Lauren's Post-Wedding Blues

Lauren Conrad's final scenes on The Hills were filmed at Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt's wedding. Conrad was upset and tried to leave the wedding early, but the producers locked her in the basement with two security guards. After two hours, the couple finally tied the knot, and Conrad slipped out without saying goodbye to anyone. She left out of a side door because she had a car waiting and needed to leave. Conrad and Montag's friendship never recovered, and Montag was notably absent from Conrad's wedding to William Tell in 2014.

Lauren Conrad was locked in a basement by producers

Conrad was in a hurry to leave the wedding because she was planning to attend an event with her then-boyfriend, Kyle Howard. However, things took a turn when the power and generator in the church went out, delaying filming. Conrad recalled, "I needed to leave by a certain time...The power and generator went out in the church. The producers literally locked me in the basement with two security guards and wouldn't let me leave."

The lifestyle blogger and fashion designer insisted that the producers "wouldn't let me leave," and she was throwing a fit. She even claimed that she told them, "You can't keep me here!"

While producer Adam DiVello denied that Conrad was locked in, stating that she "might have felt locked in, but she was not," the incident caused a stir and added to the drama of the show.

Eventually, Conrad managed to sneak out of the church through a side door, making a discreet exit to meet her waiting car. This discreet exit was even captured in the final scene of "The Hills," where Conrad is seen leaving separately from the other guests.

She wanted to leave early due to an event with her then-boyfriend

Lauren Conrad, who was a guest at Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt's wedding, wanted to leave early due to an event with her then-boyfriend, Kyle Howard. The filming of the wedding was taking longer than expected, and Conrad was growing impatient. She recalls, "The power went out, the generator went out, and I said, 'I need to leave!'". However, the producers of the show had other plans and refused to let her leave. They allegedly locked her in the basement of the church with two security guards.

Conrad, who was already planning to leave the show, was frustrated and felt like she was being held hostage. She recalls, "I was throwing a fit!". Finally, two hours later, the wedding ceremony ended, and Conrad quietly slipped out of the church through a side door, without exchanging pleasantries with her co-stars. She had a car waiting for her and needed to leave for her event with Howard.

This incident marked Conrad's final scenes on the show, and her exit through the side door can be seen in the last scene of the wedding episode. The episode, titled "Something Old, Something New," was a pivotal moment in the series, marking the end of an era for Conrad's character and the return of her high school frenemy, Kristin Cavallari.

While Conrad's early departure from the wedding caused a stir, it was not due to any drama or feuds with the bride or groom. Instead, it was a result of her commitment to Howard and her growing distance from the show and its cast.

The power outage delayed the wedding by two hours

The power outage at Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt's wedding delayed the ceremony by two hours. The couple, who had previously eloped in Mexico, were finally tying the knot in front of the cameras for their reality show, The Hills. The power outage threw a spanner in the works, causing a delay that affected not just the couple but also the guests, including Lauren Conrad.

Conrad, who was already planning to leave the wedding early to attend another event with her then-boyfriend, was particularly affected by the delay. She recalls:

> "The power went out, the generator went out and I said, 'I need to leave!' And [producers] wouldn't let me leave! They literally locked me in the basement with two security guards and wouldn't let me leave! And I was like, 'You can't keep me here!' I was throwing a fit!"

The producers' decision to keep Conrad at the wedding was likely influenced by the fact that this was her final appearance on the show, and her presence was highly anticipated by fans. In fact, Spencer Pratt speculated that Conrad was paid a substantial fee to attend, stating, "I bet our wedding to this day is her biggest appearance fee she's ever gotten or will get in her whole life. I would love to know. I bet they gave her a million dollars to go to our wedding."

Despite the power outage causing a delay, the wedding eventually went ahead, and Conrad was able to make her exit out of the church's side door, avoiding her co-stars.

Conrad slipped out without saying goodbye to anyone

Finally, two hours later, the wedding took place. As soon as the ceremony ended, Conrad quietly made her exit. She did not bother to exchange pleasantries with her costars, instead opting to leave through the church's side door. She had a car waiting for her, and she needed to leave. This was her final scene on the show, and it marked the end of her time as a cast member of The Hills.

Conrad's departure from the wedding without saying goodbye to anyone was a result of a combination of factors, including her desire to attend another event, the lengthy filming process, and her frustration with the producers' handling of the situation. This moment also signified a turning point in her relationship with the show and her costars, as she chose to quietly slip away and move on from that chapter of her life.

She left out of the church's side door

Lauren Conrad had a very different experience at Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt's wedding than what viewers saw on *The Hills*. The reality star was already planning to leave the show during season 5, and her final scenes were shot at the wedding.

On the day of filming, Conrad was in a hurry because she was already over two hours late to another event with her then-boyfriend, Kyle Howard. Her frustration grew when the electricity in the church went out, and she recalls:

> "The power went out, the generator went out and I said, 'I need to leave!' And [producers] wouldn't let me leave! They literally locked me in the basement with two security guards and wouldn't let me leave! And I was like, 'You can't keep me here!' I was throwing a fit!"

Conrad was eventually able to leave the church through a side door, which is why she is not seen leaving with everyone else in the final scene. She explains:

> "At that point, this wasn't really my life anymore, and I left out the [church's] side door, so that's why in the final scene, I'm not leaving with everyone else — I'm taking a side exit out because I had a car waiting, and I needed to leave!"

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