Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were ALREADY married before their French wedding…

Well, it’s not true.

The couple actually got married WAY before that because it turns out they couldn’t get married in the country because they’re American.

“Before the wedding in France with the kids, Brad and I were already married in California,” Angelina told Italian magazine Io Donna.

“As Americans, we couldn't marry legally in France.”

The 39-year-old revealed the wedding was even more low key than their French do, at Chateau Miraval, with no nonsense Angelina explaining:

“One day I said to Brad, 'Let's meet up at 4:30 pm?’ I called a justice of the peace and we signed the documents.”

How very un-romantic.

Still, at least Maddox, 13, Pax, 11, Zahara, 10, Shiloh, eight, and twins Vivienne and Knox, six, all got the fun filled reception they dreamed of.