Kelly Ripa Brags About Cheap Cost of Her and Mark Consuelos' Wedding: '$174 and We've Been Married Almost 30 Years'

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are clear proof that you can't put a price on love.

The married co-hosts recalled their iconic May 1996 Las Vegas elopement during the Friday, September 12, episode of Live With Kelly and Mark, as Ripa emphasized how the length and uniqueness of one's vows doesn't signify the strength of a marriage.

During the discussion, the blonde beauty noted how her and Consuelos' nuptials at Vegas' Chapel of the Bells cost less than $200 — a stark comparison to the thousands people spend on weddings today.

Ripa and Consuelos were discussing how some brides pay up to $1,000 for someone to simply write their vows when the Hope & Faith actress emphasized that there's no need to spend a fortune on tying the knot.

"Our wedding was $174 and we've been married almost 30 years," Ripa announced, as the crowd applauded the impressive longevity of the lovebirds' marriage. (In 2022, Ripa claimed the price of her and Consuelos' wedding was $179.)

"You don’t need to declare stuff that the rest of us don't know what you're talking about," she said, encouraging couples to ditch the drawn-out mushy vows that tend to contain personal tidbits about their relationship. "It's always like inside jokes between the bride and the groom, and I'm always spellbound as to what any of it means."

"Right? I'm usually sleeping," Consuelos quipped.

Offering an affordable option for vow-making, Consuelos suggested using AI to draft something for free.

"Rather than spending hours agonizing over pouring your heart out on a piece of paper or blowing big bucks and hiring a human … busy and frugal fiancées are turning to technology," Consuelos said, reading a prompt about the talking point.

As part of the segment, the Riverdale actor "put a small prompt in the AI generator" asking it to "write a short vow renewal" about himself and Ripa while making it "funny" and including "something about [our] dog Lena."

Reading the fake vows out loud, Consuelos said: "Kelly … I still can't believe I landed you. I'm pretty sure Lena can't either."

"I vow to keep loving you, laughing with you, and pretending not to be scared of how organized you are," he expressed before pausing. "See, that's where they get — you're very organized, but that's not something that I would tell it."

In response, Ripa admitted: "I've become organized because you have forced me to. I’ve willed myself to become organized."

Consuelos went on with the rest of the AI-generated vows, expressing: "I'll keep holding your hand through life and holding Lena when there's thunder. You're my favorite co-star, my best friend, and the only person that I ever share the remote and the dog with."

Upon conclusion, the longtime lovers received a sea of "awws" from Live's studio audience.