Top 30 Celebs Who Married Normal People

The “Summertime Sadness” crooner, who often sings of tumultuous entanglements, had a bit of a whirlwind romance of her own. In 2024, fans were shocked to find out that she had tied the knot with a swamp tour guide she met in 2019. They were first spotted together in August of ‘24 and a month later, were already husband and wife. The lucky man, Jeremy Dufrene, is not only much older than the Grammy-nominated singer but also a father of three. Despite his high-profile marriage to Lana, he has not left his job in Louisiana.

J. Law found success in the entertainment industry at a young age but she didn’t expect to find real love that quickly. So, when the stars aligned and she met Cooke Maroney through a common friend in 2018, she knew she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. Cooke, who works in the art industry as a gallery director, apparently didn’t give Jennifer the celebrity treatment. Instead, they dated like any other normal couple for a few months until Maroney popped the question. The pair married in 2019 and have successfully kept the details of their relationship private.

The “Avatar” star’s meet-cute with her husband Marco Perego was right out of a rom-com. She met the Italian artist on an early morning flight to the Big Apple in 2013, the same year she split from her ex, actor Bradley Cooper. In an interview with USA Today, she candidly revealed that just the back of Marco’s head was enough for her to be drawn to him. When he finally turned to face her, she couldn’t deny that there was something special between them. The two ended up marrying very soon after and took each other’s last names. In recent years, Marco has ventured into film production, screenwriting, and direction.

This Disney star’s heart was stolen by a social media manager when they met at a WeHo gay bar in 2015. Miranda Pearman-Maday caught Raven-Symoné’s eye while the latter was hosting a karaoke event. Surprisingly, Miranda didn’t recognize the actress from “That's So Raven” because she hadn’t watched the show! The two met up a couple of days later for a date and fell head over heels in love. However, they were extremely careful about baring their budding romance to the public eye. It was only after they had said their I dos, five years into their relationship, that they shared the happy news with fans. Miranda, who has worked as a personal assistant and doula, hosts the “Tea Time” podcast with her wife.

The fact that McDreamy is married breaks new hearts every day. The “Grey's Anatomy” star’s first marriage was to an actress, Rocky Parker, who was also his manager. However, his second wife, Jillian Fink, first met him while cutting his hair. They initially had a professional relationship, given that they were both taken, but reconnected years later and married in 1999. While Patrick excelled in his acting career, his missus built her beauty empire, bagging top celebrities as clients. With her experience doing their makeup, she created her company Delux Beauty, and later, launched an eponymous clean beauty brand. You can even get makeup tips from the expert herself through her app FYFE Beauty. Talk about a power couple!

The “Twilight” actor has an adorable love story with his wife, Taylor Dome a.k.a Tay Lautner. He met her through his sister, Makena Moore, who had always promised to find him his wife. Makena was friends with Tay and could tell she’d be the perfect match for her brother. Fast forward to 2022 and they’re happily married. Dome was in nursing school when she dated Lautner, who supported her as she completed her education and became a registered nurse. However, working on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on her mental health and she quit her job. Later, she founded The Lemons Foundations to spread awareness about mental health and started a related podcast with her hubby called “The Squeeze”.

The Oscar-winning actor has his wife Jazz Charton’s name at the tip of his tongue whenever he has to deliver an award acceptance speech. Funnily enough, it was a joke he made about her name when he first met her at a bar that got their romance going. Now, the London-born advertising professional turned Financial Times author is Culkin’s biggest fan. Judging from the anecdotes he’s always sharing about their relationship, it’s clear that they match each other’s sense of humor and spontaneity. They even got married on a whim while on an excursion in Iowa in the middle of a storm. These two were simply meant to be.

This comedy icon’s relationship with her husband, Jeff Richmond, is the definition of loyalty. They started dating during their time at the Chi-town theater troupe Second City and haven’t looked back since. Technically speaking, he belongs in the entertainment industry, with some acting, directing, and producing credits to his name. However, he has found renown primarily behind the scenes as a composer, scoring “SNL” and the “Mean Girls” musical. Richmond also executive produced Fey’s comedy series “30 Rock”, which won him several Emmys. Suffice it to say, that Fey and Richmond make for fantastic partners, both at work and in life.

#22: Jon Bon Jovi

The woman who swept the American rock legend off his feet, Dorothea Hurley, was once a karate sensei. They first experienced puppy love in their high school years but it eventually turned into an on-again, off-again relationship during the eighties. Regardless of the rough patches they were facing, neither was ready to let go of their love. So, one fine day, right in the middle of his band, Bon Jovi’s Jersey Syndicate Tour, they eloped and married in Vegas. A few decades and four kids later, the couple is still going strong. They’re both passionate philanthropists and Hurley now devotes her time to her nonprofit JBJ Soul Kitchen.

