Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart's Wedding: He Wore Jeans, Her Son Was Ring Bearer

By PopEater Staff Posted Jun 23rd 2010 01:56PM

We know, marriage is special. Still, it seems for Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart, it wasn't such a big deal, but rather the icing on the cake of their eight-year relationship and 16-month engagement. Proof it was casual? PEOPLE reports Ford, 67, wore Wrangler jeans for the low-key June 15 ceremony. Flockhart, 45, donned a white sundress.

Flockhart's 9-year-old son Liam was the ring bearer. PEOPLE in turns calls the wedding "simple," "intimate" and "no-frills." The nuptials were held outdoors in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at Governor Bill Richardson's scenic mansion. Ford is filming 'Cowboys & Aliens' in the state and had a day off from work.

"This [marriage] will only enhance what they already had," Ford's pal and costume designer Bernie Pollack told the magazine. "They're both honest in their approach to life and to each other."

The relationship between the 'Indiana Jones' hunk and the 'Ally McBeal' starlet kicked off in 2002, after the two met at the Golden Globes. Flockhart, currently 45, said in 2003 that dating Ford, now 67, "doesn't faze me" in the age department. "Sometimes I even say, 'Wow, I keep forgetting that he's [22] years older than me.' It doesn't factor into our relationship at all."

She even goes on to say that while Harrison has more than two decades on her, he actually reminds her of a little boy at times.

"I like the way he looks first thing in the morning ... It's not handsome. It's more cute. He looks like a little boy. You know how when you wake up in the morning and you're kind of puffy and rumpled and you look kind of vulnerable? That's what he looks like," she told PEOPLE in 2003.

Flockhart quickly became not just Harrison's girlfriend, but also a part of his family. In 2001, she adopted her then-1-year-old son Liam, which brought the father figure back out of Ford at the age of 65.

"She's brought a child back into my home ... My youngest, other than Liam, is 17. It's a wonderful opportunity to be part of a child's growing up, which is always an endless springtime. You see the blossoming and the growing and the nurturing and the payoff," Ford said of his new son and of Flockhart in a Reader's Digest interview.

Ford also said that even at his age, he was still learning. "I still work on being a better father. I work at being a better mate. I've learned a lot from my relationships, and I have learned a lot from my kids. I think I have made some progress," he said.

Then, after happily dating with no strings attached (save for Liam) for nearly eight years, Ford shocked Flockhart -- and the Hollywood couple-watching world -- when he proposed to her in March 2009. He popped the question on Valantine's Day while they were on vacation with Liam in tow.

More than a year later, just as surprising as the proposal, the couple secretly eloped and tied the knot in New Mexico -- with none other than Governor Bill Richardson presiding over the ceremony.

Though neither Ford or Flockhart have made a public statement since the wedding (hey, it's their honeymoon, right?), Ford's son, Ben, is ecstatic over the impromptu nuptials. He told PEOPLE: "I think it is wonderful that they finally made it legit. It is really terrific news."

Tags: Calista Flockhart, Harrison Ford

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Thursday 24 June

By wondersnevercease

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They are both unpretentious everyday type of folk. A refreshing break from the glitzy surreal Hollywood-esque, headline grabbers!

By sheil

I love Calista..she is so adorable. I am so happy for her. Best to them both! However, after such a long relationship...I wonder what prompted them to get married.

By Faith

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Such a cute couple. Lucky girl, Harrison Ford is still such a hottie!!

By jcbrod1

What we need to do now is harp on the age difference.Pretend the woman is 67 and the man is 45 .would we ever hear the end of it?

By Karen

THANK you!

By DJ

They did not want to make a big deal out of their marriage.
I love both of them and I know this marriage will work.
As for the Bachelor, he is a media hound. He already is on another reality show, TALK about the Balloon boy>??????

By Lassie

Good for them, I say, and the no-frills was appropriate, and refreshing. It was a formality in their relationship, not a big fat spectacle put on for publicity. But I guess the Bridezilla Walmart crowd won't be happy without a big white pouffy dress, millions of dollars spent, and lotsa Big Name Guests to wank over.

By JustE

It is not where you shop, what you watch or whatyou wear that makes the marriage...Liza Minelli spent over 2 million dollars and it lasted 16 months I like them both and the unplanned wedding even if I do sometimes shop at Walmart

By Rosemary

Jake is gay.........No doubt about it...

By Tuula

blah blah boring I say, boring people boring everything.

By elizza

Neither Ford NOR Flockhart.......................

By Barbara

If you are going to write an article ON ANYONE, get your facts right...do your math, and have someone proof read your stuff. Confusing to read...

By kr

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I guess Flockhart is pretty to some, but she kinda looks like a gecko to me, a pretty gecko....

By Rebecca

Congrat's to Harrison and Calista! They make such a lovely couple, and I have adored them both for many years. As for Jake, that's another story, and I find it very hard to believe a person who has the tendency to tell just about every girl that he just met that he loves them. That tells me he has no idea what love is. He says that because he thinks that's what they want to hear, meaning he's being very deceptive and basically just wanting to get into their pants. So how can such a person be trusted? It took my husband five years to tell me those three words. So when my husband said them, I knew that he meant it. I have to lean towards believing Vienna over Jake, she is a more open, straight forward and a honest person. Jake is incapible of loving anyone other then himself, he's a bit narcisstic.

By Adie

If he was 65 in 2001...wouldn't that make him 74 in 2010??

By srb

I think it was very big of her to marry her grandfather...Reports are now out that she actually had a cracker at the reception, then was seen heading for the ladies room...

By merc

Congradulations!! Seems like the perfect way to share your love with your family. That is what me and my fiance intend to do also. Good Luck to your future Together!!

By Cutie

....best wishes for continued happiness. There are so many negative people in the country today. Joy seems to have gone for another's happiness. Hope you sorry sots find some joy in your life too.

By Julie

He is such a terrible actor. I've never understood his popularity. They are an odd couple too.

By joy

He is not a terrible actor and is loved by millions.

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