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Who needs a plus-one when you can have a celebrity crash the party? Join us as we count down the most iconic times famous faces bypassed the guest list and showed up uninvited — or barely invited — to other people's weddings and receptions! Which celeb would you want crashing your big day? Let us know in the comments below!
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00:07Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most iconic times famous
00:12faces bypassed the guest list and snuck quietly or accidentally into other people's weddings
00:17and receptions. The British monarch dropped in on John and Francis Canning with her husband,
00:22Prince Philip. Number 20, Conan O'Brien. The doors open and we were like, oh my,
00:28we need to back out and back out quickly. That's so funny that your instinct's the exact opposite
00:33from mine. Mine would be, I'm getting in there, you know? A Conan theme, I'm here, you know?
00:40In 2013, the newly married Hoffmans went back to a hotel in Atlanta, Georgia to enjoy their reception.
00:45The couple had originally met three years earlier at an arts festival, which just happened to feature
00:50O'Brien's stand-up set. In the run-up to the wedding, bridesmaid Nikki Wing discovered the TV host was
00:55staying at the same hotel as the Hoffman nuptials. So, she tweeted O'Brien and invited him. While he
01:01didn't reply, he still turned up.
01:13Immediately, O'Brien left a lasting impression by teaching the groom Wes how to do his string
01:18dance. He then showed the bride photos of his family, spoke to everyone who approached him,
01:23drank cocktails, and resisted peer pressure to have a lemon drop shot.
01:36I think, you know, if I could give her any advice, it would just be to enjoy
01:41the preparation, enjoy the planning, and it goes so fast.
01:45Animal print swimwear is already a bold choice. Yet, imagine stumbling into a wedding while wearing
01:50that. For that mission, there's probably only one woman who could pull that off,
01:54Serena Williams. In 2014, the tennis legend took a trip with some friends, including fellow tennis
02:05icon Caroline Wozniacki, to a beach in Miami, Florida. Yet, on that particular day, Ruth and
02:11Sam Cormoy were having their nuptials. When the groom spotted Williams nearby, he asked a friend to
02:16go and ask her if she wanted to come over. Amazingly, she accepted the invitation.
02:21I think it's so important to enjoy the moment, you know, and eat cake. I didn't get to eat mine
02:26at the wedding. On top of congratulating the couple, she took photos with them, all while
02:30wearing her leopard print swimwear, adding further to her incredible lore.
02:35Number 18, Justin Timberlake. Imagine getting married to the love of your life, and your childhood
02:40celebrity crush happens to pop up on the same day.
02:49Well, that incredible situation happened to Chelsea Godet on her New Hampshire wedding day
02:54to Ryan Parks in 2016. Shortly before the main event got underway, Parks and his soon-to-be
03:00father-in-law saw Timberlake having lunch at a nearby restaurant. So, they invited the singer
03:04to the wedding and didn't tell the bride. When the newly nuptialed couple was taking
03:14photos, Timberlake arrived. He congratulated them before taking a photo that they, especially
03:20Gaudet, will treasure for the rest of their lives.
03:23All right. I have another wedding I actually have to make.
03:27Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
03:32Number 17, Kristen Stewart and Stella Maxwell.
03:35Like, it's kind of just a great excuse to, like, get together and, like, say, I love you
03:40in front of all your friends.
03:41No one likes to be called over for a talk by the owner of the establishment while in the
03:44middle of celebrating. Immediately, you believe something bad has happened.
03:48In 2017, Kristen and Kaylee Jennings were celebrating tying the knot at Pizzeria Gusto
03:53in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, when management called them over. Instead of some terrible
03:58reception-ending news, the owner asked the couple if it was okay for Stewart and her
04:02then-girlfriend Maxwell to celebrate with them. While Kristen didn't know who they were,
04:06the couple happily agreed.
04:08So, it's these two girls that got married. They agreed to let Kristen and her girlfriend
04:12come and hang out. And they were having drinks. They were all about the DJ.
04:18Shortly after, Stewart and Maxwell arrived. Reportedly, Stewart was in the area to shoot
04:22a film, likely 2018's JT Leroy, and knew the owner. So, the Hollywood couple celebrated
04:28with the Jennings until the early hours.
04:31I'm jealous of people that are friends with you that get to maybe go out and have a few drinks.
04:36Because I feel like you're... You did not strike me as someone who gets sloppy. I think you like...
04:40You use it as a time to like, let's get into it. Like, let's...
04:43I go too hard.
04:45For too long.
04:46Number 16. Bradley Cooper.
