Brad Pitt Jennifer Aniston - Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston

Brad Pitt Jennifer Aniston - Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston

The fairy tale romance and marriage of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston has ended. Here is information about how they met, their wedding, and divorce.

News Updates:

10/02/05: with their divorce finalized on 10/2/2005, the 10,000+ square foot Beverly Hills home of Jennifer and Brad was placed on the market for $28 million. The home was designed by Wallace Neff for actor Fredric March in the 1930s.
Source: ABC News

08/22/05: Citing irreconcilable differences, dissolution papers were filed with a Los

Angeles court by the couple on August 19, 2005. The court documents note that Jennifer Aniston's maiden name was restored.

Aniston's parents had a stormy marriage relationship that ended in divorce. Aniston was quoted as saying that she during her marriage she often felt "fear, mistrust, doubt and insecurities" and that "When your parents split up, it's impossible to delude yourself about fairytale romance and happy endings." Source: Hollywood.com
Birthdates:
William Bradley Pitt was born on December 18, 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Brad Pitt was raised in Springfield, Missouri.
Jennifer Aniston was born on February 11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, California. Jennifer was raised in Greece and New York City.

How They Met:
Brad and Jennifer met on a blind date in the spring of 1998. The date was set up by their agents.

Ages at Wedding:
Brad, 36. Jennifer, 31.
Wedding Date and Information:
Brad and Jennifer's $1 million wedding on July 29, 2000, included a flower-bedecked canopy at a Malibu mansion owned by TV producer Marcy Carsey.
During the ceremony, Jennifer vowed to make Brad's favorite banana split and Brad promised to find a balance on the thermostat.

Brad and Jennifer had 200 guests, over 50,000 flowers, a gospel choir, four bands, and fireworks at their wedding reception. They served lobster and champagne.

Their wedding rings were designed by Brad Pitt and were matching white gold bands decorated with small diamonds.
Wedding guests included the cast of "Friends", Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer, along with Cameron Diaz, Melissa Etheridge, Edward Norton, and Salma Hayek.


Wedding Attire:
Aniston's wedding dress was designed by Lawrence Steele. It was a full length white silk tulle halter dress studded with tiny pearls.
She wore sandals designed by Manolo Blahnik that were ivory suede with tiny ankle straps and double bows.
Pitt's dinner jacket was designed by Hedi Slimane. Brad wore a straight tie.

The bridesmaids wore pale green silk chiffon tunics over off-shite silk slips.


Previous Marriages:
None for either Brad or Jennifer.
Brad was engaged to Gwyneth Paltrow on December 20, 1996. The couple ended their engagement in June, 1997.

Education and Occupations:
Brad attended the University of Missouri, majoring in journalism with a focus on advertising. He left college before graduating, and became a successful actor. Brad also has an interest in architecture.
Jennifer attended New York's High School of the Performing Arts. She is a successful actress.


Children:

None.

Pets:

Brad has five dogs.
Residences:
$1.7 million 14,0000 square foot mansion in Beverly Hills, California.


Quotes About Marriage and Family:

Brad and Jennifer on their separation: "We happily remain committed and caring friends with great love and admiration for one another."

Separation and Divorce Timeline:

10/02/05: Their 10,000+ square foot Beverly Hills home has been placed on the market for $28 million. The home was designed by Wallace Neff for actor Fredric March in the 1930s.
Source: ABC News
08/22/05: The Pitt-Aniston divorce will be final on October 2, 2005.

Citing irreconcilable differences, dissolution papers were filed with a Los Angeles court by the couple on August 19, 2005. The court documents note that Jennifer Aniston's maiden name will be restored.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been romantically linked for several months.

04/14/05: Blaming her unhappy childhood for the problems in her own marriage to Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston also admitted that her negative attitude played a role in the breakdown of their marriage.

Aniston's parents had a stormy marriage relationship that ended in divorce. Aniston was quoted as saying that she during her marriage she often felt "fear, mistrust, doubt and insecurities" and that "When your parents split up, it's impossible to delude yourself about fairytale romance and happy endings."
Source: Hollywood.com

03/25/05: In Los Angeles, Jennifer Aniston file a divorce petition in Superior Court. The divorce petition cites irreconciliable differences and requests that Aniston can have her maiden name restored.

03/09/05: Brad has returned home to Jen and the pair are in marriage counseling.
Source: News.com

01/07/05: Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston announce they are separating. The reasons for the couple's split appear to be difficult schedules and disagreement on whether or not to have children. A divorce wasn't mentioned in their statement.

Source: http://marriage.about.com

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