Famous Weddings
- 1369 Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy marries Margaret 111 Countess of Flanders
- 1850 Swedish/Norwegian crown prince Charles weds Dutch princess Wilhelmina
William Howard Taft
1886 US President William Taft (28) weds Helen Herron (25) in Cincinnati, Ohio
Marilyn Monroe
1942 Aspiring American actress Norma Jean Mortenson (later known as Marilyn Monroe) (16) weds first husband American merchant marine James Dougherty (21); divorce in 1946
José Ferrer
1948 "Cyrano de Bergerac" actor José Ferrer weds second wife actress Phyllis Hill
James Brown
1953 Singer James Brown (20) weds Velma Warren at Trinity CME Church in Toccoa, Georgia; divorce in 1969
Joni Mitchell
1965 Canadian folk singer-songwriter Joni Anderson (henceforth known as Joni Mitchell) weds American folk singer Chuck Mitchell in Port Huron, Michigan; divorce in 1967
Bob Pettit
1965 NBA forward Bob Pettit (32) weds Carole Crowell in Alexandria, Louisiana
Leo Durocher
1969 American baseball manager Leo Durocher (63) weds socialite Lynne Walker Goldblatt (40) at the Ambassador West Hotel in Chicago; divorce in 1980
Prince Edward
1999 Earl of Wessex Prince Edward (35) weds Sophie Rhys-Jones (34) at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
- 2006 "Lost" actress Emilie de Ravin (24) weds actor Josh Janowicz (24) in Melbourne, Australia
- 2006 "Savage Garden" pop singer Darren Hayes (34) weds animator Richard Cullen in London
- 2010 Crown Princess Victoria heir apparent of HM Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, weds Daniel Westling at Stockholm Cathedral
Famous Divorces
- 2009 "Malcolm in the Middle" actress Jane Kaczmarek (53) divorces actor Bradley Whitford (49) after 16 years of marriage
LeAnn Rimes
2010 Backup dancer Dean Sheremet (29) divorces Grammy Award-winning singer LeAnn Rimes (27) after nearly eight years of marriage
