Famous Weddings
Benjamin Franklin
1730 US Founding Father Benjamin Franklin establishes a common-law marriage with Deborah Read
John A. Macdonald
1843 Prime Minister of Canada John A. Macdonald (28) weds his cousin Isabella Clark
John Barrymore
1910 Actor John Barrymore (28) marries first wife actress Katherine Corri Harris (19) (divorced 1917)
Harry Morgan
1940 American "Dragnet" and "M*A*S*H" actor Harry Morgan (25) weds Eileen Detchon
Kurt Vonnegut
1945 Author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (23) weds childhood sweetheart Jane Marie Cox
Dean Martin
1949 American pop singer and actor Dean Martin weds second wife actress Jeanne Biegger; divorced in 1973
Barry Gibb
1970 British "Bee Gees" singer-songwriter Barry Gibb (24) weds former Miss Edinburgh Linda Ann Gray
Roone Arledge
1975 Broadcasting pioneer Roone Arledge (44) weds Ann Fowler; divorce in 1985
Whoopi Goldberg
1986 Actress Whoopi Goldberg (30) weds cinematographer David Claessen
Anne Heche
2001 "Six Days Seven Nights" actress Anne Heche (32) weds American cameraman Coleman Laffoon in Los Angeles, California; divorce 2009
- 2001 "The Accidental Tourist" actress Geena Davis (45) weds Iranian American plastic surgeon Dr. Reza Jarrahy
Stevie Wonder
2001 American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder (51) weds (for second time) American fashion designer Kai Millard (20); divorce in 2015
- 2002 "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" actress Terry Farrell (38) weds actor Brian Baker (35) at Paris Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada
Sarah Michelle Gellar
2002 Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar (35) weds actor Freddie Prinze Jr. (36) at El Careyes Resort in Mexico
- 2007 "Dancing with the Stars" TV personality Alec Mazo (29) weds fellow dancer Edyta Sliwinska (28) in San Francisco, California
- 2007 "Grey's Anatomy" actress Kate Walsh (39) weds movie executive Alex Young (35) at the Ojai Presbyterian Church in Ojai, California
- 2007 The first Apprentice winner Bill Rancic (36) weds E! News anchor Giuliana DePandi (32) at the Church of Santa Sofia in Capri, Italy
- 2012 "Grey's Anatomy" actor Jesse Williams (31) weds real estate broker Aryn Drake-Lee (32) in Los Angeles
Seth Meyers
2013 Comedian Seth Meyers (39) weds human rights lawyer Alexi Ashe on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts
Famous Divorces
Rita Hayworth
1961 American "Gilda" actress Rita Hayworth (42) divorces American film producer James Hill (45) after 3-1/2 years of marriage
