Famous Weddings
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1806 German writer, artist and politician Johann Wolfgang von Goethe marries mistress Christiane Vulpius in Weimar
Jim Thorpe
1913 Athlete Jim Thorpe (25) weds Margaret Iva Miller at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Erich Maria Remarque
1923 German "All Quiet on the Western Front" author Erich Maria Remarque (25) weds German actress Ilse Jutta Zambona; divorce in 1930, remarry in 1938, re-divorce in 1957
Marlon Brando
1957 American "On The Waterfront" actor Marlon Brando (33) weds British actress Anna Kashfi (23); divorce in 1959
Upton Sinclair
1961 American "The Jungle" author Upton Sinclair (83) weds Mary Elizabeth Willis (79-ish)
- 1961 American"The Vampire Chronicles" author Anne O'Brien (20) weds American poet and painter Stan Rice (18) in Denton, Texas
Charlie Watts
1964 English "Rolling Stones" drummer Charlie Watts (23) weds English sculptor Shirley Shepherd (26) in Bradford, England, until his death in 2021
Sidney Sheldon
1989 American novelist Sidney Sheldon (72) weds third wife, former American child actress Alexandra Kostoff (46) in Las Vegas, Nevada, until his death in 2007
- 1995 American "Sleep With Me" actress Meg Tilly (35) weds United Artists studio president John Calley (65) in Los Angeles; divorce in 2002
- 2000 Asylum recording artist Bryan White (26) weds actress Erika Page at Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas
- 2001 American actor Breckin Meyer (27) weds "Can't Hardly Wait" director Deborah Kaplan (30) in Malibu, California; divorce in 2014
- 2001 American inspirational speaker Anthony Robbins (41) weds Bonnie "Sage" Robbins (née Humphrey)
Michael Flatley
2006 "Celtic Tiger" choreographer Michael Flatley (48) weds fellow dancer Niamh O'Brien at St. Patrick's Church in Fermoy, Ireland
- 2006 Merengue singer Melina Leon (33) weds Ruy Fernando Delgado at La Iglesia Metodista Universitaria in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Kacey Musgraves
2017 American country singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves (29) weds American country singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly (29) in Tennessee; divorce in 2020
Famous Divorces
Mike Tyson & Robin Givens
1988 Mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce & annulment
Jeff Goldblum
1990 American actors Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis file for divorce after nearly 2 years of marriage
Ricki Lake
2015 Ricki Lake and Christian Evans divorce after 3 years of marriage