US Edition'Wheel of Fortune' Host Vanna White Announces Surprise Wedding to Longtime Boyfriend
Vanna White and John Donaldson made their decade-long partnership official in a private ceremony, sharing photos of the event on social media, highlighting their long-standing commitment.
- On Jan. 21, Vanna White announced via Instagram that she and John Donaldson privately tied the knot, sharing photos from their intimate ceremony.
- After meeting in 2012, White and Donaldson dated for more than a decade before marrying, and White said she already felt married without pressure to remarry.
- Instagram carousel images showed Vanna White in a white sequined wedding dress as John Donaldson carried her down an arched stone hallway, with throwback photos and congratulations from Nicholas "Nikko" Santo Pietro and the Wheel of Fortune Instagram account.
- The couple said John Donaldson has long been part of Vanna White's family traditions with Giovaana "Gigi" Pietro and Nicholas "Nikko" Santo Pietro, and they wrote, `We’re excited to share this new joyful chapter in our lives with all of you!`
- White's career context shows she remains a prominent Wheel of Fortune co-host, contracted through the 2025-2026 season amid ongoing developments after Pat Sajak's exit.
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Staten Island AdvanceGame show legend, 68, ties the knot in surprise wedding
The “Wheel of Fortune” star revealed the news in a social media post on Wednesday.
The Sun (Lowell)
Vanna White marries in surprise wedding with longtime partner John Donaldson
Vanna White married her longtime partner John Donaldson in an unanticipated wedding, she revealed Wednesday on social media. “Surprise! We got married!” the Wheel of Fortune host wrote on Instagram. “John and I have been in love for more than a decade and a little while back, we wanted to make it official in a private ceremony. We’re excited to share this new joyful chapter in our lives with all of you!” The post included a photo of Donaldson ca…
The spokesman-Review
Vanna White marries longtime love John Donaldson in a ‘surprise’ ceremony
LOS ANGELES — It seems people want to know: How old is Vanna White? Old enough to know that John Donaldson, her beau of more than a decade, was the man she wanted to marry. The two have tied the knot in a surprise ceremony, the “Wheel of Fortune” co-host wrote on Instagram. “Surprise! We got married!” White, 68, said in a Wednesday post. “John and I have been in love for more than a decade and ...
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