Courtney Stodden marries again 13 years after 'child bride' wedding to Green Mile actor Doug Hutchison
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Courtney Stodden is a married woman again — 13 years after her 'child bride' wedding to Green Mile actor Doug Hutchison.
The model, 30, tied the knot with fiance Jared Safier, 41, in a 'last-minute' ceremony at Casa de Monte Vista in Palm Springs on Tuesday, as per Us Weekly.
It was an intimate affair with just 20 guests in attendance.
Courtney walked down the aisle in a vintage wedding dress with a plunging neckline and modest train that cost $60,000. She wore a long tulle veil with elegant lace trim.
For a sentimental touch, her father Alex Stodden gave her the wedding ring he gave her mother Krista Keller when they got married. Alex and Krista are no longer together.
Courtney began dating the Emmy-winning TV producer in summer 2023 after meeting on the set of a film project and they were engaged by June 2024.
Courtney Stodden, 30, married her fiance Jared Safier, 41, in a 'last-minute' ceremony at Casa de Monte Vista in Palm Springs on Tuesday, as per Us Weekly; the couple see in April
She told the outlet that she and Jared felt now was the 'perfect time' to get married as both of their families were in Los Angeles for the Thanksgiving holiday.
'We planned on getting married, and we didn't have a date. We just kind of looked at each other, and we're the same kind of crazy. We just looked at each other and we're just like, 'This is the perfect time to do it,' she explained.
They started wedding planning three weeks ago amid the stress of buying their first home and the holiday season.
'It's the holidays, it's already stressful and we just bought a house together, so we're dealing with that,' Courtney dished. 'Our family was like, "Are you guys crazy?" and we're like, "Yeah!" It just felt like the right time.'
After exchanging their vows, Courtney and Jared treated their guests to vegan food at the reception.
Getting married last-minute just felt natural to Courtney, who describes herself as a 'free spirit.'
'I'm really a free spirit and I've always been that way and I don't think that's going to be going away after the marriage, and so I just felt like it was the right time and it all just came together,' she said.
Courtney said she's 'excited' to be married again and gushed that Jared 'lights up' her life
The nuptials come 13 years after Stodden's 'child bride' wedding to Green Mile actor Doug Hutchison; the exes seen in 2013
'I am feeling excited. I feel like I am on a journey of where I'm supposed to be. Everything that has happened up to this point has led me here.'
Jared also spoke to the outlet on Tuesday. He called Courtney his 'best friend' and said that he was so 'excited' to marry her in front of all of their loved ones.
'I am feeling great. I get to marry my best friend and the love of my life and I get to do it in front of her family and my family, so, very excited,' the CEO of Safier Entertainment gushed.
Courtney reflected on the first time she met Jared and his reaction when she warned him not to 'fall in love' with her.
'He looked at me like I was crazy, and he goes, "What? Don't fall in love with me at a business meeting?!" But I just felt like, if this guy falls in love with me, I'm kind of, you know, I'm done for because I just felt this calling toward him, and our first kiss, it almost felt like it was our 80th kiss, the first kiss for me,' she recalled.
'It's something I never experienced before and felt like it was an unspoken feeling. I felt like this is just where I need to be. It's weird, but I just felt like I was supposed to be with him, and I am supposed to just be with him, and everything is effortlessly, chaotically working out.'
Courtney briefly spoke to Us Weekly about her infamous age-gap marriage to Doug Hutchison, which came to an end in 2020.
She was just 16-years-old when she married Hutchison, who was 51 at the time, at a Las Vegas wedding chapel in 2011.
Due to her being a minor, Courtney's parents had to sign off on the union.
Courtney began dating Jared, a TV producer, in summer 2023 after meeting on the set of a project and they were engaged by June 2024
Courtney and Jared felt now was the 'perfect time' to get married as both their families were in Los Angeles for the Thanksgiving holiday
'I want to be happy, and I think the marriage that I went through in Vegas — it was so fast and I couldn't process it because I was 16,' Courtney explained.
'So this is so important to me, to just finally have my choice of getting married. I don't have to have a parent sign off on this one.'
She emphasized: 'This is completely my decision.'
Courtney said she is hoping for a 'happy ending' this time around.
'I think that it's only natural for me because of my story to feel nervous about this because I really do want my happy ending. I want this to be it, and it's nerve-racking because a lot of PTSD and a lot of different things have been swirling around, but I know that I'm marrying a really amazing man and I'm just hopeful, and so I'm feeling all the feels...
'I just know that my gut is telling me this is where I belong right now, and I'm just going with it,' the model concluded.
Courtney and Jared's wedding comes six months after he proposed to her with a 5-carat, radiant-cut VVS ring at the famous Beverly Wilshire Hotel, as reported by TMZ.
Three months prior to that, Courtney suffered a miscarriage.
Courtney said she's 'excited' to be married again and gushed that Jared 'lights up' her life; seen in January 2024
Before Jared, Courtney was engaged to her boyfriend Chris Sheng. They split in July 2023
'This is a hard one but I believe it to be important given others experience exactly this same thing in silence,' the pinup shared on Instagram in March.
'I recently found out that I suffered an early miscarriage (around 10 weeks) ; it’s been a roller coaster of emotions.'
Courtney said she felt grief in 'every sense of the word'. She continued: 'Even though, I suppose, early is better than later… yet it still is a loss and I can’t shake the feeling of loneliness that comes with it.
'I’m sharing this to shine light on the fact that no matter how early a loss occurs, it’s still a loss.'
She said she tried to keep this to herself as just a few close relatives and friends know but she felt if she shared her story it could help others.
'I thought it was important to just accept the fact and hopefully find some peace as there is strength in numbers.
'If this has happened to you or ever does, it’s not your fault. God bless every one and count your blessings. We are all love'
She also thanked Jared for being her 'support' and publicly declared her 'love' for him.
The beauty queen rose to fame back in 2010 after marrying Green Mile actor Doug Hutchison when she was 16 and he was 51.It was Courtney's mother Krista who legally consented to the marriage; seen in 2015
She has since alleged she was groomed and verbally abused by Hutchison during their relationship
Jared is an industry veteran who has produced over 80 films under his production company Safier Entertainment.
He's also found success in the TV world as he happens to be a four-time Emmy Award winner.
Before Jared, Courtney was engaged to her boyfriend Chris Sheng. Courtney got engaged to Chris in 2021, when they announced the news via social media.
So when they split in July 2023, it became headline news. Courtney's rep told Page Six at the time: 'Courtney is now a single woman. She is looking forward to telling her story.'
One year later, Courtney shocked fans by flushing the $500K diamond engagement ring her gave her down her apartment toilet. Days later she went public with her and Jared's engagement.
This marks Courtney's second marriage.
The beauty queen rose to fame back in 2010 after marrying Green Mile actor Doug Hutchison when she was 16 and he was 51.It was Courtney's mother Krista who legally consented to the marriage.
She faced widespread media scrutiny and was labeled everything from a 'child bride' to a 'whore' for marrying a man 34 years her senior, all of which impacted her body image and mental health.
The couple went on to appear in a string of reality TV shows such as Couples Therapy, Celebrity Big Brother and Hollywood Hillbillies.
Courtney filed for divorce from Hutchison in 2018 and it was finalized in 2020.
She has since alleged she was groomed and verbally abused by Hutchison during their relationship.
Courtney called it a 'toxic situation' and admitted on the Call Her Daddy podcast in 2022 that she still struggles with body image issues as a result.
