The waiting game is officially over for two of New York’s most prominent figures.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his longtime partner Diana Taylor have tied the knot in an intimate wedding ceremony, concluding a relationship that spanned more than two decades according to the New York Post.
A spokesperson for the 84-year-old billionaire businessman and former mayor announced the nuptials in a statement shared on X, confirming that the couple exchanged vows at their home located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, according to VINnews.
“Twenty-six years after a chance seating assignment, Mike Bloomberg and Diana Taylor have married. The longtime couple exchanged vows today in a small, private ceremony at their home on the Upper East Side, joined by family, including his daughters, Emma and Georgina. The two…
— Post by @MikeBloomberg on X
The small, private gathering brought together close family members, including the groom’s daughters, Emma and Georgina reported Yahoo News. Following the afternoon exchange of vows, the newly married couple hosted a celebratory post-ceremony lunch attended by approximately 15 close friends and relatives.
The path to marriage began 26 years ago through a serendipitous seating arrangement. The couple first crossed paths when they happened to be seated next to each other at a Citizens Budget Commission meeting while Bloomberg was mounting his very first campaign for mayor of New York City noted Yahoo News.
Taylor later recalled in an interview that they crossed paths again later that same evening at a restaurant, where he asked her to have a drink reported Just Jared.
During Bloomberg’s three terms serving as the city’s mayor, Taylor took on a prominent public role, serving as the unofficial first lady of New York City reported Spectrum News NY1.
Professionally, she built a notable career as a business executive, working on Wall Street and serving as the New York State Superintendent of Banks under the administration of Governor George E. Pataki noted Yahoo News Canada. Her extensive civic and philanthropic leadership also includes serving as the chair of the board of directors for the New York City Ballet stated Yahoo News Canada.
For both individuals, the marriage marks their second trip down the aisle reported Spectrum News NY1. Bloomberg was previously married to Susan Brown, with whom he shares his two daughters, Emma and Georgina; that marriage ended in divorce in 1993 according to Yahoo News. Taylor was also previously married noted the New York Post.
For more than two decades, the couple consistently maintained that formal matrimony was not part of their life plan. When Bloomberg launched a bid for the presidency in 2020, questions regarding their marital status occasionally surfaced.
During that campaign, Taylor actively defended her partner at public events, addressing past controversies by telling interviewers that society had evolved and noting that Bloomberg had been at the forefront of positive workplace culture shifts reported the New York Post. When pressed about wedding plans during the 2020 campaign trail, Bloomberg told television host Gayle King that neither of them had any intentions of changing their arrangement noted Yahoo News Canada.
Neither representatives nor family members shared any specific reasons for why the long-term partners ultimately decided to alter course and formalize their union after 26 years together reported Yahoo News Canada. The couple does not share any children together, with Taylor previously describing herself in a 2020 interview as a supportive friend and step-figure to Bloomberg’s daughters while emphasizing her focus on her own independent career according to Yahoo News.
