When Julia Roberts announced she would be marrying Lyle Lovett after just a few weeks of dating, it surprised everyone. But just as their courtship was short, so was their marriage.
They had been seen dancing in a Café where people suspected something special was happening between them, but no one predicted marriage.
The announcement looked even more bizarre because the pair had not dated for close to two months, and it was not long before people started predicting their marriage would not last.
THEIR WHIRLWIND ROMANCE
Julia Roberts and Lyle Lovett’s romance started in New Orleans while the actress was shooting the movie “The Pelican Brief,” Lovett was also performing in the city.
The pair fell for each other instantly, and the singer could not believe how he felt at first. Not long after, they were seen at Café Brasil listening to an acoustic band called Orleans Klezmer All-Stars, which specializes in funky Jewish folk music.
Julia Roberts at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 25, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. | Photo: Getty Images
The love birds were seen singing and dancing together, and people could tell something was going on between them. The pair surprised everyone when they decided to get married less than after beginning their relationship.
On June 27, in a Lutheran country church in Marion, Indiana, they exchanged marital vows. Roberts was walked down the aisle barefooted by her actor friend Barry Tubb who also carried white roses.
The new bride donned a simple short white wedding dress by Commes des Garçons that Lovett had bought for $2,000, coupled with a floor-length tulle scarf. The groom, on the other hand, wore a dark suit.
Actress Julia Roberts and her husband, singer Lyle Lovett embracing during his concert on June 27, 1993. | Photo: Getty Images
After being pronounced husband and wife, the couple could not make time for a honeymoon. Lovett performed that day and showed off his new wife while Roberts had to return to the set to continue filming “The Pelican Brief.”
Her co-stars were waiting for her, and when she arrived, they threw her a party and wore T-shirts...
