Time to Say “I Do”: When Rock ‘n’ Rollers Decide to Get Hitched

Priscilla and Elvis Presley

King of Rock, Elvis Presley, married his queen, Priscilla Beaulieu, in May 1967. Presley flew the entire wedding party out to Las Vegas on Frank Sinatra’s private plane in the middle of the night, with the remaining 100 wedding guests arriving on a separate plane. The couple said “I do” at the Aladdin Hotel, which had been specially decorated with candles and flowers.

Priscilla and Elvis Presley on their wedding day holding hands while sitting at a table / Elvis and Priscilla Presley holding a knife together while cutting a wedding cake

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The rock ‘n’ roll couple not only had a wild reception in Vegas but a second reception in Tennessee for those who couldn’t make the trip. Like many couples on this list, the Presleys’ marriage didn’t survive. After Priscilla confessed her infidelity to Elvis, the couple separated in 1972, and Elvis filed for divorce on his 38th birthday the following year.