Famous Weddings
Samuel Johnson
1735 Author, poet, critic and lexicographer and writer of the first English dictionary Dr. Samuel Johnson (25) marries the widow Elizabeth "Tetty" Porter, 21 years his senior
Nathaniel Hawthorne
1842 American "The Scarlett Letter" writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (38) marries American painter and illustrator Sophia Peabody (33) in the Peabody's home, Boston, until his death in 1864
June Carter Cash
1952 American country singer June Carter (23) weds American singer Carl "Mr. Country" Smith (25); divorce 1956
Fred Rogers
1952 American educator, Presbyterian minister and TV host Fred Rogers (24) weds American pianist and college sweetheart Sara Joanne Byrd until his death in 2003
Tom Seaver
1966 American MLB pitcher Tom Seaver (21) weds Nancy Lynn McIntyre in Jacksonville, Florida, until his death in 2020
- 1988 American "Facts of Life" actress Lisa Whelchel (25) weds American pastor Steve Cauble; divorce in 2012
- 1999 Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (33) weds Spanish architect and yachtsman Carlos Morales Quintana (28) at St. Sophia Cathedral in London, England
- 2005 American "Beverly Hills 90210" actress Tiffani Thiessen (31) weds American actor and author Brady Smith (33) at a private estate in Montecito, California
- 2005 American "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" actress Diane Neal (28) weds Irish "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" actor Marcus Fitzgerald on a beach in the Dominican Republic; divorce in 2014
Chris Pratt & Anna Faris
2009 American "Scary Movie" actress Anna Faris (32) weds second husband American actor Chris Pratt (30) in a small ceremony in Bali, Indonesia; divorce in 2018
- 2011 American NBA Charlotte Bobcats forward Tyrus Thomas (24) weds long-term girlfriend Jaime Collins at Louisiana's Old State Capitol, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 2016 American fashion designer Christian Siriano (29) weds American singer-songwriter Brad Walsh (34) at their vacation home in Danbury, Connecticut; separate in 2018, divorce in 2021
Derek Jeter
2016 American fashion model Hannah Davis (26) weds American former New York Yankees player Derek Jeter (42) at Meadowood Napa Valley Resort in St. Helena, California
Famous Divorces
Anne of Cleves & Henry VIII
1540 English King Henry VIII annuls his 6 month marriage to his 4th wife Anne of Cleves, on the grounds of non-consummation and her pre-contract to Francis of Lorraine
- 2007 Former contestant on "The Apprentice" and beauty queen Jennifer Murphy (28) divorces "Extreme Makeover" Bill Dorfman (48) due to irreconcilable differences after 1 year of marriage