We've Compiled 21 Rarest Images From The Kardashian Weddings
After fourteen seasons of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, fans either love it or hate it but nobody can say it hasn't been a whirlwind of a show. Following the lives of Kim, Khloe, Kourtney and Rob Kardashian, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, and their hard-working momager, Kris Jenner; there has been births, breakups, birthdays and the main event: weddings.
When Kim walked down the aisle with Kris Humphries in season six, the wedding specials attracted 10.5 million viewers - the most watched day in E! channel's history.
It's the golden ticket for getting audiences to switch on and nobody knows that better than Kris Jenner. She confessed in her own autobiography, "I started to look at our careers like pieces on a chessboard. Every day, I woke up and walked into my office and asked myself, 'What move do you need to make today?' It was very calculated. My business decisions and strategies were very intentional, definite and planned to the nth degree."
Now, we can take a look at these life-changing moments from a different viewpoint thanks to these intimate and rare photos of the magic as it happened. These moments prove that a Kardashian wedding really is like nothing else and the very definition of 'extra'.
21 The One & Only Paparazzi Shot Of Kim & Kanye's Wedding Day - And It Was Worthless
Kim and Kanye decided to have a private wedding ceremony and instead of selling the photos of their day to the media, they donated any proceeds to a charity such as the Skin Cancer Foundation, according to Radar Online. There was only one paparazzi shot they managed to capture and that was when the family posed on a balcony in Florence during the ceremony - with no faces in focus, the shot was worthless.
Page Six reported that if they did decide to sell the photos, they could have made around $11 million. The insider revealed, "These are Kim's wedding pictures. Kim and Kanye were getting offers for money, and they decided with their teams not to take any." After learning from the ugly backlash she received when her marriage to Kris Humphries collapsed, Kim wanted to keep things more private this time.
20 Kanye Made A Last-Minute Change To The Bridesmaid Dresses He Thought Were "Too Risque"
Kim and Kanye tied the knot in a private Italian ceremony in Florence after tricking the press into believing they were planning on marrying in Paris, France, where they held the rehearsals. At the last minute, they boarded private jets and went to the real wedding location. However, Kanye was not impressed with the first dress fitting as he thought the girls' dresses were too "risque" with a front split in the skirts and ordered them to be more covered up.
In an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, he told them, "I know everyone likes the slit but I think it's distracting."
Khloe wasn't impressed with her new gown alteration and could be seen complaining that she felt " really ugly' and "not good" about herself. The sisters should all know by now that what Kanye wants, Kanye gets.
19 Kim Calls Her Brother Rob Who Refused To Attend The Wedding To Kanye
The news that Rob wasn't going to make the nuptials in Florence came at the very last minute when he was trolled online over his weight. Kim explained on the show, "When Rob flew to Paris he read some nasty comments about himself and he did not feel comfortable and did not want to see all my guests." Rob decided to skip the wedding altogether as he didn't want to be on camera.
A shocked Scott said, "I can't believe he is going to miss Kim's wedding, this is something that you are never going to be able to see again. It is upsetting." Kim was understanding of her brother's decision as she knew he has battled with his social anxiety for years but she kept in touch through phone calls and shared pictures of her day.
18 Khloe Had To Be Carried Home By Lamar After Their Wedding Party
Khloe tied the knot to NBA star Lamar Odom only a month after they met - although, by the end of the night, she'd already ditched her Vera Wang gown and looked a little worse for wear. She admitted that she first started drinking heavily after she lost her father, Robert Kardashian. In her biography Strong Looks Better Naked, "I was 19 at the time, and to say I didn't handle his death well is an understatement. I certainly drowned my sorrows [… ] and the partying soon got out of hand."
Years later, she still struggled with self-control and was carried out of her wedding party by Lamar.
Following the couple's divorce in 2016, she confessed that turning to drinking was her way of coping. In an interview with Glamour magazine, she said, "That was a really, really hard time for me. (Drinking) is something I turned to. I was probably drunk while we were filming season nine."
