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Crystal Harris Marries James Ward in Private Cook Islands Elopement

The quiet island ceremony marks a turn toward privacy and nature after years in the spotlight.

Overview

  • Harris and Ward married Thursday in a secluded ceremony on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands.
  • The elopement had no guests and centered on handwritten vows and rings with Stephen Doherty officiating.
  • She wore Oksana Mukha’s long‑sleeved “Margo” gown with more than 5,400 Swarovski crystals, walked in to the Cook Islands Māori love song “Akaipoipo Taua,” and the first dance was to Ike Dweck’s “Safe With Me.”
  • Harris used her late father’s ring as her wedding band, and Ward’s ring has Hawaiian flowers and leaves etched inside to honor where they met.
  • The couple met through friends in Hawaii in 2024 and got engaged on April 25, 2025 with a six‑carat mine‑cut diamond, a new chapter following her 2012–2017 marriage to Hugh Hefner.