Barack Obama’s heartfelt tribute to Michelle on 26th wedding anniversary
Barack and Michelle Obama have been known to inspire couples around the world with their love and appreciation for each other.
And on Wednesday, the pair celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary by taking to social media and sharing a heartfelt message for one another.
Happy Anniversary, @MichelleObama. For 26 years, you’ve been an extraordinary partner, someone who can always make me laugh, and my favorite person to see the world with. pic.twitter.com/s8xoZ9j2YR
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) 3 October 2018
Posting on Twitter, the former US President shared a photo of Michelle and captioned it: “For 26 years, you’ve been an extraordinary partner, someone who can always make me laugh, and my favourite person to see the world with.”
Thank you @barackobama for 26+ years of love, trust, and respect - for being a man who always lifts up and honors me and our wonderful girls. Each day I’m with you, I’m reminded of what a treasure you truly are to us all. https://t.co/dfgJRMyWJj
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) 3 October 2018
Michelle then replied to the tweet with a message of her own, saying, “Thank you @barackobama for 26+ years of love, trust and respect – for being a man who always lifts up and honors me and our wonderful girls.
“Each day I’m with you, I’m reminded of what a treasure you truly are to us all.”
The duo formed a bond in 1989, after Barack was mentored by Michelle at Chicago law firm Sidley Austin.
But despite their loving relationship now, Michelle says she wasn’t fond of Barack at first.
“Barack about a month in, asked me out, and I thought, ‘No way. This is completely tacky,’” she told ABC News.
But she later gave in and agreed to go on a date to the Art Institute of Chicago and later watched the 1989 Spike Lee film Do the Right Thing.
“He showed all the sides – he was hip, cutting edge, cultural, sensitive. The fountain – nice touch. The walk – patient,” Michelle revealed to The Telegraph.
The power couple decided to tie the knot after three years of dating on October 3, 1992.
Taking to her Instagram earlier in the year, Michelle shared a rare photo of the two from their wedding day, giving an inside look into their relationship.
“You can’t tell it from this photo, but Barack woke up on our wedding day in October 1992 with a nasty head cold,” she wrote in the caption.
“Somehow, by the time I met him at the altar, it had miraculously disappeared, and we ended up dancing almost all night.
“Twenty-five years later, we’re still having fun, while also doing the hard work to build our partnership and support each other as individuals. I can’t imagine going on this wild ride with anybody else.”