just a day before they announced that they were expecting their second child together. Neither party has spoken about the news, but it was reportedly a small affair. They said “I do” at a city hall and afterward, celebrated with some loved ones at a friend’s restaurant. They reportedly kept things simple even in fashion, with Milian wearing a simple white satin dress.

As mentioned, the couple are expecting their second child next year, and already have son Isaiah, 10 months, and Milian’s daughter Violet from her first marriage.

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Elaine Welteroth and Jonathan Singletary

The journalist and her husband Jonathan had big plans for their wedding, from initially wanting to marry in the Turks and Caicos to wanting to say “I do” back in California, where they’re both from. However, the coronavirus changed their plans, but it didn’t change their wedding date, May 10, or their excitement about marrying one another. The couple, who reside in Brooklyn, got married on the stoop of their Brownstone, inviting only a few guests and having the rest be able to attend virtually. The steps of the Brownstone were adorned with flowers and the couple danced with people celebrating with them, socially distanced, in the street.

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Kierra Sheard and Jordan Kelly

The gospel singer married her partner Jordan Kelly in low-key fashion in December. Only close family was there to help her say “I do,” as well as in spirit. She had an image of her late grandmother there to remember her.

“My Nanna was still there with me,” she wrote on Instagram. “We were so blessed to have our grandfather (Bishop John H. Sheard AKA Popoo) to officiate and cover us. My amazing parents, my Doo, Mom-In-love, and loved ones. Thanks to my Aunt Gwenda for pushing us to capture this moment because Jordan and I were planning to meet at the altar in hoodies and boots.”

Thankfully, the couple passed on the hoodies and boots for not black tie, but at least some chic formal wear.

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CeCe Gutierrez and Byron Scott

Your favorite former Basketball Wives star finally did the darn thing with her longtime love, Byron Scott. The couple wed in a very small ceremony in July, livestreamed to include family and friends. Ahead of their nuptials, Scott lauded his soon-to-be wife for being flexible when he knew that she wanted something big for her first trip down the aisle (his second).

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Judge Faith Jenkins and Kenny Lattimore

Before COVID caused lockdowns to happen and the pandemic was in full swing, Divorce Court‘s Judge Faith Jenkins married singer Kenny Lattimore in March.

Because protective measures weren’t in place at that time around the country, the wedding was pretty normal. They wed at a church in Los Angeles in front of 275 guests. No masks or anything, but the couple’s big day seemed to go off without a hitch.

“I feel really calm,” Jenkins told Us that day. “I’m more excited to be marrying someone who has exceeded my expectations from day one and who I believe will be an incredible husband.”

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Marques Houston and Miya Dickey

Singer and actor Marques Houston married partner Miya Dickey, 19 and 20 years his junior by the way, in August. They wed in a private ceremony at a golf club in Corona, Calif. He’d known the beauty since 2018, but said they didn’t start dating until she was of legal age. The couple said “I do” in front of his Immature bandmates, though the rest of the guest list was drastically reduced because of the pandemic. Still, Houston said the day was a dream.

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Tavior Mowry and Zandy Fitzgerald

No, this is not Tavior and his wife. This is obviously Tavior and his big sister, Tamera.

However, the youngest brother of one of our favorite celeb twins did tie the knot with partner Zandy Fitzgerald in a very small ceremony in September. They married at a rock quarry in Nashville. The nuptials seemed very low-key, as images shared only showed the couple and their officiant. It’s unclear if family was there. However, the 27-year-old said the whole thing was “lit.”