Kelly Ripa, 53, and Mark Consuelos, 52, revisit the Las Vegas chapel where they got married 28 years ago: ‘Then and now’

Live with Kelly and Mark stars Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos took to Instagram on Wednesday to share how they relived the day they eloped.   

Las Vegas holds ‘a very special place’ in their hearts as they wanted the world to share in their love. 

In a special taping of their show, the couple filmed their trip to the Chapel of the Bells as they reminisced over their big day back in 1996, which was 28-years-ago.

Kelly, 53, and Mark, 52, shared the old and new photos from the chapel in a joint post as they wrote, ‘Viva Las Vegas. Then (and) now,’ as Andy Cohen hit the like button.

Fans gushed over the before and after photos as the most liked comment said, ‘They beat all odds and have nothing but love and respect for each other! Beautiful family, wonderful life.’ 

Kelly and Mark met in 1995 when they starred opposite each other as their characters married on the show All My Children

Kelly and Mark met in 1995 when they starred opposite each other as their characters married on the show All My Children.

She said in an interview, ‘When I saw him, the photograph of him, I saw my entire future with him flash before [my eyes] — like I saw it.’

The couple eloped in Vegas in 1996, a year after meeting. People reported it cost the pair only $179. 

But – the trip to say ‘I do’ was kept under wraps. Ripa said she kept her relationship with Consuelos a secret to avoid coworkers thinking it would interfere with production.

Kelly told Entertaintment Tonight, ‘We’d been married for three month, nobody at [All My Children] knew we were even dating, much less married to each other.’

In that same interview, she shared that Wendy Williams broke the news when a Clark County courthouse employee came forward. 

Ripa said in an interview, ‘When I saw him, the photograph of him, I saw my entire future with him flash before [my eyes] — like I saw it’

Mark and Kelly started their family in 1997, which kept them busy when the cameras were off. 

They have three children: Michael, 26, Lola, 22, and Joaquin, 20.

Almost 30 years later, Kelly and Mark are still couple goals.

Ripa said, ‘We cherish those memories, still to this day. It’s been 28 years and we still can remember every minute of that wedding. And I mean, it was really minutes. It was like two minutes!’