01of 16Happy AnniversaryIna Garten/InstagramTo commemorate their upcoming 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 22, Ina posted this photo of her and Jeffrey from the day they said “I do.” Decked in ‘60s fashion, the pair left their reception “tennis racquets in hand,” shewrote. “It’s been an amazing 50 years!!!”
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Happy Anniversary
Ina Garten/Instagram
To commemorate their upcoming 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 22, Ina posted this photo of her and Jeffrey from the day they said “I do.” Decked in ‘60s fashion, the pair left their reception “tennis racquets in hand,” shewrote. “It’s been an amazing 50 years!!!”
02of 16Adventure of a LifetimeIna Garten/InstagramIn 1971, Ina and Jeffrey spent four monthscamping around Europe. “How about those outfits and the ‘70’s hair??” she posted on another throwback to celebrate their major marriage milestone.
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Adventure of a Lifetime
In 1971, Ina and Jeffrey spent four monthscamping around Europe. “How about those outfits and the ‘70’s hair??” she posted on another throwback to celebrate their major marriage milestone.
03of 16Bride & GroomSource: Ina Garten/InstagramTheBarefoot Contessastar shared this adorable photo in 2016 of her wedding day in 1968. At the time, Ina was 20 and Jeffrey was 22. The ceremony took place at her parents’ house—which shedescribesas “a very contemporary rock cliff in the woods in Connecticut.”
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Bride & Groom
Source: Ina Garten/Instagram
TheBarefoot Contessastar shared this adorable photo in 2016 of her wedding day in 1968. At the time, Ina was 20 and Jeffrey was 22. The ceremony took place at her parents’ house—which shedescribesas “a very contemporary rock cliff in the woods in Connecticut.”
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Sweet Slice
05of 16Carefree LoveCOURTESY INA GARTEN“We got married young because I felt great when I was with him. I trusted him. He had good values. He was fun to be with,” says Ina (with Jeffrey during his Army days in 1970).
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Carefree Love
COURTESY INA GARTEN
“We got married young because I felt great when I was with him. I trusted him. He had good values. He was fun to be with,” says Ina (with Jeffrey during his Army days in 1970).
06of 16Good SportsCOURTESY INA GARTEN“We’ve never been manipulative with each other,” says Ina (playing tennis with Jeffrey in 1971). “We were always honest with one another about exactly who we were.”
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Good Sports
“We’ve never been manipulative with each other,” says Ina (playing tennis with Jeffrey in 1971). “We were always honest with one another about exactly who we were.”
07of 16Power CoupleCOURTESY INA GARTEN“Earlier in our relationship, I was more frivolous, and he was more serious,” says Ina (with Jeffrey in Washington, D.C., in 1976). “And I think now he’s become more fun, and I’ve become a little more serious.”
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Power Couple
“Earlier in our relationship, I was more frivolous, and he was more serious,” says Ina (with Jeffrey in Washington, D.C., in 1976). “And I think now he’s become more fun, and I’ve become a little more serious.”
08of 16Supportive SpousesCOURTESY INA GARTEN“When I told him I wanted to move to New York and open a food store, he said, ‘Let’s move to New York!’ ” says Ina (with Jeffrey in the Hamptons in 1979). “That he would not object to moving to a different state for my career was so unusual, particularly 40 years ago.”
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Supportive Spouses
“When I told him I wanted to move to New York and open a food store, he said, ‘Let’s move to New York!’ ” says Ina (with Jeffrey in the Hamptons in 1979). “That he would not object to moving to a different state for my career was so unusual, particularly 40 years ago.”
09of 16City of LoveIna Garten/Instagram"Starting the year at our favorite monument in Paris!!" Inawroteon New Year’s Day in 2015 outside the Eiffel Tower. The chef has always adored Paris and the couple own apied-a-terre in the 7th Arrondissement. Get her mini guide to the cityhere.
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City of Love
“Starting the year at our favorite monument in Paris!!” Inawroteon New Year’s Day in 2015 outside the Eiffel Tower. The chef has always adored Paris and the couple own apied-a-terre in the 7th Arrondissement. Get her mini guide to the cityhere.
10of 16Their Special PlaceCOURTESY INA GARTEN“We go to Paris as much as possible,” Ina says of their favorite vacation destination. “I don’t think you can be alive and not find it magical.”
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Their Special Place
“We go to Paris as much as possible,” Ina says of their favorite vacation destination. “I don’t think you can be alive and not find it magical.”
11of 16Romantic StrollIna Garten/InstagramThe cute pairtook a walkin their hometown of East Hampton, New York ahead of the season premiere ofCooking for Jeffreyin 2016.
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Romantic Stroll
The cute pairtook a walkin their hometown of East Hampton, New York ahead of the season premiere ofCooking for Jeffreyin 2016.
12of 16Working RelationshipIna Garten/InstagramJeffrey—one of Ina’s greatest taste testers—took a bite out of a slice of pizzaduring a shoot forCooking For Jeffreywith restaurateur Matt Michel of the Greenport, New York food truckRolling in Dough.
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Working Relationship
Jeffrey—one of Ina’s greatest taste testers—took a bite out of a slice of pizzaduring a shoot forCooking For Jeffreywith restaurateur Matt Michel of the Greenport, New York food truckRolling in Dough.
13of 16Recipe for LoveChristopher TestaniIna and Jeffrey posed for aphoto shoot for PEOPLEin 2016 at their East Hampton, New York home. It’s there that the chef spends most of her time testing recipes forher many cookbooks, while Jeffrey teaches at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut during the week, and the two reconnect on Thursday. “We’re always texting each other and calling,” she told PEOPLE of their time apart. “But I have to say I really look forward to Thursday or Friday when he comes home and the weekends are sacrosanct.”
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Recipe for Love
Christopher Testani
Ina and Jeffrey posed for aphoto shoot for PEOPLEin 2016 at their East Hampton, New York home. It’s there that the chef spends most of her time testing recipes forher many cookbooks, while Jeffrey teaches at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut during the week, and the two reconnect on Thursday. “We’re always texting each other and calling,” she told PEOPLE of their time apart. “But I have to say I really look forward to Thursday or Friday when he comes home and the weekends are sacrosanct.”
14of 16Marital BlissIna Garten/InstagramIna clearly gets especially gushy on Valentine’s Day. “48 years and I’m just getting started!” the cookbook authorwrotein 2017.
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Marital Bliss
Ina clearly gets especially gushy on Valentine’s Day. “48 years and I’m just getting started!” the cookbook authorwrotein 2017.
15of 16Perfect PairChristopher Testani“I think he’s the husband we all want,” Ina said while getting an assist from Jeffrey in their home kitchen making her famousroast chicken recipe. “He’s totally supportive, adorable, smart and funny. He knows that he’s the most important thing in my life, and I know that I’m the most important thing in his life.”
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Perfect Pair
“I think he’s the husband we all want,” Ina said while getting an assist from Jeffrey in their home kitchen making her famousroast chicken recipe. “He’s totally supportive, adorable, smart and funny. He knows that he’s the most important thing in my life, and I know that I’m the most important thing in his life.”
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Fan Favorite
source: people.com
