Celebrating Black Brides: Profile #39

Couple: Holly Robinson and Rodney Peete

Date of Wedding:  June 10, 1995

Place: home of Leslie Moonves, chairman and chief executive of CBS, in West Los Angeles, CA

Officiant: Rev. Jesse Jackson

Fun facts

The couple started dating after actress Lela Rochon, a mutual friend, invited the bride to a picnic hosted by the groom.

After dating for a year, the groom proposed to his bride on the set of the 1990s sitcom, "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper," which she was starring in at the time.

300 guests attended the wedding ceremony.

 

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