Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

News came out this week that actress Alexis Bledel and Mad Men’s Vincent Kartheiser had quietly tied the knot earlier this summer. They’re not the first two people in the public eye to pull off the admirable feat of getting married in secret. There are plenty of other celebrity couples that have also chosen to keep their wedding day private. Here, we take a look back at twelve celebrity duos who surprised us all with their undercover weddings.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
Although she let Martha Stewart Weddings write about her Charleston nuptials, we only managed to see a glimpse of the custom-made Marchesa gown Blake Lively was said to have worn when she married Ryan Reynolds.