February 18, 1995
Jenna Butala & Bodhi Elfman

The Elfmans

In February of 1991, two unknown actors Bodhi Elfman and Jenna Butala met an audition for the soft drink Sprite. Although neither of them were cast in the ad, they both fell in love at first sight.

“I think Bodhi and I understood each other so completely from the first get-go of meeting each other.” Jenna told a tv.com reporter in 2006.

They married four years (practically to the date) upon meeting each other. She converted to Scientology (Brody’s religious upbringing) and credits the religion for keeping their marriage successful.

After the wedding, her career took off with a starring role on Dharma & Greg as well other roles in TV and film. His career has also been successful with several TV guest appearances and film roles.

In 2007, she gave birth to their first child, a boy named Story Elias. After being cast in the new series Accidentally on Purpose, she announced that she was pregnant again.

Sprite’s slogan is “Obey your thirst”, but these lovebirds learned to obey their hearts.