Savannah Guthrie, Michael Feldman’s Love Story

Guthrie’s mom was right. After the journalist split from her first husband Mark Orchard, she met Feldman at his 40th birthday party in 2008.

“He walked me to the door, I didn’t even stay very long,” Guthrie shared on The Kelly Clarkson Show in 2025, “and then he emailed me a couple days later.”

Soon after, the pair started dating. Five years later, they got engaged in Turks and Caicos. However, Guthrie actually broke up with Feldman on the day he popped the question.

Tired of waiting for a proposal, “I really didn’t think it was happening,” she continued. “So I was like, ‘Honey, we love each other, but this has been going on too long. Let’s just say goodbye. Let’s just let each other go.'”

Feldman, who had the ring in his pocket, suggested they just enjoy the day. And while Guthrie was “weepy” all afternoon, she continued, she began crying tears of joy when her love proposed as they sipped champagne at sunset.

“It was so shocking to me,” she added, “and I was so happy.”

Guthrie and Feldman tied the knot in March 2014 and surprised guests by announcing at the wedding reception that she was four months pregnant with the couple’s first baby.

“It’s funny, ’cause we set the wedding date, I bought my dress, and then I found out,” she revealed on Today at the time. “So, I’ve been doing a little praying that I would fit in it, and it all worked out.”