Famous Weddings
Sammy Sosa
Jan 13 MLB baseball right fielder Sammy Sosa (23) weds Sonia Rodriguez
Courtney Love & Kurt Cobain
Feb 24 Singer-songwriter Courtney Love (27) weds lead singer Kurt Cobain (25) on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii
Annette Bening & Warren Beatty
Mar 12 American actress Annette Bening (33) weds American actor-director Warren Beatty (54)
- Mar 22 American record producer Lou Adler (58) weds American actress Page Hannah (27) (Daryl's sister)
Sam Kinison
Apr 4 Comedian Sam Kinison (38) weds Malika Souiri at the Candlelight Chapel in Las Vegas
- Apr 4 John Tesh (Entertainment Tonight) marries actress Connie Selleca
- Apr 5 Comedian Sam Kenison marries live-in girlfriend Maleeka
Christopher Reeve
Apr 11 "Superman" actor Christopher Reeve (39) weds actress and singer Dana Morosini (31) in Williamstown, Massachusetts
- Apr 11 Country singer Lee Greenwood weds Miss Tennessee 1989 Kimberly Payne
Stefan Edberg
Apr 18 Swedish tennis ace Stefan Edberg (26) marries Danish model Annette Olsen (27) in Sweden
David Bowie
Apr 24 British rock star David Bowie (45) weds Somali supermodel Iman (37) in civil ceremony at city hall in Lausanne, Switzerland
Gabrielle Carteris
May 3 American "Beverly Hills 90210" actress Gabrielle Carteris weds Amercain stockbroker Charles Isaacs at the Four Seasons resort in Santa Barbara, Caliifornia
- May 23 "Once and Again" actress Sela Ward (35) weds actor Howard Sherman (42)
Anjelica Huston
May 23 Actress Anjelica Huston (40) weds sculptor Robert Graham (54)
Robert Downey Jr
May 29 American "Chaplin" and "Iron Man" actor Robert Downey Jr (27) weds American actress and singer Deborah Falconer (26); divorce in 2004
Paul Simon
May 30 American singer-songwriter Paul Simon (50) weds American rock singer-songwriter Edie Brickell (26)
Steve Irwin
Jun 4 TV personality Steve Irwin (30) weds naturalist Terri Raines (27) in Eugene, Oregon
- Jun 6 "The Montel Williams Show" talk show host Montel Williams (35) weds burlesque dancer Grace Morley
- Jun 6 British rock star David Bowie (45) weds Somali supermodel Iman (37), this time in a formal ceremony at St. James Episcopal Church in Florence, Italy
- Jun 15 Director Frank Perry (Mommie Dearest) marries Virginia Bush Ford
- Jun 18 Actor Jameson Parker weds actress Darleen Carr
Marina Sirtis
Jun 21 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" actress Marina Sirtis (37) weds American rock guitarist Michael Lamper (34)
- Jun 21 Actor Michael Chiklis (Commish) marries Michelle Epstein
- Jun 27 "One Life to Live" actress Catherine Hickland (36) weds actor Michael E. Knight (33)
Andrea Bocelli
Jun 27 Italian pop-opera singer Andrea Bocelli (34) weds Enrica Cenzatti (23-ish); divorce 2002
Ted Kennedy
Jul 3 American US Senator from Massachusetts Ted Kennedy (60) marries his second wife Victoria Reggie (38), until his death in 2009
Howard Stern
Jul 3 Gary Dell'Abate (Howard Stern Show) marries Mary Caracciolo
- Jul 4 American soap opera actress Bobbie Eakes (31) weds American author and playwright David Stone (38)
Whitney Houston
Jul 18 American R&B singers Whitney Houston (28) & Bobby Brown (23) marry
- Jul 18 Film critic Roger Ebert marries Chaz Hammel-Smith
- Jul 18 Helen Windsor, daughter of British Duke and Duchess of Kent weds art dealer Timothy Taylor at Windsor Castle
- Jul 26 "Kiss" guitarist Paul Stanley weds model Pamela Bowen
- Aug 8 Actress Barbara Hershey weds artist Stephen Douglas
- Aug 15 Actress Susan Anton marries actor Jeff Lester
Janeane Garofalo
Aug 16 Comedian Janeane Garofalo (27) weds writer Robert Cohen in Las Vegas
John Mellencamp
Sep 5 American "Jack and Diane" singer-songwriter John Mellencamp (40) weds third wife, American model Elaine Irwin (23) near Seymour, Indiana; divorce 2011
Andrew Dice Clay
Sep 5 American comic Andrew "Dice" Clay (34) weds second wife, long time partner Kathleen "Trini" Monica; divorce in 2002
- Oct 3 American "Star Trek: The Next Generation" actor LeVar Burton (35) weds American make-up artist Stephanie Cozart (38)
Michelle & Barack Obama
Oct 3 American lawyer and future US President Barack Obama (31) weds fellow American lawyer Michelle Robinson (28) in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 10 Actress Heather Thomas weds entertainment lawyer Skip Brittenham
- Oct 10 American "Breakfast Club" actress Ally Sheedy (30) weds American actor David Lansbury; divorce 2008
J. K. Rowling
Oct 16 Author J. K. Rowling (27) weds Portuguese television journalist Jorge Arantes
David Justice & Halle Berry
Dec 31 MLB Outfielder David Justice (26) weds actress Halle Berry (26) in Atlanta, Georgia
- Dec 31 WCBS TV news anchor Carol Martin weds Joe Terry
Famous Divorces
Lenny Kravitz & Lisa Bonet
Apr 12 Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from singer Lenny Kravitz, after 5 years of marriage
Nelson Mandela & Winnie Mandela
Apr 13 Nelson Mandela announces he will seek divorce from Winnie Madikizela
- Apr 23 British Princess Anne (the Princess Royal) and her 1st husband Captain Mark Phillips divorce after 19 years
Natasha Richardson
Jun 30 Actress Natasha Richardson (29) divorces producer Robert Fox (39) after a year of marriage