17 11-Month-Old North Watched Her Parents Get Married During A $12 Million Ceremony
Baby North West was only 11-months old when she watched her parents get married in Florence. Kim said on KUWTK, "The fact that we can have our daughter in this memory with us is so, so special. I am so thankful she is going to be able to share these memories with us."
Adding, "Kanye and I fell in love in Paris, and then for my birthday he took me to Florence, and that is where we conceived our gorgeous little baby girl so why not bring everyone on our full love journey from Paris to Italy." Kim has struggled with fertility issues since she gave birth to her second child, a baby boy named Saint, and doctors warned her not to go through childbirth again. She and Kanye managed to have their third baby, newborn girl Chicago, via surrogate this year.
16 O.J. Simpson Was A Groomsman At Kris & Robert's Wedding & That's How It All Began
Kris met Robert Kardashian when she was working as an air stewardess and fell for his charm almost instantly - he was 36 and she was 22.
When they walked down the aisle together, O.J. Simpson was right by Robert's side as a groomsman, but nobody could have predicted how much O.J. would need Rob by his side in the future.
O.J. was on trial and Robert represented him in court. He told The Times, "I want to hug him, I want to show him that I care. It's very difficult." The "not guilty" verdict was broadcast around the world and watched by millions turning Robert Kardashian into a household name. It was the first taste of fame for the family and something they chased for the rest of their lives.
15 Kris Has To Wait 22 Years For A Ring From Then-Bruce Jenner
When Kris finalized her divorce to Robert, she started to look at houses with her new lover, former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner - then known as Bruce Jenner. Kris told the Daily Mail, "We had been house-hunting all day and we were thinking about moving in together, and then I thought to myself, driving to the restaurant that we were going to, I must be out of my mind that we're house-hunting. We're not even married, we're not even engaged! And that night he just busted out a move. He said, 'I am totally in love with you and would you marry me?' I was very surprised."
It was such a big surprise that Bruce didn't even have an engagement ring but after 22 years together, he finally gave her a ring during a holiday to Bora Bora.
14 Kylie Sent Kim Into A Rage When She Almost Showed Up With Bright Blue Hair
Kylie is famous for experimenting with her look and she told Interview magazine it all began when she dyed her hair for the first time at 16. She the new mom said, "I just felt so free. I just felt like I could be whoever I wanted to be, and I'm all about, like, experimenting. I'm still so young, so I'm just having fun."
Yet that fun had to come to an end as Kim raged that her younger sister's bright blue hair was not appropriate for her wedding to Kanye.
On camera, Kim raged, "I have got to be honest, are you going to get clip-ins or something to make it not blue?"
Kylie replied, "No, dark spray" and Kim criticized, "I cannot stop staring at her blue hair, like why does she have to have blue hair at my wedding?" Kylie finally backed down and ditched the blue.
13 Kanye Spent Four Years In Love With Kim Before They Went On A Date
Kanye has loved Kim for many years but he has had to stand back and watch her get married and date many other guys. Jewelry designer Lorraine Schwartz revealed on KUWTK, "Kanye actually wanted to marry Kim years ago, he was madly in love with her. He literally would talk about her for an hour about how much this woman meant to him and how much he loved her."
Khloe also confirmed, "Kanye has been in love with Kim since the moment he first saw her. I know I was there. He was staring at Kim at this party like she was Cleopatra, he could not stop looking at her." When Kim married Kris Humphries, Khloe said that Kanye told her, "He would always say to me I know this is something your sister has to go through but I am going to be here waiting."
12 Kim Tries On The"Ugly" Wedding Dress Kris Wore When She Married Robert
Kim was looking for inspiration for her third wedding and turned to trying on her mom's old dresses. When Kris bought out her dress she wore when marrying Robert, Khloe said the vintage frock and huge hat was "ugly." Kim also joked on her own website,
"My mom started crying because she had waited 30 years to bring this dress out, so I tried it on for her. I did look like Little Bo Peep, but it was pretty special."
Kim added, "I then tried on my mom's dress she wore when she married Bruce. It's sooo '90s hahaha." Kris had a very small ceremony the second time, as she shared with the Daily Mail, "It was a very intimate, small wedding - I had such a big wedding the first time and we just really wanted close family and friends (the second time)."
