Sanford Bookstaver and Rena Sofer Frazer Harrison/Getty Pictures
Normal Hospital star Rena Sofer mentioned “I Do” to her husband, Sanford Bookstaver, for the second time.
“This weekend on what would have been our twenty first marriage ceremony anniversary I bought to Re-Marry my finest good friend @sbookstaver as soon as once more!” Sofer, 55, wrote alongside marriage ceremony photos through Instagram on Monday, Could 20. “The journey we’re about to start is probably the most thrilling journey, in a brand new state and city, however most thrilling is that we get to do it collectively as husband and spouse!”
Sofer went on to notice that the “three years we spent aside had been humbling and heartbreaking however important to us discovering one another once more,” including, “The love I’ve for you now could be the muse of my life. I can’t think about one other second NOT strolling by life with you hand in hand and our hearts entwined.”
The cleaning soap opera star concluded her candy tribute by writing, “You’re the love of my life, and it’s not ‘oops we did it once more’ however I’m so grateful we did it once more!❤️❤️❤️.”
Bookstaver, 50, famous that he and Sofer “got here again collectively stronger than ever” in a celebratory Instagram publish of his personal. “Life with you has by no means been higher, and I’m the luckiest man alive to get to spend the remainder of my life with you @rena.sofer,” he wrote on Monday. “Right here’s the a model new lifetime collectively and to all of our new adventures. I like you greater than something on the planet.”
A number of stars despatched well-wishes to the blissful couple through Instagram. “I like this a lot ❤️,” Krysten Ritter commented on Sofer’s publish, whereas Hilarie Burton wrote, “Congratulations!!!” Denise Richards, for her half, commented, “Congrats!!! So Completely happy for you❤️.” Michelle Stafford commented with a number of crimson coronary heart emojis.
Sofer and Bookstaver tied the knot for the primary time in 2003. They welcomed their daughter, Avalon, now 18, in 2005 earlier than parting methods in 2017. Finally reconnecting, Sofer introduced that they had been as soon as once more engaged in April 2019.
“What a weekend I’ve had!! HE ASKED ME AGAIN AND I SAID YES!!!” she wrote through Instagram on the time. “@sbookstaver I’ve spent nearly 19 years of my life with you and am so blissful to spend the remainder of my remaining years on this earth by your aspect. Whereas I don’t advocate divorce as a wedding counseling device, it certain labored for us! I like you greater than something!!!!”
In an interview with Cleaning soap Opera Digest in March 2020, Sofer mentioned that she and Bookstaver had been in “no rush” to make their marriage authorized the second time round.
“We have already got a household,” she mentioned on the time. “We have already got a house. We’ve got 4 canine. We’ve been again collectively for a few 12 months and a month. We offered our respective homes inside a matter of months of being again collectively and moved into this new home, which shall be a 12 months in April, so it occurred actually quick. He requested me to marry him earlier than we even moved into the brand new home. I mentioned sure, after all.”
She added, “The primary time we bought married, it was a giant marriage ceremony, and now we’re simply making an attempt to determine how we wish to get married once more. I need it to be magical.”
Main as much as their huge day, Bookstaver celebrated Sofer with a candy Mom’s Day Instagram tribute. “You’re the best mom of all time, and we have now the luckiest youngsters due to that,” the director and producer captioned a selfie of the 2 of them. “They’re who they’re all due to you! I like you greater than something!”
Sofer’s real-life marriage ceremony comes lower than every week after her Normal Hospital character, Lois Cerullo, acted as mom of the bride for her daughter Brook Lynn’s (Amanda Setton) marriage ceremony to Chase (Josh Swickard). The fictional couple tied the knot throughout the present’s Thursday, Could 16 episode.