04:48Does anyone freak out that you're now Bradley Cooper?
04:51No.
04:52No, no. It was really... It was awesome. It was like... It was just regular.
04:5511 years after 2005's Wedding Crashers, Cooper finally got to do a real-life version of the film
05:00and experience what that's like.
05:02They crash weddings. They crash weddings so they can sleep with girls.
05:06Yet, rather than being a well-thought-out plan, it was by complete accident.
05:11In 2016, the actor was walking around Georgetown University where he studied.
05:15Yet, he then stumbled upon Megan Kerrigan and Nick Barnacle,
05:19who were getting married at the university's Copley Crypt Chapel.
05:22Reportedly knowing the couple, Cooper went and congratulated the newlyweds.
05:26Not only did he apparently catch the bouquet,
05:29but Cooper also joined the couple for a celebratory meal at Cafe Milano.
05:33Through a night we'll never remember.
05:37But the four of us will never forget.
05:39Kerrigan and Barnacle weren't the only ones happy to see Cooper at Georgetown,
05:43as students apparently followed him around campus.
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05:58For longer than I care to remember, my business has been crashing weddings.
06:04I crash weddings to meet girls.
06:06Number 15, Kevin Hart and Josh Gad.
06:08Come on, let's go. I'm going to teach you some basics.
06:09I'm not dancing.
06:11It is my job to make you look good on your wedding day.
06:13Now I need you to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
06:15Come on.
06:16Stop being a pussy.
06:18Let's dance.
06:19In 2014, following the nuptials between Rajan and Chandni,
06:23guests were listening to speeches at a venue in Hollywood.
06:26Yet, instead of hearing cute tales about the couple and awkwardly laughing at an uncomfortable joke,
06:31two famous faces walked in, Hart and Gad.
06:34The duo was next door having a photo shoot for their 2015 film The Wedding Ringer.
06:38As such, they were already appropriately dressed for the festivities
06:42when they walked into the venue and grabbed the mics.
06:44Hey, Kevin and I were in the neighborhood doing a photo shoot for The Wedding Ringer.
06:50Right next door.
06:51And we were a little insulted that we weren't invited to this wedding.
06:55They then launched into an improvised speech about love before singing.
06:59Yet, Gad and Hart weren't done.
07:01They then led guests to the dance floor to kick off the celebrations.
07:05And what I did bring you guys was an amazing dancing opportunity.
07:08I don't know who the dancers are in here now.
07:10I shall hold you so back and you're not the key to the dance floor.
07:15And that music is a big bang.
07:18Number 14, Howie DeRoe.
07:20Months before their wedding, Backstreet Boys superfans Ariel and Ryan Kastovich
07:25uploaded a YouTube video inviting the band to their wedding.
07:28Back in October, these two chuckleheads posted this crazy video online
07:33inviting the Backstreet Boys to their wedding.
07:35It was a shot in the dark.
07:37When they didn't hear anything, the couple didn't think about it.
07:40Well, that changed in 2015 when they had their reception in Melbourne, Florida.
07:45During the event, the band's management handed the newlyweds a congratulatory letter
07:49signed by four of the five members.
07:51If they thought it was weird that one name was missing,
07:54that changed when the omitted person, DeRoe, well known as Howie D, walked in.
07:59It's my pleasure to introduce Mr. Howie D from the Backstreet Boys!
08:09He had secretly been gathering the wedding information from others,
08:14including Ariel's parents and a bridesmaid.
08:16Rather than only turning up, Howie also performed a song for the couple.
08:21I have to give...
08:23Do you want some last night?
08:25Woo!
08:25To you!
08:27Oh yeah!
08:29No use of time!
08:31Thank you so much!
08:32To the new wedding groom!
08:34Number 13, Tom Hanks.
08:36Be honest, if you could have any celebrity photobomb your wedding photos,
08:40Tom Hanks would be right at the top of that list.
08:43Life really is a box of chocolates.
08:48You never know who's going to show up
08:50when you're taking wedding photos.
08:52The Hollywood nice guys serendipitously interrupted a couple
08:55by the name of Elizabeth and Ryan
08:56while they were taking their wedding photos in New York City's Central Park.
08:59This was the moment Tom Hanks interrupted
09:02Elizabeth and Ryan Barclay in Central Park, New York City,
09:05proving this Captain Sully really is a legend.
09:09Hanks, who noticed the couple while jogging,
09:11stopped to congratulate them
09:12before graciously posing for a few pictures.
09:15The two-time Oscar winner even posted a selfie of the three of them to his Twitter account.
