Famous Weddings
Woodrow Wilson
1885 College professor and future 28th US President Woodrow Wilson (28) weds Presbyterian minister's daughter and artist Ellen Louise Axson (25) in Savannah, Georgia, until her death in 1914
Arthur Meighen
1904 Prime Minister of Canada Arthur Meighen (30) weds Canadian Jessie Isabel Cox (22), until his death in 1960
Walter Johnson
1914 MLB greatest pitcher Walter Johnson (26) weds Hazel Lee Roberts in Northwest, Washington, D.C., until her death in 1930
Henry Miller
1924 American writer Henry Miller (31) marries 2nd wife June Smerth (21) in Hoboken, New Jersey; divorce in 1934
John Wayne
1933 American actor John Wayne (26) weds Josephine Saenz (25) in Los Angeles, California; divorce in 1945
Byron Nelson
1934 American professional golfer Byron Nelson (22) weds American Louise Shofner (21), until her death in 1985
O.J. Simpson
1967 American NFL running back, broadcaster, actor, and later criminal O.J. Simpson (19) weds high school sweetheart Marguerite Whitley (18); divorce in 1979
Fred Astaire
1980 American dancer-actor-singer Fred Astaire (81) weds second wife American horse jockey Robyn Smith (36) at his home in Beverly Hills, California, until his death in 1987
- 1983 American "NBC Sports" sportscaster Bob Costas (31) weds Carole Randall Krumenacher (28); divorce in 2001
Natalie Maines
2000 American "(Dixie) Chicks" lead vocalist Natalie Maines (25) weds American "Profit" actor Adrian Pasdar (35) at The Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada; divorce in 2019
- 2005 English "Real Madrid" football striker Michael Owen (25) weds English High school sweetheart Louise Bonsall at Carden Park Hotel in Chester, England
- 2006 American "Desperate Housewives" actress Marcia Cross (44) weds American stockbroker Tom Mahoney (48) at Church of Our Saviour Episcopal Parish in Pasadena, California
- 2006 American "Numb3rs" actress Diane Farr (36) weds South Korean marketing executive Seung Yong Chung (35) at Rainbow Tarns, California
Famous Divorces
Sally Field
1994 Sally Fields files for divorce from 2nd husband Alan Greisman
Halle Berry & David Justice
1997 Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry (30) divorces MLB outfielder David Justice (31) after more than 4 years of marriage