Julia Roberts and Danny Moder.
Holiday weddings offer extra fun for couples and guests: Days off! The ability to travel! Fireworks! Well, that last one is reserved specifically for the 4th of July, which is when these Hollywood pairs decided to say “I Do.” FromSharonandOzzy OsbournetoJulia RobertsandDanny Moder, see which stars celebrate their wedding anniversaries on the 4th of July.
01of 10Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne, 1982Courtesy Sharon OsbourneBefore the kids, the craziness and the reality show, the head-over-heels Brits tied the knot in Maui, Hawaii. They met in 1971, when Sharon was working as a receptionist for her father, London music exec Don Arden, who’d just signed a heavy-metal band named Black Sabbath.“She was always a very classy woman, smart and outgoing,“he told PEOPLE in 1989. “I came from a totally different background, not as wealthy or educated, and I thought she was an impressive woman. Then one thing led to another, and I fell in love with her.” But “we had five different engagement rings,” Sharon revealed. “Every time Ozzy would ask me to marry him, we’d have an argument and I’d throw the damn ring out the window.” She accepted only after “we’d spent two days combing the gardens of a hotel for a $10,000 diamond.”
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Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne, 1982
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Before the kids, the craziness and the reality show, the head-over-heels Brits tied the knot in Maui, Hawaii. They met in 1971, when Sharon was working as a receptionist for her father, London music exec Don Arden, who’d just signed a heavy-metal band named Black Sabbath.
“She was always a very classy woman, smart and outgoing,“he told PEOPLE in 1989. “I came from a totally different background, not as wealthy or educated, and I thought she was an impressive woman. Then one thing led to another, and I fell in love with her.” But “we had five different engagement rings,” Sharon revealed. “Every time Ozzy would ask me to marry him, we’d have an argument and I’d throw the damn ring out the window.” She accepted only after “we’d spent two days combing the gardens of a hotel for a $10,000 diamond.”
02of 10David & Victoria Beckham, 1999David and Victoria Beckham.TwitterIt wasn’t a holiday for them, but the Britishsoccer starandSpice Girlchose to celebrate anyway,marrying at the Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland. The bride wore a custom corset and $17,000 headpiece, and the pair’s 4-month-old son Brooklyn served as ring bearer. David’s Manchester United teammates and Victoria’s Spice Girls bandmates were on hand to toast the newlyweds, cementing their status as an international power couple.
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David & Victoria Beckham, 1999
David and Victoria Beckham.Twitter
It wasn’t a holiday for them, but the Britishsoccer starandSpice Girlchose to celebrate anyway,marrying at the Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland. The bride wore a custom corset and $17,000 headpiece, and the pair’s 4-month-old son Brooklyn served as ring bearer. David’s Manchester United teammates and Victoria’s Spice Girls bandmates were on hand to toast the newlyweds, cementing their status as an international power couple.
03of 10Julia Roberts & Danny Moder, 2002Kevin Mazur/GettyTechnically it happened on July 3, but we’re assuming the celebration surroundingRoberts’and Moder’ssurprise nuptialswent late into the night. The two said “I do” in a secret, surprise ceremony at her Taos, New Mexico, ranch, where guests includingGeorge ClooneyandBrad Pitt, clad in white linen, celebrated under a tent.
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Julia Roberts & Danny Moder, 2002
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Technically it happened on July 3, but we’re assuming the celebration surroundingRoberts’and Moder’ssurprise nuptialswent late into the night. The two said “I do” in a secret, surprise ceremony at her Taos, New Mexico, ranch, where guests includingGeorge ClooneyandBrad Pitt, clad in white linen, celebrated under a tent.
04of 10Sara Ramirez & Ryan Debolt, 2012Amy Graves/WireImageAfter getting engaged in Paris the year prior, theGrey’s Anatomystar and their love said “I do” in New York on July 4.“We had a very intimate ceremony with friends and family and there was so much love in that space, I can’t even tell you,“Ramirez toldLatina, reflecting on the special day.“As I grew up, I started to believe that I would be one of those [people] that never got married,” they added. But “the connection was there very early on. Pretty much when I first met him we both knew something on some very kind of spiritual level.”
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Sara Ramirez & Ryan Debolt, 2012
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After getting engaged in Paris the year prior, theGrey’s Anatomystar and their love said “I do” in New York on July 4.
“We had a very intimate ceremony with friends and family and there was so much love in that space, I can’t even tell you,“Ramirez toldLatina, reflecting on the special day.
“As I grew up, I started to believe that I would be one of those [people] that never got married,” they added. But “the connection was there very early on. Pretty much when I first met him we both knew something on some very kind of spiritual level.”
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Tina Turner & Erwin Bach, 2013
Tina Turner and husband Erwin Bach.Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty
Though the longtime loves often said they didn’t plan to tie the knot,they changed their mindsin 2013, exchanging vows in a civil ceremony in Switzerland.
This was the second marriage for the “Proud Mary” singer, who was wed to the notorious Ike Turner from 1962 until her divorce filing in 1976.
In May 2023,Turner died at age 83following a long illness.
06of 10Tom Hardy & Charlotte Riley, 2014David M. Benett/GettyThough he never confirmed it, Hardy reportedly married his formerWuthering Heightsco-star in 2014 – and kept the affair a secret for two months.According to the U.K.‘sMirror, the two made the day extra-intimate, hosting a handful of family and friends (including Hardy’s son Louis) at the 18th-century castle Château de Roussan in Provence, France.
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Tom Hardy & Charlotte Riley, 2014
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Though he never confirmed it, Hardy reportedly married his formerWuthering Heightsco-star in 2014 – and kept the affair a secret for two months.According to the U.K.‘sMirror, the two made the day extra-intimate, hosting a handful of family and friends (including Hardy’s son Louis) at the 18th-century castle Château de Roussan in Provence, France.
07of 10Vanessa Williams & Jim Skrip, 2015Courtesy Vanessa Williams"You never know what you’ll find and where you’ll find it,“Williamssaid of meeting Skrip,whom she marriedin her mother’s hometown of Buffalo, New York. “I was on vacation with my daughter going to Egypt, cruising on the Nile. I wasn’t looking for anything. I’d been alone for a number of years and divorced for 10 years at that time.”
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Vanessa Williams & Jim Skrip, 2015
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“You never know what you’ll find and where you’ll find it,“Williamssaid of meeting Skrip,whom she marriedin her mother’s hometown of Buffalo, New York. “I was on vacation with my daughter going to Egypt, cruising on the Nile. I wasn’t looking for anything. I’d been alone for a number of years and divorced for 10 years at that time.”
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Billy Joel & Alexis Roderick, 2015
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Tim Lopez & Jenna Reeves, 2015
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Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis, 2015
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According to a source, the stars were already legally married but wanted to celebrate with friends and family, including their then-infant daughter, Wyatt.
source: people.com
