Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes marry in private Arkansas ceremony

How Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes Tied the Knot

Former GMA3: What You Need to Know co-anchors Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes have married in a private ceremony in Washington County, Arkansas, nearly four years after their relationship first drew public attention. The wedding took place on September 19, according to a marriage licence obtained by PEOPLE, just a day after the couple applied for the document on September 18. The county clerk's office registered the licence on October 13, bringing the private ceremony to light.

Robach is 53 and Holmes is 49. The ceremony took place in Holmes' home state, where he was born in West Memphis and attended the University of Arkansas, though The Hollywood Reporter states the wedding occurred in Robach's home state. Representatives for the couple did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

What Led to the Arkansas Ceremony?

The path to the altar follows a public and turbulent professional departure from ABC News. The couple first attracted media attention in November 2022, when photographs emerged of them holding hands during a trip to upstate New York and spending time together at a New York City bar while both were still married to their respective spouses. At the time, Robach was married to actor Andrew Shue, and Holmes was married to attorney Marilee Fiebig. PEOPLE previously reported that their relationship did not overlap with their marriages.

ABC pulled the co-anchors from the air while it reviewed the relationship, and both left the network in January 2023. Robach had spent 11 years at the network, while Holmes had joined ABC in 2012 from an anchoring job at CNN. Both subsequently divorced their spouses. In an unexpected twist following their splits, Shue and Fiebig entered a relationship of their own.

Following their exit from traditional broadcasting, the couple launched their joint Amy & T.J. podcast. They announced their engagement during an episode on October 14, 2025, revealing they had been engaged for approximately a month. We are sharing with all of you that we are engaged and we’ve been engaged for just about a month now, Robach told listeners on the podcast. Robach later recounted on the show, I was in three massive football stadiums three weekends in a row, wearing my engagement ring very proudly, very excitedly, and kept waiting for somebody to point it out or ask me, ‘Hey, what’s that?’ And it never happened.

Why Did They Choose a Private Destination?

A source told Us Weekly earlier that the couple wanted a destination wedding to avoid a media frenzy, and that they wanted their children to walk them down the aisle. Robach had previously expressed a preference for a smaller, more intimate ceremony, discussing the possibility of a simple wedding during an episode of their podcast in February 2024. In May 2026, the pair confirmed that they had chosen a wedding date during an appearance on Bill and Giuliana: The Podcast, though they kept the specifics of their plans private.

This union marks the third marriage for both veteran broadcast journalists. Robach was previously married to Shue and Tim McIntosh, with whom she shares two daughters, Ava and Annalise. Holmes was previously married to Fiebig. The two are now parents in a blended family, bringing children from their previous marriages together.

What Are the Critics and Observers Saying?

While the couple's supporters have followed their transition from morning television anchors to independent podcast hosts, their romance has continually lived under a microscope. The intense public scrutiny that surrounded their exit from GMA3 in 2023 forced them to rebuild their professional lives entirely outside the corporate network structure. Their decision to marry quietly in Arkansas stands in direct contrast to the public spectacle that followed their initial removal from television.

That leaves the couple with a fully independent platform and a newly formalized family structure, far away from the studios where they once worked. Neither Robach nor Holmes has made a public statement about the marriage as of Tuesday evening.

The wedding follows a timeline that began with their engagement announcement in October 2025, a date selection confirmed in May 2026, and the September 19 ceremony itself. Look for the couple to potentially address the details of the ceremony on upcoming episodes of their joint podcast.