By Jessica Wedemeyer
8:00pm PDT, Mar 15, 2022
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Wonderwall.com is taking a look back at some of the most extravagant and over-the-top ways celebrities have celebrated their love over the years, starting with this date night that's sure to make your jaw drop… During a July 2021 appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Offset dished on his first date with now-wife Cardi B in 2017: He took her to the Super Bowl. "My first date, I went big. I wanted to do something that was not normally done. I wanted to have fun and not be so serious and [have an] enjoyable time, so I took her to the Super Bowl," he revealed, adding that in addition to the cost of the tickets, he also lost $10K that night betting that the Atlanta Falcons would beat the New England Patriots. (They didn't.) It was worth it in the end for the Migos rapper: "You know what I won? My wife," he said with a big smile.
Now keep reading for more outrageous celebrity date nights…
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During a joint interview with W magazine that debuted online in February 2019, Barbara Palvin and Dylan Sprouse revealed that they had their first date in China six months after they met at a party in New York. After they followed each other on Instagram, the former child star slid into the Victoria's Secret model's DMs, but he didn't hear back from her until six months later … after he'd traveled to China for a six-month movie shoot. Barbara was also due in China for work, but when her gig fell through, she decided to meet Dylan there anyway. Can you imagine traveling halfway around the world for someone you've only met once?!
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In 2020, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen celebrated Valentine's Day by chartering a private jet to whisk them from their home in the Los Angeles area to Yountville in California's Napa Valley for a dinner date at The French Laundry. Yep, they took a private jet to dinner at restaurant with three Michelin stars halfway across the state!
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In July 2021, a helicopter journalist spotted Drake enjoying an intimate dinner date with his then-girlfriend, Johanna Leia, at an otherwise empty Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. "@DRAKE ON A DATE? Randomly just flew over this cozy couple enjoying a private dinner along the third base line at an empty Dodger Stadium from #Air7HD," tweeted ABC7 helicopter reporter Chris Christi. Multiple media outlets later reported that the MLB team arranged for the epic dinner after the "God's Plan" rapper made a sizable donation to the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. Of course, Drake is no stranger to over-the-top date nights…
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Back in the summer of 2016, Drake booked the Ripley's Aquarium of Canada for a special date night with Rihanna. Lainey Gossip reported at the time that, according to multiple sources, the duo had the venue to themselves from midnight until "just before dawn." The "Hotline Bling" chart-topper reportedly asked the aquarium to "set up a fancy dinner right in front of the glass" for him and Rihanna, whom he wooed off and on for years.
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During an interview for the cover of the August 2017 issue of Vanity Fair, Serena Williams revealed that after she randomly met her now-husband, Alexis Ohanian, at a hotel in Rome in May 2015, she invited him to watch her play at the French Open in Paris. So he booked it to Paris for their first official date. "Even if she blows me off and we don't even hang out, I'm still going to have an amazing time in Paris, and I'll have an even better story for all my childhood friends when I was like, 'Yeah, I went to Paris for a weekend. I was supposed to meet up with Serena Williams, she blew me off, but I've got other friends there, and we had a great time,'" Alexis told Vanity Fair of his decision to accept the tennis champ's offer. Obviously, she didn't blow him off. Instead, they spent six hours exploring the city together — and the rest is history!
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When it came time for David Beckham and Victoria Beckham to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on July 4, 2019, they spent it like any other world-famous, stunningly beautiful and successful couple would — they took a private tour of Versailles! Yep, the British stars headed to France to tour the palace, where they sipped champagne and wandered the grounds before heading into Paris for a romantic dinner at one of the world's top restaurants: Guy Savoy. How's that for a multi-part date night?!
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In September 2011, Justin Bieber booked Los Angeles's Staples Center for a private screening of "Titanic" with then-girlfriend Selena Gomez. (According to TMZ, the pop star was inspired by a scene from the 2002 rom-com "Mr. Deeds" in which Adam Sandler's character takes Winona Ryder's character to Madison Square Garden for a private date.) Here's the real whopper: TMZ reported that because Justin sold out Staples Center three times and it was empty that night, he was gifted use of the arena for free.
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In August 2019, Dwayne Johnson shut down an entire restaurant in Hawaii so he could have a romantic (and private!) dinner date with wife Lauren Hashian. The A-list actor described the experience as "wildly surreal" on Instagram, explaining that he and his missus were able to "sit in the middle of a restaurant undisturbed, eat, have drinks, watch TVs above the bar and just relax and enjoy company" in public for the first time in years. The superstar added that he would "never complain about fame" but wanted to share that it was "nice" to "steal a moment in public like this." Can you even imagine?!
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Kanye West pulled out all the stops to impress Julia Fox on one of their earliest dates. In a brief essay that Interview magazine published on Jan. 6, 2022, the "Uncut Gems" actress detailed their extravagant first week of coupledom: Just a few days after they met in Miami on New Year's Eve, the duo jetted off to New York City to catch a performance of "Slave Play" on Broadway. After the show, they dined at Carbone, where Ye "directed an entire photo shoot" for Julia as other guests dined nearby. "After dinner Ye had a surprise for me," the brunette beauty wrote. "I mean, I'm still in shock. Ye had an entire hotel suite full of clothes. It was every girl's dream come true. It felt like a real Cinderella moment. I don't know how he did it, or how he got all of it there in time. But I was so surprised. Like, who does things like this on a second date? Or any date!" Kanye, that's who! According to People magazine, he "requested all runway pieces" from Diesel's Spring/Summer 2022 and Pre-Fall 2022 collections for his new gal pal. "About 40 pieces from the Spring/Summer and Pre-Fall 2022 runway collections were pulled quickly and sent to the hotel," said a source, adding that Julia ultimately kept six of the looks the rapper selected for her. Just a month and a half later, they called it quits.
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According to Page Six, Pete Davidson celebrated Valentine's Day 2022 with girlfriend Kim Kardashian by renting out the top of The Carlyle hotel in New York City. He reportedly filled the space with flowers and gifts for their special date night. It's unclear how much Pete spent, but here's some perspective: A regular room at The Carlyle goes for about a grand per night, while a luxury suite runs about $10K per night.
