Barack Obama's Beautiful Words and Photos to Michelle Obama on their 24th Anniversary

Publish date: Thursday, 6 Oct 2016, 2:58PM

Monday marked Barack and Michelle Obama's 24th wedding anniversary, and the president celebrated the special milestone by giving his lovely wife not one, but two sweet shout-outs on social media.

Side-by-side for 24 years. Here's to many more. #HappyAnniversary pic.twitter.com/nh8Xfc7IWU
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 3, 2016

Happy Anniversary. 💕

A photo posted by Barack Obama (@barackobama) on Oct 3, 2016 at 12:13pm PDT

These two are always sharing sweet romantic moments together (fist bumps, flirting, and dancing galore!). So today we are looking back on Barack and Michelle Obama's gorgeous October 3, 1992 Chicago wedding day...

How They Met:
Barack and Michelle met in 1989, while the future President was a summer associate at a Chicago law firm. Michelle, then Michelle Robinson, was his advisor. At first Michelle refused to accept a date from Barack, but fate took over. Their first date itinerary? A picnic, long walk, tour of the Art Institue, Baskin-Robbins ice cream, and a movie — Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing. "We clicked right away...by the end of the date it was over...I was sold," Michelle has said about their first date.

The Proposal:
The couple dated for two years before Barack proposed at Gordon's restaurant in Chicago — where they were celebrating finishing the bar exam. "And he got me into one of these discussions again, where, you know, he sort of just led me down there and got fired up and it's like you've got blah blah blah blah, and then dessert comes out, the tray comes out, and there's a ring!" Michelle told the New Yorker.

The Wedding:
On October 3, 1992, Michelle and Barack said "I do" at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. The bride's brother walked her down the aisle, while the groom's brother served as best man. After the vows, a reception was held at the South Shore Cultural Center. Of course, self professed Stevie Wonder super fan Michelle chose the singer's "You and I" for their first dance as husband and wife. After the wedding the couple took off for a California coast honeymoon.

The Dress:
Way before she wowed us with her spot on fashion sense (Jason Wu, Narciso Rodriguez, Christian Siriano!), First Lady Michelle Obama was a picture perfect 90s bride. Wearing one of our favorite resurrected 90s trends, the future First Lady was lovely in an off-the-shoulder long sleeved gown, pouffy veil, and statement drop pearl earrings. One a fashion maven, always a fashion maven.