Wedding Anniversaries on August 29

Famous Weddings

  • 1885 Pulitzer Prize-winning American author (Age of Innocence) Edith Jones (23), marries Edward "Teddy" Wharton (36)
  • 1955 American "Untamed Youth" actress Mamie Van Doren (24) weds American trumpeter and actor Ray Anthony (33); divorce 1961

Dick Cheney

1964 46th US Vice President Dick Cheney (23) weds Lynne Ann Vincent (23) at the First Presbyterian Church of Casper in Wyoming

  • 1968 Norwegian Crown Prince Harald (later Harald V) marries Sonja Haraldsen at Oslo Cathedral

Dan Aykroyd

1983 Canadian-American actor Dan Aykroyd (31) weds American actress Donna Dixon (26); separate in 2022

  • 1993 Actress Elke Sommer (52) weds Wolf Walther (46)

Marlee Matlin

1993 Actress Marlee Matlin (28) weds Kevin Grandalski (28) in New York City

  • 1998 "Baywatch" actress Traci Bingham (30) weds Robb Vallier at First United Methodist Church in Ames, Iowa

Amy Poehler

2003 Comedian Amy Poehler (31) marries fellow comedian Will Arnett (33)

John Elway

2009 Retired Denver Bronco's quarterback John Elway (49) weds former Oakland Raiders cheerleader Paige Green

  • 2020 American actress Niecy Nash (50) weds American R&B singer Jessica Betts (38)