The queen who gave us some of the most touching love songs of all time had an epic love story herself. She has only been married once, to businessman Carl Dean, and swore it would be her last. They crossed paths when she was eighteen and exchanged vows after only two years of dating. The ups and downs of their ardent romance even birthed Dolly’s timeless hit “Jolene”. As she soared to unprecedented heights of success, Carl supported her but preserved his privacy while working in his asphalting company. After spending over half a century with Dolly, Dean sadly left this world in March 2025. The songbird dedicated her new track “If You Hadn’t Been There” to the love of her life after his passing.

Ariana Grande wanted a house in a quiet area where she could take refuge from LA's hustle and bustle. But what she found instead was so much more than that. When her team introduced her to her real estate agent Dalton Gomez, Grande wanted to arrange a meeting with him because she thought he was cute. The two started dating in early 2020 and got married over just a year later. Everything was very hush hush, unlike Grande’s previous relationships. The two remained officially married until 2024.

Jimmy Kimmel and Nancy Juvonen have been married since 2007. But their story began in 2004, when Drew Barrymore hosted Saturday Night Live. Juvonen, who had founded a production company with Barrymore, snuck backstage and met Fallon. The next year, Juvonen produced “Fever Pitch” starring Fallon and Barrymore. Fallon and Juvonen started dating and soon tied the knot. They now have a family and seem to live happily ever after. Looks like Drew Barrymore’s hidden talent is being a cupid!

Many people don’t know that Paul Rudd has actually been off the market since 1995. Upon moving to New York, he went straight to a meeting with his new publicist, with all of his luggage in tow. He was late for an audition, so a woman who worked at the publicist’s office offered to mind his bags. That woman was Julie Yaeger. After eight years of dating, the two married in 2003 and have been living a very private life since. Well, as private as you can get considering you’re married to someone that was named the sexiest man alive in 2021.

This one sounds like it came straight out of a Hollywood movie. America Ferrera met Ryan Piers Williams when he cast her in his student film during their time at the University of Southern California back in the mid 2000s. The two have been madly in love ever since and Williams continued to work behind the scenes while Ferrera took the center stage. In 2018, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child. Their passion for filmmaking has brought them together on several projects and they’ve even founded an activism organization called Harness.

It seems like an unlikely story: an actress meets a regular guy at Whole Foods, falls in love, and they get married! That’s exactly what happened to Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery, who met in a grocery store in 2003. Ivery was a music producer while Pompeo was making a name for herself in Hollywood. They kept their love life very quiet. In 2007, they got married at City Hall in New York, without guests. Their wedding was officiated by mayor Mike Bloomberg. They celebrated with waffles for lunch!

It was love at first sight. Meyers met criminal prosecutor Alexi Ashe at actor Chris Kattan’s wedding in 2008. He immediately knew that she was the one. Yup, just like that. Meyers ended up proposing by tying the ring to his dog’s collar (begging the doggo not to eat it). Fortunately, it all worked out and Meyers and Ashe got married in 2013. Although Ashe doesn’t like to be in the spotlight, she does accompany Meyers to most public events. Condolences to Jennifer Lawrence who once had a crush on Meyers. Sometimes things just don’t work out.

Actor Eddie Redmayne and PR executive Hannah Bagshawe were friends since their boarding school days. The two met when Bagshawe and her friends arranged a fashion show and Redmayne volunteered to walk down the runway shirtless. They remained friends until Redmayne filmed “Les Miserables” and decided to take a trip to Florence as a break. When he asked Bagshawe to join him, she thought he was joking. But that joke quickly turned to love. The two got married in 2014. Lesson learned: shoot your shot, it might just all work out in the end.

Speaking of “Les Miserables,” did you know that Anne Hathaway married the love of her life the same year the movie came out? Looks like 2012 truly was the year of love and we have Les Mis to thank for being an unconventional cupid. Anne Hathaway and jewelry designer Adam Shulman met at the Palm Springs Film Festival in 2008. Hathaway knew immediately that she’d marry him. Her prophecy turned out to be true a few years later. Here’s where this love story gets even cuter: Schulman used his jewelry-making talents to craft Hathaway’s engagement ring. Now that’s just adorable, isn’t it?

Jesse Tyler Ferguson met his lawyer husband Justin Mikita at the gym. They actually got engaged the day before Ferguson’s co-star Sofia Vergara did the same to Joe Manganiello. And both engagements happened in Mexico! Talk about a weird coincidence. Justin Mikita is a lawyer and an activist who actually helped overturn Proposition 8, an amendment to ban same-sex marriage. His activism inspired Ferguson who joined his husband in advocating for LGBT rights. The couple welcomed their first child in 2020 and the whole family looks cute as heck!

Sheeran met Cherry Seaborn when they were just kids. Life took them on different paths but the two reconnected in 2015 thanks to a mutual friend. Seaborn, a financial advisor, began dating Sheeran that same year. They got married in a super secret ceremony in 2019. Sheeran revealed that hardly anyone was at the wedding and it was held at night in the middle of nowhere. Afterwards they had a curry and just went on with their lives like nothing happened. Sounds like being low key is the secret ingredient to a happy love life!

