Heidi, Spencer wed -- kind of

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, the reality-TV couple whose on-again, off-again relationship has been chronicled by MTV’s “The Hills” and celebrity magazines, appear on the new cover of Us Weekly with the headline “Heidi & Spencer Elope!”

But the couple acknowledged Wednesday that their wedding ceremony near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico -- featured in a photo spread in the magazine -- was symbolic, and not legally binding.

“We had a beautiful ceremony here . . . officiated by a minister and photographed by the hotel photographer. We’ve never been happier,” the couple said in a statement provided by Us Weekly. “And, like other elopements that happen outside the country, we’ll take care of the legal details when we get home.”

They did not say specifically when they would seek to make their marriage official, which would likely require a separate ceremony in the U.S.