August 26, 1967

Tom Delay & Christine Furrh

Congressman Tom Delay met Christine Furrh while they were both students at Calallen High School in Corpus Christi, Texas. They proved to be more than just high school sweethearts when they married in 1967 just before Tom’s Junior year of college.

Despite the fact that Tom’s professional career has had its fair share of scandal, Tom & Christine have managed to stay strong throughout their married life.

Tom & Christine have two daughters and have been foster parents to at least three teenage boys.

Congratulations Tom & Christine!

August 25, 1885

Laura Inglass & Almanzo Wilder

A young Laura Ingalls met homesteader Almanzo Wilder when he and his brother Royal first arrived in the Dakota Territory. Ingalls and her sisters admired his horses since they were the fastest, and because Wilder would always race them through the streets. Ingalls and Wilder had several occasions, including church and socials, that allowed them to become acquainted with one another. Yet the time in which they became closest was during the winter of 1885, at around the same time Ingalls began teaching in one-room schools in a new settlement about 12 miles from DeSmet. She realized she wouldn’t be able to see her family, so Wilder offered to take her home on Fridays, and to bring her back on Sundays. In other words, their happy courtship took place in rides on buggy and sleigh.

Once they decided to marry, they chose to keep it simple. Wilder’s sister, however, threatened to  make plans for an enormous wedding. The couple decided to rush over to Reverend Edward Brown’s home and have a small ceremony there. Wilder wore a new black dress that her mother made for her. No wedding song was played during the ceremony. Afterward, the wedding dinner took place at Ingalls’ parents’ home.

Ingalls would later write numerous books about her adventures during her childhood and her marriage to Wilder, the Little House on the Prairie books. They would receive much critical acclaim and many fans, and eventually spawn a TV show in the 1970s.

August 24, 2002

Bryant Gumbel & Hilary Quinlan

Lovebirds Bryant Gumbel and Hilary Quinlan were married on August 24th, 2002, on the outdoor terrace of the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. It was the first marriage for Quinlan, and the second for Gumbel. The wedding was small, and included nearly 25 friends and family, including Today Show host Matt Lauer, who had replaced him as host. Gumbel’s son, Bradley, was his best man.

Quinlan wore a Ralph Lauren gown. Afterwards, guests were treated to dinner in the hotel’s Magnolia Room and were served lavish dishes such quail eggs and rack of lamb Dijonnaise.

Happy anniversary to the lovely couple!

August 23, 2003
Julianne Moore & Bart Freudlich

In 1997, actress Julianne Moore was cast in the film The Myth of Fingerprints. It was that movie that introduced her to director Bart Freudlich. Within a few weeks, they began dating.

“It was casual. I don’t think either of us was thinking that we were going to have two children!” Moore told Entertainment Weekly in 2002.

Their children–son, Cal, and daughter, Liv –were both involved in the ceremony in the back yard of their Greenwich Village home. It was an intimate ceremony with just 36 guests in attendance.

Seven years later, the couple are still happily married. Cheers!

August 21, 1959

Walter Matthau & Carol Marcus aka Carol Grace

Today in wedding history lovable actor Walter Matthau married writer & actress Carol Marcus. Known to the world as Carol Grace, this elegant socialite was the inspiration for Truman Capote’s famed character Holly Golightly!

This social couple met on Broadway in 1955 while they were both acting in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter. They married four years later and went on to have one biological child, however their family included children from both of their previous marriages as well.

Carol & Walter were loved not just by fans but by many colleagues, friends and family. Today we celebrate their love!

August 20th, 1992

Sting & Trudie Styler

One day a working class girl met a talented musician and actor named Sting. The girl, an actress herself, was named Trudie Styler, and although they couldn’t have a relationship, (Sting was married) when he became single years later they reconnected and fell in love.

They married on August 20th, 1992. Trudie told People Magazine, “We make each other royally laugh, and yes, we have a great sex life”.

The two have been known to talk openly about their romantic side and they aren’t afraid to share some of their intimate details with the press. However, their passions don’t end with each other! These two are avid philanthropists, and they have three children. Though their family shares multiple estates they live primarily on a farm in Wiltshire, England.

Congratulations Sting & Trudie!!

August 19, 1989

Denis & Ann today

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Today in wedding history actor & comedian Denis Leary married writer Ann Lembeck. They both attended the Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. After graduating, Denis taught comedic writing for five years and it was in one of his classes where he met his future wife.

According to Ann’s website Denis asked her for a date and afterward he stayed the night! She adds, “and then he stayed over the next night and the next, and still, twenty-five years later, we’re together.”

Denis & Ann have two teenagers and they live on a farm in Connecticut.

August 18, 2000

Newt Gingrich & Callista Bisek

Today in wedding history Former Speaker of the House married Callista Bisek. The two met in Washington DC while Callista was working as an aide for the Agricultural Committee. After keeping their affair very private the two wed in a ceremony in Alexandria, Virginia at the Morrison House Hotel. Over 150 guests attended.

Callista is President of her own production company where she and Newt have produced historical films and documentaries. They also created the Gingrich Foundation. They currently live in McLean, Virginia.

August 17, 1964

Bruce Lee & Linda Emery

Bruce Lee was a student at Washington University, and was giving a Kung Fu demonstration at Garfield High School when he met Linda Emery. They went out on their first date on October 25th, 1963, where he took her to the Space Needle Restuarant in Seattle for dinner. They hit it off very quickly and in less than a year, on August 17th, 1964, the couple were married. During the time they were dating, Linda had become one of Bruce’s Kung Fu students.

Later on, Lee became a famed actor and martial artist thanks to his starring roles in Enter the Dragon and Game of Death. The couple were married until Lee’s untimely death in July of 1973 at the age of 33. Their relationship is portrayed in the film Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.

August 13, 1943

Billy Graham & Ruth Bell

In 1940 two Wheaton College students were introduced by a friend and began a courtship that would last 67 years. The two students were Ruth Bell and now famous Evangelical Billy Graham. Though some say it didn’t get serious until Ruth told Billy she loved him, Billy has been quoted as saying, “I saw her walking down the road towards me and I couldn’t help but stare at her as she walked. She looked at me and our eyes met and I felt that she was definitely the woman I wanted to marry.” He proposed in June of 1941.

On August 13, 1943 the two were married in Montreat, North Carolina and lived there in a log home that Ruth designed. Billy became the spiritual advisor to presidents and  and his growing popularity made him create the “Billy Graham Rule” which meant that he would never let himself be alone with a woman other than his wife.

They went on to have five children, nine grandchildren and twenty-eight great-grandchildren.

Ruth passed away in 2007 and it has been said that Billy Graham now has a deeper understanding to those he counsels on grief. Billy and Ruth were best friends, lovers and partners and today we honor their love.