09:19Talk about the ultimate wedding gift.
09:22Number 12, Jennifer Hudson.
09:24With an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a couple of Grammys under her belt,
09:28it's wholly apparent that singer and actress Jennifer Hudson can do it all.
09:32Well, in 2015, she added another somewhat surprising accolade to her resume,
09:36Wedding Crasher.
09:37Hi, Chris and Scott. It's me, Jennifer.
09:40When my friends at W Hotel and HRC told me about you guys
09:44finally being able to get married in Texas,
09:46I had to send a message to say congrats
09:49and thank you all for the hard work you do
09:52to raise awareness for equality for HRC.
09:55Working with the Turn It Up for Change program,
09:57Hudson, who's long been a staunch supporter of the LGBTQ plus community,
10:02teamed up with the W Hotel to give Chris and Scott Lindsay
10:04a day they would never forget.
10:06Scott and Chris, congratulations.
10:22The wedding, which came just months after the landmark
10:25Obergefell vs. Hodges ruling made same-sex marriage legal
10:28across the entire United States,
10:30featured a surprise performance from Hudson,
10:33who sang I Still Love You off her third studio album,
10:35J-Hud.
10:36This is a special union, because they help fight for those rights.
10:40So we wanted to do something very special for them.
10:42At least we hope it's special.
10:43Smell good, guys.
10:46So, let's go turn it up for change.
10:48Number 11, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.
10:51Justin Bieber and his girlfriend Selena Gomez
10:53taking a moonlit stroll along a beach in Malibu.
10:55They hear one of his hits
10:56blasting from a nearby wedding reception.
10:59In 2011, Janine Holguin and Rob McCool were enjoying their beachfront reception in Malibu, California.
11:05At one point, the Bieber song One Less Lonely Girl began playing on the sound system.
11:09Yet like a magic summoning,
11:11the Canadian singer and his then-partner Gomez strolled into the venue.
11:26The couple was taking a moonlight stroll on the beach nearby
11:29when they heard Bieber's song and decided to see what was happening.
11:32On top of Bieber making an impromptu speech,
11:35he also took photos with the couple and other guests.
11:38While he and Gomez were only there for around 10 minutes,
11:41Besides tying the knot, it made Holguin and McCool's night.
11:45We were as shocked as anyone to see Justin Bieber kind of scamper by.
11:49I was actually wiping cake off my face.
11:52To see him come running by, it was a very surreal experience.
11:57Number 10, Snoop Dogg.
11:58Imagine walking out of your hotel on your wedding day
12:01only to see Snoop D-O-double-G stepping out of a limousine.
12:04That's exactly what happened to Chicago couple Joseph and Nisha Kadyali back in 2014.
12:09Oddly enough, it was the mother of the groom who insisted they pose for pics with the rapper.
12:13While they were initially a little hesitant to get close to him,
12:16they eventually calmed down enough to snap a few pics.
12:19The mother of the groom later said,
12:21Snoop was a blast to be around
12:23and that the happy couple and the legendary rapper
12:25had a great conversation and a ton of laughs inside the bar.
12:29Snoop later posted a pic of the three of them to his Instagram account.
12:33Number 9, Ed Sheeran.
12:35After falling on hard times, an Australian couple was planning on postponing their wedding.
12:39Difficult circumstance.
12:41She was going through a little problems with her life.
12:43Unfortunately, this tragic event happened and it's just put so much on Kaya.
12:47She's bringing up two lovely kids and trying to keep us all afloat.
12:50However, when local radio personalities Kyle and Jackie O
12:53of the Kyle and Jackie O Show heard their story,
12:55they stepped in and surprised the couple by paying for the wedding.
12:58We have to thank our friends at the Sydney Bridal Expo
13:01because we are going to throw you a $60,000 wedding.
13:05Oh my god, guys.
13:06Yes.
13:07Oh my goodness.
13:08But that wasn't all.
13:09On the day of the event, the celebrity benefactors showed up in person,
13:12bringing with them an even bigger surprise.
13:15Ed freaking Sheeran.
13:16The pop superstar sang his hit song, Thinking Out Loud,
13:19before posing for pics with the starstruck couple.
13:21But when your legs don't work like they used to before
13:27And I can't sweep you off all your feet
13:30He later posted a picture to his Instagram with the caption,
13:33Quote,
13:34Just surprise this lovely couple's first dance.
13:36Available for weddings, birthdays, and bar mitzvahs.
13:39Contact your local supermarket for details.
13:42Number 8.
13:43Barack Obama
13:44Wedding crashers don't get much more high profile than this.
