30 September 2026 Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris have finally spoken about the wedding that took place in the summer of 2025 at a secluded estate in upstate New York.
The ceremony was as intimate as could be: the only guests were Harris's children from a previous marriage — five-year-old Sloane and four-year-old Ocean. Bush's friend Nia Batts was specially ordained online so that she could officiate. Instead of a lavish reception, the couple roasted marshmallows by the campfire and gathered flowers on the lawn.
The news appeared at the same time as an excerpt from Bush's memoir, "And I Will Tell You Mine," which comes out on 27 October. It is in the book that the actress explains the choice: after many years in which her personal life became headlines, she wanted to keep at least one important event just for herself.
The couple met back in 2023, and publicly announced their relationship in 2024. Since then they have often been compared to other celebrities who also preferred to hide their weddings. But this is not about a PR move, but about a deliberate decision to protect the moment from prying eyes.
Harris, a former soccer player, emphasizes: the children should not have felt any pressure. "They just ran around and were happy, and we gathered flowers — without any fuss," she says in an interview with Vogue. Bush adds that she can now call Harris not her "partner" but her "wife," and that sounds special.
The decision to talk about the marriage right now seems logical: the memoir is already on its way, and the couple has grown tired of euphemisms in the public sphere. They visited friends and relatives in person before giving the interview.
In the end, the story of the "secret marriage" turned out to be not about secrecy, but about the right to one's own space — even when one's whole life has long been public property.
