Ron Howard and Cheryl Howard Celebrate Their 50th Wedding Anniversary Today — See Their Best Photos from a Half-Century of Marriage!

Longtime Love

Ron Howard and Cheryl Alley met while attending John Burroughs High School successful Burbank, California, and had their first day successful 1970.

"Nov 1 1970 Cheryl & I went connected our 1st date," Ron wrote alongside an Instagram station commemorating nan 50th day of nan infinitesimal successful 2020. "We went to spot a re-release of Stanley Kramer's It's a Mad Mad Mad World and past sewage immoderate pizza astatine now defunct Barnone's successful Toluca Lake. Quite a start, right?"

He added a saccharine item sharing that to celebrate, "We'll beryllium driving successful nan aforesaid '70 VW Bug I picked Cheryl up successful 5 decades ago. It runs great. So do we."

Sporting what appears to beryllium a signature look for a young Ron Howard, nan mates is seen present successful nan 1970s.

Happy Days

Howard has posted a fewer angles of this snapshot from nan early days of dating, saying that this infinitesimal of him "showing disconnected my Super8" was captured astir a period into their relationship.

"What a journey," he wrote. "Today we're blessed w/4 astonishing kids & 6 unthinkable grandkids & still goin' connected immoderate beautiful awesome dates, too."

Sweetheart Style

"This is from nan Backwards creation wherever nan woman asks nan feline out. Cheryl made that dress from shop bought shape arsenic I recall," Howard wrote connected this saccharine '70s throwback photo.

Black-Eyed Cheese

Howard shared a throwback from nan twelvemonth earlier they wed, sporting a shiner but still looking beautiful tiny pinch his bride-to-be. "Me and Cheryl precocious ‘74. These kinda things for illustration this utilized to hap moreover successful fender benders earlier spot belts became law. I really had a thigh loop and still sewage knocked cold," he recalled.

Wedding Bells

After Ron Howard projected 3 times, nan 2 tied nan knot successful 1975 successful Burbank. Special guests for their large time included nan actor's celebrated costars from The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days, including his TV dads Andy Griffith and Tom Bosley.

Happily Newlywed

Three months into their marriage, Ron and Cheryl were pictured smiling from ear-to-ear while backstage astatine a property reception for Happy Days.

Eyes for You

The 2 couldn't support their eyes disconnected each different successful this reddish carpet photograph taken nan aforesaid year.

Sweet Moment

The 2 took their day nighttime to nan 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards successful 1979.

Baby Makes Three

In 1981 nan mates expanded their family erstwhile they welcomed their first daughter, Bryce Dallas Howard — seen present pinch her parents successful 1982. Their family continued to turn complete nan years pinch nan summation of twins Paige Carlyle Howard and Jocelyn Carlyle Howard successful 1985 and later boy Reed Cross Howard successful 1987.

Bring It In

Ron Howard and Cheryl Howard were each smiles erstwhile they attended nan 3rd yearly Carousel Ball of Hope successful Denver successful 1983.

Beaming pinch Pride

And Cheryl Howard was of people connected platform to observe her husband's movie Parenthood astatine nan L.A. premiere successful 1989.

Winner's Circle

The 2 were each dressed up successful 1996 erstwhile Ron Howard won nan Directors Guild of America grant for Apollo 13.  

Family Matters

The Howard family (eldest girl Bryce, twins Paige and Jocelyn and boy Reed) took a classical '90s photograph astatine Niagara Falls.

To nan Nines

The aforesaid year, nan mates stepped retired for nan Oscars, wherever Ron Howard opted for a classical achromatic tux while Cheryl Howard wore a bluish gown.

Celebrating Dad

In 2015, nan full Howard pack showed up to support their patriarch arsenic he received his prima connected nan Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Fancy Date Night

The couple, who are now grandparents six times over, are still each other's favourite dates decades later.

Over nan years, Cheryl Howard has besides "been successful everything" that Ron Howard has directed since "11th people successful precocious school," he's said.

"At a definite point, I became very superstitious astir making judge that she appears, that she's astatine slightest identifiable successful 1 frame," Ron explained to the Television Academy, calling Cheryl his "good luck charm." "They don't person to beryllium large cameos, but she's gotta beryllium successful there."

Five Decades Strong

From precocious schoolhouse sweethearts to grandparents, Ron Howard and Cheryl Howard person a emotion communicative for nan ages.

"I met her, and there was ne'er anybody else," Ron, seen present pinch his woman successful 2022, told PEOPLE successful 2019. "She's unbelievably supportive and ever has been. Our compatibility has endured done each kinds of experiences."

Forever Date

The mates was arsenic happy arsenic ever to beryllium sitting crossed nan array from each different successful London successful 2021.

Cheryl and Ron Today

Fifty years in, Ron and Cheryl proceed to unrecorded happily ever after. Above, nan mates is pictured astatine nan Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Eden, which Ron directed.

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"The escapade continues," Howard captioned this 2024 changeable from Iceland.