June 5, 1977

Jeff Bridges & Susan Geston

He was an established actor from a famous Hollywood family making a film in Montana.   She was a local girl working her way through college by doing odd jobs at a dude ranch.

But when Jeff Bridges saw Susan Geston it was love at first sight.  Yes, Sue was a natural beauty, but at the time of this first sighting, she had two black eyes and broken nose, the result of a recent car accident. So Jeff’s attraction to Sue was more than skin deep.

He asked her out. She turned him down. But later when Jeff saw Sue again at the film’s wrap party, he asked her to dance.  This time she accepted.

But marriage didn’t follow love that quickly.  Though Sue had moved to California, Jeff was reluctant to commit so, when she got a job offer back in Montana, Jeff’s mother advised Sue (whom she adored) to take the offer. “Don’t stay with him.”  This was the slap of reality Jeff needed.

He is quoted as saying, “Finally I came to my senses. If I let this girl go, I will always know she was the one. So I got down on my knees and asked Sue to marry me.”  Five days later, June 5, 1977, they tied the knot in their backyard.

Now, thirty-three years and three daughters later, Jeff and Sue Bridges have one of the most respected marriages on record.  Congrats to Jeff and Susan Bridges — a totally cool couple!