Famous Weddings
Henry IV of France
1572 Henry of Navarre (later Henry IV of France) marries Margaret of Valois in Notre Dame cathedral, Paris, in attempt to make truce between Catholics and Protestants but prompts St. Bartholomew's Day massacre days later
William Blake
1782 Romantic Age poet and artist William Blake (24) marries Catherine Boucher (19) in St. Mary's Church, Battersea, London
- 1867 Cosima Liszt marries Hans von Bülow, a pupil of her father, at St. Hedwig's Cathedral, Berlin
Enrico Caruso
1918 Italian tenor Enrico Caruso (45) weds American socialite Dorothy Benjamin (25) in New York City, until his death in 1921
Bette Davis
1932 American actress Bette Davis (24) weds American musician Harmon Nelson (25) in Yuma, Arizona; divorce in 1938
Carlene Carter
1979 British rock singer-songwriter Nick Lowe (30) weds American country singer Carlene Carter (23) (her third marriage); divorce in 1990
- 1984 Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes (22) weds Des Moines department store heiress Julie Anne Friedman (25) at London registrar's office
Newt Gingrich
2000 Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (57) weds former congressional aide Calista Bisek (34) in Alexandria, Virginia
- 2005 Model and former Playboy Playmate Kylie Bax (30) weds photographer Spiros Poros in Delos, Greece
- 2011 American Idol's first-ever blind finalist Scott MacIntyre (26) weds Christina Teich in Scottsdale, Arizona
- 2012 "Melrose Place" actor Grant Show (50) weds "The Campaign" actress and former ballet dancer Katherine LaNasa (45) at The Oak Grove at Ribbit Tree & Plant Nursery in Topanga, California
- 2012 Former "Martin and Everybody Hates Chris" actress Tichina Arnold (43) weds Rico Hines in Honolulu, Hawaii
Rosanna Arquette
2013 Actress Rosanna Arquette (54) weds investment banker Todd Morgan at a private ceremony in Malibu, California
Bethany Hamilton
2013 Pro surfer Bethany Hamilton (23) weds boyfriend Adam Dirks in Kauai, Hawaii
Dwayne Johnson
2019 Actor The Rock [Dwayne Johnson] marries Lauren Hashian in Hawaii
- 2019 Actors Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson marry
Famous Divorces
Susan Hayward
1954 Oscar-winning actress Susan Hayward (37) divorces actor Jess Barker (42) after nine years of marriage