13:47In 2015, Stephanie and Brian Tobey were getting married
13:51at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California
13:53when they noticed something peculiar.
13:55The President of the United States.
13:57Then President Barack Obama just so happened to be finishing up a round of golf
14:01when he was spotted by the soon-to-be-married couple.
14:04This could be the ultimate wedding crash that the bride and groom almost missed.
14:08As President Obama was playing golf on Torrey Pines Golf Course Sunday,
14:13Stephanie and Brian were about to get married at the adjacent lodge.
14:16While the Tobey's were fine just watching him from afar,
14:20wedding photographers Jeff and Aaron Youngren
14:22sensed an opportunity for some truly unique photos
14:24and urged the couple to get a little closer.
14:27President Obama was more than happy to pose for a few pictures with the couple,
14:31who were no doubt having an out-of-body experience.
14:34We know we are just looking at these pics.
14:36President Obama didn't stay for the wedding,
14:38but these memories will last for generations to come.
14:42Number 7.
14:42Maroon 5.
14:43It's December 6, 2014.
14:45We're going to drive across LA and hit every wedding we possibly can.
14:48It's going to be awesome.
14:49If the director of your music video is David Dobkin,
14:52who made 2005's Wedding Crashers,
14:55there's only one theme that makes sense.
14:57In 2014, over the course of one weekend,
15:00putting in up to 12 hours of work and travel per day,
15:04Maroon 5 was dragged all over Los Angeles, California,
15:07to crash weddings for the 2015 music video Sugar.
15:15The only people who knew about the impromptu performances were the grooms.
15:19The receptions had the stage set up for their actual wedding band,
15:23only for Maroon 5 to jump from behind a curtain.
15:26However, frontman Adam Levine was so concerned about potentially ruining the day
15:30that he and guitarist James Valentine performed an acoustic version of
15:34She Will Be Loved for the newlyweds' first dance.
15:36And then they cleared the floor and they serenaded the bride and groom.
15:40So it was just Sharon and Steve by themselves on the dance floor,
15:43and they played an acoustic version of She Will Be Loved.
15:47Oh, that sounds awesome.
15:48Number 6.
15:49Beyonce and Jay-Z
15:51Few weddings in the history of the human race
15:54would have been as awesome to attend as Beyonce and Jay-Z's.
15:57However, the next best thing would be to have them crash your wedding.
16:00That is exactly what happened to one lucky couple back in 2014,
16:04when Queen Bee and Hova stumbled upon a wedding party
16:06while on vacation in Portofino, Italy.
16:08The story goes that Bee and Jay were walking through town
16:11clad in bathing suits
16:12when they noticed a wedding taking place outside a church.
16:14While Jay-Z didn't pose for any pictures,
16:16it appears Beyonce was more than happy to make the bride's day,
16:19posing for a couple of candid pics.
16:22Number 5.
16:22Lady Gaga
16:23Lady Gaga's Monster Ball tour lasted two years
16:26and took her all over the world.
16:28I don't know, I get like so,
16:30I just get so revved up
16:32when I do these benchmark shows, you know?
16:36That included a 2010 stop in the Australian city of Adelaide.
16:40While there, she stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel,
16:42which just so happened to be where Aussie couple
16:45Courtney and Reese Kerr were tying the knot.
16:47The singer walked right into the ballroom
16:48and before you could say poker face,
16:50she was posing for pictures and buying the entire wedding a drink.
16:54But apparently Oscar has some undies.
16:56Yeah, you gotta, you gotta put those on.
17:00Yeah, no, no.
17:00Don't shame him.
17:01Yeah, no, you're right.
17:03He's naked and it's okay.
17:05Okay, you're right.
17:06Number 4.
17:07Katy Perry
17:08No bride wants to be upstaged on their wedding day,
17:11but we have a feeling Hayley Rosenblum
17:13and her groom Blonnie Dudney didn't mind
17:15when Katy Perry popped in to say hello
17:16when they tied the knot back in 2017.
17:19Here comes the bride,
17:21all dressed in white,
17:23but no one cares
17:25cause Katy Perry was there.
17:28Perry, who was taking a break from touring,
17:30happened to be staying at the same St. Louis hotel as the couple
17:32when she spontaneously decided to give them
17:34the surprise of a lifetime.
17:36She crashed a wedding.
17:37She was in St. Louis
17:39cause she had a concert the following night.
17:41So she was at the Four Seasons Hotel
17:42and she saw a wedding happening.
17:44So she went over to the couple
17:45and she asked if she could come.