Meryl Streep tied the knot with sculptor Don Gummer way back in 1978. The two actually met when Streep was 29. At the time, she was going through the death of her then-boyfriend John Cazale from lung cancer. She ended up getting kicked out of the apartment she’d shared with Cazale. When her brother arrived to help her pack up, he brought Gummer with him. Streep fell in love and married him just six months later. During their time together, Gummer accompanied Streep to all public events, but always made sure the spotlight remained on her. However, they reportedly separated in 2017.

The singer has his friend Bill Mumy to thank for introducing him to marketing executive Suzanne Krajewski. The two met in 2001. Krajewski revealed she wasn’t sure about the relationship at first, but allowed herself to look beyond Yankovic’s persona. They ended up clicking immediately and marrying just a short while later. This love story is also an important reminder that love can happen at any time - Yankovic was 41 when he married Krajewski. He’s said that although he happily lived a single life before that, he found an even greater happiness with his wife and his daughter Nina.

A dental hygienist marrying her patient who’s actually Luke Skywalker? It might seem like fanfiction, but it’s actually real life. Mark Hamill revealed that Marilou York looked like a Vargas painting when he first saw her in his dentist's office. He threw a few pickup lines at her and magically they worked - the two soon started dating. But it wasn’t smooth sailing - they ended up breaking up because Hamill wanted to date his groupies. That was enough for him to realize that York was the one and the two married in 1978. They have three children together, who all had a little cameo as resistance soldiers in “The Last Jedi.”

Elle Woods marrying a talent agent? Now that’s a very different “Legally Blonde” ending than expected, right? Reese Witherspoon married Jim Toth, who is indeed a talent agent. Sure, one could argue that being a talent agent is far from a normal job, but Toth was still not in the Hollywood limelight, so we’re counting this one. The two met at a party in 2010 and got married a year later. Much like other couples on our list, they tried to keep their relationship private and avoided the media frenzy during their time together, which ended in 2023.

What do Christian Bale and Winona Ryder have in common? Sibi Blazic! Before Blazic became Bale’s wife, she was actually Ryder’s personal assistant and that’s how Bale and Blazic met. At the time, Bale was skeptical about the idea of marriage, but Blazic changed his mind. She showed him what true love is all about. As a couple, they’re quite private, and it’s rare for paparazzi to capture them in public. They’re yet more proof that being low key is the secret to a healthy and long-lasting Hollywood relationship.

Sometimes actors stare at the person behind the camera for so long they end up falling in love with them. Just kidding, that’s not how Julia Roberts met her husband Danny Moder. But he is, in fact, a cameraman. The two have been together for two decades, making them one of the longest lasting relationships in Hollywood. Their relationship started out with a bit of a controversy - two years after Moder met Roberts, he finalized his divorce from his ex, and married Roberts that same year. But sometimes that’s just the way things work out.

Jeff Bridges couldn’t take his eyes off the roadhouse waitress when he was on the set of “Rancho Deluxe.” Although Susan Geston turned him down at first, she later gave him a shot. And that shot paid off and led to over 40 years of marriage, which is a Hollywood rarity. Their love is still really cute - Bridges actually keeps a photo of the first day the two met in his wallet. They now have three daughters. To this day, Bridges and Geston are happily in love, and Geston has even ventured into acting and producing.

Clooney met human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin in 2013 through a mutual friend, who was sure she was the one for Clooney. However, the two became email buddies because he wasn’t sure whether she liked him or not. They went on their first date a couple of months later, and when Alamuddin joined him for a vacation in Kenya, Clooney realized she was indeed the one. They tied the knot in 2014 and announced that they were expecting twins three years later. Clooney also casually revealed that the two have double dates with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Yup, sounds pretty extraordinary.

Dubbed Hollywood’s best couple, Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso met in 2003. Picture this: you’re having a busy night bartending and in walks Matt Damon with his “Stuck On You” movie crewmembers. Little do you know that he’ll become the love of your life and you’ll end up marrying him and having kids. Damon and Barroso are definitely up there when it comes to cute celebrity couples. The two keep their marriage simple and stick to an important rule: they never spend more than two weeks apart. That’s pretty impressive for a popular movie star. But Damon made it clear that family comes first.

It doesn’t get any more fairytale-like than marrying a real-life prince. It’s what many of us dreamt of when we were kids, right? Kate Middleton, a regular girl from Berkshire, met Prince William at university way back in 2002. She studied art history, he studied geography. They moved in together as friends during their second year in school and finally revealed their relationship to the public in 2004. A royal wedding and three kids later, Prince William and Kate Middleton are still going strong. Middleton has definitely charmed the hearts of the royal family and is beloved by the British public.




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