Kelly Ripa Explains Why She Didn't Have a Bachelorette Party Before Marrying Mark Consuelos

Kelly Ripa didn’t have a bachelorette party!

The 52-year-old LIVE With Kelly & Mark co-host addressed the fact that she didn’t have a bachelorette party before marrying her husband Mark Consuelos during Monday’s (August 28) episode.

“No, you know me, pageantry is not my thing,” she began.

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“I wanted the marriage, not the big wedding. I don’t need a bachelorette party to tell me that I’m about to get married because I’m about to get married and here I am on the airplane, you know what I mean?” she continued.

“That’s my bachelorette party.”

The couple share sons Michael, 26, Joaquin, 20, and daughter Lola, 22. They met on the set of All My Children and eloped in Las Vegas one year later, on May 1, 1996.

“Sashes, hats, penis hats, hats with penises. Which, to me, it never makes any sense. I don’t understand what it means,” she went on to explain.

“I don’t know! I don’t get it! … so now they’re saying that brides are bucking the tradition of that and they’re going on solo destinations for spa and wellness retreats of so they can be contemplative.”

Kelly Ripa plans to retire from Live! with Kelly and Mark one day, but for now, she’s happy to continue hosting the show alongside her husband, Mark Consuelos.