Elvis Presley’s Marriage to Priscilla & Those Classic Photos
Priscilla Beaulieu was the 14-year-old stepdaughter of an Air Force officer stationed in Germany with Elvis Presley. “Cilla” met Elvis – age 21 – in September 1959 at a party at his house in Germany. After exchanging letters and phone calls for many years, he persuaded her parents to let her move to Graceland in 1963 by promising to marry her when she was an appropriate age. They finally wed on May 1, 1967, in an intimate but elegant wedding at The Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. While the couple eventually divorced in 1973, they remained close up until his death in 1977. Their whole courtship and marriage were recently brought to light through Priscilla‘s eyes in the Sofia Coppola movie Priscilla. While the entire relationship may seem a little creepy, the photos from their nuptials are timeless and some of the most famous wedding photos of all time! Take a look below.
Exchanging vows as Priscilla’s sister, Michelle Beaulieu (r), served as Maid of Honor. Elvis had two Best Men, Joe Esposito and Marty Lacker.
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The couple exchange rings. While her engagement ring was a 3.5-carat natural diamond complete with 20 detachable natural diamonds, they had matching horseshoe rings as wedding rings.
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Cutting the 5-foot-tall sponge cake with 1,600 marzipan roses.
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Elvis being fed a mouthful of wedding cake by his bride Priscilla.
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Getting adorned with rice.
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The happy newlyweds at their press conference put on by Colonel Tom Parker after the ceremony.
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TV Weddings
February 2023
This issue brings you the jitters and joys of the most beloved betrothals in TV and movie history.
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