11 Kim Ran Away & Married Her First Husband In Secret - But Things Took A Turn…
When Kim was just 19-years-old, she eloped to Las Vegas to marry record producer Damon Thomas who was ten years her senior. They finally split after four years of marriage and it really didn't end well between them. Kim finally spilled all about her marriage hell when it came to the divorce and she revealed in the court documents, "Damon decided what we would do and when we would do it. He was very much the 'King of the castle'. He said he wanted to know where I was at all times.'"
Kim revealed on the show, "I got married because I clearly was young and it wasn't the best choice. I definitely learned a lot from it and I don't have regrets ever." The marriage was dissolved in 2004 and she was awarded a payment of $56,000.
10 Kim's Second Marriage To Kris Humphries Also Ended In A Huge Legal Battle
When Kim and Kris Humphries divorced after just 72-days of marriage citing irreconcilable differences. The former NBA star was ready to take his ex-wife to divorce court for megabucks with several media sources claiming the marriage had been one big publicity stunt for the reality show.
Life & Style magazine reported, "Kris (Humphries) has a legal team investigating his options.
He's claiming his role on Kourtney & Kim Take New York is bigger than he was told, and that's why he wants more money. But Kris is also suing because he's really worried about how badly he's going to be portrayed in the series." The report also claimed that Kris was after $10 million as a divorce settlement but thanks to Kim's iron-clad prenup he got nowhere close to that figure.
9 Khloe's Marriage Was Doomed From The Start But She Struggled To Let Go
When Khloe first married Lamar Odum, she had no idea what she was in store for as they had only been a couple for one month before walking down the aisle. Lamar battled with dependency issues, infidelity and doubts throughout their time together and it eventually came to an end after seven years of marriage.
Khloe confessed to Complex magazine that it hasn't been easy for her to close the door on her previous marriage. She said, "I miss what we had - things we got to do together are just memories. I like looking back and holding on to that stuff. I definitely miss it, and there are times I'll get so sentimental and so sad, but this had to happen for some reason. I'll figure it out over time, someone will give me that answer eventually."
8 Khloe Was Suffering At Kim's Wedding & Struggled To Get Through The Day
When the intimate and never-before-seen photos of Kim's wedding were released, it looked like Khloe was having a private moment on a balcony, but it's more likely she was just hiding her face.
Khloe made the huge mistake of getting too wild in Paris the night before they were all set to fly out to Florence for Kim and Kanye's wedding.
On the show, her family tries to hurry her into the car and she raged at them, "I am so hungover so trying to race and get ready for Kim's wedding is torture at this point. I feel like I am just holding back throwing up." The notorious party girl added, "Drinking so much as I did last night was probably not smart." There would have been enough champagne flowing at the wedding to get her through the day.
7 Tiny 21-Month-Old Mason Had A Very Big Role At Kim's Wedding
This past year there has been a huge baby boom in the Kardashian-Jenner family with Kim, Khloe, and Kylie all welcoming newborns. But in the beginning, there was just Mason, and when he was only 21-months-old, he was the ring bearer alongside his mom at the wedding of Kim and Kris Humphries. The whole adorable moment (including Kourtney almost tripping and dropping him in the aisle) was captured for the show.
Now with the new kids on the block, Kris told Entertainment Tonight, "It's overwhelming. It's a lot of little people. I love it though. I love every second of it. It's such a blessing. It just doesn't get any better than this. Life is really good right now and it's all about the kids and the family and just keeping everybody happy and healthy."
6 Chyna & Tyga Were Guests At Kim & Kanye's Wedding - Before Things Turned Into Drama
Kim's former BFF Blac Chyna and her then-fiance, rapper Tyga, were guests at Kim and Kanye's wedding. Then in just four years, Chyna and Tyga split and he hooked up with Kylie Jenner.
Chyna got kicked out the Kardashian-Jenner family for causing too many social media dramas but she came back with a vengeance and started to date Rob Kardashian.
They split shortly after she gave birth to a baby girl, Dream Kardashian. Tyga and Kylie then split and she welcomed a baby girl, Stormi Webster, with rapper Travis Scott earlier this year.
