Popular American Actress, Melissa Joan Shares Her Secret To Her 20 years Successful Marriage

Popular American Actress, Melissa Joan Shares Her Secret To Her 20 years Successful Marriage.

Recently, actress Melissa Joan Hart opened up about some of the secrets she’s discovered over the past 20 years to maintain a successful marriage. In July, the star of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” celebrated her 20th wedding anniversary with her husband, Mark Wilkerson.

During an interview with Fox News Digital at ‘90sCon, Hart made a lighthearted comment about how keeping track of the number of years she’s been married in Hollywood feels similar to counting in “dog years.” She mentioned that being married for twenty years in Hollywood is equivalent to counting it like dog years. I think we’ve had around 140 years of marriage, you know, in Hollywood years.

Wilkerson, who used to be the lead singer of Course of Nature, and Hart first met each other at the Kentucky Derby in 2002. They eventually got married in Italy in 2003. She mentioned that although 20 years of love and life can be challenging at times, they have both made a firm commitment to stick together through it all. Hart said, “It’s just a matter of going through the tough times to reach the good times.” In order to fully appreciate the highs, you must first experience the lows. It’s all about making a commitment, sticking to it, trusting each other, and giving each other grace.

In 2018, Hart took to Instagram to share a snippet of their love story in celebration of Valentine’s Day. She said, “Back in 2002, I met this boy from Alabama at the Kentucky Derby and I told my mom that I was going to marry him.” She went on to say, “After 14 months, they tied the knot in Italy. And in just 5 years, they were blessed with two adorable baby boys while enjoying their life in Los Angeles.” They were ready for a change of scenery and decided to move their family to the East Coast. In 2012, they welcomed a third boy into their loving family and lived happily ever after! The couple has three boys named Mason, who is 17 years old, Braydon, who is 15 years old, and Tucker.

The couple tied the knot in Florence, Italy, and had their wedding broadcast on the ABC Family miniseries “Tying the Knot.” In a interview with Women’s Day, Hart said, “The most memorable part of my wedding was during the vows. Mark was crying so hard, and we were supposed to put our heads down, but his nose had filled up! I had my grandmother’s handkerchief in my cleavage, so while the priest was speaking, I reached into my dress, and everyone giggled. That was the only part of the day that didn’t get caught on camera.”

Three years after they walked down the aisle, Hart and the Course of Nature frontman became first-time parents when their son Mason arrived in January 2006. The twosome later welcomed sons Braden in March 2008 and Tucker in September 2012. When the couple started raising their family, they lived in Los Angeles as Hart worked on several TV projects in the late 2000s. They moved their family to Connecticut before welcoming their youngest son. In 2020, the duo ultimately decided to relocate the family to Nashville.

Three years after their move, Hart revealed she and Wilkerson’s sons went to school close to where the March 2023 Nashville school shooting took place. While her boys were safe, the twosome assisted a group of elementary students as they evacuated during the tragedy.