Bear this in mind as you fantasize about your dream day: The shortest ever documented marriage occurred in the United Arab Emirates in 2019. The couple got married in a courthouse in Sharjah, with the husband immediately divorcing his wife less than three minutes later. The reason for this was not entirely clear, but it was reported that the couple had never met before their wedding day, and the groom was apparently unhappy with his wife’s father’s demand for an unreasonably large dowry.
Still keen? Don’t be discouraged! Try this on for size: The longest recorded marriage was held by Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher, who were married for 86 years and 290 days until Herbert’s death in 2011 at the age of 105. The couple got married in 1924 in North Carolina, USA, and they were recognized by the Guinness World Records as the longest married couple in the world in 2008.