Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan first met while waiting in line for the bathroom at a party at Harvard University. Nine years later, the couple officially married, a few days after Chan graduated from medical school and Zuckerberg had just taken Facebook public. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg don’t often share their personal lives, so there may be interesting things about their wedding that you don’t know.
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s wedding was held secretly on the evening of May 19 in the US. At the groom’s apartment in Palo Alto, California, only about 100 close guests attended the big day.
It is known that the couple spent 4 months preparing for the wedding but few people knew. This event only became known to the world when Zuckerberg posted a photo on his Facebook account and announced that he was married.
“My friends often say that I created Facebook mainly to date girls. In fact, I have only dated one girl so far,” Mark revealed.
The day before, Mark Zuckerberg issued Facebook shares and became one of the richest people in the world with a total asset of 19 billion USD. However, this wedding took place very simply with meals costing 12 USD (about 300 thousand VND). They were all Mexican dishes ordered from Zuckerberg’s favorite restaurant, and the dessert was a chocolate cake costing 3 USD.
“Everyone was shocked by the wedding,” one guest shared.
At the ceremony, Zuckerberg gave his wife a simply designed ruby ring, marking a new milestone in their beautiful love that lasted nearly 9 years. Based on the photos taken, people valued the ring at about 25,000 USD. To compare with the wedding rings of the “rich”, Kim Kardashian once received an engagement ring worth up to 2 million USD. In addition, the bride Priscilla Chan wore was only a Sky Betweeb The Branches dress, priced at $4,700, by stylist Claire Pettibone.
With Zuckerberg’s wealth, many people think that the 27-year-old bride needs to ask for more. However, the couple is famous for being simple and not wanting to make a fuss about their private life, so it is understandable that they held such a wedding.
Mark Zuckerberg is a simple person, with a habit of wearing only a gray T-shirt to work. In a 2014 interview, the Facebook founder shared the reason.
“I want my life to be simple, with as few decisions as possible, except to serve the community. I am really lucky to have the position I am in. Every day I wake up and serve more than 1 billion people,” Zuckerberg said, adding that his wardrobe has about 20 identical gray T-shirts.
“I feel like I wouldn’t be doing my job well if I spent my energy on silly or frivolous things in life.”
Zuckerberg also cited the example of many influential people in the world who are like him, such as Apple founder Steve Jobs with his legendary turtleneck, or US President Barack Obama… In the biography by author Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs also shared that he wanted all Apple employees to wear the same vest.
“I wear the same clothes every day. My wife has a lot of clothes. She has her own closet, I have my own closet, and in it there are 20 gray T-shirts like this,” Mark Zuckerberg said.
Have you ever wondered why billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Branson and many other big hedge fund managers in the world often wear the same clothes, eat the same food and work in familiar places? It’s not just a matter of preference. It is clear that talented and successful people want to save energy instead of wasting time making too many choices. They want to spend time on bigger things.
“The key to a happy life is not caring about superficial things,” said famous psychologist Mark Manson.
In addition to Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates is also a famous billionaire who pursues a frugal lifestyle. He was caught lining up outside a Dick’s Drive-In fast food restaurant in Seattle (Washington, USA), wearing a red sweater, gray pants and black sneakers, waiting to buy a meal that only costs 7.68 USD.
“He runs the world’s largest charity and also waits in line to buy burgers, fries, and Cokes at Dick’s like the rest of us,” a user posted.
