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- Rena Sofer is celebrating her one year anniversary with husband Sanford Bookstaver
- The couple, who share daughter Avalon, born in 2005, were first married in 2003, and later divorced in 2017
- The couple rekindled their romance and got engaged in 2019, tying the knot in 2024
Rena Sofer is celebrating both her 1st and 22nd wedding anniversary with husband Sanford Bookstaver.
Sofer, 55, first wed Bookstaver in 2003. The couple, who share daughter Avalon, born in 2005, later divorced in 2017. They remarried in 2024, after rekindling their romance in 2019. On Sunday, May 18, Sofer shared a glimpse at their relationship timeline on Instagram.
“Happy 1/22 wedding anniversary to the LOML!!! Married 22 years ago and RE married 1 year ago! What a beautiful and special journey we’ve been on!!” she wrote.
The post continued, “So excited for our next step! BIG MOVE!! I wouldn’t want anyone but you @sbookstaver by my side!!! I love you endlessly! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️.”
The post was a split-screen of a photo of the couple from their 2003 wedding and a photo of the couple from their 2024 nuptials. In the recent photo, Sofer is seen in all-white and a gold initial necklace with a letter “R” charm, while holding a mixed bouquet of white roses, hydrangeas and assorted foliage. Bookstaver opted for a classic black suit and crisp white dress shirt.
Bookstaver shared the same photos on Instagram, captioning the post, “Happy 1st and 22nd Anniversary to @rena.sofer You are the love of my life, and I’m the luckiest person alive to get to spend the rest of my life with my best friend!”
The actress is also a mom to daughter Rosabel Rosalind Kurth, whom she shares with ex-husband Wallace Kurth.
Bookstaver and Sofer reunited two years after their divorce, and became engaged a second time in 2019. “What a weekend I’ve had!! HE ASKED ME AGAIN AND I SAID YES!!!” the actress wrote in an Instagram post shared at the time.
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Sofer made a name for herself in the entertainment industry with her role as Lois Cerullo on the long-running soap General Hospital. She played the role from 1993-1996, and later reprised the same part in 2023 after a 26-year absence.
Bookstaver, a director, has episodic credits on countless successful television shows, including One Tree Hill, The O.C., Dawson’s Creek, House, Revenge, Chicago P.D., Jessica Jones, Dexter: New Blood and more.
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