By Jessica Wedemeyer
10:44 a.m. PST, March 6, 2022
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Wonderwall.com takes a look back at some of the most extravagant and over-the-top ways celebrities have celebrated their love over the years, starting with this date night that’s sure to make your jaw drop… In 2020, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen celebrated Valentine’s Day by chartering a private jet to fly them from their Los Angeles-area home to Yountville in California’s Napa Valley for dinner at The French Laundry. Yes, they took a private jet to dinner at a three-star Michelin restaurant across the state!
Now, keep reading for more outrageous celebrity soirees…
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When it came time for David Beckham and Victoria Beckham to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on July 4, 2019, they spent it like any other world famous, stunningly beautiful and successful couple – they took a private tour of Versailles! Yes, the British stars traveled to France to visit the palace, where they sipped champagne and strolled in the park before heading to Paris for a romantic dinner at one of the best restaurants in the world: Guy Savoy . How are you this for a tryst in several parts? !
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In September 2011, Justin Bieber booked the Staples Center in Los Angeles for a private screening of “Titanic” with then-girlfriend Selena Gomez. (According to TMZ, the pop star was inspired by a scene from the 2002 romantic comedy “Mr. Deeds” in which Adam Sandler’s character takes Winona Ryder’s character to Madison Square Garden for a private date.) Here’s the real whopper: TMZ reported that because Justin sold out Staples Center three times and it was empty that night, he was gifted using the arena for free.
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In August 2019, Dwayne Johnson shut down an entire restaurant in Hawaii so he could have a romantic (and private!) dinner with his wife Lauren Hashian. The A-list actor described the experience as “wildly surreal” on Instagram, explaining that he and his wife were able to “sit in the middle of a restaurant undisturbed, eat, have a drink, watch the television above the bar and just relax and enjoy”. company” in public for the first time in years. The superstar added that he would ‘never complain about fame’ but wanted to say it was ‘nice’ to ‘steal a moment in public like this’. Can you even imagine?!
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Kanye West pulled out all the stops to impress Julia Fox on one of their first dates. In a brief essay that Interview magazine published on Jan. 6, 2022, the “Uncut Gems” actress detailed their extravagant first week as a couple: Just days after meeting in Miami on New Year’s Eve, the duo hit it off. flew to New York City to see a performance of “Slave Play” on Broadway. After the show, they dined at Le Carbone, where Ye “directed an entire photo shoot” for Julia as other guests dined nearby. “After dinner you have a surprise for me,” the brunette beauty wrote. “I mean, I’m still in shock. You had a whole hotel suite full of clothes. It was every girl’s dream come true. It was like a real Cinderella moment. I don’t know how he did it, or how he I figured it all out in time. But I was so surprised. Like, who does things like that on a second date? Or any date? you !” Kanye, who is it! According to People magazine, he “requested all the runway pieces” from Diesel’s Spring/Summer 2022 and Pre-Fall 2022 collections for his new girlfriend. “About 40 pieces from the Spring/Summer and Pre-Fall 2022 collections were quickly removed and sent to the hotel,” a source said, adding that Julia ultimately saved six of the looks the rapper selected for her. Barely a month and a half later, they stopped.
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According to Page Six, Pete Davidson celebrated Valentine’s Day 2022 with his girlfriend Kim Kardashian by renting the top of The Carlyle hotel in New York City. He reportedly filled the space with flowers and gifts for their special night. It’s unclear how much Pete spent, but here’s some perspective: A standard room at the Carlyle costs around a grand per night, while a deluxe suite costs around $10,000 per night.
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In July 2021, a helicopter reporter spotted Drake enjoying an intimate dinner with then-girlfriend Johanna Leia at an otherwise empty Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. “@DRAKE ON A DATE? Just flew over this random cozy couple having a private dinner along the third base line in an empty #Air7HD Dodger Stadium,” tweeted ABC7 Helicopter Reporter Chris Christy. Several outlets later reported that the MLB team hosted the epic dinner after the “God’s Plan” rapper made a large donation to the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. Of course, Drake is no stranger to over-the-top date nights…
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In the summer of 2016, Drake booked Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada for a special evening with Rihanna. Lainey Gossip reported at the time that, according to multiple sources, the duo had the venue all to themselves from midnight until “just before dawn.” The “Hotline Bling” topper reportedly asked the aquarium to “set up a fancy dinner party right in front of the glass” for him and Rihanna, whom he has been courting for years.
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During a July 2021 appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Offset went on his first date with current wife Cardi B in 2017: he took her to the Super Bowl. “My first date, I got big. I wanted to do something that wasn’t normally done. I wanted to have fun and not be so serious and [have an] nice time, so I took her to the Super Bowl,” he revealed, adding that in addition to the cost of the tickets, he also lost $10,000 that night betting that the Atlanta Falcons would beat the New England Patriots.(They didn’t.) It was worth it in the end for the Migos rapper: “You know what I won? My wife,” he said with a big smile.
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During a joint interview with W magazine which debuted online in February 2019, Barbara Palvin and Dylan Sprouse revealed that they went on their first date in China six months after meeting at a party. At New York. After they followed each other on Instagram, the former child star slipped into the Victoria’s Secret model’s DMs, but he didn’t hear from her until six months later… after traveling to China for a six-month film shoot. Barbara also had to go to China for work, but when her gig fell through, she decided to meet Dylan there anyway. Can you imagine traveling halfway around the world for someone you’ve only met once?!
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During an interview for the cover of the August 2017 issue of Vanity Fair, Serena Williams revealed that after meeting her husband, Alexis Ohanian, by chance at a hotel in Rome in May 2015, she invited him to watch her perform at the French Ouvert in Paris. So he booked it in Paris for their first official meeting. “Even if she blows my mind and we’re not even dating, I’m still going to have an amazing time in Paris, and I’ll have an even better story for all my childhood friends when I was like, ‘Yeah, I went to Paris for a weekend, I was supposed to meet Serena Williams, she let me down, but I have other friends there, and we had a great time,” Alexis said. to Vanity Fair about his decision to accept the tennis champion’s offer. Of course, she didn’t blow it up. Instead, they spent six hours exploring the city together – and the rest is history!