17:47Perry wasn't content simply posing for pictures,
17:50hopping on the dance floor
17:51and busting a move to Justin Timberlake's sexy back.
17:54Oddly enough,
17:55this wasn't even the first time she's crashed a wedding,
17:58having dropped in on a rehearsal in 2013 as well.
18:01But back to Katy.
18:02Did she have a plus one?
18:03It was Katy Perry plus 30 to 40.
18:06Yep, she rolled through with the crew
18:08from her witness tour
18:09and started a dance party.
18:11Number three,
18:12Dwayne Johnson and Danny DeVito.
18:14During a break from press interviews
18:16for 2019's Jumanji The Next Level,
18:19The Rock and DeVito were enjoying some tequila together
18:21in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
18:23Wow, it was great.
18:24What a past couple of days, huh?
18:26Jumanji.
18:27The Jumanji Junket.
18:28We did it up.
18:29I mean, we did it up.
18:30Likely inspired by the romantic sunset
18:32they were taking in,
18:33love was in the air,
18:35especially after the actors overheard
18:37a wedding party at the same venue.
18:39So,
18:39Johnson and DeVito decided to check out
18:41the festivities for Christine and Will's nuptials.
18:44Yet rather than only arrive and have photos taken,
18:47they got creative.
18:48While reading the lyrics from a phone,
18:50the actors sang Nat King Cole's iconic 1951 song,
18:53Unforgettable.
18:55Unforgettable.
18:56Sing it, big boy!
18:59In every way.
19:03Following some photos,
19:04Johnson and DeVito even shared some marriage advice,
19:07making Christine and Will's wedding even more memorable.
19:10But you know what?
19:11Here's five important words that Danny and I live by.
19:14Yes, honey, you are right.
19:16Yeah, absolutely.
19:18Congratulations, guys.
19:20And I don't care what my family says.
19:23I want to marry you in a Presbyterian church.
19:28Oh, Chivvy.
19:30I've loved you since the first grade.
19:32Are you still considered a wedding crasher
19:34if you were secretly invited by the groom's sister?
19:36Taylor heard about the family drama
19:38when Max's sister sent her a letter
19:40inviting her to perform the song at the wedding.
19:42And you love the dance!
19:45Can you believe Taylor said yes?
19:48In 2016, after months of planning,
19:51Taylor Swift surprised Max and Kenya Smith at their wedding,
19:53performing Max's favorite song, Blank Space.
20:00When the song was over,
20:07Swift took time to pose for pictures with the couple,
20:09as well as numerous other wedding guests.
20:12The couple, who'd wed months earlier
20:13at the hospital of the groom's mother,
20:15who passed away shortly afterwards,
20:17were huge Taylor Swift fans.
20:19So, in the light of their loss,
20:21Max's sister Ali wrote to the Grammy winner
20:23asking her to come to the wedding,
20:25an invitation she gladly accepted.
20:27Hey, if it worked for the Smiths,
20:29it could work for you too.
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21:06Number 1.
21:07Queen Elizabeth II.
21:09Without a doubt the coolest wedding crasher
21:12in the history of wedding crashers,
21:14Queen Elizabeth II surprised Manchester couple
21:16John and Frances Canning in 2012
21:18when she took time out of her presumably busy schedule
21:21to wish them luck at their wedding.
21:23An English couple have had a wedding day
21:24they'll never forget
21:25after their ceremony was gate crashed
21:27by Queen Elizabeth.
21:29The British monarch dropped in
21:31on John and Frances Canning
21:32with her husband Prince Philip
21:34just after the pair tied the knot
21:36at Manchester Town Hall.
21:37The Cannings knew the Queen
21:39would be in their neck of the woods
21:40on the day of their wedding,
21:41so they decided to send her a letter
21:43asking if she'd like to attend.
21:44She came over and said,
21:46hello Frances, hello John,
21:47and that threw you straight away.
21:50We didn't know.
21:51It was basically a wedding gift for us.
21:53To everyone's surprise,
21:55the Queen actually showed up.
21:57According to Frances,
21:58she was beautiful,
22:00a really nice woman,
22:01and wished us all the best.
22:03The Queen looks stylish
22:04in a matching pink linen and wool coat outfit,
22:07almost upstaging the bride.
22:10As far as bucket list items go,
22:12getting the Queen to attend your wedding
22:14has got to be one of the hardest to cross off.
22:16If you could choose any celebrity
22:18throughout history to officiate your wedding,
22:21who would you choose and why?
22:22Let us know in the comments.