Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker tied the knot on May 22. Since the big day, there has been an online surge in similar Italian wedding plans.
The Kardashians stars Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker were married in an extraordinary Italian wedding ceremony on May 24, and the grandiose event has already created a noticeable surge of hopefully similar wedding plans for others. Kourtney and Blink-182 drummer Travis have known each other since the early 2000s but only started dating in January 2021. Since becoming an item, Kourtney and Travis have had no problem engaging in PDA and have been frequently photographed publicly making out. Despite frequenting headlines over the past few months with their relationship, Kourtney made it clear upon their October 2021 engagement that they would tie the knot unconventionally.
Although Kourtney and Travis exchanged vows during an intimate Portofino, Italy, ceremony on May 24, the event, which spanned through the weekend, was the couple's third wedding. In April, Kourtney and Travis got married at the One Love Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas following the 2022 Grammys. While the duo no doubt had a good time, Kourtney later revealed that they weren't officially wed as they didn't have a marriage license. On May 15, Kourtney and Travis officially married at a Santa Barbara courthouse before traveling to Italy. With the ceremony held at Dolce & Gabbana's Villa Olivetta, the over-the-top extravagant wedding reportedly cost millions of dollars to execute.
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Unsurprisingly, Kourtney and Travis' lavish nuptials have already led to a heightened interest in related internet searches. Whether engaged couples are looking for a place to tie the knot or single users dreaming of their own special day, Kourtney and Travis have increased web traffic (and the location of future marriages) by choosing the grandiose Italian Riveria area for their third wedding ceremony. According to research conducted by SIXT as of May 24, the online search query "Portofino Italy" has increased a staggering 3,600%, with “Castello Brown Portofino Italy,” even more at 3,700%. In addition, direct searches for “Kourtney Kardashian wedding Italy” have increased 3,050%.
As an international service provider, SIXT can be found worldwide in over 100 countries. In addition to providing mobile coverage, SIXT also operates in over 2,000 locations as a ride sharing and car rental service. To gather the most accurate data, the company began their query research on May 17 in the days leading to Kourtney and Travis' Italy wedding. With "Portofino wedding venues," rising in popularity over 1,000%, experts at SIXT already predict that tourism to the Portofino coastline will also increase in the following months as fans of The Kardashians seek to see the venue for themselves.
After weeks of teasing the public with potential weddings, Kourtney and Travis are officially husband and wife, and it's clear that the newlyweds are over the moon with the next step in their relationship. Kourtney's Instagram handle has already been changed to "Kourtney Kardashian Barker," and the Mr., Mrs., and their family and friends have been busy showing off the one-of-a-kind nuptials. Between Kourtney's and Travis' desire for a child and their continued appearances on The Kardashians, fans (and casual observers) of the Kardashian family shouldn't expect these two to recede out of the spotlight just yet.
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Michelle Konopka Alonzo is a writer with a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Central Florida. When she's not rewatching Real Housewives or RuPaul's Drag Race, you can probably find her reading random articles on Wikipedia. In her spare time, she likes listening to music and walking around Barnes and Noble with an iced coffee.