Then TMZ reported that Chyna had started legal proceedings to sue the Kardashian family. Chyna's lawyers insisted, "In Blac Chyna's original lawsuit, she insisted: 'The unwritten rule no one told (Chyna - real name Angela White) when she began her relationship with Kardashian is that the entire family will come after you if you leave, using their fame, wealth and power to take you down, including getting your television show cancelled (despite great ratings).'"
Basically - it was an absolute mess.
5 Kourtney Was Heavily Pregnant & Single At Khloe's Wedding
Keeping Up With The Kardashians was just a new small show on TV when Khloe married Lamar in 2009. One of the major storylines was Kourtney's pregnancy which was announced after she split from her boyfriend of two years, Scott Disick - for the first time. The show wasn't getting the best ratings but with the baby drama going on, the show had a new burst of life. Even Kris admitted in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, that her faith in the show restored when "my children started having children."
Because Kourtney had split from Scott for a few weeks, many viewers questioned if he really was the father. She released a statement confirming the pregnancy and that fans would "have to wait to watch the show" until she revealed who the real father was. It was Scott.
4 Brother Rob Is A Rare Sighting At Family Weddings
Unlike his fame-hungry siblings, Rob has had a love/hate relationship with the spotlight and he spent most of his life battling against being on the show. In one episode, Kris discusses Rob's depression and his weight gain, she tells the camera,
"As a mom, it breaks my heart to see Rob going through what he's going through. I just kept thinking it was going to go away and he would figure it out on his own, but he's not… "
New York Daily News blasted the show, stating that it had "terrible insensitivity about very personal issues." Rob pulled out of Kim and Kanye's wedding and he has since returned to his reclusive ways. He will always be known as the reluctant Kardashian.
3 Scott Seemed To Be Admiring Kourtney In Her Bridesmaid Dress
Kourtney was not too impressed that Kim made her wear a bridesmaid dress that didn't conceal her baby bump when she was pregnant with baby number three, Reign. During an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, she said, "Outside of my immediate family no one knows I am pregnant so I just don't know if it is the best dress for concealing a baby bump."
Kim had always wanted her sisters to wear matching dresses but she confessed it wasn't an easy task. On the show, she revealed, "I can tell that the girls are not loving their dresses and it is really hard to find a dress that will fit all of my sisters' body types." Adding, "Every single person has a different shape, height, whatever and when I first ordered them I had no idea Kourtney was pregnant. I want everyone to be comfortable and to love what they have. It is really hard." Looks like Kourtney just had to grin and bear it.
2 Kim Had A 20-Foot Wall Of White Roses At Her Wedding & A Table Engraved With Names
Everyone expected Kim and Kanye's wedding to be over-the-top, but even they managed to surprise guests with the extravagance of the day. One of the biggest expenses was a long dining table with the names of guests engraved into the marble top - but it didn't quite go as planned. An insider told New York Daily News,
"Instead of place cards, they had a team of Italian stonemasons engrave the name of each guest into the marble of the tabletop in front of the individual place settings."
"Unfortunately, the wedding planners had spelled some people's names wrong. And then, so many people brought entourages, the seating was a disaster. The only people who sat in their own seats were Kim and Kanye."
The couple also installed a 20-foot wall of flowers that they loved so much, after the wedding Kim had the whole thing put on a plane so it could be brought back to California.
1 Kris Can't Seem To Nail The Perfect Mother-Of-The-Bride Look
Kris must be so busy behind-the-scenes organizing the weddings of her own daughters that she can't quite seem to nail how to style herself. The mother-of-the-bride walked down the aisle with her then son-in-law Lamar for Kim's wedding to Kris Humphries. For Kim's second wedding to Kanye, Kris wore a gown with a neckline so low that Kanye called her cleavage "risque" on the show. On the bright side, she was far from the worst-dressed guest as Jaden Smith decided to show up wearing all-white Batman suit.
Last minute arguments about what everyone was wearing were caught on camera. Kim raged on the show, "The wedding is right around the corner, everyone is giving suggestions but I need everyone to calm down and chill out for a second."
References: eonline.com, glamour.com